TABLE B-1 Active Accessions and Cumulative Attrition Rates by Waiver Type, All Services
|
FY 2000 |
|||
|
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
No waiver |
||||
Women |
29,386 |
20 |
28 |
34 |
Men |
119,282 |
14 |
21 |
26 |
Total |
148,668 |
15 |
22 |
27 |
Drugs |
||||
Women |
180 |
31 |
42 |
48 |
Men |
2,168 |
17 |
27 |
34 |
Total |
2,348 |
18 |
28 |
35 |
Weight |
||||
Women |
420 |
20 |
27 |
31 |
Men |
3,081 |
17 |
22 |
27 |
Total |
3,501 |
17 |
23 |
27 |
Disease |
||||
Women |
1,079 |
25 |
31 |
38 |
Men |
4,651 |
16 |
22 |
27 |
Total |
5,730 |
18 |
24 |
29 |
Dependents |
||||
Women |
477 |
25 |
33 |
40 |
Men |
1,312 |
17 |
24 |
28 |
Total |
1,789 |
19 |
26 |
31 |
Mental |
||||
Women |
295 |
15 |
23 |
29 |
Men |
1,202 |
16 |
22 |
27 |
Total |
1,497 |
16 |
22 |
28 |
Law violations |
||||
Women |
878 |
19 |
28 |
34 |
Men |
8,289 |
17 |
26 |
32 |
Total |
9,167 |
17 |
26 |
32 |
Other |
||||
Women |
595 |
22 |
30 |
36 |
Men |
3,777 |
22 |
31 |
37 |
Total |
4,372 |
22 |
31 |
37 |
All accessions |
||||
Women |
33,619 |
20 |
28 |
34 |
Men |
145,214 |
15 |
22 |
27 |
Total |
178,833 |
16 |
23 |
28 |
FY 2001 |
|||
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
29,940 |
19 |
27 |
34 |
125,831 |
13 |
20 |
25 |
155,771 |
14 |
22 |
27 |
253 |
27 |
38 |
46 |
2,604 |
16 |
30 |
37 |
2,857 |
17 |
31 |
38 |
315 |
20 |
28 |
32 |
2,619 |
16 |
21 |
25 |
2,934 |
17 |
22 |
26 |
1,034 |
21 |
32 |
39 |
4,331 |
14 |
21 |
26 |
5,365 |
16 |
23 |
28 |
501 |
22 |
31 |
36 |
1,188 |
14 |
19 |
23 |
1,689 |
16 |
23 |
27 |
271 |
15 |
24 |
28 |
1,182 |
14 |
20 |
25 |
1,453 |
14 |
21 |
25 |
831 |
18 |
27 |
33 |
8,481 |
14 |
23 |
29 |
9,312 |
14 |
24 |
30 |
273 |
20 |
27 |
34 |
2,168 |
20 |
30 |
37 |
2,441 |
20 |
30 |
37 |
33,653 |
19 |
28 |
|
149,323 |
14 |
21 |
26 |
182,976 |
15 |
22 |
27 |
|
FY 2002 |
||
|
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
No waiver |
|||
Women |
28,115 |
18 |
26 |
Men |
127,167 |
13 |
19 |
Total |
155,282 |
14 |
20 |
Drugs |
|||
Women |
210 |
29 |
43 |
Men |
2,364 |
17 |
28 |
Total |
2,574 |
18 |
29 |
Weight |
|||
Women |
214 |
20 |
24 |
Men |
2,445 |
17 |
21 |
Total |
2,659 |
18 |
21 |
Disease |
|||
Women |
885 |
22 |
32 |
Men |
3,924 |
15 |
21 |
Total |
4,809 |
16 |
23 |
Dependents |
|||
Women |
308 |
18 |
27 |
Men |
1,062 |
14 |
17 |
Total |
1,370 |
15 |
21 |
Mental |
|||
Women |
246 |
23 |
33 |
Men |
773 |
13 |
18 |
Total |
1,019 |
15 |
22 |
Law violations |
|||
Women |
893 |
18 |
26 |
Men |
9,832 |
13 |
21 |
Total |
10,725 |
14 |
22 |
Other |
|||
Women |
330 |
23 |
26 |
Men |
1,788 |
17 |
27 |
Total |
2,118 |
18 |
0 |
All accessions |
|||
Women |
31,354 |
19 |
27 |
Men |
150,156 |
13 |
19 |
Total |
181,510 |
14 |
21 |
TABLE B-2 Accessions and Cumulative Attrition Rates by Waiver Type, FY 2000 and FY 2001 Combined
|
Air Force |
|||
|
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
No waiver |
||||
Women |
14,633 |
11 |
17 |
21 |
Men |
42,005 |
10 |
14 |
17 |
Total |
56,638 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
Drugs |
||||
Women |
4 |
|||
Men |
39 |
15 |
23 |
26 |
Total |
43 |
16 |
26 |
28 |
Weight |
||||
Women |
140 |
9 |
15 |
18 |
Men |
215 |
14 |
17 |
20 |
Total |
355 |
12 |
16 |
19 |
Disease |
||||
Women |
471 |
18 |
22 |
27 |
Men |
1,367 |
10 |
13 |
17 |
Total |
1,838 |
12 |
15 |
19 |
Dependents |
||||
Women |
291 |
15 |
22 |
