Table A-1.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: 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 11,905 4,451 16,356 7,682 3,945 11,627 12,955 1,958 14,913 4,624 2,508 7,132 37,166 12,862 50,028 2,306,635 2,244,942 4,551,577
18 16,697 4,868 21,565 11,076 4,265 15,341 12,671 1,667 14,338 9,020 3,560 12,580 49,464 14,360 63,824 2,065,886 2,024,701 4,090,587
19 11,065 2,633 13,698 6,224 2,214 8,438 5,818 717 6,535 5,699 2,141 7,840 28,806 7,705 36,511 1,898,352 1,849,519 3,747,871
20 7,370 1,775 9,145 3,917 1,488 5,405 3,077 420 3,497 3,778 1,381 5,159 18,142 5,064 23,206 2,104,371 2,044,601 4,148,972
21 5,772 1,290 7,062 2,934 1,001 3,935 1,887 249 2,136 2,644 1,059 3,703 13,237 3,599 16,836 2,139,552 2,131,551 4,271,103
22 4,931 1,142 6,073 2,286 824 3,110 1,318 147 1,465 2,148 876 3,024 10,683 2,989 13,672 2,079,719 2,106,122 4,185,841
23 4,209 956 5,165 1,907 675 2,582 890 101 991 1,793 717 2,510 8,799 2,449 11,248 2,130,748 2,160,098 4,290,846
24 3,345 748 4,093 1,479 523 2,002 583 86 669 1,285 561 1,846 6,692 1,918 8,610 2,200,018 2,169,485 4,369,503
25 2,754 621 3,375 1,112 412 1,524 398 46 444 959 401 1,360 5,223 1,480 6,703 2,319,318 2,198,181 4,517,499
26 2,228 493 2,721 882 283 1,165 270 38 308 765 312 1,077 4,145 1,126 5,271 2,238,197 2,262,485 4,500,682
27 1,743 381 2,124 626 239 865 225 28 253 532 246 778 3,126 894 4,020 2,269,569 2,392,908 4,662,477
28 1,452 346 1,798 487 207 694 132 22 154 366 163 529 2,437 738 3,175 2,298,632 2,308,919 4,607,551
29 1,103 282 1,385 381 145 526 18 2 20 273 101 374 1,775 530 2,305 2,304,809 2,292,701 4,597,511
30 885 190 1,075 265 109 374 14 1 15 198 106 304 1,362 406 1,768 2,243,984 2,189,790 4,433,774
31 759 158 917 216 79 295 4 1 5 155 55 210 1,134 293 1,427 2,134,966 2,124,370 4,259,336
32 568 140 708 157 71 228 5 1 6 116 55 171 846 267 1,113 2,164,453 2,199,286 4,363,739
33 477 135 612 132 80 212 5 1 6 100 45 145 714 261 975 2,094,970 2,165,137 4,260,107
34 411 119 530 118 51 169 2 1 3 70 41 111 601 212 813 2,037,504 2,180,821 4,218,325
35 68 18 86 90 29 119 2 0 2 74 42 116 234 89 323 2,106,808 2,200,666 4,307,474
36 38 9 47 73 29 102 0 0 0 50 25 75 161 63 224 2,121,048 2,138,856 4,259,904
37 25 5 30 51 29 80 0 0 0 48 31 79 124 65 189 2,101,064 2,168,777 4,269,841
38 21 9 30 62 25 87 0 0 0 55 28 83 138 62 200 2,022,384 2,155,729 4,178,113
39 13 1 14 38 24 62 0 0 0 28 21 49 79 46 125 2,007,281 2,018,550 4,025,831
40+ 24 6 30 3 0 3 0 0 0 14 6 20 41 12 53
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 77,863 20,776 98,639   42,198 16,747 58,945   40,274 5,486 45,760   34,794 14,481 49,275   195,129 57,490 252,619   49,390,270 49,728,193 99,118,463
