Table A-4.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY14: 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 3,361 18,739 14,655 20,249 9,376 1,678 754 68,812 36,755
   Females 441 3,361 3,648 6,125 3,457 530 71 17,633 7,450
   Total 3,802 22,100 18,303 26,374 12,833 2,208 825 86,445 44,205
   Percent Females 11.6 15.2 19.9 23.2 26.9 24.0 8.6 20.4 16.9
NAVY                  
   Males 3,857 18,034 11,125 6,931 2,410 265 114 42,736 33,016
   Females 561 4,609 4,543 3,439 1,608 175 29 14,964 9,713
   Total 4,418 22,643 15,668 10,370 4,018 440 143 57,700 42,729
   Percent Females 12.7 20.4 29.0 33.2 40.0 39.8 20.3 25.9 22.7
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 1,432 12,131 9,760 8,259 2,029 211 63 33,885 23,323
   Females 122 1,388 1,387 1,360 489 47 9 4,802 2,897
   Total 1,554 13,519 11,147 9,619 2,518 258 72 38,687 26,220
   Percent Females 7.9 10.3 12.4 14.1 19.4 18.2 12.5 12.4 11.0
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 2,214 12,044 6,498 3,126 793 62 128 24,865 20,756
   Females 336 3,151 2,662 1,651 609 51 25 8,485 6,149
   Total 2,550 15,195 9,160 4,777 1,402 113 153 33,350 26,905
   Percent Females 13.2 20.7 29.1 34.6 43.4 45.1 16.3 25.4 22.9
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 10,864 60,948 42,038 38,565 14,608 2,216 1,059 170,298 113,850
   Females 1,460 12,509 12,240 12,575 6,163 803 134 45,884 26,209
   Total 12,324 73,457 54,278 51,140 20,771 3,019 1,193 216,182 140,059
   Percent Females 11.8 17.0 22.6 24.6 29.7 26.6 11.2 21.2 18.7
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 4.9 27.2 21.3 29.4 13.6 2.4 1.1 100 53.4
   Females 2.5 19.1 20.7 34.7 19.6 3.0 0.40 100 42.3
   Total 4.4 25.6 21.2 30.5 14.8 2.6 0.95 100 51.1
NAVY                  
   Males 9.0 42.2 26.0 16.2 5.6 0.62 0.27 100 77.3
   Females 3.7 30.8 30.4 23.0 10.7 1.2 0.19 100 64.9
   Total 7.7 39.2 27.2 18.0 7.0 0.76 0.25 100 74.1
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 4.2 35.8 28.8 24.4 6.0 0.62 0.19 100 68.8
   Females 2.5 28.9 28.9 28.3 10.2 0.98 0.19 100 60.3
   Total 4.0 34.9 28.8 24.9 6.5 0.67 0.19 100 67.8
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 8.9 48.4 26.1 12.6 3.2 0.25 0.51 100 83.5
   Females 4.0 37.1 31.4 19.5 7.2 0.60 0.29 100 72.5
   Total 7.6 45.6 27.5 14.3 4.2 0.34 0.46 100 80.7
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 6.4 35.8 24.7 22.6 8.6 1.3 0.62 100 66.9
   Females 3.2 27.3 26.7 27.4 13.4 1.8 0.29 100 57.1
   Total 5.7 34.0 25.1 23.7 9.6 1.4 0.55 100 64.8
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 FY14.  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.