Table D-9.  High Quality1 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service, FYs 1973-2010
                             
SERVICE
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %     
1973 63,476 37.4% 43,174 46.1% 12,190 24.9% 54,751 58.5% 173,591 42.8%
1974 55,770 31.0% 39,526 43.9% 12,999 28.7% 43,144 58.8% 151,439 39.0%
1975 68,464 38.0% 48,535 49.3% 18,320 32.1% 46,819 63.4% 182,138 44.5%
1976 64,739 36.2% 51,465 56.3% 22,920 44.5% 51,891 72.5% 191,015 48.6%
 19772 39,688 18.3% 42,360 32.8% 14,097 24.5% 38,128 41.7% 134,273 27.1%
 19782 28,496 23.3% 29,270 37.5% 10,961 28.7% 31,980 47.7% 100,707 33.0%
 19792 23,747 18.5% 27,710 36.0% 10,586 27.3% 28,850 43.3% 90,893 29.3%
 19802 32,483 20.5% 38,982 44.0% 14,705 34.9% 39,776 55.6% 125,946 34.9%
 19812 30,258 27.7% 34,968 40.7% 14,179 36.5% 36,241 51.4% 115,646 38.0%
1982 45,300 37.7% 34,906 43.6% 15,246 40.2% 37,653 56.0% 133,105 43.6%
1983 58,062 43.8% 39,021 52.8% 16,592 45.3% 39,452 65.5% 153,127 50.5%
1984 59,342 45.8% 40,771 52.8% 18,161 46.4% 40,744 68.9% 159,018 52.1%
1985 58,328 49.0% 40,201 48.5% 16,567 48.7% 43,371 66.8% 158,467 52.7%
1986 65,880 52.0% 41,084 46.5% 20,513 59.2% 43,925 68.6% 171,402 54.6%
1987 69,676 57.9% 45,676 52.1% 20,630 61.5% 41,374 75.7% 177,356 59.9%
1988 61,836 58.5% 46,294 51.6% 22,399 64.1% 33,105 81.2% 163,634 60.4%
1989 60,242 53.7% 41,949 46.8% 20,689 62.8% 35,825 83.0% 158,705 57.1%
1990 51,749 61.2% 37,708 53.4% 20,130 61.2% 30,151 84.3% 139,738 62.4%
1991 55,353 71.3% 41,035 59.9% 19,451 65.6% 25,135 84.5% 140,974 68.6%
1992 58,514 76.4% 37,760 64.6% 21,872 68.8% 29,274 84.1% 147,420 73.1%
1993 47,741 64.6% 39,797 63.0% 22,734 65.4% 24,638 78.7% 134,910 66.4%
1994 39,329 64.1% 33,526 62.7% 20,045 63.1% 23,588 79.3% 116,488 66.0%
1995 36,494 63.6% 28,059 59.5% 19,842 62.1% 25,355 82.4% 109,750 65.6%
1996 42,595 60.9% 26,935 58.4% 20,054 61.7% 24,702 80.9% 114,286 63.8%
1997 43,754 57.6% 30,165 61.4% 20,974 61.8% 23,314 77.4% 118,207 62.5%
1998 38,696 56.6% 27,334 58.5% 20,134 60.2% 23,469 74.4% 109,633 60.9%
1999 34,990 52.2% 27,376 53.2% 19,726 59.8% 23,339 72.2% 105,431 57.4%
2000 35,569 53.6% 25,964 52.6% 18,021 59.6% 22,864 69.6% 102,418 57.3%
2001 36,262 52.5% 26,049 52.2% 18,211 60.4% 24,438 72.2% 104,960 57.4%
2002 39,841 57.3% 24,859 57.2% 20,607 64.5% 27,236 74.7% 112,543 62.0%
2003 40,734 60.0% 23,906 59.5% 21,015 65.5% 28,731 79.4% 114,386 64.8%
2004 44,288 60.9% 25,536 64.8% 20,304 67.3% 27,187 80.7% 117,315 66.7%
2005 35,615 56.2% 24,746 65.6% 20,596 64.3% 15,477 81.1% 96,434 63.4%
2006 31,544 45.2% 25,050 69.9% 20,338 64.8% 23,687 77.8% 100,619 60.1%
2007 27,777 44.2% 22,423 64.9% 21,012 61.7% 21,390 77.1% 92,602 58.2%
2008 31,623 45.6% 25,770 67.9% 22,973 62.1% 21,582 77.8% 101,948 59.3%
2009 34,439 54.1% 25,925 73.6% 20,592 66.6% 25,186 79.3% 106,142 65.7%
2010 43,020 61.4% 27,577 81.0% 19,911 71.1% 25,180 88.8% 115,688 72.1%
     
  1. High quality individuals are high school graduates who are in Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) categories I through IIIA.
  2. Values reflect Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) misnorming.