Table B-8.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY19: by Quality, Service, and Gender
                 
QUALITY
HIGH QUALITY1 NON-HIGH QUALITY TOTAL
GENDER      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   Males 29,584 58.19 21,252 41.81 50,836 100
   Females 5,793 51.58 5,439 48.42 11,232 100
   Total 35,377 57.00 26,691 43.00 62,068 100
   Percent Females 16.38 20.38 18.10
NAVY                
   Males 20,832 72.01 8,096 27.99 28,928 100
   Females 5,704 61.14 3,625 38.86 9,329 100
   Total 26,536 69.36 11,721 30.64 38,257 100
   Percent Females 21.50 30.93 24.39
MARINE CORPS                
   Males 19,442 69.04 8,720 30.96 28,162 100
   Females 2,227 68.17 1,040 31.83 3,267 100
   Total 21,669 68.95 9,760 31.05 31,429 100
   Percent Females 10.28 10.66 10.39
AIR FORCE                
   Males 19,458 81.58 4,394 18.42 23,852 100
   Females 5,924 74.35 2,044 25.65 7,968 100
   Total 25,382 79.77 6,438 20.23 31,820 100
   Percent Females 23.34 31.75 25.04
TOTAL DoD                
   Males 89,316 67.78 42,462 32.22 131,778 100
   Females 19,648 61.79 12,148 38.21 31,796 100
   Total 108,964 66.61 54,610 33.39 163,574 100
   Percent Females 18.03 22.25 19.44
     
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 2018 through 30 September 2019.