Table B-21.   FY 2003 Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
             
  SERVICE           CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
    ARMY     NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   17 YEARS AND OLDER
AGE Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.   Number                                            
                                               
17-19 29,403 7,101 36,504   22,711 5,176 27,887   26,086 1,878 27,964   17,443 6,190 23,633   95,643 20,345 115,988   3,055,180 2,850,741 5,905,921
20-24 132,601 25,277 157,878   100,638 21,342 121,980   74,839 4,895 79,734   80,241 24,801 105,042   388,319 76,315 464,634   7,915,763 6,992,806 14,908,568
25-29 74,418 12,566 86,984   54,552 9,415 63,967   24,251 1,464 25,715   45,346 12,740 58,086   198,567 36,185 234,752   8,372,865 7,019,853 15,392,717
30-34 51,487 8,448 59,935   39,058 4,384 43,442   11,232 614 11,846   30,908 6,505 37,413   132,685 19,951 152,636   9,343,429 7,591,333 16,934,762
35-39 40,026 5,685 45,711   35,883 3,747 39,630   8,149 448 8,597   37,229 5,517 42,746   121,287 15,397 136,684   9,614,478 7,883,743 17,498,221
40-44 17,241 2,786 20,027   17,121 1,802 18,923   3,644 195 3,839   22,651 2,904 25,555   60,657 7,687 68,344   10,209,546 8,745,601 18,955,147
45-49 4,570 837 5,407   4,565 530 5,095   981 58 1,039   3,839 630 4,469   13,955 2,055 16,010   9,441,470 8,578,222 18,019,692
50+ 916 217 1,133   896 139 1,035   90 8 98   285 66 351   2,187 430 2,617   19,979,923 17,726,814 37,706,737
Unknown 92 26 118   0 0 0   0 0 0   6 1 7   98 27 125   0 0 0
                                               
TOTAL 350,754 62,943 413,697   275,424 46,535 321,959   149,272 9,560 158,832   237,948 59,354 297,302   1,013,398 178,392 1,191,790   77,932,654 67,389,112 145,321,766
                                               
b.   Percent                                            
                                               
17-19 8.38% 11.28% 8.82%   8.25% 11.12% 8.66%   17.48% 19.64% 17.61%   7.33% 10.43% 7.95%   9.44% 11.40% 9.73%   3.92% 4.23% 4.06%
20-24 37.80% 40.16% 38.16%   36.54% 45.86% 37.89%   50.14% 51.20% 50.20%   33.72% 41.78% 35.33%   38.32% 42.78% 38.99%   10.16% 10.38% 10.26%
25-29 21.22% 19.96% 21.03%   19.81% 20.23% 19.87%   16.25% 15.31% 16.19%   19.06% 21.46% 19.54%   19.59% 20.28% 19.70%   10.74% 10.42% 10.59%
30-34 14.68% 13.42% 14.49%   14.18% 9.42% 13.49%   7.52% 6.42% 7.46%   12.99% 10.96% 12.58%   13.09% 11.18% 12.81%   11.99% 11.26% 11.65%
35-39 11.41% 9.03% 11.05%   13.03% 8.05% 12.31%   5.46% 4.69% 5.41%   15.65% 9.30% 14.38%   11.97% 8.63% 11.47%   12.34% 11.70% 12.04%
40-44 4.92% 4.43% 4.84%   6.22% 3.87% 5.88%   2.44% 2.04% 2.42%   9.52% 4.89% 8.60%   5.99% 4.31% 5.73%   13.10% 12.98% 13.04%
45-49 1.30% 1.33% 1.31%   1.66% 1.14% 1.58%   0.66% 0.61% 0.65%   1.61% 1.06% 1.50%   1.38% 1.15% 1.34%   12.11% 12.73% 12.40%
50+ 0.26% 0.34% 0.27%   0.33% 0.30% 0.32%   0.06% 0.08% 0.06%   0.12% 0.11% 0.12%   0.22% 0.24% 0.22%   25.64% 26.31% 25.95%
Unknown 0.03% 0.04% 0.03%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.01% 0.02% 0.01%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
                                               
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%
                                               
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:   Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2003.