Table D-19. Female Active Component Enlisted Members by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2001
                                 
SERVICE
18-44 YR OLD
FISCAL
ARMY
NAVY
MARINE CORPS
AIR FORCE
DoD
CIVILIANS
YEAR
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
%
1964*
7,958
0.9%
4,863
0.8%
1,320
0.8%
4,845
0.7%
18,986
0.8%
NA
1970
11,476
1.0%
5,366
0.9%
2,119
0.9%
8,987
1.4%
27,948
1.1%
NA
1971
11,825
1.2%
5,476
1.0%
1,981
1.0%
10,132
1.6%
29,414
1.2%
NA
1972
12,349
1.8%
5,723
1.1%
2,066
1.2%
11,725
2.0%
31,863
1.6%
NA
1973
16,448
2.4%
8,835
1.8%
1,973
1.1%
15,022
2.6%
42,278
2.2%
NA
1974
26,320
3.9%
13,143
2.8%
2,402
1.4%
19,463
3.7%
61,328
3.3%
NA
1975
37,703
5.6%
17,357
3.7%
2,841
1.6%
25,232
5.0%
83,133
4.6%
NA
1976
43,806
6.5%
19,194
4.2%
3,065
1.8%
29,235
6.1%
95,300
5.3%
NA
1977
46,093
6.8%
19,210
4.2%
3,509
2.0%
34,609
7.4%
103,421
5.8%
41.8%
1978
50,288
7.5%
20,937
4.5%
4,652
2.7%
40,710
8.7%
116,587
6.6%
42.5%
1979
54,815
8.3%
24,751
5.4%
5,501
3.3%
45,954
10.0%
131,021
7.5%
43.0%
1980
61,349
9.1%
29,806
6.5%
6,219
3.7%
51,397
11.3%
148,771
8.5%
43.4%
1981
64,877
9.6%
34,348
7.3%
7,090
4.1%
53,902
11.5%
160,217
9.0%
43.7%
1982
64,261
9.6%
37,024
7.7%
7,874
4.5%
54,064
11.3%
163,223
9.0%
44.0%
1983
66,056
9.9%
39,873
8.3%
8,286
4.7%
54,864
11.4%
169,079
9.3%
44.3%
1984
66,664
10.0%
41,579
8.5%
8,577
4.9%
55,339
11.4%
172,159
9.5%
44.5%
1985
67,930
10.2%
44,492
9.0%
9,041
5.1%
57,586
11.8%
179,049
9.8%
44.9%
1986
69,200
10.4%
45,602
9.0%
9,246
5.2%
60,694
12.3%
184,742
10.0%
45.1%
1987
71,136
10.6%
45,938
9.0%
9,140
5.1%
62,666
12.7%
188,880
10.2%
45.4%
1988
71,519
10.8%
47,539
9.2%
8,959
5.1%
60,981
13.1%
188,998
10.4%
45.5%
1989
73,780
11.2%
49,602
9.6%
8,975
5.1%
63,175
13.7%
195,532
10.8%
45.7%
1990
70,741
11.4%
49,275
9.8%
8,647
4.9%
60,250
14.0%
188,913
10.9%
45.7%
1991
67,229
11.2%
48,172
9.7%
8,278
4.8%
58,540
14.3%
182,219
10.8%
45.5%
1992
61,211
12.0%
47,688
10.2%
7,704
4.7%
55,598
14.8%
172,201
11.3%
45.6%
1993
59,668
12.4%
45,919
10.5%
7,228
4.5%
53,940
15.1%
166,755
11.6%
45.7%
1994
58,395
12.9%
44,339
11.0%
7,029
4.5%
53,433
15.7%
163,196
12.1%
46.1%
1995
56,666
13.4%
44,375
12.0%
7,402
4.7%
51,478
16.2%
159,921
12.6%
46.2%
1996
58,084
14.3%
43,240
12.2%
7,823
5.0%
52,129
16.9%
161,276
13.2%
46.4%
1997
61,661
15.1%
41,309
12.4%
8,499
5.4%
53,167
17.8%
164,636
13.7%
46.5%
1998
60,830
15.1%
41,367
12.8%
8,925
5.7%
53,542
18.4%
164,664
14.1%
46.4%
1999
60,283
15.2%
41,399
13.2%
9,276
6.0%
53,968
18.9%
164,926
14.3%
46.5%
2000
62,491
15.5%
42,750
13.6%
9,499
6.1%
54,344
19.3%
169,084
14.7%
46.6%
2001
62,827
15.7%
44,630
14.0%
9,552
6.2%
54,856
19.6%
171,865
14.9%
46.5%
* FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files. Civilian data prior to 1989 represent calendar year. Service data 1964,
1970-1972 from OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP). Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.

 

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