27 |
Men |
537 |
9 |
12 |
14 |
Total |
828 |
11 |
15 |
19 |
Mental |
||||
Women |
421 |
14 |
20 |
26 |
Men |
1,710 |
14 |
20 |
25 |
Total |
2,131 |
14 |
20 |
25 |
Law violations |
||||
Women |
593 |
14 |
19 |
25 |
Men |
3,765 |
11 |
17 |
21 |
Total |
4,358 |
11 |
17 |
21 |
Other |
||||
Women |
37 |
19 |
24 |
35 |
Men |
88 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
Total |
125 |
15 |
18 |
23 |
All accessions |
||||
Women |
16,714 |
12 |
17 |
22 |
Men |
50,000 |
10 |
14 |
18 |
Total |
66,714 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
Army |
|||
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
25,636 |
24 |
36 |
44 |
93,959 |
14 |
22 |
28 |
119,595 |
16 |
25 |
32 |
210 |
30 |
45 |
55 |
1,917 |
13 |
31 |
42 |
2,127 |
14 |
32 |
43 |
80 |
30 |
38 |
44 |
256 |
17 |
24 |
31 |
336 |
20 |
27 |
34 |
1,124 |
27 |
38 |
47 |
4,861 |
16 |
23 |
28 |
5,985 |
18 |
26 |
32 |
255 |
23 |
33 |
39 |
146 |
14 |
19 |
23 |
401 |
20 |
28 |
33 |
55 |
18 |
42 |
47 |
84 |
21 |
26 |
35 |
139 |
20 |
32 |
40 |
468 |
19 |
34 |
42 |
5,407 |
12 |
24 |
31 |
5,875 |
13 |
24 |
32 |
4 |
|||
50 |
20 |
22 |
28 |
54 |
20 |
22 |
30 |
28,026 |
25 |
36 |
44 |
107,482 |
14 |
23 |
29 |
135,508 |
16 |
25 |
32 |
|
Marine Corps |
|||
|
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
No waiver |
||||
Women |
3,540 |
23 |
29 |
33 |
Men |
45,542 |
15 |
20 |
24 |
Total |
49,082 |
16 |
21 |
25 |
Drugs |
||||
Women |
68 |
35 |
41 |
43 |
Men |
1,635 |
18 |
25 |
29 |
Total |
1,703 |
19 |
26 |
30 |
Weight |
||||
Women |
327 |
23 |
32 |
35 |
Men |
4,813 |
17 |
22 |
26 |
Total |
5,140 |
17 |
22 |
27 |
Disease |
||||
Women |
83 |
24 |
30 |
35 |
Men |
954 |
18 |
22 |
26 |
Total |
1,037 |
19 |
22 |
27 |
Dependents |
||||
Women |
15 |
|||
Men |
583 |
17 |
24 |
28 |
Total |
598 |
18 |
24 |
28 |
Mental |
||||
Women |
69 |
14 |
25 |
25 |
Men |
400 |
13 |
18 |
23 |
Total |
469 |
13 |
19 |
23 |
Law violations |
||||
Women |
55 |
22 |
27 |
35 |
Men |
1,439 |
16 |
22 |
26 |
Total |
1,494 |
17 |
23 |
26 |
Other |
||||
Women |
58 |
29 |
38 |
43 |
Men |
484 |
19 |
27 |
31 |
Total |
542 |
20 |
28 |
33 |
All accessions |
||||
Women |
4,240 |
23 |
30 |
34 |
Men |
56,139 |
16 |
21 |
25 |
Total |
60,379 |
16 |
21 |
25 |
Navy |
|||
Accessions |
12 Months |
24 Months |
36 Months |
15,517 |
18 |
24 |
29 |
63,607 |
15 |
23 |
27 |
79,124 |
16 |
23 |
28 |
151 |
24 |
31 |
38 |
1,181 |
19 |
30 |
36 |
1,332 |
20 |
30 |
36 |
188 |
20 |
25 |
29 |
416 |
15 |
23 |
26 |
604 |
16 |
23 |
27 |
435 |
19 |
24 |
29 |
1,800 |
18 |
24 |
28 |
2,235 |
18 |
24 |
28 |
417 |
30 |
39 |
45 |
1,234 |
18 |
25 |
30 |
1,651 |
21 |
29 |
34 |
21 |
|||
190 |
22 |
34 |
40 |
211 |
22 |
34 |
40 |
593 |
22 |
32 |
36 |
6,159 |
20 |
31 |
37 |
6,752 |
20 |
31 |
37 |
769 |
21 |
28 |
35 |
5,323 |
22 |
32 |
38 |
6,092 |
22 |
31 |
38 |
18,292 |
19 |
25 |
30 |
80,916 |
16 |
24 |
29 |
99,208 |
17 |
24 |
29 |
TABLE B-3 Medical Failures and Waivers, May 1, 2003 to April 30, 2005, Active Forces (most frequent medical failures, ranked by frequency; excludes cases with 2+ failures)
Medical Status |
Accessions |
||
Name |
Code |
No Waiver |
Waiver |
No failure |
— |
213,614 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
7,528 |
Weight |
54 |
|
7,524 |
Marijuanab |
50M |
|
1,727 |
Psychiatric |
40 |
|
1,468 |
Lower extremity |
34 |
|
1,858 |
Lungs/chest |
28 |
|
1,402 |
Hearing |
