EDUCATIONAL TIER
         
   
TIER 1
 
TIER 2
 
TIER 3
 
TOTAL
 
 
GENDER
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
 
  ARMY                                
     Males 97,908   80.78%   20,256   16.71%   3,036  
2.50%
  121,200   100.00%  
     Females 37,570   88.89%   4,038   9.55%   657  
1.55%
  42,265   100.00%  
     Total 135,478   82.88%   24,294   14.86%   3,693  
2.26%
  163,465   100.00%  
                       
         
  NAVY                    
         
     Males 59,739   81.52%   9,638   13.15%   3,901  
5.32%
  73,278   100.00%  
     Females 17,909   91.33%   1,335   6.81%   365  
1.86%
  19,609   100.00%  
     Total 77,648   83.59%   10,973   11.81%   4,266  
4.59%
  92,887   100.00%  
                       
         
  MARINE CORPS                  
         
     Males 47,624   95.38%   2,104   4.21%   204  
0.41%
  49,932   100.00%  
     Females 4,429   97.00%   119   2.61%   18  
0.39%
  4,566   100.00%  
     Total 52,053   95.51%   2,223   4.08%   222  
0.41%
  54,498   100.00%  
                       
         
  AIR FORCE                    
         
     Males 35,843   94.94%   1,101   2.92%   809  
2.14%
  37,753   100.00%  
     Females 16,090   96.09%   402   2.40%   253  
1.51%
  16,745   100.00%  
     Total 51,933   95.29%   1,503   2.76%   1,062  
1.95%
  54,498   100.00%  
                       
         
  TOTAL DoD                  
         
     Males 241,114   85.45%   33,099   11.73%   7,950  
2.82%
  282,163   100.00%  
     Females 75,998   91.36%   5,894   7.09%   1,293  
1.55%
  83,185   100.00%  
     Total 317,112   86.80%   38,993   10.67%   9,243  
2.53%
  365,348   100.00%  
                       
         
  18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS                
         
     Males 9,983,657   76.24%  
**
**
  3,110,636  
23.76%
  13,094,293   100.00%  
     Females 10,725,180   81.28%  
**
**
  2,470,518  
18.72%
  13,195,698   100.00%  
     Total 20,708,837   78.77%  
**
**
  5,581,153  
21.23%
  26,289,991   100.00%  
                       
         
       *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2000.  
     **  Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.          
         
           Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.                        
           Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1999-September 2000.