TABLE 2-17
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
AGE DISTRIBUTION OF MALE MILITARY PERSONNEL STRENGTH
(IN THOUSANDS) AND PERCENT FIGURES
FISCAL YEARS 1986 THROUGH PRESENT
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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
ATTAINED ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
AGE NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. % NO. %
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17 7 .36 6 .31 6 .31 6 .32 4 .22 2 .11 2 .13 2 .13 2 .14 2 .15
18 69 3.54 65 3.33 64 3.35 64 3.37 50 2.75 37 2.10 37 2.32 36 2.40 31 2.17 29 2.19
19 125 6.41 122 6.26 119 6.22 119 6.27 109 6.00 88 4.99 77 4.82 75 4.99 68 4.75 59 4.46
20 149 7.64 147 7.54 141 7.37 139 7.33 135 7.43 128 7.26 106 6.64 96 6.39 90 6.29 81 6.13
21 155 7.95 148 7.59 144 7.53 137 7.22 132 7.26 136 7.71 122 7.64 104 6.92 95 6.64 88 6.66
22 145 7.44 139 7.13 128 6.69 126 6.64 116 6.38 118 6.69 109 6.83 104 6.92 93 6.50 85 6.43
23 129 6.62 129 6.62 118 6.17 112 5.90 104 5.72 101 5.73 92 5.76 90 5.99 89 6.22 77 5.82
24 117 6.00 117 6.00 113 5.91 106 5.59 95 5.23 91 5.16 81 5.07 77 5.13 78 5.45 75 5.67
25 107 5.49 107 5.49 104 5.44 103 5.43 92 5.06 85 4.82 75 4.70 69 4.59 68 4.75 65 4.92
26 96 4.92 98 5.03 95 4.97 95 5.01 90 4.95 83 4.71 71 4.45 65 4.33 62 4.33 59 4.46
27 84 4.31 87 4.46 87 4.55 87 4.59 83 4.57 81 4.59 69 4.32 62 4.13 59 4.12 54 4.08
28 75 3.85 78 4.00 78 4.08 81 4.27 77 4.24 76 4.31 67 4.20 60 3.99 57 3.99 51 3.86
29 69 3.54 70 3.59 71 3.71 73 3.85 73 4.02 71 4.02 63 3.95 60 3.99 56 3.92 49 3.71
30 62 3.18 64 3.28 65 3.40 66 3.48 66 3.63 68 3.85 60 3.76 56 3.73 56 3.92 49 3.71
31 57 2.92 59 3.03 60 3.14 61 3.22 61 3.36 62 3.51 58 3.63 54 3.60 53 3.71 49 3.71
32 53 2.72 54 2.77 55 2.88 57 3.00 57 3.14 58 3.29 54 3.38 52 3.46 52 3.64 47 3.56
33 50 2.56 51 2.62 51 2.67 52 2.74 53 2.92 54 3.06 51 3.20 49 3.26 50 3.50 46 3.48
34 47 2.41 48 2.46 48 2.51 49 2.58 49 2.70 51 2.89 48 3.01 47 3.13 48 3.36 45 3.40
35 43 2.21 46 2.36 46 2.40 47 2.48 47 2.59 48 2.72 46 2.88 45 3.00 46 3.22 42 3.18
36 42 2.15 42 2.15 44 2.30 45 2.37 45 2.48 46 2.61 44 2.76 43 2.86 43 3.01 40 3.03
37 44 2.26 41 2.10 40 2.09 43 2.27 43 2.37 43 2.44 42 2.63 41 2.73 41 2.87 38 2.87
38 42 2.15 41 2.10 38 1.99 38 2.00 40 2.20 40 2.27 38 2.38 37 2.46 36 2.52 33 2.50
39 40 2.05 38 1.95 37 1.93 34 1.79 34 1.87 36 2.04 33 2.07 32 2.13 30 2.10 28 2.12
40 - 44 94 4.82 35 1.79 108 5.65 109 5.75 110 6.05 109 6.18 101 6.33 95 6.32 90 6.29 83 6.28
45 - 49 30 1.54 31 1.59 32 1.67 31 1.63 31 1.71 32 1.81 33 2.07 32 2.13 31 2.17 28 2.12
50 & OVER 8 .41 8 .41 8 .42 7 .37 8 .44 8 .45 8 .50 7 .47 7 .49 6 .45
NOT REPORTED 11 .56 79 4.05 13 .68 10 .53 13 .72 12 .68 10 .63 12 .80 0 14 1.06
TOTAL 1,950 100.00 1,950 100.00 1,913 100.00 1,897 100.00 1,817 100.00 1,764 100.00 1,597 100.00 1,502 100.00 1,431 100.00 1,322 100.00