Table A-1.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: by Service, Gender, and Age with Civilian Comparison Group
Number
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
17 13,385 4,543 17,928 6,983 3,718 10,701 13,393 1,828 15,221 4,376 1,922 6,298 38,137 12,011 50,148 2,236,241 2,163,190 4,399,431
18 17,204 4,503 21,707 10,797 4,240 15,037 13,032 1,586 14,618 7,696 2,399 10,095 48,729 12,728 61,457 2,094,372 2,035,711 4,130,083
19 11,244 2,490 13,734 6,724 2,384 9,108 5,775 698 6,473 4,817 1,512 6,329 28,560 7,084 35,644 1,854,241 1,833,240 3,687,481
20 7,887 1,716 9,603 4,780 1,603 6,383 3,279 411 3,690 3,212 1,106 4,318 19,158 4,836 23,994 2,218,929 2,065,932 4,284,862
21 5,970 1,304 7,274 3,506 1,253 4,759 2,081 258 2,339 2,314 811 3,125 13,871 3,626 17,497 2,179,362 2,088,545 4,267,907
22 4,997 1,054 6,051 2,977 1,002 3,979 1,373 182 1,555 1,868 693 2,561 11,215 2,931 14,146 2,248,003 2,246,228 4,494,231
23 3,953 901 4,854 2,327 749 3,076 880 113 993 1,525 463 1,988 8,685 2,226 10,911 2,106,844 2,232,982 4,339,826
24 3,178 689 3,867 1,711 610 2,321 644 99 743 1,124 398 1,522 6,657 1,796 8,453 2,281,687 2,346,868 4,628,555
25 2,412 558 2,970 1,302 427 1,729 413 47 460 786 272 1,058 4,913 1,304 6,217 2,224,272 2,277,694 4,501,966
26 1,840 432 2,272 920 292 1,212 255 27 282 502 207 709 3,517 958 4,475 2,076,183 2,177,993 4,254,176
27 1,353 310 1,663 618 219 837 168 29 197 354 130 484 2,493 688 3,181 2,082,687 2,072,475 4,155,162
28 1,091 241 1,332 457 171 628 80 14 94 226 81 307 1,854 507 2,361 2,214,437 2,171,102 4,385,539
29 934 202 1,136 342 111 453 12 3 15 153 55 208 1,441 371 1,812 2,117,641 2,168,189 4,285,830
30 658 160 818 272 85 357 9 0 9 87 39 126 1,026 284 1,310 2,063,449 2,100,701 4,164,151
31 568 131 699 207 61 268 5 0 5 79 27 106 859 219 1,078 2,001,672 2,069,981 4,071,653
32 464 132 596 139 53 192 0 0 0 56 23 79 659 208 867 2,082,341 2,182,568 4,264,909
33 357 113 470 122 42 164 0 0 0 46 21 67 525 176 701 2,036,672 2,159,581 4,196,254
34 305 104 409 82 31 113 1 1 2 37 10 47 425 146 571 2,162,377 2,158,725 4,321,102
35 16 5 21 38 18 56 0 0 0 42 10 52 96 33 129 2,102,957 2,186,404 4,289,361
36 18 1 19 30 10 40 1 0 1 33 13 46 82 24 106 1,966,415 1,997,164 3,963,580
37 9 1 10 24 11 35 0 0 0 32 8 40 65 20 85 1,931,811 2,010,609 3,942,420
38 11 1 12 30 8 38 0 0 0 14 10 24 55 19 74 1,866,288 1,926,476 3,792,765
39 5 0 5 19 9 28 0 0 0 16 5 21 40 14 54 1,823,082 1,938,299 3,761,381
40+ 10 3 13 9 1 10 3 0 3 9 3 12 31 7 38
Total 77,869 19,594 97,463   44,416 17,108 61,524   41,404 5,296 46,700   29,404 10,218 39,622   193,093 52,216 245,309   47,971,964 48,610,658 96,582,622
Percent
  SERVICE                
ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
AGE Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
17 17.2 23.2 18.4 15.7 21.7 17.4 32.3 34.5 32.6 14.9 18.8 15.9 19.8 23.0 20.4 4.7 4.5 4.6
18 22.1 23.0 22.3 24.3 24.8 24.4 31.5 29.9 31.3 26.2 23.5 25.5 25.2 24.4 25.1 4.4 4.2 4.3
19 14.4 12.7 14.1 15.1 13.9 14.8 13.9 13.2 13.9 16.4 14.8 16.0 14.8 13.6 14.5 3.9 3.8 3.8
20 10.1 8.8 9.9 10.8 9.4 10.4 7.9 7.8 7.9 10.9 10.8 10.9 9.9 9.3 9.8 4.6 4.2 4.4
21 7.7 6.7 7.5 7.9 7.3 7.7 5.0 4.9 5.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.2 6.9 7.1 4.5 4.3 4.4
22 6.4 5.4 6.2 6.7 5.9 6.5 3.3 3.4 3.3 6.4 6.8 6.5 5.8 5.6 5.8 4.7 4.6 4.7
23 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.2 4.4 5.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 5.2 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.5
24 4.1 3.5 4.0 3.9 3.6 3.8 1.6 1.9 1.6 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.4 4.8 4.8 4.8
25 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.5 2.8 1.0 0.89 0.99 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.5 4.6 4.7 4.7
26 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.1 1.7 2.0 0.62 0.51 0.60 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 4.3 4.5 4.4
27 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.41 0.55 0.42 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 4.3 4.3 4.3
28 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.19 0.26 0.20 0.77 0.79 0.77 0.96 0.97 0.96 4.6 4.5 4.5
29 1.2 1.0 1.2 0.77 0.65 0.74 0.03 0.06 0.03 0.52 0.54 0.52 0.75 0.71 0.74 4.4 4.5 4.4
30 0.85 0.82 0.84 0.61 0.50 0.58 0.02 0 0.02 0.30 0.38 0.32 0.53 0.54 0.53 4.3 4.3 4.3
31 0.73 0.67 0.72 0.47 0.36 0.44 0.01 0 0.01 0.27 0.26 0.27 0.44 0.42 0.44 4.2 4.3 4.2
32 0.60 0.67 0.61 0.31 0.31 0.31 0 0 0 0.19 0.23 0.20 0.34 0.40 0.35 4.3 4.5 4.4
33 0.46 0.58 0.48 0.27 0.25 0.27 0 0 0 0.16 0.21 0.17 0.27 0.34 0.29 4.2 4.4 4.3
34 0.39 0.53 0.42 0.18 0.18 0.18 0 0.02 0 0.13 0.10 0.12 0.22 0.28 0.23 4.5 4.4 4.5
35 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.09 0.11 0.09 0 0 0 0.14 0.10 0.13 0.05 0.06 0.05 4.4 4.5 4.4
36 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.07 0.06 0.07 0 0 0 0.11 0.13 0.12 0.04 0.05 0.04 4.1 4.1 4.1
37 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.05 0.06 0.06 0 0 0 0.11 0.08 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.03 4.0 4.1 4.1
38 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.06 0 0 0 0.05 0.10 0.06 0.03 0.04 0.03 3.9 4.0 3.9
39 0.01 0 0.01 0.04 0.05 0.05 0 0 0 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.02 3.8 4.0 3.9
40+ 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.02
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 FY15.  
      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 17-39, October 2014-September 2015 average. Military data are provided by the
      Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).