Reference Number: No. 062-95
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February 8, 1995
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MILITARY MANPOWER RECRUITING RESULTS FOR THE ACTIVE COMPONENT FIRST
QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 1995
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Management Policy, Fred Pang,
announced recruiting results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 1995.
Through December, the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force met their recruiting
goals. The Army attained 99 percent. With prior service recruits included,
the Army met its recruiting objectives for the first quarter.
Recruit quality also remained strong. Through December 1994, 94 percent of
recruits were high school diploma graduates (HSDGs), compared to 95 percent for
the same period last year. In addition, in both FYs 1994 and 1995, 70 percent
scored in the upper half of the enlistment test, the Armed Forces Qualification
Test (AFQT categories I through IIIA), while only one percent of new recruits
scored in the lowest acceptable category (AFQT category IV).
Demographically, social representation shows diversity in new recruits.
Compared to the same period in FY 1994, the proportion of Black recruits
increased slightly from 19 to 20 percent. Army led the way with a 26 percent
Black accession rate. The proportion of female recruits increased to 18
percent compared to 16 percent for the same period last year -- the Air Force
and the Navy accessed the greatest percentage, 23 percent in each Service.
The Services will enlist more new recruits in FY 1995 than in 1994 (190,685
versus 176,105).
Mr. Pang emphasized that recruiting success is vital to the all-volunteer force
and to the nation's security.
"Senior officials within the Department of Defense consider recruiting to be a
top priority," said Pang. "Although there are more challenges ahead, Defense
leadership is committed to work toward ensuring that we attract the right
number of quality recruits to maintain military readiness. To do all this will
require the continued support of Congress and the American people for adequate
recruiting resources."
Statistical summaries are attached.
FACT SHEET a/
MILITARY PERSONNEL RECRUITING STATISTICS FOR FIRST QUARTER FY 1995
ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED ACCESSIONS BY SERVICE
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Non-Prior Total Non-Prior Service Total
Service Prior Prior
Service Male Female Total Servic Gains Male Female Total Servic Gains
e e
Army 11.4 2.9 14.3 2.3 16.6 9.4 2.2 11.6 1.1 12.7
Navy 10.4 1.5 11.9 * 11.9 9.1 2.6 11.7 0.2 11.9
Marine Corps 7.4 0.4 7.8 * 7.8 8.0 0.5 8.5 * 8.5
Air Force 5.5 1.6 7.2 * 7.2 5.6 1.7 7.3 * 7.3
DoD Total 34.8 6.4 41.2 2.3 43.4 32.1 7.0 39.1 1.3 40.4
Recruiting Objectives (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Non-Prior Total Non-Prior Service Total
Service Prior Prior
Service Male Female Total Servic Gains Male Female Total Servic Gains
e e
Army 11.4 2.2 13.6 2.1 15.6 9.6 2.1 11.7 1.0 12.7
Navy 10.4 1.5 11.9 * 11.9 ** ** 11.7 * 11.9
Marine Corps 7.4 0.4 7.7 * 7.7 7.9 0.5 8.4 0.0 8.5
Air Force 7.1 * 7.1 7.3 0.0 7.3
** ** ** **
DoD Total 40.3 2.1 42.4 39.1 1.2 40.4
** ** ** **
Percent of Objective
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Non-Prior Total Non-Prior Service Total
Service Prior Prior
Service Male Female Total Servic Gains Male Female Total Servic Gains
e e
Army 101 133 106 110 106 98 104 99 104 100
Navy 100 100 100 100 100 ** ** 100 100 100
Marine Corps 100 102 101 100 101 103 * 101
101 101
Air Force ** ** 100 100 100 ** ** 100 * 100
DoD Total ** ** 102 110 102 ** ** 100 105 100
a/ Numbers in all tables may not add due to rounding.
* Less than 100.
** Air Force and Navy recruiting on gender-neutral basis; no longer set
recruiting objectives by gender. Cannot compute DoD totals without
Air Force and Navy data.
