| Table B-18. FY 2005 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 | 5,425 | 88.83% | 650 | 10.64% | 32 | 0.52% | 6,107 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 730 | 93.11% | 50 | 6.38% | 4 | 0.51% | 784 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 6,155 | 89.32% | 700 | 10.16% | 36 | 0.52% | 6,891 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 336 | 94.92% | 15 | 4.24% | 3 | 0.85% | 354 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 62 | 98.41% | 1 | 1.59% | 0 | 0.00% | 63 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 398 | 95.44% | 16 | 3.84% | 3 | 0.72% | 417 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 914 | 97.44% | 24 | 2.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 938 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 52 | 96.30% | 2 | 3.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 54 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 966 | 97.38% | 26 | 2.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 992 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 277 | 99.64% | 1 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 278 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 39 | 97.50% | 1 | 2.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 40 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 316 | 99.37% | 2 | 0.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 318 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 6,952 | 90.56% | 690 | 8.99% | 35 | 0.46% | 7,677 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 883 | 93.84% | 54 | 5.74% | 4 | 0.43% | 941 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 7,835 | 90.91% | 744 | 8.63% | 39 | 0.45% | 8,618 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 17-35 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS** | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 25,379,284 | 81.99% | ** | ** | 5,576,230 | 18.01% | 30,955,515 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 22,918,430 | 87.51% | ** | ** | 3,272,502 | 12.49% | 26,190,931 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 48,297,714 | 84.52% | ** | ** | 8,848,732 | 15.48% | 57,146,446 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| * The Army's previously reported PS accession achievement of 8,354 included three days of accessions in FY 2004 (September 28-30 2004), in | |||||||||||||||||
| conjunction with its FY 2005 recruiting calendar. The number in this report accurately reflects PS accessions from 1 October 2004 through | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 September 2005. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** 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 2004-September 2005. | |||||||||||||||||