Table B-8.  FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Service, and Gender 
  QUALITY      
HIGH QUALITY1 NON-HIGH QUALITY TOTAL
GENDER      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   Males 26,689 45.97% 31,371 54.03% 58,060 100.00%
   Females 4,934 43.72% 6,351 56.28% 11,285 100.00%
   Total 31,623 45.60% 37,722 54.40% 69,345 100.00%
NAVY                
   Males 21,221 68.96% 9,551 31.04% 30,772 100.00%
   Females 4,549 63.37% 2,630 36.63% 7,179 100.00%
   Total 25,770 67.90% 12,181 32.10% 37,951 100.00%
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 21,429 62.03% 13,116 37.97% 34,545 100.00%
   Females 1,544 62.64% 921 37.36% 2,465 100.00%
   Total 22,973 62.07% 14,037 37.93% 37,010 100.00%
AIR FORCE                
   Males 17,045 79.37% 4,431 20.63% 21,476 100.00%
   Females 4,537 72.45% 1,725 27.55% 6,262 100.00%
   Total 21,582 77.81% 6,156 22.19% 27,738 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 86,384 59.64% 58,469 40.36% 144,853 100.00%
   Females 15,564 57.24% 11,627 42.76% 27,191 100.00%
   Total 101,948 59.26% 70,096 40.74% 172,044 100.00%
     
  1. High quality accessions are those individuals with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores in 
      categories I-IIIA who also have a high school diploma.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.