Table A-7.  FY 2007 Applicants2 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
RACE / TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
ETHNICITY5 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 60,925 71.37% 15,080 17.66% 9,363 10.97% 85,368 100.00%
   Black 13,000 77.70% 2,446 14.62% 1,285 7.68% 16,731 100.00%
   AIAN 1,014 74.01% 235 17.15% 121 8.83% 1,370 100.00%
   Asian 1,994 86.73% 177 7.70% 128 5.57% 2,299 100.00%
   NHPI 1,719 86.60% 135 6.80% 131 6.60% 1,985 100.00%
   Two or more 745 75.71% 153 15.55% 86 8.74% 984 100.00%
   Unknown 11,341   74.26%   2,570   16.83%   1,362   8.92%   15,273   100.00%
   TOTAL 90,738 73.17% 20,796 16.77% 12,476 10.06% 124,010 100.00%
   Hispanic 11,579 77.56% 1,945 13.03% 1,405 9.41% 14,929 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 79,159   72.57%   18,851   17.28%   11,071   10.15%   109,081   100.00%
   TOTAL 90,738 73.17% 20,796 16.77% 12,476 10.06% 124,010 100.00%
                               
NAVY                              
   White 39,096 90.15% 3,358 7.74% 914 2.11% 43,368 100.00%
   Black 15,571 93.67% 870 5.23% 183 1.10% 16,624 100.00%
   AIAN 4,466 90.06% 398 8.03% 95 1.92% 4,959 100.00%
   Asian 3,131 91.82% 228 6.69% 51 1.50% 3,410 100.00%
   NHPI 1,109 92.42% 77 6.42% 14 1.17% 1,200 100.00%
   Two or more 1,764 90.55% 149 7.65% 35 1.80% 1,948 100.00%
   Unknown 397   88.81%   32   7.16%   18   4.03%   447   100.00%
   TOTAL 65,534 91.08% 5,112 7.10% 1,310 1.82% 71,956 100.00%
   Hispanic 11,908 90.87% 929 7.09% 268 2.05% 13,105 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 53,626   91.12%   4,183   7.11%   1,042   1.77%   58,851   100.00%
   TOTAL 65,534 91.08% 5,112 7.10% 1,310 1.82% 71,956 100.00%
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 42,831 95.74% 1,688 3.77% 220 0.49% 44,739 100.00%
   Black 5,739 97.24% 144 2.44% 19 0.32% 5,902 100.00%
   AIAN 697 97.21% 17 2.37% 3 0.42% 717 100.00%
   Asian 1,180 96.96% 33 2.71% 4 0.33% 1,217 100.00%
   NHPI 741 98.93% 8 1.07% 0 0.00% 749 100.00%
   Two or more 403 96.18% 16 3.82% 0 0.00% 419 100.00%
   Unknown 477   95.78%   18   3.61%   3   0.60%   498   100.00%
   TOTAL 52,068 95.99% 1,924 3.55% 249 0.46% 54,241 100.00%
   Hispanic 9,453 97.46% 215 2.22% 31 0.32% 9,699 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 42,615   95.67%   1,709   3.84%   218   0.49%   44,542   100.00%
   TOTAL 52,068 95.99% 1,924 3.55% 249 0.46% 54,241 100.00%
AIR FORCE                              
   White 31,958 94.91% 920 2.73% 793 2.36% 33,671 100.00%
   Black 9,213 96.70% 165 1.73% 149 1.56% 9,527 100.00%
   AIAN 466 95.88% 9 1.85% 11 2.26% 486 100.00%
   Asian 1,302 97.09% 18 1.34% 21 1.57% 1,341 100.00%
   NHPI 839 98.01% 10 1.17% 7 0.82% 856 100.00%
   Two or more 346 96.65% 7 1.96% 5 1.40% 358 100.00%
   Unknown 157   92.90%   7   4.14%   5   2.96%   169   100.00%
   TOTAL 44,281 95.42% 1,136 2.45% 991 2.14% 46,408 100.00%
   Hispanic 5,403 96.52% 93 1.66% 102 1.82% 5,598 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 38,878   95.27%   1,043   2.56%   889   2.18%   40,810   100.00%
   TOTAL 44,281 95.42% 1,136 2.45% 991 2.14% 46,408 100.00%
                               
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 174,810 84.39% 21,046 10.16% 11,290 5.45% 207,146 100.00%
   Black 43,523 89.22% 3,625 7.43% 1,636 3.35% 48,784 100.00%
   AIAN 6,643 88.20% 659 8.75% 230 3.05% 7,532 100.00%
   Asian 7,607 92.02% 456 5.52% 204 2.47% 8,267 100.00%
   NHPI 4,408 92.03% 230 4.80% 152 3.17% 4,790 100.00%
   Two or more 3,258 87.84% 325 8.76% 126 3.40% 3,709 100.00%
   Unknown 12,372   75.50%   2,627   16.03%   1,388   8.47%   16,387   100.00%
   TOTAL 252,621 85.17% 28,968 9.77% 15,026 5.07% 296,615 100.00%
   Hispanic 38,343 88.49% 3,182 7.34% 1,806 4.17% 43,331 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 214,278   84.60%   25,786   10.18%   13,220   5.22%   253,284   100.00%
   TOTAL 252,621 85.17% 28,968 9.77% 15,026 5.07% 296,615 100.00%
                               
18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS                            
   White 17,852,866 81.54% (4) (4) 4,042,146 18.46% 21,895,012 100.00%
   Black 3,134,192 77.88% (4) (4) 890,018 22.12% 4,024,210 100.00%
   AIAN 189,710 62.55% (4) (4) 113,606 37.45% 303,316 100.00%
   Asian 1,055,516 89.29% (4) (4) 126,603 10.71% 1,182,119 100.00%
   NHPI 91,241 88.91% (4) (4) 11,382 11.09% 102,623 100.00%
   Two or more 477,052 80.98% (4) (4) 112,080 19.02% 589,133 100.00%
   Unknown 0   NA   (4)   (4)   0   NA   0   NA
   TOTAL 22,800,578 81.15% (4) (4) 5,295,835 18.85% 28,096,413 100.00%
   Hispanic 3,241,068 64.82% (4) (4) 1,759,153 35.18% 5,000,221 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 19,559,510   84.69%   (4)   (4)   3,536,682   15.31%   23,096,192   100.00%
   TOTAL 22,800,578 81.15% (4) (4) 5,295,835 18.85% 28,096,413 100.00%
   
  1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma.  Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the 
      General Educational Development certificate (GED).  Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
  2. 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.  
  3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  4. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
  5. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as 
      multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2006-September 2007 average.