Table A-2.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY18: by Gender, Marital Status, and Age with Civilian Comparison Group
Number
             
AGE MILITARY 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION
MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL DoD   MALES   FEMALES
Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total
17 117 37,049 37,166 45 12,817 12,862 162 49,866 50,028 15,055 2,291,580 2,306,635 14,896 2,230,045 2,244,942
18 443 49,021 49,464 210 14,150 14,360 653 63,171 63,824 14,564 2,051,322 2,065,886 31,858 1,992,843 2,024,701
19 669 28,137 28,806 288 7,417 7,705 957 35,554 36,511 30,869 1,867,483 1,898,352 51,772 1,797,746 1,849,519
20 818 17,324 18,142 397 4,667 5,064 1,215 21,991 23,206 48,023 2,056,348 2,104,371 124,013 1,920,588 2,044,601
21 920 12,317 13,237 412 3,187 3,599 1,332 15,504 16,836 102,527 2,037,025 2,139,552 180,058 1,951,492 2,131,551
22 1,157 9,526 10,683 503 2,486 2,989 1,660 12,012 13,672 135,610 1,944,110 2,079,719 255,117 1,851,005 2,106,122
23 1,244 7,555 8,799 530 1,919 2,449 1,774 9,474 11,248 192,008 1,938,740 2,130,748 347,973 1,812,126 2,160,098
24 1,160 5,532 6,692 487 1,431 1,918 1,647 6,963 8,610 289,556 1,910,463 2,200,018 445,503 1,723,982 2,169,485
25 1,081 4,142 5,223 444 1,036 1,480 1,525 5,178 6,703 403,199 1,916,119 2,319,318 570,715 1,627,466 2,198,181
26 1,054 3,091 4,145 424 702 1,126 1,478 3,793 5,271 483,788 1,754,409 2,238,197 694,343 1,568,142 2,262,485
27 920 2,206 3,126 342 552 894 1,262 2,758 4,020 604,416 1,665,153 2,269,569 861,194 1,531,714 2,392,908
28 835 1,602 2,437 337 401 738 1,172 2,003 3,175 770,431 1,528,201 2,298,632 937,404 1,371,514 2,308,919
29 745 1,030 1,775 249 281 530 994 1,311 2,305 874,499 1,430,310 2,304,809 1,079,059 1,213,642 2,292,701
30 582 780 1,362 212 194 406 794 974 1,768 928,917 1,315,067 2,243,984 1,139,170 1,050,620 2,189,790
31 535 599 1,134 144 149 293 679 748 1,427 1,024,258 1,110,708 2,134,966 1,162,045 962,325 2,124,370
32 415 431 846 140 127 267 555 558 1,113 1,102,976 1,061,477 2,164,453 1,258,516 940,770 2,199,286
33 369 345 714 131 130 261 500 475 975 1,106,588 988,382 2,094,970 1,249,134 916,003 2,165,137
34 323 278 601 128 84 212 451 362 813 1,166,103 871,401 2,037,504 1,335,168 845,653 2,180,821
35 128 106 234 52 37 89 180 143 323 1,256,717 850,092 2,106,808 1,333,075 867,591 2,200,666
36 99 62 161 35 28 63 134 90 224 1,303,563 817,485 2,121,048 1,313,283 825,573 2,138,856
37 65 59 124 38 27 65 103 86 189 1,363,673 737,390 2,101,064 1,325,884 842,893 2,168,777
38 79 59 138 38 24 62 117 83 200 1,296,581 725,803 2,022,384 1,375,244 780,485 2,155,729
39 44 35 79 23 23 46 67 58 125 1,361,449 645,832 2,007,281 1,256,791 761,759 2,018,550
40+ 31 10 41 7 5 12
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13,833 181,296 195,129   5,616 51,874 57,490   19,411 233,155 252,566   15,875,369 33,514,901 49,390,270   18,342,217 31,385,976 49,728,193
Percent
                                     
AGE MILITARY 17-39 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION
MALES   FEMALES   TOTAL DoD   MALES   FEMALES
Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total   Married Single Total
17 0.31 99.69 100 0.35 99.65 100 0.32 99.68 100 0.65 99.35 100 0.66 99.34 100
18 0.90 99.10 100 1.46 98.54 100 1.02 98.98 100 0.70 99.30 100 1.57 98.43 100
19 2.32 97.68 100 3.74 96.26 100 2.62 97.38 100 1.63 98.37 100 2.80 97.20 100
20 4.51 95.49 100 7.84 92.16 100 5.24 94.76 100 2.28 97.72 100 6.07 93.93 100
21 6.95 93.05 100 11.45 88.55 100 7.91 92.09 100 4.79 95.21 100 8.45 91.55 100
22 10.83 89.17 100 16.83 83.17 100 12.14 87.86 100 6.52 93.48 100 12.11 87.89 100
23 14.14 85.86 100 21.64 78.36 100 15.77 84.23 100 9.01 90.99 100 16.11 83.89 100
24 17.33 82.67 100 25.39 74.61 100 19.13 80.87 100 13.16 86.84 100 20.53 79.47 100
25 20.70 79.30 100 30.00 70.00 100 22.75 77.25 100 17.38 82.62 100 25.96 74.04 100
26 25.43 74.57 100 37.66 62.34 100 28.04 71.96 100 21.62 78.38 100 30.69 69.31 100
27 29.43 70.57 100 38.26 61.74 100 31.39 68.61 100 26.63 73.37 100 35.99 64.01 100
28 34.26 65.74 100 45.66 54.34 100 36.91 63.09 100 33.52 66.48 100 40.60 59.40 100
29 41.97 58.03 100 46.98 53.02 100 43.12 56.88 100 37.94 62.06 100 47.06 52.94 100
30 42.73 57.27 100 52.22 47.78 100 44.91 55.09 100 41.40 58.60 100 52.02 47.98 100
31 47.18 52.82 100 49.15 50.85 100 47.58 52.42 100 47.98 52.02 100 54.70 45.30 100
32 49.05 50.95 100 52.43 47.57 100 49.87 50.13 100 50.96 49.04 100 57.22 42.78 100
33 51.68 48.32 100 50.19 49.81 100 51.28 48.72 100 52.82 47.18 100 57.69 42.31 100
34 53.74 46.26 100 60.38 39.62 100 55.47 44.53 100 57.23 42.77 100 61.22 38.78 100
35 54.70 45.30 100 58.43 41.57 100 55.73 44.27 100 59.65 40.35 100 60.58 39.42 100
36 61.49 38.51 100 55.56 44.44 100 59.82 40.18 100 61.46 38.54 100 61.40 38.60 100
37 52.42 47.58 100 58.46 41.54 100 54.50 45.50 100 64.90 35.10 100 61.14 38.86 100
38 57.25 42.75 100 61.29 38.71 100 58.50 41.50 100 64.11 35.89 100 63.79 36.21 100
39 55.70 44.30 100 50.00 50.00 100 53.60 46.40 100 67.83 32.17 100 62.26 37.74 100
40+ 75.61 24.39 100 58.33 41.67 100
Unknown ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
TOTAL 100 100 100   100 100 100   7.69 92.31 100   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).