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 15.29 21.42 16.58 18.20 23.56 19.73 32.17 35.69 32.59 13.29 17.32 14.47 19.05 22.37 19.80 4.67 4.51 4.59
18 21.44 23.43 21.86 26.25 25.47 26.03 31.46 30.39 31.33 25.92 24.58 25.53 25.35 24.98 25.26 4.18 4.07 4.13
19 14.21 12.67 13.89 14.75 13.22 14.32 14.45 13.07 14.28 16.38 14.78 15.91 14.76 13.40 14.45 3.84 3.72 3.78
20 9.47 8.54 9.27 9.28 8.89 9.17 7.64 7.66 7.64 10.86 9.54 10.47 9.30 8.81 9.19 4.26 4.11 4.19
21 7.41 6.21 7.16 6.95 5.98 6.68 4.69 4.54 4.67 7.60 7.31 7.51 6.78 6.26 6.66 4.33 4.29 4.31
22 6.33 5.50 6.16 5.42 4.92 5.28 3.27 2.68 3.20 6.17 6.05 6.14 5.47 5.20 5.41 4.21 4.24 4.22
23 5.41 4.60 5.24 4.52 4.03 4.38 2.21 1.84 2.17 5.15 4.95 5.09 4.51 4.26 4.45 4.31 4.34 4.33
24 4.30 3.60 4.15 3.50 3.12 3.40 1.45 1.57 1.46 3.69 3.87 3.75 3.43 3.34 3.41 4.45 4.36 4.41
25 3.54 2.99 3.42 2.64 2.46 2.59 0.99 0.84 0.97 2.76 2.77 2.76 2.68 2.57 2.65 4.70 4.42 4.56
26 2.86 2.37 2.76 2.09 1.69 1.98 0.67 0.69 0.67 2.20 2.15 2.19 2.12 1.96 2.09 4.53 4.55 4.54
27 2.24 1.83 2.15 1.48 1.43 1.47 0.56 0.51 0.55 1.53 1.70 1.58 1.60 1.56 1.59 4.60 4.81 4.70
28 1.86 1.67 1.82 1.15 1.24 1.18 0.33 0.40 0.34 1.05 1.13 1.07 1.25 1.28 1.26 4.65 4.64 4.65
29 1.42 1.36 1.40 0.90 0.87 0.89 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.78 0.70 0.76 0.91 0.92 0.91 4.67 4.61 4.64
30 1.14 0.91 1.09 0.63 0.65 0.63 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.57 0.73 0.62 0.70 0.71 0.70 4.54 4.40 4.47
31 0.97 0.76 0.93 0.51 0.47 0.50 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.45 0.38 0.43 0.58 0.51 0.56 4.32 4.27 4.30
32 0.73 0.67 0.72 0.37 0.42 0.39 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.33 0.38 0.35 0.43 0.46 0.44 4.38 4.42 4.40
33 0.61 0.65 0.62 0.31 0.48 0.36 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.29 0.31 0.29 0.37 0.45 0.39 4.24 4.35 4.30
34 0.53 0.57 0.54 0.28 0.30 0.29 0 0.02 0.01 0.20 0.28 0.23 0.31 0.37 0.32 4.13 4.39 4.26
35 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.21 0.17 0.20 0 0 0 0.21 0.29 0.24 0.12 0.15 0.13 4.27 4.43 4.35
36 0.05 0.04 0.05 0.17 0.17 0.17 0 0 0 0.14 0.17 0.15 0.08 0.11 0.09 4.29 4.30 4.30
37 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.12 0.17 0.14 0 0 0 0.14 0.21 0.16 0.06 0.11 0.07 4.25 4.36 4.31
38 0.03 0.04 0.03 0.15 0.15 0.15 0 0 0 0.16 0.19 0.17 0.07 0.11 0.08 4.09 4.34 4.22
39 0.02 0 0.01 0.09 0.14 0.11 0 0 0 0.08 0.15 0.10 0.04 0.08 0.05 4.06 4.06 4.06
40+ 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.01 0 0.01 0 0 0 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 FY18.    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 2017-September 2018 average. Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).