a.  Number                
                   
   
AFQT CATEGORY
   
 
GENDER
      I
     II
    IIIA
    IIIB
     IV
Other/Unk.*
TOTAL
 
  ARMY                
     Males 2,179 17,228 15,654 16,596 728 131 52,516  
     Females 339 3,706 4,227 5,458 114 39 13,883  
     Total 2,518 20,934 19,881 22,054 842 170 66,399  
                   
  NAVY                
     Males 1,768 13,429 10,747 14,130 12 157 40,243  
     Females 226 2,688 2,669 3,475 5 32 9,095  
     Total 1,994 16,117 13,416 17,605 17 189 49,338  
                   
  MARINE CORPS              
     Males 907 9,229 7,642 9,959 316 34 28,087  
     Females 68 691 698 683 2 3 2,145  
     Total 975 9,920 8,340 10,642 318 37 30,232  
                   
  AIR FORCE                
     Males 1,181 9,895 6,852 6,118 49 273 24,368  
     Females 186 2,677 2,765 2,770 5 93 8,496  
     Total 1,367 12,572 9,617 8,888 54 366 32,864  
                   
  TOTAL DoD              
     Males 6,035 49,781 40,895 46,803 1,105 595 145,214  
     Females 819 9,762 10,359 12,386 126 167 33,619  
     Total 6,854 59,543 51,254 59,189 1,231 762 178,833  
                   
  1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS            
     Males 1,286,646 3,785,416 1,853,499 2,056,399 2,628,481 1,280,715 12,891,156  
     Females 731,527 3,370,373 2,032,982 2,589,632 2,716,012 1,077,339 12,517,865  
     Total 2,018,173 7,155,789 3,886,481 4,646,031 5,344,493 2,358,054 25,409,021  
                   
      Source:  Civilian data from Profile of American Youth  (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary  of Defense
      [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982).  
  *  Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V.      
Table B-5 (Continued).  FY 2000 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                   
  b.  Percent                
                   
   
AFQT CATEGORY
   
 
GENDER
      I
     II
    IIIA
    IIIB
     IV
Other/Unk.*
TOTAL
 
  ARMY                
     Males 4.15% 32.81% 29.81% 31.60% 1.39% 0.25% 100.00%  
     Females 2.44% 26.69% 30.45% 39.31% 0.82% 0.28% 100.00%  
     Total 3.79% 31.53% 29.94% 33.21% 1.27% 0.26% 100.00%  
                   
  NAVY                
     Males 4.39% 33.37% 26.71% 35.11% 0.03% 0.39% 100.00%  
     Females 2.48% 29.55% 29.35% 38.21% 0.05% 0.35% 100.00%  
     Total 4.04% 32.67% 27.19% 35.68% 0.03% 0.38% 100.00%  
                   
  MARINE CORPS              
     Males 3.23% 32.86% 27.21% 35.46% 1.13% 0.12% 100.00%  
     Females 3.17% 32.21% 32.54% 31.84% 0.09% 0.14% 100.00%  
     Total 3.23% 32.81% 27.59% 35.20% 1.05% 0.12% 100.00%  
                   
  AIR FORCE                
     Males 4.85% 40.61% 28.12% 25.11% 0.20% 1.12% 100.00%  
     Females 2.19% 31.51% 32.54% 32.60% 0.06% 1.09% 100.00%  
     Total 4.16% 38.25% 29.26% 27.04% 0.16% 1.11% 100.00%  
                   
  TOTAL DoD                
     Males 4.16% 34.28% 28.16% 32.23% 0.76% 0.41% 100.00%  
     Females 2.44% 29.04% 30.81% 36.84% 0.37% 0.50% 100.00%  
     Total 3.83% 33.30% 28.66% 33.10% 0.69% 0.43% 100.00%  
                   
  1980, 18-23 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS            
     Males 9.98% 29.36% 14.38% 15.95% 20.39% 9.93% 100.00%  
     Females 5.84% 26.92% 16.24% 20.69% 21.70% 8.61% 100.00%  
     Total 7.94% 28.16% 15.30% 18.28% 21.03% 9.28% 100.00%  
                   
     Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.          
     Source:  Civilian data from Profile of American Youth  (Washington, DC:  Office of the Assistant Secretary  of Defense  
     [Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics], 1982).          
  *  Service numbers include unknowns. Civilian numbers include AFQT Category V.