| Table A-1. Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Service, Gender, and Age 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 | |||||
| Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 12,008 | 3,694 | 15,702 | 6,048 | 3,052 | 9,100 | 14,172 | 1,789 | 15,961 | 6,394 | 2,726 | 9,120 | 38,622 | 11,261 | 49,883 | 2,311,630 | 2,278,051 | 4,589,680 | |||||
| 18 | 18,708 | 4,442 | 23,150 | 10,833 | 4,161 | 14,994 | 13,121 | 1,532 | 14,653 | 10,177 | 3,198 | 13,375 | 52,839 | 13,333 | 66,172 | 2,147,845 | 2,013,216 | 4,161,062 | |||||
| 19 | 15,504 | 3,320 | 18,824 | 8,006 | 2,786 | 10,792 | 6,256 | 823 | 7,079 | 7,604 | 2,341 | 9,945 | 37,370 | 9,270 | 46,640 | 1,948,881 | 1,976,836 | 3,925,717 | |||||
| 20 | 11,307 | 2,516 | 13,823 | 5,833 | 2,064 | 7,897 | 3,763 | 439 | 4,202 | 5,541 | 1,657 | 7,198 | 26,444 | 6,676 | 33,120 | 2,197,458 | 2,095,599 | 4,293,057 | |||||
| 21 | 8,990 | 1,974 | 10,964 | 4,363 | 1,506 | 5,869 | 2,388 | 290 | 2,678 | 3,940 | 1,080 | 5,020 | 19,681 | 4,850 | 24,531 | 2,108,767 | 2,016,321 | 4,125,089 | |||||
| 22 | 7,501 | 1,705 | 9,206 | 3,438 | 1,157 | 4,595 | 1,581 | 174 | 1,755 | 2,919 | 840 | 3,759 | 15,439 | 3,876 | 19,315 | 2,044,881 | 2,069,953 | 4,114,834 | |||||
| 23 | 6,380 | 1,399 | 7,779 | 2,911 | 887 | 3,798 | 1,120 | 121 | 1,241 | 2,228 | 647 | 2,875 | 12,639 | 3,054 | 15,693 | 2,012,212 | 2,070,034 | 4,082,246 | |||||
| 24 | 5,113 | 1,002 | 6,115 | 2,177 | 686 | 2,863 | 783 | 88 | 871 | 1,669 | 471 | 2,140 | 9,742 | 2,247 | 11,989 | 2,121,381 | 2,181,530 | 4,302,911 | |||||
| 25 | 3,972 | 765 | 4,737 | 1,540 | 473 | 2,013 | 496 | 56 | 552 | 1,157 | 322 | 1,479 | 7,165 | 1,616 | 8,781 | 2,126,195 | 2,091,017 | 4,217,212 | |||||
| 26 | 3,082 | 624 | 3,706 | 1,113 | 342 | 1,455 | 320 | 33 | 353 | 880 | 235 | 1,115 | 5,395 | 1,234 | 6,629 | 2,068,025 | 2,008,398 | 4,076,423 | |||||
| 27 | 2,466 | 531 | 2,997 | 967 | 309 | 1,276 | 268 | 33 | 301 | 551 | 147 | 698 | 4,252 | 1,020 | 5,272 | 2,102,692 | 2,101,471 | 4,204,163 | |||||
| 28 | 2,159 | 505 | 2,664 | 783 | 234 | 1,017 | 128 | 25 | 153 | 93 | 16 | 109 | 3,163 | 780 | 3,943 | 2,124,162 | 2,080,048 | 4,204,210 | |||||
| 29 | 1,703 | 392 | 2,095 | 568 | 188 | 756 | 51 | 8 | 59 | 67 | 11 | 78 | 2,389 | 599 | 2,988 | 2,158,783 | 2,190,269 | 4,349,052 | |||||
| 30-34 | 5,060 | 1,185 | 6,245 | 1,463 | 440 | 1,903 | 75 | 8 | 83 | 183 | 31 | 214 | 6,781 | 1,664 | 8,445 | 9,802,881 | 9,877,135 | 19,680,016 | |||||
| 35+ | 3,360 | 910 | 4,270 | 264 | 77 | 341 | 48 | 7 | 55 | 38 | 7 | 45 | 3,710 | 1,001 | 4,711 | 1,909,688 | 1,954,835 | 3,864,523 | |||||
| Total | 107,313 | 24,964 | 132,277 | 50,307 | 18,362 | 68,669 | 44,570 | 5,426 | 49,996 | 43,441 | 13,729 | 57,170 | 245,631 | 62,481 | 308,112 | 39,185,481 | 39,004,713 | 78,190,194 | |||||
| Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16-17 | 11.2% | 14.8% | 11.9% | 12.0% | 16.6% | 13.3% | 31.8% | 33.0% | 31.9% | 14.7% | 19.9% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 18.0% | 16.2% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | |||||
| 18 | 17.4% | 17.8% | 17.5% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 21.8% | 29.4% | 28.2% | 29.3% | 23.4% | 23.3% | 23.4% | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.5% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.3% | |||||
| 19 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 14.2% | 17.5% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 15.2% | 14.8% | 15.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 5.0% | |||||
| 20 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.5% | 11.6% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.4% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% | 5.5% | |||||
| 21 | 8.4% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 7.9% | 8.8% | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.0% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.3% | |||||
| 22 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.0% | 6.8% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | |||||
| 23 | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.2% | |||||
| 24 | 4.8% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.5% | |||||
| 25 | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | |||||
| 26 | 2.9% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.72% | 0.61% | 0.71% | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.2% | |||||
| 27 | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.60% | 0.61% | 0.60% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | |||||
| 28 | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.29% | 0.46% | 0.31% | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.4% | |||||
| 29 | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.08% | 0.14% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.6% | |||||
| 30-34 | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 0.17% | 0.15% | 0.17% | 0.42% | 0.23% | 0.37% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 25.0% | 25.3% | 25.2% | |||||
| 35+ | 3.1% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.52% | 0.42% | 0.50% | 0.11% | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.09% | 0.05% | 0.08% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 4.9% | |||||
| 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 FY10. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 2009-September 2010 average. Military data are provided by the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). | |||||||||||||||||||||||