Table A-1.  FY 2009 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Age, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
AGE SERVICE                
ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   17-35 YR-OLD CIVILIANS
Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number
16-17 14,837 4,827 19,664 7,639 3,391 11,030 13,853 1,425 15,278 5,153 2,535 7,688 41,482 12,178 53,660 2,257,180 2,150,942 4,408,121
18 20,312 5,078 25,390 13,735 4,391 18,126 14,698 1,262 15,960 10,708 3,872 14,580 59,453 14,603 74,056 2,130,002 2,050,045 4,180,047
19 17,228 3,970 21,198 11,123 3,190 14,313 8,521 738 9,259 8,741 2,846 11,587 45,613 10,744 56,357 1,968,817 1,940,631 3,909,449
20 13,165 2,825 15,990 8,107 2,296 10,403 5,212 382 5,594 6,448 1,965 8,413 32,932 7,468 40,400 2,074,406 1,958,486 4,032,891
21 10,613 2,200 12,813 6,298 1,728 8,026 3,470 278 3,748 4,639 1,358 5,997 25,020 5,564 30,584 2,065,337 1,966,180 4,031,517
22 9,164 2,115 11,279 4,831 1,386 6,217 2,503 158 2,661 3,588 1,075 4,663 20,086 4,734 24,820 1,957,668 2,066,435 4,024,103
23 8,015 1,665 9,680 3,898 1,032 4,930 1,788 144 1,932 2,715 780 3,495 16,416 3,621 20,037 2,082,652 2,100,670 4,183,322
24 6,481 1,396 7,877 2,963 768 3,731 1,287 98 1,385 1,873 554 2,427 12,604 2,816 15,420 2,088,919 2,123,847 4,212,767
25+ 32,112 6,885 38,997 10,161 2,831 12,992 2,639 190 2,829 3,275 941 4,216 48,187 10,847 59,034 22,009,286 22,002,775 44,012,061
Total 131,927 30,961 162,888   68,755 21,013 89,768   53,971 4,675 58,646   47,140 15,926 63,066   301,793 72,575 374,368   38,634,267 38,360,012 76,994,279
b. Percent
16-17 11.25% 15.59% 12.07% 11.11% 16.14% 12.29% 25.67% 30.48% 26.05% 10.93% 15.92% 12.19% 13.75% 16.78% 14.33% 5.84% 5.61% 5.73%
18 15.40% 16.40% 15.59% 19.98% 20.90% 20.19% 27.23% 26.99% 27.21% 22.72% 24.31% 23.12% 19.70% 20.12% 19.78% 5.51% 5.34% 5.43%
19 13.06% 12.82% 13.01% 16.18% 15.18% 15.94% 15.79% 15.79% 15.79% 18.54% 17.87% 18.37% 15.11% 14.80% 15.05% 5.10% 5.06% 5.08%
20 9.98% 9.12% 9.82% 11.79% 10.93% 11.59% 9.66% 8.17% 9.54% 13.68% 12.34% 13.34% 10.91% 10.29% 10.79% 5.37% 5.11% 5.24%
21 8.04% 7.11% 7.87% 9.16% 8.22% 8.94% 6.43% 5.95% 6.39% 9.84% 8.53% 9.51% 8.29% 7.67% 8.17% 5.35% 5.13% 5.24%
22 6.95% 6.83% 6.92% 7.03% 6.60% 6.93% 4.64% 3.38% 4.54% 7.61% 6.75% 7.39% 6.66% 6.52% 6.63% 5.07% 5.39% 5.23%
23 6.08% 5.38% 5.94% 5.67% 4.91% 5.49% 3.31% 3.08% 3.29% 5.76% 4.90% 5.54% 5.44% 4.99% 5.35% 5.39% 5.48% 5.43%
24 4.91% 4.51% 4.84% 4.31% 3.65% 4.16% 2.38% 2.10% 2.36% 3.97% 3.48% 3.85% 4.18% 3.88% 4.12% 5.41% 5.54% 5.47%
25+ 24.34% 22.24% 23.94% 14.78% 13.47% 14.47% 4.89% 4.06% 4.82% 6.95% 5.91% 6.69% 15.97% 14.95% 15.77% 56.97% 57.36% 57.16%
Total 100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%   100% 100% 100%
   
  1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in 2009.  
      Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2008-September 2009 average.