Table D-8.  NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, FYs 1973-2006
  AFQT CATEGORY      
FISCAL I   II   IIIA   IIIB   IV   Other/Unknown   TOTAL
YEAR # %   # %   # %   # %   # %   # %   # %
1973 14,759 3.64% 124,521 30.70% 95,526 23.55% 113,552 27.99% 51,525 12.70% 5,767 1.42% 405,650 100.00%
1974 9,051 2.33% 103,422 26.61% 89,018 22.90% 115,617 29.74% 38,853 10.00% 32,757 8.43% 388,718 100.00%
1975 13,507 3.30% 131,647 32.13% 109,515 26.73% 121,399 29.63% 25,962 6.34% 7,728 1.89% 409,758 100.00%
1976 17,700 4.50% 137,534 34.96% 100,410 25.53% 116,895 29.72% 19,467 4.95% 1,356 0.34% 393,362 100.00%
1977* 19,708 3.98% 89,437 18.06% 57,888 11.69% 105,454 21.30% 134,181 27.10% 88,441 17.86% 495,109 100.00%
1978* 13,798 4.51% 68,383 22.37% 46,061 15.07% 80,886 26.46% 83,340 27.27% 13,176 4.31% 305,644 100.00%
1979* 12,005 3.86% 61,779 19.89% 44,009 14.17% 84,575 27.22% 101,707 32.74% 6,604 2.13% 310,679 100.00%
1980* 17,952 4.98% 72,417 20.07% 85,462 23.69% 152,157 42.18% 31,380 8.70% 1,377 0.38% 360,745 100.00%
1981* 13,381 4.39% 77,396 25.42% 53,263 17.49% 94,720 31.11% 64,729 21.26% 1,017 0.33% 304,506 100.00%
1982 15,108 4.95% 86,120 28.19% 57,559 18.84% 99,075 32.43% 46,438 15.20% 1,159 0.38% 305,459 100.00%
1983 17,569 5.79% 94,318 31.08% 62,542 20.61% 95,344 31.42% 32,449 10.69% 1,239 0.41% 303,461 100.00%
1984 17,667 5.79% 94,876 31.10% 65,017 21.31% 97,593 31.99% 28,857 9.46% 1,053 0.35% 305,063 100.00%
1985 13,961 4.64% 97,461 32.38% 69,801 23.19% 96,134 31.94% 22,699 7.54% 961 0.32% 301,017 100.00%
1986 11,842 3.77% 105,323 33.57% 78,679 25.07% 101,937 32.49% 15,265 4.86% 731 0.23% 313,777 100.00%
1987 13,774 4.65% 106,756 36.03% 77,866 26.28% 83,414 28.15% 13,922 4.70% 593 0.20% 296,325 100.00%
1988 12,007 4.43% 97,046 35.78% 71,242 26.26% 76,249 28.11% 13,361 4.93% 1,339 0.49% 271,244 100.00%
1989 10,827 3.90% 94,554 34.03% 73,504 26.46% 78,967 28.42% 17,802 6.41% 2,166 0.78% 277,820 100.00%
1990 9,293 4.15% 79,711 35.63% 63,079 28.19% 63,357 28.32% 6,830 3.05% 1,455 0.65% 223,725 100.00%
1991 9,527 4.64% 79,694 38.78% 58,873 28.65% 54,521 26.53% 1,075 0.52% 1,811 0.88% 205,501 100.00%
1992 9,419 4.67% 80,609 39.98% 60,887 30.20% 49,460 24.53% 374 0.19% 873 0.43% 201,622 100.00%
1993 8,996 4.43% 77,387 38.10% 58,014 28.56% 56,228 27.68% 1,628 0.80% 862 0.42% 203,115 100.00%
1994 8,391 4.76% 66,789 37.86% 49,430 28.02% 49,892 28.28% 1,207 0.68% 700 0.40% 176,409 100.00%
1995 8,157 4.88% 62,280 37.23% 46,777 27.96% 48,099 28.75% 1,114 0.67% 860 0.51% 167,287 100.00%
1996 8,427 4.70% 65,343 36.48% 48,981 27.34% 53,782 30.02% 1,325 0.74% 1,274 0.71% 179,132 100.00%
1997 8,045 4.26% 67,619 35.80% 53,387 28.26% 57,180 30.27% 1,794 0.95% 870 0.46% 188,895 100.00%
1998 7,728 4.29% 62,029 34.45% 51,810 28.78% 55,914 31.06% 1,864 1.04% 686 0.38% 180,031 100.00%
1999 7,000 3.81% 61,027 33.21% 51,545 28.05% 60,563 32.96% 2,589 1.41% 1,044 0.57% 183,768 100.00%
2000 6,854 3.81% 59,543 33.30% 51,254 28.66% 59,189 33.10% 1,231 0.69% 762 0.43% 178,833 100.00%
2001 7,054 3.86% 61,329 33.52% 52,161 28.51% 60,250 32.93% 1,562 0.85% 620 0.34% 182,976 100.00%
2002 8,905 4.91% 65,067 35.85% 51,922 28.61% 53,797 29.64% 1,320 0.73% 499 0.27% 181,510 100.00%
2003 9,930 5.63% 65,733 37.26% 50,940 28.88% 48,875 27.71% 419 0.24% 511 0.29% 176,408 100.00%
2004 11,448 6.51% 67,226 38.20% 49,499 28.13% 46,569 26.46% 708 0.40% 522 0.30% 175,972 100.00%
2005 9,755 6.41% 56,007 36.81% 40,620 26.70% 42,083 27.66% 2,791 1.83% 904 0.59% 152,160 100.00%
  2006** 9,798 5.85% 60,886 36.37% 42,910 25.63% 49,086 29.32% 3,033 1.81% 1,676 1.00% 167,389 100.00%
     
*  Values reflect ASVAB misnorming.
**The Population Representation in the Military Services (POPREP) is based on data from the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). Breakouts of FY06 accessions by service
   component and prior service/non-prior service designation will not match reports by individual services because of differences in defining prior service accessions. DMDC uses the
   Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) to determine prior service, but the services each use their own criteria.
    Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.

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