| Table A-5. FY 2007 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, Service, and Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| a. Number | |||||||||||
| RACE/ | AFQT CATEGORY3 | I-IIIA | |||||||||
| ETHNICITY4 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | V | Other/Unk. | TOTAL | TOTAL | ||
| ARMY | |||||||||||
| White | 4,216 | 23,376 | 16,651 | 22,318 | 11,533 | 2,577 | 4,697 | 85,368 | 44,243 | ||
| Black | 175 | 2,060 | 2,480 | 5,172 | 4,534 | 1,263 | 1,047 | 16,731 | 4,715 | ||
| AIAN | 27 | 229 | 276 | 431 | 294 | 62 | 51 | 1,370 | 532 | ||
| Asian | 131 | 520 | 366 | 542 | 458 | 163 | 119 | 2,299 | 1,017 | ||
| NHPI | 33 | 187 | 172 | 341 | 596 | 616 | 40 | 1,985 | 392 | ||
| Two or more | 37 | 213 | 174 | 222 | 140 | 51 | 147 | 984 | 424 | ||
| Unknown | 767 | 3,759 | 2,544 | 3,167 | 1,862 | 387 | 2,787 | 15,273 | 7,070 | ||
| TOTAL | 5,386 | 30,344 | 22,663 | 32,193 | 19,417 | 5,119 | 8,888 | 124,010 | 58,393 | ||
| Hispanic | 213 | 2,321 | 2,439 | 4,656 | 3,306 | 1,075 | 919 | 14,929 | 4,973 | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 5,173 | 28,023 | 20,224 | 27,537 | 16,111 | 4,044 | 7,969 | 109,081 | 53,420 | ||
| TOTAL | 5,386 | 30,344 | 22,663 | 32,193 | 19,417 | 5,119 | 8,888 | 124,010 | 58,393 | ||
| NAVY | |||||||||||
| White | 2,732 | 15,528 | 10,008 | 10,058 | 3,689 | 501 | 852 | 43,368 | 28,268 | ||
| Black | 180 | 2,528 | 3,107 | 5,707 | 4,061 | 819 | 222 | 16,624 | 5,815 | ||
| AIAN | 263 | 1,764 | 1,246 | 1,112 | 465 | 62 | 47 | 4,959 | 3,273 | ||
| Asian | 166 | 875 | 679 | 873 | 599 | 170 | 48 | 3,410 | 1,720 | ||
| NHPI | 45 | 307 | 276 | 308 | 199 | 52 | 13 | 1,200 | 628 | ||
| Two or more | 97 | 650 | 416 | 445 | 250 | 37 | 53 | 1,948 | 1,163 | ||
| Unknown | 15 | 82 | 91 | 117 | 104 | 26 | 12 | 447 | 188 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,498 | 21,734 | 15,823 | 18,620 | 9,367 | 1,667 | 1,247 | 71,956 | 41,055 | ||
| Hispanic | 355 | 3,293 | 2,987 | 3,891 | 2,013 | 412 | 154 | 13,105 | 6,635 | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 3,143 | 18,441 | 12,836 | 14,729 | 7,354 | 1,255 | 1,093 | 58,851 | 34,420 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,498 | 21,734 | 15,823 | 18,620 | 9,367 | 1,667 | 1,247 | 71,956 | 41,055 | ||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||
| White | 1,896 | 14,528 | 10,152 | 12,001 | 4,138 | 721 | 1,303 | 44,739 | 26,576 | ||
| Black | 61 | 988 | 1,159 | 2,044 | 1,223 | 249 | 178 | 5,902 | 2,208 | ||
| AIAN | 19 | 151 | 149 | 231 | 128 | 21 | 18 | 717 | 319 | ||
| Asian | 70 | 357 | 248 | 321 | 172 | 28 | 21 | 1,217 | 675 | ||
| NHPI | 11 | 148 | 120 | 196 | 178 | 84 | 12 | 749 | 279 | ||
| Two or more | 21 | 135 | 76 | 78 | 66 | 5 | 38 | 419 | 232 | ||
| Unknown | 15 | 132 | 108 | 140 | 67 | 17 | 19 | 498 | 255 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,093 | 16,439 | 12,012 | 15,011 | 5,972 | 1,125 | 1,589 | 54,241 | 30,544 | ||
