Table D-8.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, FYs 1973-2008
		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%
	19771	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%
	19781	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%
	19791	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%
	19801	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%
	19811	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	3.83%		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%
	20072	9,141	5.74%		57,311	35.99%		40,269	25.29%		48,084	30.19%		3,739	2.35%		702	0.44%		159,246	100.00%
	20082	9,760	5.67%		62,214	36.16%		45,289	26.32%		51,048	29.67%		3,732	2.17%		1	0.00%		172,044	100.00%
	1. Values reflect Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) misnorming.
	2. Population Representation in the Military Services (POPREP) is based on data from DMDC. Breakouts of  FY 2007 accessions by service component and
	non-prior/prior service designation will notmatch reports by individual services because of differences in defining prior service accessions.
	Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.