Table A-1.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY16: 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 13,792 5,038 18,830 6,647 3,430 10,077 12,582 1,840 14,422 4,958 2,274 7,232 37,979 12,582 50,561 2,193,422 2,162,116 4,355,538
18 17,558 4,636 22,194 10,075 3,832 13,907 12,311 1,540 13,851 8,683 3,109 11,792 48,627 13,117 61,744 2,088,430 2,000,410 4,088,840
19 11,143 2,441 13,584 6,100 2,151 8,251 5,828 684 6,512 5,328 1,805 7,133 28,399 7,081 35,480 1,886,807 1,838,419 3,725,227
20 7,564 1,686 9,250 4,095 1,467 5,562 3,060 317 3,377 3,565 1,242 4,807 18,284 4,712 22,996 2,218,144 2,105,528 4,323,673
21 5,996 1,291 7,287 3,050 1,082 4,132 1,977 226 2,203 2,540 949 3,489 13,563 3,548 17,111 2,197,320 2,142,480 4,339,800
22 4,891 1,094 5,985 2,496 892 3,388 1,251 141 1,392 2,027 791 2,818 10,665 2,918 13,583 2,090,291 2,138,808 4,229,099
23 4,109 918 5,027 2,074 681 2,755 883 102 985 1,613 598 2,211 8,679 2,299 10,978 2,199,286 2,266,307 4,465,593
24 3,176 744 3,920 1,570 526 2,096 589 65 654 1,149 458 1,607 6,484 1,793 8,277 2,220,272 2,202,152 4,422,425
25 2,542 630 3,172 1,150 424 1,574 402 41 443 905 338 1,243 4,999 1,433 6,432 2,288,834 2,259,208 4,548,042
26 2,034 462 2,496 839 314 1,153 266 33 299 689 253 942 3,828 1,062 4,890 2,255,323 2,289,311 4,544,635
27 1,548 384 1,932 539 223 762 146 22 168 415 168 583 2,648 797 3,445 2,123,693 2,175,530 4,299,223
28 1,276 269 1,545 430 162 592 107 14 121 261 116 377 2,074 561 2,635 2,116,044 2,195,084 4,311,128
29 947 223 1,170 303 120 423 27 4 31 213 55 268 1,490 402 1,892 2,213,350 2,213,838 4,427,187
30 791 172 963 237 82 319 13 1 14 149 61 210 1,190 316 1,506 2,163,515 2,142,027 4,305,542
31 573 151 724 196 67 263 7 1 8 120 52 172 896 271 1,167 2,150,176 2,188,351 4,338,527
32 497 119 616 149 58 207 6 1 7 94 39 133 746 217 963 2,052,746 2,056,909 4,109,654
33 421 124 545 133 50 183 8 0 8 64 32 96 626 206 832 2,022,903 2,213,074 4,235,977
34 282 93 375 92 42 134 3 0 3 52 39 91 429 174 603 2,074,517 2,154,894 4,229,411
35 21 5 26 43 15 58 0 1 1 52 24 76 116 45 161 2,107,466 2,124,760 4,232,226
36 15 2 17 25 9 34 0 0 0 37 27 64 77 38 115 2,083,656 2,210,502 4,294,158
37 15 2 17 19 9 28 2 0 2 37 24 61 73 35 108 1,951,522 2,058,880 4,010,402
38 3 3 6 25 5 30 1 0 1 33 16 49 62 24 86 1,943,671 1,979,606 3,923,277
39 4 0 4 17 5 22 1 0 1 15 10 25 37 15 52 1,866,278 1,943,380 3,809,657
40+ 12 2 14 2 1 3 1 0 1 14 0 14 29 3 32
Total 79,210 20,489 99,699   40,306 15,647 55,953   39,471 5,033 44,504   33,013 12,480 45,493   192,000 53,649 245,649   48,507,666 49,061,574 97,569,240
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 17.41 24.59 18.89 16.49 21.92 18.01 31.88 36.56 32.41 15.02 18.22 15.90 19.78 23.45 20.58 4.52 4.41 4.46
