Table D-1. Number of 18-Year-Old Youth by Gender and Military NPS Accession Requirements, 1950-2010 (in Thousands) YEAR 18-YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS NPS ACCESSION REQUIREMENTS   YEAR 18-YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS NPS ACCESSION REQUIREMENTS MALE FEMALE   MALE FEMALE 1950 1090 1074     1981 2128 2058 301 1951 1049 1036     1982 2107 2030 301 1952 1037 1021     1983 2022 1955 299 1953 1089 1071     1984 1922 1852 305 1954 1075 1060 576   1985 1877 1809 297 1955 1074 1068 623   1986 1849 1774 313 1956 1132 1113 482   1987 1892 1812 295 1957 1148 1126 457   1988 1947 1856 271 1958 1164 1143 367   1989 1994 1894 277 1959 1228 1203 392   1990 1849 1755 223 1960 1323 1289 389   1991 1740 1651 205 1961 1507 1469 395   1992 1696 1615 202 1962 1424 1393 519   1993 1740 1653 203 1963 1409 1377 370   1994 1716 1633 176 1964 1398 1365 477   1995 1796 1710 167 1965 1929 1876 414   1996 1812 1726 179 1966 1792 1743 903   1997 1869 1780 189 1967 1794 1751 770   1998 1965 1872 180 1968 1791 1749 843   1999 1965 1873 187 1969 1858 1818 822   2000 2011 1918 191 1970 1914 1868 632   2001 2016 1922 194 1971 1962 1917 544   2002 1982 1889 190 1972 2010 1966 418   2003 2046 1950 190 1973 2052 2000 406   2004 2060 1962 198 1974 2078 2024 389   2005 2071 1974 196 1975 2159 2097 410   2006 2103 2006   1976 2164 2101 283   2007 2156 2053   1977 2159 2099 375   2008 2249 2140   1978 2157 2090 304   2008 2252 2142   1979 2196 2121 307   2010 2220 2113   1980 2156 2089 352           Sources: America's Volunteers: A Report on the All-Volunteer Forces (Washington, DC: DoD, Dec 1978); Patterson, D.A., & Haskins, J.A., The Air Force, Conscription, and the All-Volunteer Force (Montgomery, AL: Air University Press, Dec 1987); the Defense Manpower Data Center; and OASD (FMP)(MPP)(AP). Civilian data compiled by the Statistical Information Staff, Population Division, Bureau of the Census, Washington, DC (June 21, 1993). Accessions reported for 1954-1963 include males only; including females would increase accessions by less than 2 percent. Last Updated on 12/10/99