Table B-40.  Active Component Enlisted Members Continuation Rates, FY13: by Service and Years of Service

Year of SERVICE  
Service ARMY  NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD
1 91.2 93.8 95.3 93.4 93.0
2 90.6 94.3 95.9 94.1 93.1
3 76.6 93.1 93.6 92.3 86.0
4 66.7 74.9 46.9 82.5 67.7
5 73.6 78.1 50.8 90.8 74.4
6 76.9 79.3 90.2 80.0 79.6
7 77.1 90.7 92.2 92.1 85.3
8 78.2 82.3 70.1 89.6 79.9
9 82.1 89.4 74.2 92.4 85.0
10 84.9 90.1 85.5 91.4 87.8
11 85.9 92.1 89.7 94.1 89.9
12 86.7 93.1 80.1 94.9 89.7
13 87.7 93.8 84.7 95.9 91.4
14 90.1 86.1 93.3 97.0 91.4
15 90.2 96.0 91.5 94.8 93.2
16 93.8 96.7 92.4 98.1 95.6
17 94.7 97.9 93.9 98.0 96.4
18 96.4 98.4 95.2 98.5 97.5
19 97.6 99.2 98.1 99.0 98.5
20 63.0 42.0 50.6 68.1 57.2
21 74.2 82.1 70.6 70.7 74.0
22 74.5 83.6 71.3 73.7 76.0
23 72.8 83.9 79.1 78.6 77.5
24 78.5 57.4 76.5 44.8 62.2
25 78.1 85.5 82.9 76.0 79.9
26 60.5 48.4 81.5 52.8 57.3
27 78.2 88.4 78.9 80.0 80.6
28 80.6 88.1 85.4 84.2 83.8
29 72.1 93.8 90.2 83.8 82.6
30 72.4 16.7 6.7 7.7 29.5
31+ 50.0 21.3 24.4 7.1 42.2
Overall 81.8 87.3 81.3 89.9 84.8
   
      Continuation rates represent the fraction of those serving on active-duty in 2012 who are still in an 
      active-duty status in 2013.