(a) The boards referred to in this chapter shall require an applicant to state on the application form that he or she is an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States or is a spouse of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States.
(b) The boards referred to in this chapter shall include the following information in their annual reports, as required in section seventeen, article one of this chapter:
(1) The number of licenses, certificates and/or registrations issued pursuant to this article;