71 |
|
1,032 |
Vision |
62 |
|
1,172 |
Upper extremity |
33 |
|
1,500 |
Skin |
38 |
|
1,115 |
Totals |
|
213,614 |
26,326 |
Total accessions |
|
|
|
Total not accessed |
|
|
|
Total applicants |
|
|
|
NOTE: MEPS Integrated Resource System Medical Failures. aAll other medical fail codes with N < 2000. bPositive test at physical. SOURCE: MIRS Summary Tabulations, Two-Year Revised Data. |
Not Accessed |
Total Applicants |
|
|||
No Failure |
Failure |
No Failure |
Failure |
% Waived |
% Occurrence |
145,468 |
|
359,082 |
|
|
|
|
13,276 |
|
20,804 |
36 |
29.7 |
|
8,788 |
|
16,312 |
46 |
23.3 |
|
7,069 |
|
8,796 |
20 |
12.6 |
|
2,835 |
|
4,303 |
34 |
6.1 |
|
2,200 |
|
4,058 |
46 |
5.8 |
|
2,298 |
|
3,700 |
38 |
5.3 |
|
2,605 |
|
3,637 |
28 |
5.2 |
|
1,696 |
|
2,868 |
41 |
4.1 |
|
1,340 |
|
2,840 |
53 |
4.1 |
|
1,601 |
|
2,716 |
41 |
3.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
100.0 |
145,468 |
43,708 |
359,082 |
70,034 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
239,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
189,176 |
|
|
|
|
|
429,116 |
|
|
TABLE B-4 Medical Failures and Waivers By Gender, Race, and Service
Medical Status |
Accessions |
||
Name |
Code |
No Waiver |
Waiver |
Women |
|||
No failure |
— |
33,215 |
|
Weight |
54 |
|
2,055 |
All othera |
88 |
1,394 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
105 |
|
Vision |
62 |
242 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
150 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
168 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
226 |
|
Skin |
38 |
176 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
80 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
100 |
|
Totals |
|
33,215 |
4,696 |
Men |
|||
No failure |
— |
180,399 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
6,134 |
Weight |
54 |
5,469 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
1,622 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
1,318 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
1,632 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
952 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
1,234 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
1,400 |
|
Skin |
38 |
939 |
|
Vision |
62 |
930 |
|
Totals |
|
180,399 |
21,630 |
Black |
|||
No failure |
— |
31,357 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
995 |
Weight |
54 |
974 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
331 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
211 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
228 |
|
Vision |
62 |
150 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
101 |
|
Skin |
38 |
144 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
92 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
106 |
|
Totals |
|
31,357 |
3,332 |
Not Accessed |
Total Applicants |
|
|||
No Failure |
Failure No |
Failure |
Failure |
% Waived |
% Occurrence |
29,185 |
|
62,400 |
|
|
|
|
3,147 |
|
5,202 |
40 |
37.0 |
3,192 |
4,586 |
30 |
32.6 |
||
614 |
719 |
15 |
5.1 |
||
444 |
686 |
35 |
4.9 |
||
461 |
611 |
25 |
4.3 |
||
405 |
573 |
29 |
4.1 |
||
312 |
538 |
42 |
3.8 |
||
352 |
528 |
33 |
3.8 |
||
313 |
393 |
20 |
2.8 |
||
116 |
216 |
46 |
1.5 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
29,185 |
9,356 |
62,400 |
14,052 |
33 |
|
116,283 |
|
296,682 |
|
