Table B-22.  FY 2005 Active Component  Enlisted Members  by Age Group, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
  SERVICE           CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
    ARMY     NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   17 YEARS AND OLDER
AGE Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total   Males Females Total
a.  Number                                            
                                               
17-19 27,671 5,964 33,635   20,620 4,533 25,153   25,183 1,910 27,093   10,823 3,415 14,238   84,297 15,822 100,119   2,959,373 2,912,446 5,871,819
20-24 130,821 22,828 153,649   92,919 19,040 111,959   76,918 5,015 81,933   73,745 22,054 95,799   374,403 68,937 443,340   8,005,961 7,068,809 15,074,770
25-29 78,280 11,813 90,093   57,398 9,965 67,363   25,453 1,677 27,130   49,389 13,824 63,213   210,520 37,279 247,799   9,035,063 7,218,464 16,253,527
30-34 49,541 7,371 56,912   37,477 4,584 42,061   11,920 615 12,535   30,608 6,844 37,452   129,546 19,414 148,960   8,967,151 7,351,952 16,319,103
35-39 38,162 5,375 43,537   32,081 3,254 35,335   7,335 407 7,742   30,590 5,104 35,694   108,168 14,140 122,308   9,465,443 7,775,527 17,240,970
40-44 17,851 2,714 20,565   15,439 1,684 17,123   3,282 172 3,454   21,100 2,898 23,998   57,672 7,468 65,140   10,074,010 8,931,484 19,005,494
45-49 4,731 869 5,600   4,419 481 4,900   1,011 45 1,056   4,628 679 5,307   14,789 2,074 16,863   9,756,038 8,873,913 18,629,951
50+ 1,021 261 1,282   925 157 1,082   96 8 104   315 85 400   2,357 511 2,868   21,590,666 19,289,566 40,880,232
Unknown 1 1 2   0 0 0   0 0 0   14 3 17   15 4 19   0 0 0
                                               
TOTAL 348,079 57,196 405,275   261,278 43,698 304,976   151,198 9,849 161,047   221,212 54,906 276,118   981,767 165,649 1,147,416   79,853,706 69,422,160 149,275,866
                                               
b.  Percent                                            
                                               
17-19 7.95% 10.43% 8.30%   7.89% 10.37% 8.25%   16.66% 19.39% 16.82%   4.89% 6.22% 5.16%   8.59% 9.55% 8.73%   3.71% 4.20% 3.93%
20-24 37.58% 39.91% 37.91%   35.56% 43.57% 36.71%   50.87% 50.92% 50.88%   33.34% 40.17% 34.69%   38.14% 41.62% 38.64%   10.03% 10.18% 10.10%
25-29 22.49% 20.65% 22.23%   21.97% 22.80% 22.09%   16.83% 17.03% 16.85%   22.33% 25.18% 22.89%   21.44% 22.50% 21.60%   11.31% 10.40% 10.89%
30-34 14.23% 12.89% 14.04%   14.34% 10.49% 13.79%   7.88% 6.24% 7.78%   13.84% 12.46% 13.56%   13.20% 11.72% 12.98%   11.23% 10.59% 10.93%
35-39 10.96% 9.40% 10.74%   12.28% 7.45% 11.59%   4.85% 4.13% 4.81%   13.83% 9.30% 12.93%   11.02% 8.54% 10.66%   11.85% 11.20% 11.55%
40-44 5.13% 4.75% 5.07%   5.91% 3.85% 5.61%   2.17% 1.75% 2.14%   9.54% 5.28% 8.69%   5.87% 4.51% 5.68%   12.62% 12.87% 12.73%
45-49 1.36% 1.52% 1.38%   1.69% 1.10% 1.61%   0.67% 0.46% 0.66%   2.09% 1.24% 1.92%   1.51% 1.25% 1.47%   12.22% 12.78% 12.48%
50+ 0.29% 0.46% 0.32%   0.35% 0.36% 0.35%   0.06% 0.08% 0.06%   0.14% 0.15% 0.14%   0.24% 0.31% 0.25%   27.04% 27.79% 27.39%
Unknown 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.01% 0.01% 0.01%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%   0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
                                               
TOTAL 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%   100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
                                               
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, September 2005.