Table A-4.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY13: by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, 
Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
Number
                   
AFQT CATEGORY2 I + II + IIIA
GENDER       I      II     IIIA     IIIB      IV       V Other/Unk. TOTAL SUBTOTAL
ARMY                  
   Males 3,928 20,886 15,821 21,675 10,079 1,797 1,133 75,319 40,635
   Females 465 3,575 3,765 6,377 3,718 499 167 18,566 7,805
   Total 4,393 24,461 19,586 28,052 13,797 2,296 1,300 93,885 48,440
   Percent Females 10.6 14.6 19.2 22.7 26.9 21.7 12.8 19.8 16.1
NAVY                  
   Males 4,065 19,913 12,828 9,368 3,367 441 179 50,161 36,806
   Females 549 5,133 4,798 4,528 2,099 176 32 17,315 10,480
   Total 4,614 25,046 17,626 13,896 5,466 617 211 67,476 47,286
   Percent Females 11.9 20.5 27.2 32.6 38.4 28.5 15.2 25.7 22.2
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 1,855 15,366 11,832 11,135 2,819 265 71 43,343 29,053
   Females 120 1,226 1,343 1,376 432 59 8 4,564 2,689
   Total 1,975 16,592 13,175 12,511 3,251 324 79 47,907 31,742
   Percent Females 6.1 7.4 10.2 11.0 13.3 18.2 10.1 9.5 8.5
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 2,443 14,601 8,025 3,480 1,016 87 312 29,964 25,069
   Females 384 3,710 3,015 1,742 721 54 74 9,700 7,109
   Total 2,827 18,311 11,040 5,222 1,737 141 386 39,664 32,178
   Percent Females 13.6 20.3 27.3 33.4 41.5 38.3 19.2 24.5 22.1
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 12,291 70,766 48,506 45,658 17,281 2,590 1,695 198,787 131,563
   Females 1,518 13,644 12,921 14,023 6,970 788 281 50,145 28,083
   Total 13,809 84,410 61,427 59,681 24,251 3,378 1,976 248,932 159,646
   Percent Females 11.0 16.2 21.0 23.5 28.7 23.3 14.2 20.1 17.6
1997,  18-23 YR-OLD CIVILIANS3                
   Males 858,426 3,063,109 1,619,470 1,943,276 2,075,562 0 1,012,481 10,572,324 5,541,005
   Females 800,745 2,775,846 1,661,068 2,021,007 2,303,734 0 972,965 10,535,365 5,237,659
   Total 1,659,171 5,838,955 3,280,538 3,964,283 4,379,296 0 1,985,446 21,107,689 10,778,664
   Percent Females 48.3 47.5 50.6 51.0 52.6 ----- 49.0 49.9 48.6
Percent
                   
AFQT CATEGORY2 I + II + IIIA
GENDER       I      II     IIIA     IIIB      IV       V Other/Unk. TOTAL SUBTOTAL
ARMY                  
   Males 5.2 27.7 21.0 28.8 13.4 2.4 1.5 100 54.0
   Females 2.5 19.3 20.3 34.3 20.0 2.7 0.90 100 42.0
   Total 4.7 26.1 20.9 29.9 14.7 2.4 1.4 100 51.6
NAVY                  
   Males 8.1 39.7 25.6 18.7 6.7 0.88 0.36 100 73.4
   Females 3.2 29.6 27.7 26.2 12.1 1.0 0.18 100 60.5
   Total 6.8 37.1 26.1 20.6 8.1 0.91 0.31 100 70.1
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 4.3 35.5 27.3 25.7 6.5 0.61 0.16 100 67.0
   Females 2.6 26.9 29.4 30.1 9.5 1.3 0.18 100 58.9
   Total 4.1 34.6 27.5 26.1 6.8 0.68 0.16 100 66.3
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 8.2 48.7 26.8 11.6 3.4 0.29 1.0 100 83.7
   Females 4.0 38.2 31.1 18.0 7.4 0.56 0.76 100 73.3
   Total 7.1 46.2 27.8 13.2 4.4 0.36 0.97 100 81.1
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 6.2 35.6 24.4 23.0 8.7 1.3 0.85 100 66.2
   Females 3.0 27.2 25.8 28.0 13.9 1.6 0.56 100 56.0
   Total 5.5 33.9 24.7 24.0 9.7 1.4 0.79 100 64.1
1997,  18-23 YR-OLD CIVILIANS3                
   Males 8.1 29.0 15.3 18.4 19.6 0 9.6 100 52.4
   Females 7.6 26.3 15.8 19.2 21.9 0 9.2 100 49.7
   Total 7.9 27.7 15.5 18.8 20.7 0 9.4 100 51.1
   
  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 FY13.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise 
      tested.
  2. AFQT scores are percentiles that are normalized to the 1997 American youth population.  For example, a score of 92 represents the 
      92nd percentile and means that 92 percent of the youth population scored at or below that score.  It is standard to report these AFQT score 
      percentiles in the categories listed below.
Cat I:   100-93 Cat IIIB:   49-31
Cat II:   92-65 Cat IV:   30-10
Cat IIIA:   64-50 Cat V:   9-1
  3. AFQT percentile scores are normed by a nationally-representative sample of American youth.  The 1997 norming replaced the 
      1980 norming, which replaced the WWII norming.  AFQT category V individuals are ineligible for military service. 
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.