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADUATE (HSDG) ACCESSIONS
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 10.7 2.8 13.5 8.6 2.2 10.8
Navy 9.8 1.5 11.2 8.1 2.5 10.6
Marine Corps 7.1 0.4 7.5 7.5 0.5 8.0
Air Force 5.5 1.6 7.1 5.5 1.7 7.2
DoD Total 33.0 6.3 39.3 29.8 6.8 36.6
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 93 97 94 92 100 93
Navy 94 99 94 89 95 90
Marine Corps 96 99 96 94 99 95
Air Force 99 99 99 98 99 98
DoD Total 95 98 95 93 98 94
ARMED FORCES QUALIFICATION TEST (AFQT) CATEGORY I-III ACCESSIONS
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 11.1 2.9 14.0 9.0 2.2 11.2
Navy 10.4 1.5 11.9 9.1 2.6 11.7
Marine Corps 7.4 0.4 7.8 8.0 0.5 8.5
Air Force 5.5 1.6 7.1 5.6 1.7 7.3
DoD Total 34.4 6.4 40.8 31.7 7.0 38.7
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 97 99 98 96 100 97
Navy 100 100 100 100 100 100
Marine Corps 100 100 100 100 100 100
Air Force 99 99 99 100 100 100
DoD Total 99 99 99 99 100 99
AFQT CATEGORY I-IIIA ACCESSIONS
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 7.4 2.1 9.4 6.0 1.8 7.8
Navy 7.5 1.1 8.6 6.5 1.5 7.9
Marine Corps 4.9 0.3 5.3 5.1 0.4 5.5
Air Force 4.4 1.2 5.6 4.7 1.3 6.1
DoD Total 24.2 4.7 28.9 22.4 4.9 27.3
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 65 71 66 64 81 67
Navy 72 75 72 71 56 68
Marine Corps 67 81 68 64 72 65
Air Force 80 76 79 84 81 83
DoD Total 70 74 70 70 71 70
"HIGH QUALITY" RECRUIT (HSDG/AFQT I-IIIA) ACCESSIONS
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 6.6 2.0 8.6 5.3 1.8 7.0
Navy 6.8 1.1 7.9 5.4 1.3 6.8
Marine Corps 4.7 0.3 5.0 4.9 0.4 5.2
Air Force 4.4 1.2 5.6 4.6 1.3 6.0
DoD Total 22.5 4.6 27.1 20.2 4.8 25.0
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 58 68 60 56 80 60
Navy 66 74 67 60 51 58
Marine Corps 64 81 65 61 71 61
Air Force 79 75 78 82 79 82
DoD Total 65 72 66 63 68 64
RACIAL DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS 1/
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
Army 9.9 3.7 0.8 14.3 7.9 3.0 0.8 11.6
Navy 9.4 2.1 0.5 11.9 8.7 2.5 0.6 11.7
Marine Corps 6.0 1.0 0.8 7.8 6.3 1.2 1.0 8.5
Air Force 5.8 1.0 0.3 7.2 5.8 1.1 0.4 7.3
DoD Total 31.1 7.7 2.3 41.2 28.7 7.7 2.8 39.1
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service White Black Other Total White Black Other Total
Army 69 26 6 100 68 26 7 100
Navy 79 17 4 100 74 21 5 100
Marine Corps 77 13 10 100 75 14 12 100
Air Force 82 14 4 100 79 15 6 100
DoD Total 76 19 6 100 73 20 7 100
18-24 71 14 15 100 70 14 16 100
year-old
youth
1/ Racial definitions are consistent with Office of Management & Budget
(OMB) guidelines. "Other represents Native American,
Asian and Pacific Islanders. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race and
are not specifically defined in this table.
GENDER DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE ENLISTED ACCESSIONS
(Non-Prior Service)
Total Number (Thousands)
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 11.4 2.9 14.3 9.4 2.2 11.6
Navy 10.4 1.5 11.9 9.1 2.6 11.7
Marine Corps 7.4 0.4 7.8 8.0 0.5 8.5
Air Force 5.5 1.6 7.2 5.6 1.7 7.3
DoD Total 34.8 6.4 41.2 32.1 7.0 39.1
Percentage
FY 1994 thru December FY 1995 thru December
Service Male Female Total Male Female Total
Army 80 20 100 81 19 100
Navy 87 13 100 77 23 100
Marine Corps 95 5 100 94 6 100
Air Force 77 23 100 77 23 100
DoD Total 84 16 100 82 18 100
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