To the Editor: The literature continues to be replete with the continuing discussion(argument?) about the practice of routine neonatal circumcision. Although it is easy to find opinions, often emotionally stated, a search of the literature failed to reveal any current reference to the actual frequency of this procedure. For this reason it seems appropriate to report the incidence of neonatal circumcision in U.S. Air Force hospitals. During calendar year 1974 there were 16,400 male