Table B-24.   FY 2003 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
		EDUCATIONAL TIER
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	ARMY
	Males	319,534		91.10%		28,658		8.17%		2,562		0.73%		350,754		100.00%
	Females	60,140		95.55%		2,488		3.95%		315		0.50%		62,943		100.00%
	Total	379,674		91.78%		31,146		7.53%		2,877		0.70%		413,697		100.00%
	NAVY
	Males	254,276		92.32%		15,511		5.63%		5,637		2.05%		275,424		100.00%
	Females	44,954		96.60%		1,320		2.84%		261		0.56%		46,535		100.00%
	Total	299,230		92.94%		16,831		5.23%		5,898		1.83%		321,959		100.00%
	MARINE CORPS
	Males	143,836		96.36%		5,228		3.50%		208		0.14%		149,272		100.00%
	Females	9,384		98.16%		174		1.82%		2		0.02%		9,560		100.00%
	Total	153,220		96.47%		5,402		3.40%		210		0.13%		158,832		100.00%
	AIR FORCE
	Males	237,486		99.81%		332		0.14%		130		0.05%		237,948		100.00%
	Females	59,247		99.82%		61		0.10%		46		0.08%		59,354		100.00%
	Total	296,733		99.81%		393		0.13%		176		0.06%		297,302		100.00%
	TOTAL DoD
	Males	955,132		94.25%		49,729		4.91%		8,537		0.84%		1,013,398		100.00%
	Females	173,725		97.38%		4,043		2.27%		624		0.35%		178,392		100.00%
	Total	1,128,857		94.72%		53,772		4.51%		9,161		0.77%		1,191,790		100.00%
	18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
	Males	40,937,818		85.86%		*		*		6,741,212		14.14%		47,679,030		100.00%
	Females	36,928,775		91.86%		*		*		3,273,139		8.14%		40,201,915		100.00%
	Total	77,866,593		88.60%		*		*		10,014,352		11.40%		87,880,945		100.00%
	* 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, September 2003.