A/ "UNADJUSTED" REENLISTMENT RATES FOR B/ "ADJUSTED" REENLISTMENT RATES FOR TOTAL REGULARS TOTAL REGULARS TOTAL MARINE AIR TOTAL MARINE AIR DOD ARMY NAVY CORPS FORCE DOD ARMY NAVY CORPS FORCE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FY 1981 -------- ELIGIBLES 341,428 116,743 94,303 36,833 93,549 339,304 131,957 90,462 36,395 80,490 REENLISTMENTS 206,917 77,892 51,519 15,907 61,599 206,315 93,105 49,039 15,510 48,661 REENLISTMENT RATE 60.6% 66.7% 54.6% 43.2% 65.8% 60.8% 70.6% 54.2% 42.6% 60.5% FY 1982 -------- ELIGIBLES 329,296 117,331 82,192 32,948 96,825 325,066 126,035 84,001 33,594 81,436 REENLISTMENTS 224,465 84,631 52,254 16,117 71,463 212,452 93,335 54,450 12,171 52,496 REENLISTMENT RATE 68.2% 72.1% 63.6% 48.9% 73.8% 65.4% 74.1% 64.8% 36.2% 64.5% FY 1983 -------- ELIGIBLES 327,636 128,084 75,173 29,736 94,643 324,238 144,379 79,977 30,460 69,422 REENLISTMENTS 223,760 82,369 51,201 15,646 74,544 220,054 98,661 55,446 16,592 49,355 REENLISTMENT RATE 68.3% 64.3% 68.1% 52.6% 78.8% 67.9% 68.3% 69.3% 54.5% 71.1% FY 1984 -------- ELIGIBLES 325,572 122,340 86,828 34,243 82,161 317,672 133,217 88,703 31,882 63,870 REENLISTMENTS 218,139 76,954 59,394 19,002 62,789 209,221 87,831 60,254 16,631 44,505 REENLISTMENT RATE 67.0% 62.9% 68.4% 55.5% 76.4% 65.9% 65.9% 67.9% 52.2% 69.7% FY 1985 -------- ELIGIBLES 298,619 90,301 87,995 31,800 88,523 380,028 153,153 87,380 31,656 107,839 REENLISTMENTS 187,649 50,951 58,137 16,557 62,004 217,909 63,434 56,737 16,418 81,320 REENLISTMENT RATE 62.8% 56.4% 66.1% 52.1% 70.0% 57.3% 41.4% 64.9% 51.9% 75.4% FY 1986 -------- ELIGIBLES 311,350 104,993 90,204 31,287 84,866 414,328 175,451 91,814 29,997 117,066 REENLISTMENTS 197,918 55,382 61,184 18,944 62,408 244,626 71,024 61,326 17,668 94,608 REENLISTMENT RATE 63.6% 52.7% 67.8% 60.5% 73.5% 59.0% 40.5% 66.8% 58.9% 80.8% FY 1987 -------- ELIGIBLES 317,519 107,138 91,752 32,091 86,538 401,565 182,275 94,188 32,865 92,237 REENLISTMENTS 202,013 57,485 60,648 16,706 67,174 232,329 76,210 61,279 17,490 77,350 REENLISTMENT RATE 63.6% 53.7% 66.1% 52.1% 77.6% 57.9% 41.8% 65.1% 53.2% 83.9% FY 1988 -------- ELIGIBLES 344,308 105,951 97,642 33,659 07,056 480,564 198,871 99,739 37,128 144,826 REENLISTMENTS 223,905 66,665 63,677 15,392 78,171 309,519 93,702 63,691 18,838 133,288 REENLISTMENT RATE 65.0% 62.9% 65.2% 45.7% 73.0% 64.4% 47.1% 63.9% 50.7% 92.0% FY 1989 -------- ELIGIBLES 319,807 119,997 100,829 30,000 68,981 455,083 221,905 99,009 29,311 104,858 REENLISTMENTS 217,610 74,716 70,479 14,721 57,694 280,996 106,912 66,517 13,996 93,571 REENLISTMENT RATE 68.0% 62.3% 69.9% 49.1% 83.6% 61.7% 48.2% 67.2% 47.7% 89.2% FY 1990 -------- ELIGIBLES 333,994 106,867 101,066 25,890 00,171 408,174 136,762 101,724 26,594 143,094 REENLISTMENTS 221,251 69,370 69,937 13,838 68,106 233,907 39,221 69,145 14,538 111,003 REENLISTMENT RATE 66.2% 64.9% 69.2% 53.4% 68.0% 57.3% 28.7% 68.0% 54.7% 77.6% FY 1991 -------- ELIGIBLES 327,889 112,485 100,325 29,135 85,944 377,313 129,436 101,094 29,680 117,103 REENLISTMENTS 230,060 80,651 71,898 13,538 63,973 276,785 97,605 69,964 14,084 95,132 REENLISTMENT RATE 70.2% 71.7% 71.7% 46.5% 74.4% 73.4% 75.4% 69.2% 47.5% 81.2% FY 1992 -------- ELIGIBLES 339,230 112,831 100,431 33,795 92,173 375,700 112,807 101,714 33,818 127,361 REENLISTMENTS 233,454 78,474 69,952 14,813 70,215 269,514 78,457 70,828 14,826 105,403 REENLISTMENT RATE 68.8% 69.6% 69.7% 43.8% 76.2% 71.7% 69.5% 69.6% 43.8% 82.8% FY 1993 -------- ELIGIBLES 296,253 103,956 93,528 27,338 71,431 330,544 104,004 99,288 29,927 97,325 REENLISTMENTS 205,569 74,400 63,928 11,365 55,876 236,768 74,450 66,608 13,940 81,770 REENLISTMENT RATE 69.4% 71.6% 68.4% 41.6% 78.2% 71.6% 71.6% 67.1% 46.6% 84.0% FY 1994 -------- ELIGIBLES 280,551 94,815 90,420 27,460 67,856 292,481 84,399 90,125 27,553 90,404 REENLISTMENTS 194,395 69,779 58,983 11,627 54,006 209,099 60,548 60,285 11,712 76,554 REENLISTMENT RATE 69.3% 73.6% 65.2% 42.3% 79.6% 71.5% 71.7% 66.9% 42.5% 84.7% FY 1995 -------- ELIGIBLES 265,157 95,945 79,470 26,668 63,074 259,089 69,239 83,777 26,699 79,374 REENLISTMENTS 189,518 72,140 55,225 11,669 50,484 180,482 46,109 55,890 11,698 66,785 REENLISTMENT RATE 71.5% 75.2% 69.5% 43.8% 80.0% 69.7% 66.6% 66.7% 43.8% 84.1% A/ "UNADJUSTED REENLISTMENT RATE" - THE RATIO OF TOTAL REENLISTMENTS OCCURRING IN A GIVEN PERIOD TO TOTAL SEPARATIONS OF PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST IN THE SAME PERIOD, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE. B/ "ADJUSTED REENLISTMENT RATE" - THE "UNADJUSTED" RATE ADJUSTED TO EXCLUDE THE EFFECTS OF: (1) EARLY SEPARATIONS FOR IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENTS AND (2) OTHER EARLY DISCHARGES OF ELIGIBLES UNDER EARLY RELEASE PROGRAMS FOR STRENGTH CONTROL PURPOSES. TABLE 2-21
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
REENLISTMENT RATES BY SERVICE
FISCAL YEARS 1981 THROUGH PRESENTTable 2-21A - Reenlistment Rates By Service - First-Term Regulars - FY 1981 Through Present Table 2-21B - Reenlistment Rates By Service - Career Regulars - FY 1981 Through Present