a.  Number                
                   
   
AFQT CATEGORY
   
GENDER
I
II
IIIA
IIIB
IV
Other/Unk.*
TOTAL
  ARMY                
     Males 207 1,722 1,315 1,427 244 107 5,022  
     Females 20 223 212 273 34 20 782  
     Total 227 1,945 1,527 1,700 278 127 5,804  
                   
  NAVY                
     Males 75 572 409 388 14 743 2,201  
     Females 5 75 70 55 3 89 297  
     Total 80 647 479 443 17 832 2,498  
                   
  MARINE CORPS              
     Males 11 103 86 71 1 3 275  
     Females 0 8 5 2 0 0 15  
     Total 11 111 91 73 1 3 290  
                   
  AIR FORCE                
     Males 27 156 77 55 0 728 1,043  
     Females 5 18 17 20 0 192 252  
     Total 32 174 94 75 0 920 1,295  
                   
  TOTAL DoD              
     Males 320 2,553 1,887 1,941 259 1,581 8,541  
     Females 30 324 304 350 37 301 1,346  
     Total 350 2,877 2,191 2,291 296 1,882 9,887  
                   
  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-17 (Continued).  FY 2000 PS 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 4.12% 34.29% 26.18% 28.41% 4.86% 2.13% 100.00%  
     Females 2.56% 28.52% 27.11% 34.91% 4.35% 2.56% 100.00%  
     Total 3.91% 33.51% 26.31% 29.29% 4.79% 2.19% 100.00%  
                   
  NAVY                
     Males 3.41% 25.99% 18.58% 17.63% 0.64% 33.76% 100.00%  
     Females 1.68% 25.25% 23.57% 18.52% 1.01% 29.97% 100.00%  
     Total 3.20% 25.90% 19.18% 17.73% 0.68% 33.31% 100.00%  
                   
  MARINE CORPS              
     Males 4.00% 37.45% 31.27% 25.82% 0.36% 1.09% 100.00%  
     Females 0.00% 53.33% 33.33% 13.33% 0.00% 0.00% 100.00%  
     Total 3.79% 38.28% 31.38% 25.17% 0.34% 1.03% 100.00%  
                   
  AIR FORCE                
     Males 2.59% 14.96% 7.38% 5.27% 0.00% 69.80% 100.00%  
     Females 1.98% 7.14% 6.75% 7.94% 0.00% 76.19% 100.00%  
     Total 2.47% 13.44% 7.26% 5.79% 0.00% 71.04% 100.00%  
                   
  TOTAL DoD                
     Males 3.75% 29.89% 22.09% 22.73% 3.03% 18.51% 100.00%  
     Females 2.23% 24.07% 22.59% 26.00% 2.75% 22.36% 100.00%  
     Total 3.54% 29.10% 22.16% 23.17% 2.99% 19.04% 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.