SERVICE
18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
 
TOTAL DoD
 
CIVILIANS
YEAR
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
#    
%    
%
 1973
1,749
1.03%
326
0.35%
382
0.78%
766
0.82%
3,223
0.79%
NA
 1974
3,555
1.98%
432
0.48%
485
1.07%
916
1.25%
5,388
1.39%
NA
 1975
3,156
1.75%
2,701
2.74%
638
1.12%
829
1.12%
7,324
1.79%
NA
 1976
2,655
1.48%
570
0.62%
582
1.13%
809
1.13%
4,616
1.17%
NA
 1977
4,996
2.30%
3,108
2.40%
1,040
1.81%
1,534
1.68%
10,678
2.16%
1.80%
 1978
3,181
2.60%
1,718
2.20%
883
2.31%
1,270
1.89%
7,052
2.31%
1.90%
 1979
3,737
2.91%
1,862
2.42%
1,033
2.67%
1,529
2.29%
8,161
2.63%
1.90%
 1980
5,337
3.36%
2,316
2.62%
1,279
3.04%
1,523
2.13%
10,455
2.90%
2.50%
 1981
3,440
3.15%
2,215
2.58%
1,225
3.15%
1,827
2.59%
8,707
2.86%
2.60%
 1982
3,643
3.03%
1,982
2.47%
1,184
3.12%
1,708
2.54%
8,517
2.79%
2.60%
 1983
3,814
2.88%
2,202
2.98%
1,103
3.01%
1,551
2.57%
8,670
2.86%
2.70%
 1984
4,028
3.11%
2,468
3.20%
1,405
3.59%
1,545
2.61%
9,446
3.10%
2.80%
 1985
4,101
3.44%
3,010
3.63%
1,283
3.77%
1,937
2.98%
10,331
3.43%
2.90%
 1986
4,393
3.47%
3,035
3.44%
1,624
4.68%
2,088
3.26%
11,140
3.55%
2.90%
 1987
3,678
3.06%
2,863
3.26%
1,168
3.48%
1,548
2.83%
9,257
3.12%
3.00%
 1988
3,248
3.07%
3,180
3.54%
1,126
3.22%
1,156
2.83%
8,710
3.21%
3.30%
 1989
3,376
3.01%
3,178
3.55%
1,080
3.28%
1,142
2.64%
8,776
3.16%
3.50%
 1990
2,533
3.00%
2,499
3.54%
1,087
3.30%
835
2.34%
6,954
3.11%
3.39%
 1991
2,411
3.11%
2,449
3.58%
977
3.30%
858
2.88%
6,695
3.26%
3.65%
 1992
2,364
3.09%
2,113
3.61%
1,125
3.54%
1,023
2.94%
6,625
3.29%
3.89%
 1993
2,505
3.39%
2,132
3.38%
1,254
3.61%
1,074
3.43%
6,965
3.43%
4.00%
 1994
2,128
3.47%
2,116
3.96%
1,072
3.38%
1,173
3.94%
6,489
3.68%
4.09%
 1995
2,197
3.83%
2,303
4.88%
1,153
3.61%
1,486
4.83%
7,139
4.27%
3.62%
1996
2,916
4.17%
3,010
6.52%
1,324
4.07%
1,632
5.34%
8,882
4.96%
4.70%
1997
3,671
4.85%
4,064
8.27%
1,760
5.18%
1,738
5.78%
11,233
5.95%
5.03%
1998
3,442
5.04%
4,376
9.37%
1,756
5.25%
1,896
6.01%
11,470
6.37%
4.85%
1999
3,482
5.20%
4,904
9.53%
1,685
5.11%
1,909
5.91%
11,980
6.52%
4.92%
2000
3,138
4.73%
4,609
9.34%
1,638
5.42%
1,884
5.73%
11,269
6.30%
5.08%
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year.