| Table B-17. FY 2003 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 4,663 | 91.79% | 406 | 7.99% | 11 | 0.22% | 5,080 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 669 | 94.23% | 41 | 5.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 710 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 5,332 | 92.09% | 447 | 7.72% | 11 | 0.19% | 5,790 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 585 | 96.06% | 20 | 3.28% | 4 | 0.66% | 609 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 80 | 97.56% | 2 | 2.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 82 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 665 | 96.24% | 22 | 3.18% | 4 | 0.58% | 691 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 446 | 99.33% | 3 | 0.67% | 0 | 0.00% | 449 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 20 | 95.24% | 1 | 4.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 466 | 99.15% | 4 | 0.85% | 0 | 0.00% | 470 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 1,306 | 99.62% | 5 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,311 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 235 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 235 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 1,541 | 99.68% | 5 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,546 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 7,000 | 93.97% | 434 | 5.83% | 15 | 0.20% | 7,449 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 1,004 | 95.80% | 44 | 4.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,048 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 8,004 | 94.20% | 478 | 5.63% | 15 | 0.18% | 8,497 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 17-35 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS* | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 24,759,668 | 81.52% | ** | ** | 5,614,482 | 18.48% | 30,374,150 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 22,796,538 | 87.19% | ** | ** | 3,349,405 | 12.81% | 26,145,943 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 47,556,206 | 84.14% | ** | ** | 8,963,887 | 15.86% | 56,520,092 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| * Comparison group includes civilians in the work force. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 2002-September 2003. | |||||||||||||||||