| Hispanic | 142 | 1,970 | 2,166 | 3,327 | 1,500 | 323 | 271 | 9,699 | 4,278 | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 1,951 | 14,469 | 9,846 | 11,684 | 4,472 | 802 | 1,318 | 44,542 | 26,266 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,093 | 16,439 | 12,012 | 15,011 | 5,972 | 1,125 | 1,589 | 54,241 | 30,544 | ||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||
| White | 2,248 | 13,749 | 7,830 | 6,922 | 2,408 | 261 | 253 | 33,671 | 23,827 | ||
| Black | 102 | 1,860 | 2,164 | 3,164 | 1,921 | 283 | 33 | 9,527 | 4,126 | ||
| AIAN | 21 | 145 | 115 | 132 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 486 | 281 | ||
| Asian | 74 | 430 | 329 | 342 | 125 | 27 | 14 | 1,341 | 833 | ||
| NHPI | 13 | 186 | 191 | 247 | 186 | 26 | 7 | 856 | 390 | ||
| Two or more | 12 | 140 | 80 | 92 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 358 | 232 | ||
| Unknown | 1 | 55 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 169 | 94 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,471 | 16,565 | 10,747 | 10,935 | 4,770 | 606 | 314 | 46,408 | 29,783 | ||
| Hispanic | 145 | 1,522 | 1,335 | 1,617 | 832 | 117 | 30 | 5,598 | 3,002 | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 2,326 | 15,043 | 9,412 | 9,318 | 3,938 | 489 | 284 | 40,810 | 26,781 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,471 | 16,565 | 10,747 | 10,935 | 4,770 | 606 | 314 | 46,408 | 29,783 | ||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||
| White | 11,092 | 67,181 | 44,641 | 51,299 | 21,768 | 4,060 | 7,105 | 207,146 | 122,914 | ||
| Black | 518 | 7,436 | 8,910 | 16,087 | 11,739 | 2,614 | 1,480 | 48,784 | 16,864 | ||
| AIAN | 330 | 2,289 | 1,786 | 1,906 | 952 | 150 | 119 | 7,532 | 4,405 | ||
| Asian | 441 | 2,182 | 1,622 | 2,078 | 1,354 | 388 | 202 | 8,267 | 4,245 | ||
| NHPI | 102 | 828 | 759 | 1,092 | 1,159 | 778 | 72 | 4,790 | 1,689 | ||
| Two or more | 167 | 1,138 | 746 | 837 | 486 | 95 | 240 | 3,709 | 2,051 | ||
| Unknown | 798 | 4,028 | 2,781 | 3,460 | 2,068 | 432 | 2,820 | 16,387 | 7,607 | ||
| TOTAL | 13,448 | 85,082 | 61,245 | 76,759 | 39,526 | 8,517 | 12,038 | 296,615 | 159,775 | ||
| Hispanic | 855 | 9,106 | 8,927 | 13,491 | 7,651 | 1,927 | 1,374 | 43,331 | 18,888 | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 12,593 | 75,976 | 52,318 | 63,268 | 31,875 | 6,590 | 10,664 | 253,284 | 140,887 | ||
| TOTAL | 13,448 | 85,082 | 61,245 | 76,759 | 39,526 | 8,517 | 12,038 | 296,615 | 159,775 | ||
| b. Percent | |||||||||||
| RACE or | AFQT CATEGORY1 | I-IIIA | |||||||||
| ETHNICITY4 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | V | Other/Unk. | TOTAL | TOTAL | ||
| ARMY | |||||||||||
| White | 4.94% | 27.38% | 19.50% | 26.14% | 13.51% | 3.02% | 5.50% | 100.00% | 51.83% | ||
| Black | 1.05% | 12.31% | 14.82% | 30.91% | 27.10% | 7.55% | 6.26% | 100.00% | 28.18% | ||
| AIAN | 1.97% | 16.72% | 20.15% | 31.46% | 21.46% | 4.53% | 3.72% | 100.00% | 38.83% | ||
| Asian | 5.70% | 22.62% | 15.92% | 23.58% | 19.92% | 7.09% | 5.18% | 100.00% | 44.24% | ||
| NHPI | 1.66% | 9.42% | 8.66% | 17.18% | 30.03% | 31.03% | 2.02% | 100.00% | 19.75% | ||
| Two or more | 3.76% | 21.65% | 17.68% | 22.56% | 14.23% | 5.18% | 14.94% | 100.00% | 43.09% | ||