|
|
|
10,084 |
|
16,218 |
38 |
29.0 |
5,641 |
11,110 |
49 |
19.8 |
||
6,455 |
8,077 |
20 |
14.4 |
||
2,374 |
3,692 |
36 |
6.6 |
||
1,888 |
3,520 |
46 |
6.3 |
||
2,292 |
3,244 |
29 |
5.8 |
||
1,893 |
3,127 |
39 |
5.6 |
||
1,224 |
2,624 |
53 |
4.7 |
||
1,249 |
2,188 |
43 |
3.9 |
||
1,252 |
2,182 |
43 |
3.9 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
116,283 |
34,352 |
296,682 |
55,982 |
39 |
|
21,227 |
|
52,584 |
|
|
|
|
2,023 |
|
3,018 |
33 |
30.2 |
1,314 |
2,288 |
43 |
22.9 |
||
1,491 |
1,822 |
18 |
18.2 |
||
409 |
620 |
34 |
6.2 |
||
278 |
506 |
45 |
5.1 |
||
267 |
417 |
36 |
4.2 |
||
297 |
398 |
25 |
4.0 |
||
237 |
381 |
38 |
3.8 |
||
226 |
318 |
29 |
3.2 |
||
114 |
220 |
48 |
2.2 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
21,227 |
6,656 |
52,584 |
9,988 |
33 |
|
Medical Status |
Accessions |
||
Name |
Code |
No Waiver |
Waiver |
White |
|||
No failure |
— |
154,339 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
5,657 |
Weight |
54 |
5,489 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
1,223 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
1,271 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
1,481 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
781 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
1,018 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
1,240 |
|
Vision |
62 |
848 |
|
Skin |
38 |
817 |
|
Totals |
|
154,339 |
19,825 |
Other |
|||
No failure |
— |
15,236 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
465 |
Weight |
54 |
598 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
93 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
90 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
62 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
82 |
|
Vision |
62 |
81 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
75 |
|
Skin |
38 |
69 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
81 |
|
Totals |
|
15,236 |
1,696 |
Air Force |
|||
No failure |
— |
36,145 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
1,079 |
Weight |
54 |
826 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
267 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
259 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
145 |
|
Vision |
62 |
154 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
215 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
|
|
Skin |
38 |
139 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
60 |
|
Totals |
|
36,145 |
3,144 |
Not Accessed |
Total Applicants |
|
|
||
No Failure |
Failure |
No Failure |
Failure |
% Waived |
% Occurrence |
101,603 |
|
255,942 |
|
|
|
|
9,073 |
|
14,730 |
38 |
29.7 |
5,872 |
11,361 |
48 |
22.9 |
||
4,623 |
5,846 |
21 |
11.8 |
||
2,170 |
3,441 |
37 |
6.9 |
||
1,615 |
3,096 |
48 |
6.2 |
||
1,779 |
2,560 |
31 |
5.2 |
||
1,502 |
2,520 |
40 |
5.1 |
||
1,052 |
2,292 |
54 |
4.6 |
||
1,084 |
1,932 |
44 |
3.9 |
||
1,079 |
1,896 |
43 |
3.8 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
101,603 |
29,849 |
255,942 |
49,674 |
40 |
|
12,855 |
|
28,091 |
|
|
|
|
1,341 |
|
1,806 |
26 |
29.0 |
1,043 |
1,641 |
36 |
26.3 |
||
652 |
745 |
12 |
11.9 |
||
313 |
403 |
22 |
6.5 |
||
284 |
346 |
18 |
5.5 |
||
252 |
334 |
25 |
5.4 |
||
191 |
272 |
30 |
4.4 |
||
191 |
266 |
28 |
4.3 |
||
162 |
231 |
30 |
3.7 |
||
110 |
191 |
42 |
3.1 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
