| Table A-6. FY 2008 Applicants2 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER1 | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 81,138 | 73.08% | 18,683 | 16.83% | 11,198 | 10.09% | 111,019 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 20,760 | 82.99% | 2,763 | 11.05% | 1,491 | 5.96% | 25,014 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 101,898 | 74.91% | 21,446 | 15.77% | 12,689 | 9.33% | 136,033 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 60,800 | 92.97% | 3,828 | 5.85% | 769 | 1.18% | 65,397 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 19,316 | 95.31% | 804 | 3.97% | 146 | 0.72% | 20,266 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 80,116 | 93.52% | 4,632 | 5.41% | 915 | 1.07% | 85,663 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 54,440 | 96.38% | 1,858 | 3.29% | 184 | 0.33% | 56,482 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 4,640 | 97.91% | 86 | 1.81% | 13 | 0.27% | 4,739 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 59,080 | 96.50% | 1,944 | 3.18% | 197 | 0.32% | 61,221 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 35,144 | 95.82% | 830 | 2.26% | 702 | 1.91% | 36,676 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 13,567 | 96.43% | 228 | 1.62% | 275 | 1.95% | 14,070 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 48,711 | 95.99% | 1,058 | 2.08% | 977 | 1.93% | 50,746 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 231,522 | 85.88% | 25,199 | 9.35% | 12,853 | 4.77% | 269,574 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 58,283 | 90.94% | 3,881 | 6.06% | 1,925 | 3.00% | 64,089 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 289,805 | 86.86% | 29,080 | 8.72% | 14,778 | 4.43% | 333,663 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 11,477,774 | 80.19% | (3) | (3) | 2,834,567 | 19.81% | 14,312,341 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 11,833,137 | 84.20% | (3) | (3) | 2,220,701 | 15.80% | 14,053,837 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 23,310,911 | 82.18% | (3) | (3) | 5,055,268 | 17.82% | 28,366,179 | 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 2008. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. 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, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2007-September 2008 average. | |||||||||||||||||