Table B-8.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY18: by Quality, Service, and Gender
                 
QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY1 NON-HIGH QUALITY TOTAL
GENDER      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   Males 32,338 61.38 20,345 38.62 52,683 100
   Females 5,760 53.16 5,076 46.84 10,836 100
   Total 38,098 59.98 25,421 40.02 63,519 100
   Percent Females 15.12 19.97 17.06
NAVY                
   Males 22,298 76.08 7,010 23.92 29,308 100
   Females 6,044 64.00 3,400 36.00 9,444 100
   Total 28,342 73.14 10,410 26.86 38,752 100
   Percent Females 21.33 32.66 24.37
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 19,683 70.22 8,346 29.78 28,029 100
   Females 2,295 69.95 986 30.05 3,281 100
   Total 21,978 70.19 9,332 29.81 31,310 100
   Percent Females 10.44 10.57 10.48
AIR FORCE                
   Males 18,773 82.37 4,019 17.63 22,792 100
   Females 5,471 75.89 1,738 24.11 7,209 100
   Total 24,244 80.81 5,757 19.19 30,001 100
   Percent Females 22.57 30.19 24.03
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 93,092 70.09 39,720 29.91 132,812 100
   Females 19,570 63.60 11,200 36.40 30,770 100
   Total 112,662 68.87 50,920 31.13 163,582 100
   Percent Females 17.37 22.00 18.81
     
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 2017 through 30 September 2018.