12,855 |
4,539 |
28,091 |
6235 |
27 |
|
23,801 |
|
59,946 |
|
|
|
|
1,942 |
|
3,021 |
36 |
35.9 |
862 |
1,688 |
49 |
20.1 |
||
320 |
587 |
45 |
7.0 |
||
325 |
584 |
44 |
6.9 |
||
341 |
486 |
30 |
5.8 |
||
292 |
446 |
35 |
5.3 |
||
218 |
433 |
50 |
5.1 |
||
410 |
410 |
0 |
4.9 |
||
264 |
403 |
34 |
4.8 |
||
296 |
356 |
17 |
4.2 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
23,801 |
5,270 |
59,946 |
8,414 |
37 |
|
Medical Status |
Accessions |
||
Name |
Code |
No Waiver |
Waiver |
Army |
|||
No failure |
— |
93,986 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
3,759 |
Weight |
54 |
4,105 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
575 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
677 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
919 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
692 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
652 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
755 |
|
Vision |
62 |
609 |
|
Skin |
38 |
532 |
|
Totals |
|
93,986 |
13,275 |
Marine Corps |
|||
No failure |
— |
39,469 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
1,291 |
Weight |
54 |
1,201 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
605 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
325 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
295 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
331 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
147 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
262 |
|
Skin |
38 |
201 |
|
Vision |
62 |
190 |
|
Totals |
|
39,469 |
4,848 |
Navy |
|||
No failure |
— |
44,014 |
|
All othera |
88 |
|
1,399 |
Weight |
54 |
1,392 |
|
Marijuanab |
50M |
547 |
|
Lungs/chest |
28 |
310 |
|
Lower extremity |
34 |
349 |
|
Psychiatric |
40 |
199 |
|
Hearing |
71 |
133 |
|
Vision |
62 |
219 |
|
Skin |
38 |
243 |
|
Upper extremity |
33 |
268 |
|
Totals |
|
44,014 |
5,059 |
aAll other medical fail codes with N < 2000. bPositive test at physical. SOURCE: MIRS Summary Tabulations, Two-Year Revised Data. |
Not Accessed |
Total Applicants |
|
|||
No Failure |
Failure |
No Failure |
Failure |
% Waived |
% Occurrence |
48,895 |
|
142,881 |
|
|
|
|
5,888 |
|
9,647 |
39 |
29.1 |
4,254 |
8,359 |
49 |
25.3 |
||
3,409 |
3,984 |
14 |
12.0 |
||
1,362 |
2,039 |
33 |
6.2 |
||
971 |
1,890 |
49 |
5.7 |
||
1,174 |
1,866 |
37 |
5.6 |
||
939 |
1,591 |
41 |
4.8 |
||
542 |
1,297 |
58 |
3.9 |
||
656 |
1,265 |
48 |
3.8 |
||
632 |
1,164 |
46 |
3.5 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
48,895 |
19,827 |
142,881 |
33,102 |
40 |
|
30,008 |
|
69,477 |
|
|
|
|
2,182 |
|
3,473 |
37 |
28.0 |
1,249 |
2,450 |
49 |
19.7 |
||
1,569 |
2,174 |
28 |
17.5 |
||
501 |
826 |
39 |
6.7 |
||
430 |
725 |
41 |
5.8 |
||
373 |
704 |
47 |
5.7 |
||
483 |
630 |
23 |
5.1 |
||
246 |
508 |
52 |
4.1 |
||
263 |
464 |
43 |
3.7 |
||
269 |
459 |
41 |
3.7 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
30,008 |
7,565 |
69,477 |
12,413 |
39 |
|
42,764 |
|
86,778 |
|
|
|
|
3,264 |
|
4,663 |
30 |
29.0 |
2,423 |
3,815 |
36 |
23.7 |
||
1,681 |
2,228 |
25 |
13.8 |
||
588 |
898 |
35 |
5.6 |
||
531 |
880 |
40 |
5.5 |
||
652 |
851 |
23 |
5.3 |
||
652 |
785 |
17 |
4.9 |
||
479 |
698 |
31 |
4.3 |
||
442 |
685 |
35 |
4.3 |
||
334 |
602 |
45 |
3.7 |
||
|
100.0 |
||||
42,764 |
11,046 |
86,778 |
16,105 |
31 |
|