Table D-26.  Mean Age and Months of Service of Active Component Officers, FYs 1973-1997 FISCAL YEAR MEAN AGE MEAN MONTHS   OF SERVICE  1973 32.08 116.33  1974 32.37 117.21  1975 32.54 118.06  1976 32.74 120.44  1977 32.86 121.82  1978 32.96 122.11  1979 32.87 120.10  1980 32.80 118.36  1981 32.89 118.16  1982 32.95 118.12  1983 33.00 118.16  1984 32.94 117.88  1985 32.95 118.26  1986 33.05 119.57  1987 33.20 121.52  1988 33.35 123.33  1989 33.39 123.14  1990 33.62 124.25  1991 33.86 126.24  1992 34.00 126.85  1993 34.11 127.71  1994 33.93 127.43  1995 34.03 127.80 1996 34.11 128.98 1997 34.15 129.75