| Table A-1. FY 2002 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| AGE | SERVICE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 17-35 YR OLD CIVILIANS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | ||||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 24,982 | 10,894 | 35,876 | 14,840 | 6,210 | 21,050 | 17,274 | 1,899 | 19,173 | 9,321 | 5,018 | 14,339 | 66,417 | 24,021 | 90,438 | 2,022,105 | 1,920,243 | 3,942,348 | |||||
| 18 | 26,017 | 8,770 | 34,787 | 17,019 | 5,111 | 22,130 | 14,567 | 1,317 | 15,884 | 11,676 | 4,960 | 16,636 | 69,279 | 20,158 | 89,437 | 1,914,999 | 1,858,949 | 3,773,947 | |||||
| 19 | 17,852 | 5,340 | 23,192 | 10,502 | 2,756 | 13,258 | 6,807 | 619 | 7,426 | 7,987 | 3,060 | 11,047 | 43,148 | 11,775 | 54,923 | 2,010,066 | 1,999,205 | 4,009,270 | |||||
| 20 | 12,807 | 3,346 | 16,153 | 6,907 | 1,707 | 8,614 | 3,852 | 332 | 4,184 | 5,387 | 1,922 | 7,309 | 28,953 | 7,307 | 36,260 | 1,922,607 | 1,904,794 | 3,827,400 | |||||
| 21 | 9,908 | 2,537 | 12,445 | 5,023 | 1,146 | 6,169 | 2,546 | 220 | 2,766 | 3,900 | 1,361 | 5,261 | 21,377 | 5,264 | 26,641 | 1,896,891 | 1,881,493 | 3,778,384 | |||||
| 22 | 7,968 | 1,991 | 9,959 | 3,601 | 808 | 4,409 | 1,773 | 142 | 1,915 | 2,858 | 865 | 3,723 | 16,200 | 3,806 | 20,006 | 1,795,677 | 1,907,815 | 3,703,492 | |||||
| 23 | 6,359 | 1,473 | 7,832 | 2,662 | 646 | 3,308 | 1,159 | 98 | 1,257 | 1,764 | 632 | 2,396 | 11,944 | 2,849 | 14,793 | 1,782,130 | 1,743,790 | 3,525,920 | |||||
| 24 | 4,948 | 1,135 | 6,083 | 1,889 | 436 | 2,325 | 946 | 82 | 1,028 | 1,376 | 399 | 1,775 | 9,159 | 2,052 | 11,211 | 1,708,940 | 1,839,989 | 3,548,929 | |||||
| 25+ | 18,247 | 4,722 | 22,969 | 6,783 | 1,576 | 8,359 | 2,132 | 174 | 2,306 | 2,777 | 876 | 3,653 | 29,939 | 7,348 | 37,287 | 19,275,821 | 20,052,312 | 39,328,134 | |||||
| Total | 129,088 | 40,208 | 169,296 | 69,226 | 20,396 | 89,622 | 51,056 | 4,883 | 55,939 | 47,046 | 19,093 | 66,139 | 296,416 | 84,580 | 380,996 | 34,329,236 | 35,108,589 | 69,437,825 | |||||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 19.35% | 27.09% | 21.19% | 21.44% | 30.45% | 23.49% | 33.83% | 38.89% | 34.27% | 19.81% | 26.28% | 21.68% | 22.41% | 28.40% | 23.74% | 5.89% | 5.47% | 5.68% | |||||
| 18 | 20.15% | 21.81% | 20.55% | 24.58% | 25.06% | 24.69% | 28.53% | 26.97% | 28.40% | 24.82% | 25.98% | 25.15% | 23.37% | 23.83% | 23.47% | 5.58% | 5.29% | 5.44% | |||||
| 19 | 13.83% | 13.28% | 13.70% | 15.17% | 13.51% | 14.79% | 13.33% | 12.68% | 13.28% | 16.98% | 16.03% | 16.70% | 14.56% | 13.92% | 14.42% | 5.86% | 5.69% | 5.77% | |||||
| 20 | 9.92% | 8.32% | 9.54% | 9.98% | 8.37% | 9.61% | 7.54% | 6.80% | 7.48% | 11.45% | 10.07% | 11.05% | 9.77% | 8.64% | 9.52% | 5.60% | 5.43% | 5.51% | |||||
| 21 | 7.68% | 6.31% | 7.35% | 7.26% | 5.62% | 6.88% | 4.99% | 4.51% | 4.94% | 8.29% | 7.13% | 7.95% | 7.21% | 6.22% | 6.99% | 5.53% | 5.36% | 5.44% | |||||
| 22 | 6.17% | 4.95% | 5.88% | 5.20% | 3.96% | 4.92% | 3.47% | 2.91% | 3.42% | 6.07% | 4.53% | 5.63% | 5.47% | 4.50% | 5.25% | 5.23% | 5.43% | 5.33% | |||||
| 23 | 4.93% | 3.66% | 4.63% | 3.85% | 3.17% | 3.69% | 2.27% | 2.01% | 2.25% | 3.75% | 3.31% | 3.62% | 4.03% | 3.37% | 3.88% | 5.19% | 4.97% | 5.08% | |||||
| 24 | 3.83% | 2.82% | 3.59% | 2.73% | 2.14% | 2.59% | 1.85% | 1.68% | 1.84% | 2.92% | 2.09% | 2.68% | 3.09% | 2.43% | 2.94% | 4.98% | 5.24% | 5.11% | |||||
| 25+ | 14.14% | 11.74% | 13.57% | 9.80% | 7.73% | 9.33% | 4.18% | 3.56% | 4.12% | 5.90% | 4.59% | 5.52% | 10.10% | 8.69% | 9.79% | 56.15% | 57.12% | 56.64% | |||||
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | |||||
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2001-September 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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