Table A-6.  FY 2004 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
		EDUCATIONAL TIER
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	ARMY
	Males	90,021		84.77%		13,528		12.74%		2,651		2.50%		106,200		100.00%
	Females	26,251		90.00%		2,264		7.76%		653		2.24%		29,168		100.00%
	Total	116,272		85.89%		15,792		11.67%		3,304		2.44%		135,368		100.00%
	NAVY
	Males	55,263		92.94%		3,219		5.41%		976		1.64%		59,458		100.00%
	Females	14,736		96.81%		394		2.59%		92		0.60%		15,222		100.00%
	Total	69,999		93.73%		3,613		4.84%		1,068		1.43%		74,680		100.00%
	MARINE CORPS
	Males	44,190		97.30%		1,138		2.51%		87		0.19%		45,415		100.00%
	Females	4,316		98.54%		57		1.30%		7		0.16%		4,380		100.00%
	Total	48,506		97.41%		1,195		2.40%		94		0.19%		49,795		100.00%
	AIR FORCE
	Males	34,361		96.06%		847		2.37%		561		1.57%		35,769		100.00%
	Females	13,174		96.52%		257		1.88%		218		1.60%		13,649		100.00%
	Total	47,535		96.19%		1,104		2.23%		779		1.58%		49,418		100.00%
	TOTAL DoD
	Males	223,835		90.68%		18,732		7.59%		4,275		1.73%		246,842		100.00%
	Females	58,477		93.68%		2,972		4.76%		970		1.55%		62,419		100.00%
	Total	282,312		91.29%		21,704		7.02%		5,245		1.70%		309,261		100.00%
	18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
	Males	10,758,185		76.86%		**		**		3,239,806		23.14%		13,997,991		100.00%
	Females	11,361,675		82.52%		**		**		2,406,375		17.48%		13,768,051		100.00%
	Total	22,119,860		79.67%		**		**		5,646,182		20.33%		27,766,042		100.00%
	*  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2004.
	** 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 File, October 2003-September 2004.