18 22.17 22.63 22.26 25.00 24.49 24.85 31.19 30.60 31.12 26.30 24.91 25.92 25.33 24.45 25.14 4.31 4.08 4.19
19 14.07 11.91 13.63 15.13 13.75 14.75 14.77 13.59 14.63 16.14 14.46 15.68 14.79 13.20 14.44 3.89 3.75 3.82
20 9.55 8.23 9.28 10.16 9.38 9.94 7.75 6.30 7.59 10.80 9.95 10.57 9.52 8.78 9.36 4.57 4.29 4.43
21 7.57 6.30 7.31 7.57 6.92 7.38 5.01 4.49 4.95 7.69 7.60 7.67 7.06 6.61 6.97 4.53 4.37 4.45
22 6.17 5.34 6.00 6.19 5.70 6.06 3.17 2.80 3.13 6.14 6.34 6.19 5.55 5.44 5.53 4.31 4.36 4.33
23 5.19 4.48 5.04 5.15 4.35 4.92 2.24 2.03 2.21 4.89 4.79 4.86 4.52 4.29 4.47 4.53 4.62 4.58
24 4.01 3.63 3.93 3.90 3.36 3.75 1.49 1.29 1.47 3.48 3.67 3.53 3.38 3.34 3.37 4.58 4.49 4.53
25 3.21 3.07 3.18 2.85 2.71 2.81 1.02 0.81 1.00 2.74 2.71 2.73 2.60 2.67 2.62 4.72 4.60 4.66
26 2.57 2.25 2.50 2.08 2.01 2.06 0.67 0.66 0.67 2.09 2.03 2.07 1.99 1.98 1.99 4.65 4.67 4.66
27 1.95 1.87 1.94 1.34 1.43 1.36 0.37 0.44 0.38 1.26 1.35 1.28 1.38 1.49 1.40 4.38 4.43 4.41
28 1.61 1.31 1.55 1.07 1.04 1.06 0.27 0.28 0.27 0.79 0.93 0.83 1.08 1.05 1.07 4.36 4.47 4.42
29 1.20 1.09 1.17 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.07 0.08 0.07 0.65 0.44 0.59 0.78 0.75 0.77 4.56 4.51 4.54
30 1.00 0.84 0.97 0.59 0.52 0.57 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.45 0.49 0.46 0.62 0.59 0.61 4.46 4.37 4.41
31 0.72 0.74 0.73 0.49 0.43 0.47 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.36 0.42 0.38 0.47 0.51 0.48 4.43 4.46 4.45
32 0.63 0.58 0.62 0.37 0.37 0.37 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.28 0.31 0.29 0.39 0.40 0.39 4.23 4.19 4.21
33 0.53 0.61 0.55 0.33 0.32 0.33 0.02 0 0.02 0.19 0.26 0.21 0.33 0.38 0.34 4.17 4.51 4.34
34 0.36 0.45 0.38 0.23 0.27 0.24 0.01 0 0.01 0.16 0.31 0.20 0.22 0.32 0.25 4.28 4.39 4.33
35 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.11 0.10 0.10 0 0.02 0 0.16 0.19 0.17 0.06 0.08 0.07 4.34 4.33 4.34
36 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.06 0.06 0.06 0 0 0 0.11 0.22 0.14 0.04 0.07 0.05 4.30 4.51 4.40
37 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.01 0 0 0.11 0.19 0.13 0.04 0.07 0.04 4.02 4.20 4.11
38 0 0.01 0.01 0.06 0.03 0.05 0 0 0 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.03 0.04 0.04 4.01 4.03 4.02
39 0.01 0 0 0.04 0.03 0.04 0 0 0 0.05 0.08 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.02 3.85 3.96 3.90
40+ 0.02 0.01 0.01 0 0.01 0.01 0 0 0 0.04 0 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.01
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 FY16.    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 2015-September 2016 average. Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).