Table A-1.  FY 2003 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 22,070 9,771 31,841   14,709 3,717 18,426   16,578 1,733 18,311   8,063 4,505 12,568   61,420 19,726 81,146   2,153,795 2,049,852 4,203,647
18 24,348 8,121 32,469   16,416 3,201 19,617   14,405 1,139 15,544   10,551 4,320 14,871   65,720 16,781 82,501   2,033,175 1,941,580 3,974,755
19 17,480 4,845 22,325   9,512 1,798 11,310   6,611 558 7,169   7,061 2,672 9,733   40,664 9,873 50,537   1,856,479 1,864,166 3,720,644
20 12,612 3,256 15,868   6,285 1,128 7,413   3,841 323 4,164   4,893 1,721 6,614   27,631 6,428 34,059   2,023,083 1,924,851 3,947,934
21 9,590 2,440 12,030   4,452 802 5,254   2,502 196 2,698   3,651 1,244 4,895   20,195 4,682 24,877   1,959,499 1,956,143 3,915,642
22 7,900 2,003 9,903   3,329 625 3,954   1,778 140 1,918   2,628 882 3,510   15,635 3,650 19,285   1,974,648 2,016,028 3,990,677
23 6,436 1,522 7,958   2,490 459 2,949   1,150 79 1,229   1,792 566 2,358   11,868 2,626 14,494   1,923,982 1,955,897 3,879,880
24 4,927 1,096 6,023   1,900 327 2,227   846 44 890   1,301 372 1,673   8,974 1,839 10,813   1,916,594 2,016,627 3,933,220
25+ 17,965 4,446 22,411   6,345 1,139 7,484   1,925 131 2,056   2,481 695 3,176   28,716 6,411 35,127   21,042,244 21,537,462 42,579,706
                                               
Total 123,328 37,500 160,828   65,438 13,196 78,634   49,636 4,343 53,979   42,421 16,977 59,398   280,823 72,016 352,839   36,883,500 37,262,605 74,146,106
                                               
b. Percent                                            
                                               
16-17 17.90% 26.06% 19.80%   22.48% 28.17% 23.43%   33.40% 39.90% 33.92%   19.01% 26.54% 21.16%   21.87% 27.39% 23.00%   5.84% 5.50% 5.67%
18 19.74% 21.66% 20.19%   25.09% 24.26% 24.95%   29.02% 26.23% 28.80%   24.87% 25.45% 25.04%   23.40% 23.30% 23.38%   5.51% 5.21% 5.36%
19 14.17% 12.92% 13.88%   14.54% 13.63% 14.38%   13.32% 12.85% 13.28%   16.65% 15.74% 16.39%   14.48% 13.71% 14.32%   5.03% 5.00% 5.02%
20 10.23% 8.68% 9.87%   9.60% 8.55% 9.43%   7.74% 7.44% 7.71%   11.53% 10.14% 11.14%   9.84% 8.93% 9.65%   5.49% 5.17% 5.32%
21 7.78% 6.51% 7.48%   6.80% 6.08% 6.68%   5.04% 4.51% 5.00%   8.61% 7.33% 8.24%   7.19% 6.50% 7.05%   5.31% 5.25% 5.28%
22 6.41% 5.34% 6.16%   5.09% 4.74% 5.03%   3.58% 3.22% 3.55%   6.20% 5.20% 5.91%   5.57% 5.07% 5.47%   5.35% 5.41% 5.38%
23 5.22% 4.06% 4.95%   3.81% 3.48% 3.75%   2.32% 1.82% 2.28%   4.22% 3.33% 3.97%   4.23% 3.65% 4.11%   5.22% 5.25% 5.23%
24 4.00% 2.92% 3.74%   2.90% 2.48% 2.83%   1.70% 1.01% 1.65%   3.07% 2.19% 2.82%   3.20% 2.55% 3.06%   5.20% 5.41% 5.30%
25+ 14.57% 11.86% 13.93%   9.70% 8.63% 9.52%   3.88% 3.02% 3.81%   5.85% 4.09% 5.35%   10.23% 8.90% 9.96%   57.05% 57.80% 57.43%
                                               
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 2003.
     Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
     Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 2002-September 2003.