Table B-8.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY17: by Quality, Service, and Gender
                 
QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY1 NON-HIGH QUALITY TOTAL
GENDER      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   Males 29,898 57.71 21,908 42.29 51,806 100
   Females 5,152 49.44 5,268 50.56 10,420 100
   Total 35,050 56.33 27,176 43.67 62,226 100
   Percent Females 14.70 19.38 16.75
NAVY                
   Males 22,016 84.59 4,010 15.41 26,026 100
   Females 6,691 74.91 2,241 25.09 8,932 100
   Total 28,707 82.12 6,251 17.88 34,958 100
   Percent Females 23.31 35.85 25.55
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 20,422 71.55 8,120 28.45 28,542 100
   Females 2,277 70.87 936 29.13 3,213 100
   Total 22,699 71.48 9,056 28.52 31,755 100
   Percent Females 10.03 10.34 10.12
AIR FORCE                
   Males 19,530 82.99 4,002 17.01 23,532 100
   Females 5,521 77.63 1,591 22.37 7,112 100
   Total 25,051 81.75 5,593 18.25 30,644 100
   Percent Females 22.04 28.45 23.21
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 91,866 70.72 38,040 29.28 129,906 100
   Females 19,641 66.18 10,036 33.82 29,677 100
   Total 111,507 69.87 48,076 30.13 159,583 100
   Percent Females 17.61 20.88 18.60
     
1. High quality accessions are those individuals with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores in categories I-IIIA and Tier 1 educational backgrounds.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect NPS accessions from 1 October 2016 through 30 September 2017.