Table 10
Number of 18-Year-Old Youth by Gender and Pentagon's Accession Requirements,
1950 to 2010 (in thousands)
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18-Year-Old
18-Year-Old
Civilians
Civilians
Accession
Accession
Year
Male
Female Requirements
Year
Male
Female Requirements
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
186
1968
1791
1749
843
1999
1965
1873
187
1969
1858
1818
822
2000
2011
1918
193
1970
1914
1868
632
2001
2016
1922
191
1971
1962
1917
544
2002
1982
1889
199
1972
2010
1966
418
2003
2046
1950
200
1973
2052
2000
406
2004
2060
1962
1974
2078
2024
389
2005
2071
1974
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
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Note: Accessions reported for 1954 to 1963 include males only; including females would
increase accessions by less than 2 percent.
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