Table D-4.   Female NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 1964, 1970-2003
                                 
  SERVICE         18-24 YR OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR* #    %      #    %      #    %      #    %      #    %      %
   1964** 3,688 0.9%   1,964 0.8%   682 0.8%   2,016 0.7%   8,350 0.8%   54.1%
                                 
1970 5,702 4.0%   2,299 3.0%   1,079 2.0%   4,379 6.0%   13,459 3.9%   54.3%
1971 5,193 3.0%   2,453 3.0%   1,097 2.0%   4,189 4.0%   12,932 3.1%   53.3%
1972 5,667 1.2%   1,550 2.5%   1,194 1.3%   4,584 5.4%   12,995 1.8%   52.3%
1973 8,336 4.9%   4,949 5.3%   691 1.4%   6,339 6.8%   20,315 5.0%   52.0%
1974 15,083 8.4%   6,711 7.5%   850 1.9%   8,174 11.1%   30,818 7.9%   52.0%
1975 18,540 10.3%   6,781 6.9%   1,325 2.3%   9,752 13.2%   36,398 8.9%   51.8%
1976 15,792 8.8%   5,128 5.6%   1,261 2.5%   8,613 12.0%   30,794 7.8%   51.5%
1977 18,921 8.7%   5,921 4.6%   1,783 3.1%   12,276 13.4%   38,901 7.9%   51.5%
1978 17,315 14.2%   5,627 7.2%   2,192 5.8%   12,409 18.5%   37,543 12.3%   51.1%
1979 17,196 13.4%   8,705 11.3%   2,137 5.5%   13,307 20.0%   41,345 13.3%   51.0%
1980 22,386 14.1%   10,697 12.1%   2,250 5.4%   13,474 18.9%   48,807 13.5%   50.9%
1981 17,064 15.6%   8,987 10.5%   2,143 5.5%   9,719 13.8%   37,913 12.5%   50.8%
1982 15,183 12.6%   8,238 10.3%   2,226 5.9%   8,520 12.7%   34,167 11.2%   50.8%
1983 16,576 12.5%   8,245 11.2%   1,987 5.4%   8,759 14.5%   35,567 11.7%   50.6%
1984 16,900 13.0%   7,715 10.0%   2,121 5.4%   8,649 14.6%   35,385 11.6%   50.8%
1985 15,401 12.9%   9,733 11.7%   2,174 6.4%   10,943 16.9%   38,251 12.7%   50.8%
1986 15,332 12.1%   8,802 10.0%   2,147 6.2%   11,778 18.4%   38,059 12.1%   50.9%
1987 16,262 13.5%   7,705 8.8%   1,790 5.3%   10,149 18.6%   35,906 12.1%   50.8%
1988 14,265 13.5%   9,799 10.9%   2,101 6.0%   8,011 19.7%   34,176 12.6%   51.2%
1989 16,048 14.3%   10,790 12.0%   2,092 6.4%   9,157 21.2%   38,087 13.7%   51.3%
1990 12,603 14.9%   7,951 11.3%   1,747 5.3%   7,298 20.4%   29,599 13.2%   51.1%
1991 11,266 14.5%   6,394 9.3%   1,606 5.4%   6,452 21.7%   25,718 12.5%   51.0%
1992 12,452 16.3%   8,190 14.0%   1,595 5.0%   7,538 21.7%   29,775 14.8%   50.9%
1993 11,801 16.0%   8,013 12.7%   1,595 4.6%   6,966 22.3%   28,375 14.0%   50.7%
1994 11,168 18.2%   8,989 16.8%   1,720 5.4%   7,085 23.8%   28,962 16.4%   50.4%
1995 10,749 18.7%   9,371 19.9%   1,882 5.9%   7,443 24.2%   29,445 17.6%   50.3%
1996 14,138 20.2%   6,861 14.9%   2,174 6.7%   7,953 26.0%   31,126 17.4%   50.3%
1997 15,271 20.2%   6,935 14.1%   2,440 7.2%   8,422 28.0%   33,068 17.5%   50.0%
1998 12,913 18.9%   8,897 19.0%   2,486 7.4%   8,246 26.1%   32,542 18.1%   49.9%
1999 13,252 19.8%   9,268 18.0%   2,300 7.0%   8,692 26.9%   33,512 18.2%   50.2%
2000 13,883 20.9%   9,095 18.4%   2,145 7.1%   8,496 25.9%   33,619 18.8%   50.2%
2001 14,144 20.5%   9,198 18.4%   2,095 6.9%   8,218 24.3%   33,655 18.4%   50.1%
2002 12,900 18.5%   7,548 17.4%   2,165 6.8%   8,741 24.0%   31,354 17.3%   50.2%
2003 13,009 19.2%   6,926 17.2%   2,173 6.8%   8,568 23.7%   30,676 17.4%   50.0%
   * Data for FYs 1964 and 1970-1972 are based upon voluntary enlistments only.   They do not include drafted inductees.
   ** FY 1964 was the last pre-Vietnam conscription year.
   Source:   Civilian data 1964, 1970-1972 from Labor Force Statistics derived from the Current Population Survey, 1948-87 (Washington, DC:   Bureau of Labor
   Statistics, August, 1988); Civilian data 1973-present from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.   Civilian data prior to 1989
   represent calendar year. Service data 1964, 1970-1972 from Patterson, D.A., & Haskins, J.A., The Air Force, Conscription, and the All-Volunteer Force
   (Montgomery, AL:   Air University Press, December   1987) and OASD(FMP)(MPP)(AP).   Service data 1973-present from the Defense Manpower Data Center.