Table B-8.  FY 2005 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Service, and Gender
		QUALITY
		HIGH QUALITY *			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	GENDER	#	%		#	%		#	%
	ARMY**
	Males	29,822	56.89%		22,602	43.11%		52,424	100.00%
	Females	5,793	53.15%		5,107	46.85%		10,900	100.00%
	Total	35,615	56.24%		27,709	43.76%		63,324	100.00%
	NAVY
	Males	20,716	65.62%		10,854	34.38%		31,570	100.00%
	Females	4,030	65.43%		2,129	34.57%		6,159	100.00%
	Total	24,746	65.59%		12,983	34.41%		37,729	100.00%
	MARINE CORPS
	Males	19,154	64.38%		10,599	35.62%		29,753	100.00%
	Females	1,442	63.75%		820	36.25%		2,262	100.00%
	Total	20,596	64.33%		11,419	35.67%		32,015	100.00%
	AIR FORCE
	Males	12,091	81.76%		2,698	18.24%		14,789	100.00%
	Females	3,386	78.69%		917	21.31%		4,303	100.00%
	Total	15,477	81.07%		3,615	18.93%		19,092	100.00%
	TOTAL DoD
	Males	81,783	63.63%		46,753	36.37%		128,536	100.00%
	Females	14,651	62.02%		8,973	37.98%		23,624	100.00%
	Total	96,434	63.38%		55,726	36.62%		152,160	100.00%
	*   High quality accessions are AFQT Category I - IIIA, high school graduates.
	**The Army's previously reported NPS accession achievement of 65,019 included three days of accessions in FY 2004
	(September 28-30 2004), in conjunction with its FY 2005 recruiting calendar.  The number in this report
	accurately reflects NPS accessions from 1 October 2004 through 30 September 2005.
	Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.