Table D-9.  High Quality* NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service, FYs 1973-2004
                             
  SERVICE      
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD
YEAR #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %     #   %  
  1973 63,476 37.4%   43,174 46.1%   12,190 24.9%   54,751 58.5%   173,591 42.8%
  1974 55,770 31.0%   39,526 43.9%   12,999 28.7%   43,144 58.8%   151,439 39.0%
  1975 68,464 38.0%   48,535 49.3%   18,320 32.1%   46,819 63.4%   182,138 44.5%
  1976 64,739 36.2%   51,465 56.3%   22,920 44.5%   51,891 72.5%   191,015 48.6%
  1977** 39,688 18.3%   42,360 32.8%   14,097 24.5%   38,128 41.7%   134,273 27.1%
  1978** 28,496 23.3%   29,270 37.5%   10,961 28.7%   31,980 47.7%   100,707 33.0%
  1979** 23,747 18.5%   27,710 36.0%   10,586 27.3%   28,850 43.3%   90,893 29.3%
  1980** 32,483 20.5%   38,982 44.0%   14,705 34.9%   39,776 55.6%   125,946 34.9%
  1981** 30,258 27.7%   34,968 40.7%   14,179 36.5%   36,241 51.4%   115,646 38.0%
  1982 45,300 37.7%   34,906 43.6%   15,246 40.2%   37,653 56.0%   133,105 43.6%
  1983 58,062 43.8%   39,021 52.8%   16,592 45.3%   39,452 65.5%   153,127 50.5%
  1984 59,342 45.8%   40,771 52.8%   18,161 46.4%   40,744 68.9%   159,018 52.1%
  1985 58,328 49.0%   40,201 48.5%   16,567 48.7%   43,371 66.8%   158,467 52.7%
  1986 65,880 52.0%   41,084 46.5%   20,513 59.2%   43,925 68.6%   171,402 54.6%
  1987 69,676 57.9%   45,676 52.1%   20,630 61.5%   41,374 75.7%   177,356 59.9%
  1988 61,836 58.5%   46,294 51.6%   22,399 64.1%   33,105 81.2%   163,634 60.4%
  1989 60,242 53.7%   41,949 46.8%   20,689 62.8%   35,825 83.0%   158,705 57.1%
  1990 51,749 61.2%   37,708 53.4%   20,130 61.2%   30,151 84.3%   139,738 62.4%
  1991 55,353 71.3%   41,035 59.9%   19,451 65.6%   25,135 84.5%   140,974 68.6%
  1992 58,514 76.4%   37,760 64.6%   21,872 68.8%   29,274 84.1%   147,420 73.1%
  1993 47,741 64.6%   39,797 63.0%   22,734 65.4%   24,638 78.7%   134,910 66.4%
  1994 39,329 64.1%   33,526 62.7%   20,045 63.1%   23,588 79.3%   116,488 66.0%
  1995 36,494 63.6%   28,059 59.5%   19,842 62.1%   25,355 82.4%   109,750 65.6%
1996 42,595 60.9%   26,935 58.4%   20,054 61.7%   24,702 80.9%   114,286 63.8%
1997 43,754 57.6%   30,165 61.4%   20,974 61.8%   23,314 77.4%   118,207 62.5%
1998 38,696 56.6%   27,334 58.5%   20,134 60.2%   23,469 74.4%   109,633 60.9%
1999 34,990 52.2%   27,376 53.2%   19,726 59.8%   23,339 72.2%   105,431 57.4%
2000 35,569 53.6%   25,964 52.6%   18,021 59.6%   22,864 69.6%   102,418 57.3%
2001 36,262 52.5%   26,049 52.2%   18,211 60.4%   24,438 72.2%   104,960 57.4%
2002 39,841 57.3%   24,859 57.2%   20,607 64.5%   27,236 74.7%   112,543 62.0%
2003 40,734 60.0%   23,906 59.5%   21,015 65.5%   28,731 79.4%   114,386 64.8%
2004 44,288 60.9%   25,536 64.8%   20,304 67.3%   27,187 80.7%   117,315 66.7%
  * High quality individuals are high school graduates who are in AFQT categories I through IIIA.
** Values reflect ASVAB misnorming.