Table D-16.  Mean Age and Months of Service of Active Component Enlisted Members, FYs 1973-1997 FISCAL YEAR MEAN AGE MEAN MONTHS   OF SERVICE  1973 25.02 69.82  1974 24.97 69.59  1975 24.92 68.17  1976 24.93 67.60  1977 24.93 66.52  1978 25.01 67.26  1979 25.07 67.74  1980 25.01 66.51  1981 25.14 67.07  1982 25.37 68.63  1983 25.56 69.99  1984 25.69 71.09  1985 25.81 72.29  1986 25.92 73.12  1987 26.09 74.76  1988 26.26 76.73  1989 26.36 78.01  1990 26.66 81.77  1991 26.95 84.80  1992 27.08 86.35  1993 27.21 87.70  1994 27.33 89.58  1995 27.36 89.33 1996 27.41 89.64 1997 27.41 89.2