| Table B-1. FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||||
| SERVICE | |||||||||||||||||||
| ARMY | NAVY | MARINE CORPS | AIR FORCE | TOTAL DoD | 17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIANS | ||||||||||||||
| AGE | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| a. Number | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 2,457 | 600 | 3,057 | 722 | 284 | 1,006 | 1,716 | 188 | 1,904 | 467 | 209 | 676 | 5,362 | 1,281 | 6,643 | 2,270,403 | 2,287,084 | 4,557,487 | |
| 18 | 12,491 | 2,664 | 15,155 | 8,434 | 2,353 | 10,787 | 13,685 | 1,064 | 14,749 | 5,594 | 1,846 | 7,440 | 40,204 | 7,927 | 48,131 | 2,202,343 | 2,056,469 | 4,258,813 | |
| 19 | 10,491 | 1,936 | 12,427 | 6,780 | 1,396 | 8,176 | 7,752 | 504 | 8,256 | 5,119 | 1,475 | 6,594 | 30,142 | 5,311 | 35,453 | 1,855,664 | 1,848,291 | 3,703,955 | |
| 20 | 7,475 | 1,330 | 8,805 | 4,340 | 928 | 5,268 | 4,027 | 272 | 4,299 | 3,466 | 929 | 4,395 | 19,308 | 3,459 | 22,767 | 2,061,557 | 1,978,176 | 4,039,733 | |
| 21 | 5,645 | 923 | 6,568 | 2,939 | 561 | 3,500 | 2,729 | 153 | 2,882 | 2,295 | 624 | 2,919 | 13,608 | 2,261 | 15,869 | 2,011,897 | 2,012,962 | 4,024,858 | |
| 22 | 4,423 | 775 | 5,198 | 2,149 | 442 | 2,591 | 1,742 | 110 | 1,852 | 1,593 | 414 | 2,007 | 9,907 | 1,741 | 11,648 | 2,114,534 | 2,053,322 | 4,167,856 | |
| 23 | 3,392 | 578 | 3,970 | 1,547 | 323 | 1,870 | 1,032 | 78 | 1,110 | 1,131 | 289 | 1,420 | 7,102 | 1,268 | 8,370 | 2,079,317 | 2,067,976 | 4,147,294 | |
| 24 | 2,571 | 427 | 2,998 | 1,100 | 217 | 1,317 | 671 | 30 | 701 | 686 | 160 | 846 | 5,028 | 834 | 5,862 | 1,987,029 | 2,036,640 | 4,023,669 | |
| 25+ | 9,115 | 2,052 | 11,167 | 2,755 | 671 | 3,426 | 1,191 | 66 | 1,257 | 1,125 | 316 | 1,441 | 14,186 | 3,105 | 17,291 | 21,901,463 | 21,965,116 | 43,866,580 | |
| TOTAL | 58,060 | 11,285 | 69,345 | 30,766 | 7,175 | 37,941 | 34,545 | 2,465 | 37,010 | 21,476 | 6,262 | 27,738 | 144,847 | 27,187 | 172,034 | 38,484,207 | 38,306,037 | 76,790,244 | |
| b. Percent | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 80.37% | 19.63% | 100.00% | 71.77% | 28.23% | 100.00% | 90.13% | 9.87% | 100.00% | 69.08% | 30.92% | 100.00% | 80.72% | 19.28% | 100.00% | 49.82% | 50.18% | 100.00% | |
| 18 | 82.42% | 17.58% | 100.00% | 78.19% | 21.81% | 100.00% | 92.79% | 7.21% | 100.00% | 75.19% | 24.81% | 100.00% | 83.53% | 16.47% | 100.00% | 51.71% | 48.29% | 100.00% | |
| 19 | 84.42% | 15.58% | 100.00% | 82.93% | 17.07% | 100.00% | 93.90% | 6.10% | 100.00% | 77.63% | 22.37% | 100.00% | 85.02% | 14.98% | 100.00% | 50.10% | 49.90% | 100.00% | |
| 20 | 84.89% | 15.11% | 100.00% | 82.38% | 17.62% | 100.00% | 93.67% | 6.33% | 100.00% | 78.86% | 21.14% | 100.00% | 84.81% | 15.19% | 100.00% | 51.03% | 48.97% | 100.00% | |
| 21 | 85.95% | 14.05% | 100.00% | 83.97% | 16.03% | 100.00% | 94.69% | 5.31% | 100.00% | 78.62% | 21.38% | 100.00% | 85.75% | 14.25% | 100.00% | 49.99% | 50.01% | 100.00% | |
| 22 | 85.09% | 14.91% | 100.00% | 82.94% | 17.06% | 100.00% | 94.06% | 5.94% | 100.00% | 79.37% | 20.63% | 100.00% | 85.05% | 14.95% | 100.00% | 50.73% | 49.27% | 100.00% | |
| 23 | 85.44% | 14.56% | 100.00% | 82.73% | 17.27% | 100.00% | 92.97% | 7.03% | 100.00% | 79.65% | 20.35% | 100.00% | 84.85% | 15.15% | 100.00% | 50.14% | 49.86% | 100.00% | |
| 24 | 85.76% | 14.24% | 100.00% | 83.52% | 16.48% | 100.00% | 95.72% | 4.28% | 100.00% | 81.09% | 18.91% | 100.00% | 85.77% | 14.23% | 100.00% | 49.38% | 50.62% | 100.00% | |
| 25+ | 81.62% | 18.38% | 100.00% | 80.41% | 19.59% | 100.00% | 94.75% | 5.25% | 100.00% | 78.07% | 21.93% | 100.00% | 82.04% | 17.96% | 100.00% | 49.93% | 50.07% | 100.00% | |
| TOTAL | 83.73% | 16.27% | 100.00% | 81.09% | 18.91% | 100.00% | 93.34% | 6.66% | 100.00% | 77.42% | 22.58% | 100.00% | 84.20% | 15.80% | 100.00% | 50.12% | 49.88% | 100.00% | |
| The data in this report reflect NPS accessions from 1 October 2007 through 30 September 2008. DoD FY08 NPS accessions does not include 6 males and 4 females whose age was unknown. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, 17-35 year-old noninstitutional civilians, October 2007-September 2008 average. | |||||||||||||||||||