| Table B-5. FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, Service, and Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| a. Number | ||||||||||
| RACE/ | AFQT CATEGORY2 | |||||||||
| ETHNICITY3 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | Other/Unk. | TOTAL | I-IIIA Subtotal | ||
| ARMY | ||||||||||
| White | 2,831 | 16,129 | 11,704 | 15,364 | 1,585 | 189 | 47,802 | 30,664 | ||
| Black | 116 | 1,325 | 1,743 | 4,043 | 766 | 53 | 8,046 | 3,184 | ||
| AIAN | 15 | 159 | 166 | 278 | 40 | 2 | 660 | 340 | ||
| Asian | 94 | 355 | 227 | 392 | 101 | 9 | 1,178 | 676 | ||
| NHPI | 18 | 112 | 114 | 204 | 54 | 2 | 504 | 244 | ||
| Two or more | 13 | 103 | 87 | 102 | 10 | 10 | 325 | 203 | ||
| Unknown | 274 | 1,609 | 1,091 | 1,228 | 104 | 75 | 4,381 | 2,974 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,361 | 19,792 | 15,132 | 21,611 | 2,660 | 340 | 62,896 | 38,285 | ||
| Hispanic | 144 | 1,502 | 1,650 | 3,230 | 543 | 41 | 7,110 | 3,296 | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 3,217 | 18,290 | 13,482 | 18,381 | 2,117 | 299 | 55,786 | 34,989 | ||
| TOTAL | 3,361 | 19,792 | 15,132 | 21,611 | 2,660 | 340 | 62,896 | 38,285 | ||
| NAVY | ||||||||||
| White | 1,838 | 9,952 | 5,927 | 5,402 | 4 | 18 | 23,141 | 17,717 | ||
| Black | 100 | 1,326 | 1,758 | 2,897 | 3 | 4 | 6,088 | 3,184 | ||
| AIAN | 171 | 1,009 | 669 | 519 | 1 | 0 | 2,369 | 1,849 | ||
| Asian | 93 | 465 | 424 | 501 | 1 | 1 | 1,485 | 982 | ||
| NHPI | 21 | 149 | 132 | 187 | 0 | 0 | 489 | 302 | ||
| Two or more | 49 | 330 | 208 | 211 | 0 | 0 | 798 | 587 | ||
| Unknown | 12 | 56 | 59 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 127 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,284 | 13,287 | 9,177 | 9,783 | 9 | 25 | 34,565 | 24,748 | ||
| Hispanic | 208 | 1,868 | 1,638 | 2,012 | 2 | 6 | 5,734 | 3,714 | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 2,076 | 11,419 | 7,539 | 7,771 | 7 | 19 | 28,831 | 21,034 | ||
| TOTAL | 2,284 | 13,287 | 9,177 | 9,783 | 9 | 25 | 34,565 | 24,748 | ||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||
| White | 1,490 | 10,741 | 7,239 | 8,630 | 779 | 58 | 28,937 | 19,470 | ||
| Black | 49 | 657 | 705 | 1,492 | 203 | 5 | 3,111 | 1,411 | ||
| AIAN | 12 | 111 | 120 | 180 | 30 | 1 | 454 | 243 | ||
| Asian | 43 | 236 | 165 | 223 | 27 | 3 | 697 | 444 | ||
| NHPI | 9 | 95 | 74 | 140 | 16 | 1 | 335 | 178 | ||
| Two or more | 8 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 161 | 108 | ||
| Unknown | 9 | 127 | 89 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 345 | 225 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,620 | 12,019 | 8,440 | 10,820 | 1,070 | 71 | 34,040 | 22,079 | ||
| Hispanic | 85 | 1,402 | 1,458 | 2,358 | 243 | 9 | 5,555 | 2,945 | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 1,535 | 10,617 | 6,982 | 8,462 | 827 | 62 | 28,485 | 19,134 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,620 | 12,019 | 8,440 | 10,820 | 1,070 | 71 | 34,040 | 22,079 | ||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||
| White | 1,716 | 10,215 | 5,540 | 3,813 | 0 | 231 | 21,515 | 17,471 | ||
| Black | 65 | 1,256 | 1,449 | 1,627 | 0 | 9 | 4,406 | 2,770 | ||
| AIAN | 10 | 103 | 74 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 253 | 187 | ||
| Asian | 60 | 345 | 233 | 180 | 0 | 19 | 837 | 638 | ||
| NHPI | 8 | 130 | 126 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 371 | 264 | ||
| Two or more | 12 | 90 | 58 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 204 | 160 | ||
| Unknown | 5 | 74 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 119 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,876 | 12,213 | 7,520 | 5,870 | 0 | 266 | 27,745 | 21,609 | ||