| Unknown | 5.02% | 24.61% | 16.66% | 20.74% | 12.19% | 2.53% | 18.25% | 100.00% | 46.29% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.34% | 24.47% | 18.28% | 25.96% | 15.66% | 4.13% | 7.17% | 100.00% | 47.09% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.43% | 15.55% | 16.34% | 31.19% | 22.14% | 7.20% | 6.16% | 100.00% | 33.31% | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 4.74% | 25.69% | 18.54% | 25.24% | 14.77% | 3.71% | 7.31% | 100.00% | 48.97% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.34% | 24.47% | 18.28% | 25.96% | 15.66% | 4.13% | 7.17% | 100.00% | 47.09% | ||
| NAVY | |||||||||||
| White | 6.30% | 35.81% | 23.08% | 23.19% | 8.51% | 1.16% | 1.96% | 100.00% | 65.18% | ||
| Black | 1.08% | 15.21% | 18.69% | 34.33% | 24.43% | 4.93% | 1.34% | 100.00% | 34.98% | ||
| AIAN | 5.30% | 35.57% | 25.13% | 22.42% | 9.38% | 1.25% | 0.95% | 100.00% | 66.00% | ||
| Asian | 4.87% | 25.66% | 19.91% | 25.60% | 17.57% | 4.99% | 1.41% | 100.00% | 50.44% | ||
| NHPI | 3.75% | 25.58% | 23.00% | 25.67% | 16.58% | 4.33% | 1.08% | 100.00% | 52.33% | ||
| Two or more | 4.98% | 33.37% | 21.36% | 22.84% | 12.83% | 1.90% | 2.72% | 100.00% | 59.70% | ||
| Unknown | 3.36% | 18.34% | 20.36% | 26.17% | 23.27% | 5.82% | 2.68% | 100.00% | 42.06% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.86% | 30.20% | 21.99% | 25.88% | 13.02% | 2.32% | 1.73% | 100.00% | 57.06% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.71% | 25.13% | 22.79% | 29.69% | 15.36% | 3.14% | 1.18% | 100.00% | 50.63% | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 5.34% | 31.34% | 21.81% | 25.03% | 12.50% | 2.13% | 1.86% | 100.00% | 58.49% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.86% | 30.20% | 21.99% | 25.88% | 13.02% | 2.32% | 1.73% | 100.00% | 57.06% | ||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||
| White | 4.24% | 32.47% | 22.69% | 26.82% | 9.25% | 1.61% | 2.91% | 100.00% | 59.40% | ||
| Black | 1.03% | 16.74% | 19.64% | 34.63% | 20.72% | 4.22% | 3.02% | 100.00% | 37.41% | ||
| AIAN | 2.65% | 21.06% | 20.78% | 32.22% | 17.85% | 2.93% | 2.51% | 100.00% | 44.49% | ||
| Asian | 5.75% | 29.33% | 20.38% | 26.38% | 14.13% | 2.30% | 1.73% | 100.00% | 55.46% | ||
| NHPI | 1.47% | 19.76% | 16.02% | 26.17% | 23.77% | 11.21% | 1.60% | 100.00% | 37.25% | ||
| Two or more | 5.01% | 32.22% | 18.14% | 18.62% | 15.75% | 1.19% | 9.07% | 100.00% | 55.37% | ||
| Unknown | 3.01% | 26.51% | 21.69% | 28.11% | 13.45% | 3.41% | 3.82% | 100.00% | 51.20% | ||
| TOTAL | 3.86% | 30.31% | 22.15% | 27.67% | 11.01% | 2.07% | 2.93% | 100.00% | 56.31% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.46% | 20.31% | 22.33% | 34.30% | 15.47% | 3.33% | 2.79% | 100.00% | 44.11% | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 4.38% | 32.48% | 22.10% | 26.23% | 10.04% | 1.80% | 2.96% | 100.00% | 58.97% | ||
| TOTAL | 3.86% | 30.31% | 22.15% | 27.67% | 11.01% | 2.07% | 2.93% | 100.00% | 56.31% | ||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||
| White | 6.68% | 40.83% | 23.25% | 20.56% | 7.15% | 0.78% | 0.75% | 100.00% | 70.76% | ||
