TABLE 2-21B
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
REENLISTMENT RATES BY SERVICE
FISCAL YEARS 1981 THROUGH PRESENT
A/ "UNADJUSTED" REENLISTMENT RATES FOR B/ "ADJUSTED" REENLISTMENT RATES FOR
CAREER REGULARS CAREER REGULARS
TOTAL MARINE AIR TOTAL MARINE AIR
DOD ARMY NAVY CORPS FORCE DOD ARM NAVY CORPS FORCE
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FY 1981
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ELIGIBLES 179,828 77,981 39,196 12,958 49,693 180,628 88,944 36,879 12,275 42,530
REENLISTMENTS 137,482 56,580 28,551 9,567 42,784 138,606 67,542 26,518 8,880 35,666
REENLISTMENT RATE 76.5% 72.6% 72.8% 73.8% 86.1% 76.7% 75.9% 71.9% 72.3% 83.9%
FY 1982
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ELIGIBLES 180,434 81,029 38,533 11,606 49,266 175,586 86,759 38,479 11,825 38,523
REENLISTMENTS 147,186 63,623 30,305 8,855 44,403 142,727 69,353 30,579 9,068 33,727
REENLISTMENT RATE 81.6% 78.5% 78.6% 76.3% 90.1% 81.3% 79.9% 79.5% 76.7% 87.6%
FY 1983
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ELIGIBLES 182,336 88,731 35,988 10,212 47,405 183,455 99,265 38,605 10,401 35,184
REENLISTMENTS 147,846 66,269 29,377 8,740 43,460 149,281 76,803 32,264 8,961 31,253
REENLISTMENT RATE 81.1% 74.7% 81.6% 85.6% 91.7% 81.4% 77.4% 83.6% 86.2% 88.8%
FY 1984
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ELIGIBLES 181,496 86,204 40,904 12,216 42,172 180,235 94,698 41,392 11,240 32,905
REENLISTMENTS 143,487 62,396 32,763 10,292 38,036 142,421 70,890 33,441 9,314 28,776
REENLISTMENT RATE 79.1% 72.4% 80.1% 84.3% 90.2% 79.0% 74.9% 80.8% 82.9% 87.5%
FY 1985
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ELIGIBLES 116,028 23,023 41,407 10,732 40,866 153,899 50,863 40,044 10,518 52,474
REENLISTMENTS 99,854 21,956 32,692 8,916 36,290 116,156 27,918 31,638 8,702 47,898
REENLISTMENT RATE 86.1% 95.4% 79.0% 83.1% 88.8% 75.5% 54.9% 79.0% 82.7% 91.3%
FY 1986
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ELIGIBLES 123,655 22,675 44,602 12,111 44,267 172,332 50,609 45,271 11,559 64,893
REENLISTMENTS 105,634 21,566 35,016 10,115 38,937 132,417 27,960 35,327 9,567 59,563
REENLISTMENT RATE 85.4% 95.1% 78.5% 83.5% 88.0% 76.8% 55.2% 78.0% 82.8% 91.8%
FY 1987
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ELIGIBLES 128,476 22,591 46,847 12,345 46,693 154,532 52,041 47,620 12,909 41,962
REENLISTMENTS 109,127 21,932 35,859 9,862 41,474 117,244 29,481 36,119 10,424 41,220
REENLISTMENT RATE 84.9% 97.1% 76.5% 79.9% 88.8% 75.9% 56.6% 75.8% 80.7% 98.2%
FY 1988
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ELIGIBLES 151,990 30,936 49,454 13,110 58,490 226,138 74,783 50,067 14,244 87,044
REENLISTMENTS 129,466 30,303 37,580 9,990 51,593 172,717 43,885 37,559 11,126 80,147
REENLISTMENT RATE 85.2% 98.0% 76.0% 76.2% 88.2% 76.4% 58.7% 75.0% 78.1% 92.1%
FY 1989
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ELIGIBLES 142,647 32,765 54,043 13,488 42,351 211,710 78,995 51,747 12,698 68,270
REENLISTMENTS 124,462 31,805 42,715 10,414 39,528 162,660 47,630 39,961 9,622 65,447
REENLISTMENT RATE 87.3% 97.1% 79.0% 77.2% 93.3% 76.8% 60.3% 77.2% 75.8% 95.9%
FY 1990
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ELIGIBLES 156,705 34,340 54,935 13,095 54,335 204,569 52,530 54,680 13,513 83,846
REENLISTMENTS 131,429 33,402 43,253 10,218 44,556 147,517 20,258 42,695 10,633 73,931
REENLISTMENT RATE 83.9% 97.3% 78.7% 78.0% 82.0% 72.1% 38.6% 78.1% 78.7% 88.2%
FY 1991
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ELIGIBLES 217,365 99,119 55,410 15,020 47,816 258,754 113,298 54,545 15,204 75,707
REENLISTMENTS 171,649 74,590 44,745 10,818 41,496 212,624 88,772 43,463 11,002 69,387
REENLISTMENT RATE 79.0% 75.3% 80.8% 72.0% 86.8% 82.2% 78.4% 79.7% 72.4% 91.7%
FY 1992
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ELIGIBLES 223,620 97,992 53,383 16,100 56,145 256,645 98,360 53,067 15,979 89,239
REENLISTMENTS 177,571 73,437 43,493 11,501 49,140 211,040 73,812 43,613 11,381 82,234
REENLISTMENT RATE 79.4% 74.9% 81.5% 71.4% 87.5% 82.2% 75.0% 82.2% 71.2% 92.2%
FY 1993
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ELIGIBLES 191,274 86,165 49,538 13,137 42,434 220,495 87,531 50,668 15,492 66,804
REENLISTMENTS 153,994 66,892 39,680 9,109 38,313 183,452 68,260 41,047 11,462 62,683
REENLISTMENT RATE 80.5% 77.6% 80.1% 69.3% 90.3% 83.2% 78.0% 81.0% 74.0% 93.8%
FY 1994
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ELIGIBLES 185,457 79,176 48,705 11,653 45,923 199,177 71,642 48,251 11,716 67,568
REENLISTMENTS 148,692 62,077 37,085 8,574 40,956 164,278 55,185 37,855 8,637 62,601
REENLISTMENT RATE 80.2% 78.4% 76.1% 73.6% 89.2% 82.5% 77.0% 78.5% 73.7% 92.6%
FY 1995
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ELIGIBLES 180,927 79,582 47,383 11,811 42,151 176,313 57,823 48,833 11,832 57,825
REENLISTMENTS 146,376 64,042 36,709 8,634 36,991 141,240 42,758 37,162 8,655 52,665
REENLISTMENT RATE 80.9% 80.5% 77.5% 73.1% 87.8% 80.1% 73.9% 76.1% 73.1% 91.1%
FY 1996
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ELIGIBLES 184,194 88,689 39,658 13,199 42,648 184,609 73,864 48,004 13,215 49,526
REENLISTMENT 145,562 63,769 34,359 10,221 37,213 140,324 49,266 36,730 10,237 44,091
REENLISTMENT RATE 79.0% 71.9% 86.6% 77.4% 87.3% 76.0% 66.7% 76.5% 77.5% 89.0%
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.