| Hispanic | 109 | 1,122 | 953 | 848 | 0 | 20 | 3,052 | 2,184 | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 1,767 | 11,091 | 6,567 | 5,022 | 0 | 246 | 24,693 | 19,425 | ||
| TOTAL | 1,876 | 12,213 | 7,520 | 5,870 | 0 | 266 | 27,745 | 21,609 | ||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||
| White | 7,875 | 47,037 | 30,410 | 33,209 | 2,368 | 496 | 121,395 | 85,322 | ||
| Black | 330 | 4,564 | 5,655 | 10,059 | 972 | 71 | 21,651 | 10,549 | ||
| AIAN | 208 | 1,382 | 1,029 | 1,042 | 71 | 4 | 3,736 | 2,619 | ||
| Asian | 290 | 1,401 | 1,049 | 1,296 | 129 | 32 | 4,197 | 2,740 | ||
| NHPI | 56 | 486 | 446 | 637 | 70 | 4 | 1,699 | 988 | ||
| Two or more | 82 | 575 | 401 | 397 | 15 | 18 | 1,488 | 1,058 | ||
| Unknown | 300 | 1,866 | 1,279 | 1,444 | 114 | 77 | 5,080 | 3,445 | ||
| TOTAL | 9,141 | 57,311 | 40,269 | 48,084 | 3,739 | 702 | 159,246 | 106,721 | ||
| Hispanic | 546 | 5,894 | 5,699 | 8,448 | 788 | 76 | 21,451 | 12,139 | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 8,595 | 51,417 | 34,570 | 39,636 | 2,951 | 626 | 137,795 | 94,582 | ||
| TOTAL | 9,141 | 57,311 | 40,269 | 48,084 | 3,739 | 702 | 159,246 | 106,721 | ||
| b. Percent | ||||||||||
| RACE/ | AFQT CATEGORY | |||||||||
| ETHNICITY3 | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | Other/Unk. | TOTAL | I-IIIA Subtotal | ||
| ARMY | ||||||||||
| White | 5.92% | 33.74% | 24.48% | 32.14% | 3.32% | 0.40% | 100.00% | 64.15% | ||
| Black | 1.44% | 16.47% | 21.66% | 50.25% | 9.52% | 0.66% | 100.00% | 39.57% | ||
| AIAN | 2.27% | 24.09% | 25.15% | 42.12% | 6.06% | 0.30% | 100.00% | 51.52% | ||
| Asian | 7.98% | 30.14% | 19.27% | 33.28% | 8.57% | 0.76% | 100.00% | 57.39% | ||
| NHPI | 3.57% | 22.22% | 22.62% | 40.48% | 10.71% | 0.40% | 100.00% | 48.41% | ||
| Two or more | 4.00% | 31.69% | 26.77% | 31.38% | 3.08% | 3.08% | 100.00% | 62.46% | ||
| Unknown | 6.25% | 36.73% | 24.90% | 28.03% | 2.37% | 1.71% | 100.00% | 67.88% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.34% | 31.47% | 24.06% | 34.36% | 4.23% | 0.54% | 100.00% | 60.87% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.03% | 21.13% | 23.21% | 45.43% | 7.64% | 0.58% | 100.00% | 46.36% | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 5.77% | 32.79% | 24.17% | 32.95% | 3.79% | 0.54% | 100.00% | 62.72% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.34% | 31.47% | 24.06% | 34.36% | 4.23% | 0.54% | 100.00% | 60.87% | ||
| NAVY | ||||||||||
| White | 7.94% | 43.01% | 25.61% | 23.34% | 0.02% | 0.08% | 100.00% | 76.56% | ||
| Black | 1.64% | 21.78% | 28.88% | 47.59% | 0.05% | 0.07% | 100.00% | 52.30% | ||
| AIAN | 7.22% | 42.59% | 28.24% | 21.91% | 0.04% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 78.05% | ||
| Asian | 6.26% | 31.31% | 28.55% | 33.74% | 0.07% | 0.07% | 100.00% | 66.13% | ||
| NHPI | 4.29% | 30.47% | 26.99% | 38.24% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 61.76% | ||
| Two or more | 6.14% | 41.35% | 26.07% | 26.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 73.56% | ||
| Unknown | 6.15% | 28.72% | 30.26% | 33.85% | 0.00% | 1.03% | 100.00% | 65.13% | ||
| TOTAL | 6.61% | 38.44% | 26.55% | 28.30% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 100.00% | 71.60% | ||
| Hispanic | 3.63% | 32.58% | 28.57% | 35.09% | 0.03% | 0.10% | 100.00% | 64.77% | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 7.20% | 39.61% | 26.15% | 26.95% | 0.02% | 0.07% | 100.00% | 72.96% | ||
| TOTAL | 6.61% | 38.44% | 26.55% | 28.30% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 100.00% | 71.60% | ||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||