| Black | 1.07% | 19.52% | 22.71% | 33.21% | 20.16% | 2.97% | 0.35% | 100.00% | 43.31% | ||
| AIAN | 4.32% | 29.84% | 23.66% | 27.16% | 13.37% | 1.03% | 0.62% | 100.00% | 57.82% | ||
| Asian | 5.52% | 32.07% | 24.53% | 25.50% | 9.32% | 2.01% | 1.04% | 100.00% | 62.12% | ||
| NHPI | 1.52% | 21.73% | 22.31% | 28.86% | 21.73% | 3.04% | 0.82% | 100.00% | 45.56% | ||
| Two or more | 3.35% | 39.11% | 22.35% | 25.70% | 8.38% | 0.56% | 0.56% | 100.00% | 64.80% | ||
| Unknown | 0.59% | 32.54% | 22.49% | 21.30% | 20.71% | 1.18% | 1.18% | 100.00% | 55.62% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.32% | 35.69% | 23.16% | 23.56% | 10.28% | 1.31% | 0.68% | 100.00% | 64.18% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.59% | 27.19% | 23.85% | 28.89% | 14.86% | 2.09% | 0.54% | 100.00% | 53.63% | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 5.70% | 36.86% | 23.06% | 22.83% | 9.65% | 1.20% | 0.70% | 100.00% | 65.62% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.32% | 35.69% | 23.16% | 23.56% | 10.28% | 1.31% | 0.68% | 100.00% | 64.18% | ||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||
| White | 5.35% | 32.43% | 21.55% | 24.76% | 10.51% | 1.96% | 3.43% | 100.00% | 59.34% | ||
| Black | 1.06% | 15.24% | 18.26% | 32.98% | 24.06% | 5.36% | 3.03% | 100.00% | 34.57% | ||
| AIAN | 4.38% | 30.39% | 23.71% | 25.31% | 12.64% | 1.99% | 1.58% | 100.00% | 58.48% | ||
| Asian | 5.33% | 26.39% | 19.62% | 25.14% | 16.38% | 4.69% | 2.44% | 100.00% | 51.35% | ||
| NHPI | 2.13% | 17.29% | 15.85% | 22.80% | 24.20% | 16.24% | 1.50% | 100.00% | 35.26% | ||
| Two or more | 4.50% | 30.68% | 20.11% | 22.57% | 13.10% | 2.56% | 6.47% | 100.00% | 55.30% | ||
| Unknown | 4.87% | 24.58% | 16.97% | 21.11% | 12.62% | 2.64% | 17.21% | 100.00% | 46.42% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.53% | 28.68% | 20.65% | 25.88% | 13.33% | 2.87% | 4.06% | 100.00% | 53.87% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.97% | 21.01% | 20.60% | 31.13% | 17.66% | 4.45% | 3.17% | 100.00% | 43.59% | ||
| Not Hispanic2 | 4.97% | 30.00% | 20.66% | 24.98% | 12.58% | 2.60% | 4.21% | 100.00% | 55.62% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.53% | 28.68% | 20.65% | 25.88% | 13.33% | 2.87% | 4.06% | 100.00% | 53.87% | ||
| 1. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed | |||||||||||
| Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY 2007. Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program | |||||||||||
| unless otherwise tested. | |||||||||||
| 2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question. | |||||||||||
| 3. AFQT categories are based on normalized test scores: | |||||||||||
| Cat I 100-93 | |||||||||||
| Cat II 92-65 | |||||||||||
| Cat IIIA 64-50 | |||||||||||
| Cat IIIB 49-31 | |||||||||||
| Cat IV 30-10 | |||||||||||
| Cat V 9-1 | |||||||||||
| 4. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity. Individuals who | |||||||||||
| who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category. | |||||||||||
| Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||