Table A-4.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: 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 3,732 21,007 16,064 23,634 10,177 1,967 1,288 77,869 40,803
   Females 444 3,676 3,850 7,005 3,859 610 150 19,594 7,970
   Total 4,176 24,683 19,914 30,639 14,036 2,577 1,438 97,463 48,773
   Percent Females 10.6 14.9 19.3 22.9 27.5 23.7 10.4 20.1 16.3
NAVY                  
   Males 3,853 18,300 11,786 7,447 2,577 288 165 44,416 33,939
   Females 520 4,974 4,939 4,503 1,926 206 40 17,108 10,433
   Total 4,373 23,274 16,725 11,950 4,503 494 205 61,524 44,372
   Percent Females 11.9 21.4 29.5 37.7 42.8 41.7 19.5 27.8 23.5
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 1,524 13,931 11,503 11,170 2,880 293 103 41,404 26,958
   Females 136 1,532 1,524 1,507 541 44 12 5,296 3,192
   Total 1,660 15,463 13,027 12,677 3,421 337 115 46,700 30,150
   Percent Females 8.2 9.9 11.7 11.9 15.8 13.1 10.4 11.3 10.6
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 2,553 13,581 7,428 4,184 1,107 87 464 29,404 23,562
   Females 392 3,616 2,981 2,164 869 83 113 10,218 6,989
   Total 2,945 17,197 10,409 6,348 1,976 170 577 39,622 30,551
   Percent Females 13.3 21.0 28.6 34.1 44.0 48.8 19.6 25.8 22.9
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 11,662 66,819 46,781 46,435 16,741 2,635 2,020 193,093 125,262
   Females 1,492 13,798 13,294 15,179 7,195 943 315 52,216 28,584
   Total 13,154 80,617 60,075 61,614 23,936 3,578 2,335 245,309 153,846
   Percent Females 11.3 17.1 22.1 24.6 30.1 26.4 13.5 21.3 18.6
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 4.8 27.0 20.6 30.4 13.1 2.5 1.7 100 52.4
   Females 2.3 18.8 19.6 35.8 19.7 3.1 0.77 100 40.7
   Total 4.3 25.3 20.4 31.4 14.4 2.6 1.5 100 50.0
NAVY                  
   Males 8.7 41.2 26.5 16.8 5.8 0.65 0.37 100 76.4
   Females 3.0 29.1 28.9 26.3 11.3 1.2 0.23 100 61.0
   Total 7.1 37.8 27.2 19.4 7.3 0.80 0.33 100 72.1
MARINE CORPS                  
   Males 3.7 33.6 27.8 27.0 7.0 0.71 0.25 100 65.1
   Females 2.6 28.9 28.8 28.5 10.2 0.83 0.23 100 60.3
   Total 3.6 33.1 27.9 27.1 7.3 0.72 0.25 100 64.6
AIR FORCE                  
   Males 8.7 46.2 25.3 14.2 3.8 0.30 1.6 100 80.1
   Females 3.8 35.4 29.2 21.2 8.5 0.81 1.1 100 68.4
   Total 7.4 43.4 26.3 16.0 5.0 0.43 1.5 100 77.1
TOTAL DoD                  
   Males 6.0 34.6 24.2 24.0 8.7 1.4 1.0 100 64.9
   Females 2.9 26.4 25.5 29.1 13.8 1.8 0.60 100 54.7
   Total 5.4 32.9 24.5 25.1 9.8 1.5 0.95 100 62.7
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 FY15.  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.