| White | 5.15% | 37.12% | 25.02% | 29.82% | 2.69% | 0.20% | 100.00% | 67.28% | ||
| Black | 1.58% | 21.12% | 22.66% | 47.96% | 6.53% | 0.16% | 100.00% | 45.36% | ||
| AIAN | 2.64% | 24.45% | 26.43% | 39.65% | 6.61% | 0.22% | 100.00% | 53.52% | ||
| Asian | 6.17% | 33.86% | 23.67% | 31.99% | 3.87% | 0.43% | 100.00% | 63.70% | ||
| NHPI | 2.69% | 28.36% | 22.09% | 41.79% | 4.78% | 0.30% | 100.00% | 53.13% | ||
| Two or more | 4.97% | 32.30% | 29.81% | 27.95% | 3.11% | 1.86% | 100.00% | 67.08% | ||
| Unknown | 2.61% | 36.81% | 25.80% | 31.88% | 2.90% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 65.22% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.76% | 35.31% | 24.79% | 31.79% | 3.14% | 0.21% | 100.00% | 64.86% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.53% | 25.24% | 26.25% | 42.45% | 4.37% | 0.16% | 100.00% | 53.02% | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 5.39% | 37.27% | 24.51% | 29.71% | 2.90% | 0.22% | 100.00% | 67.17% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.76% | 35.31% | 24.79% | 31.79% | 3.14% | 0.21% | 100.00% | 64.86% | ||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||
| White | 7.98% | 47.48% | 25.75% | 17.72% | 0.00% | 1.07% | 100.00% | 81.20% | ||
| Black | 1.48% | 28.51% | 32.89% | 36.93% | 0.00% | 0.20% | 100.00% | 62.87% | ||
| AIAN | 3.95% | 40.71% | 29.25% | 25.69% | 0.00% | 0.40% | 100.00% | 73.91% | ||
| Asian | 7.17% | 41.22% | 27.84% | 21.51% | 0.00% | 2.27% | 100.00% | 76.22% | ||
| NHPI | 2.16% | 35.04% | 33.96% | 28.57% | 0.00% | 0.27% | 100.00% | 71.16% | ||
| Two or more | 5.88% | 44.12% | 28.43% | 19.12% | 0.00% | 2.45% | 100.00% | 78.43% | ||
| Unknown | 3.14% | 46.54% | 25.16% | 25.16% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | 74.84% | ||
| TOTAL | 6.76% | 44.02% | 27.10% | 21.16% | 0.00% | 0.96% | 100.00% | 77.88% | ||
| Hispanic | 3.57% | 36.76% | 31.23% | 27.79% | 0.00% | 0.66% | 100.00% | 71.56% | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 7.16% | 44.92% | 26.59% | 20.34% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 100.00% | 78.67% | ||
| TOTAL | 6.76% | 44.02% | 27.10% | 21.16% | 0.00% | 0.96% | 100.00% | 77.88% | ||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||
| White | 6.49% | 38.75% | 25.05% | 27.36% | 1.95% | 0.41% | 100.00% | 70.28% | ||
| Black | 1.52% | 21.08% | 26.12% | 46.46% | 4.49% | 0.33% | 100.00% | 48.72% | ||
| AIAN | 5.57% | 36.99% | 27.54% | 27.89% | 1.90% | 0.11% | 100.00% | 70.10% | ||
| Asian | 6.91% | 33.38% | 24.99% | 30.88% | 3.07% | 0.76% | 100.00% | 65.28% | ||
| NHPI | 3.30% | 28.61% | 26.25% | 37.49% | 4.12% | 0.24% | 100.00% | 58.15% | ||
| Two or more | 5.51% | 38.64% | 26.95% | 26.68% | 1.01% | 1.21% | 100.00% | 71.10% | ||
| Unknown | 5.91% | 36.73% | 25.18% | 28.43% | 2.24% | 1.52% | 100.00% | 67.81% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.74% | 35.99% | 25.29% | 30.19% | 2.35% | 0.44% | 100.00% | 67.02% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.55% | 27.48% | 26.57% | 39.38% | 3.67% | 0.35% | 100.00% | 56.59% | ||
| Not Hispanic1 | 6.24% | 37.31% | 25.09% | 28.76% | 2.14% | 0.45% | 100.00% | 68.64% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.74% | 35.99% | 25.29% | 30.19% | 2.35% | 0.44% | 100.00% | 67.02% | ||
| 1. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question. | ||||||||||
| 2. AFQT categories are based on normalized test scores: | ||||||||||
| Cat I: | 100-93 | Cat IIIB: | 49-31 | |||||||
| Cat II: | 92-65 | Cat IV: | 30-10 | |||||||
| Cat IIIA: | 64-50 | Cat V: | 9-1 | |||||||
| 3. 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. | ||||||||||