Table B-9.  FY 2008 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
	RACE/	HIGH QUALITY1			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	ETHNICITY3	#	%		#	%		#	%
	ARMY
	White	24,617	47.44%		27,271	52.56%		51,888	100.00%
	Black	3,390	33.21%		6,819	66.79%		10,209	100.00%
	AIAN	250	37.82%		411	62.18%		661	100.00%
	Asian	712	53.17%		627	46.83%		1,339	100.00%
	NHPI	200	31.25%		440	68.75%		640	100.00%
	Two or more	149	44.21%		188	55.79%		337	100.00%
	Unknown	2,305	53.97%		1,966	46.03%		4,271	100.00%
	TOTAL	31,623	45.60%		37,722	54.40%		69,345	100.00%
	Hispanic	2,957	36.46%		5,154	63.54%		8,111	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	28,666	46.81%		32,568	53.19%		61,234	100.00%
	TOTAL	31,623	45.60%		37,722	54.40%		69,345	100.00%
	NAVY
	White	14,929	71.42%		5,974	28.58%		20,903	100.00%
	Black	3,800	52.29%		3,467	47.71%		7,267	100.00%
	AIAN	2,331	74.40%		802	25.60%		3,133	100.00%
	Asian	1,074	64.20%		599	35.80%		1,673	100.00%
	NHPI	435	67.97%		205	32.03%		640	100.00%
	Two or more	2,730	75.23%		899	24.77%		3,629	100.00%
	Unknown	471	66.71%		235	33.29%		706	100.00%
	TOTAL	25,770	67.90%		12,181	32.10%		37,951	100.00%
	Hispanic	5,336	66.84%		2,647	33.16%		7,983	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	20,434	68.19%		9,534	31.81%		29,968	100.00%
	TOTAL	25,770	67.90%		12,181	32.10%		37,951	100.00%
	MARINE CORPS
	White	20,066	64.19%		11,196	35.81%		31,262	100.00%
	Black	1,644	44.77%		2,028	55.23%		3,672	100.00%
	AIAN	217	50.47%		213	49.53%		430	100.00%
	Asian	522	65.99%		269	34.01%		791	100.00%
	NHPI	186	55.19%		151	44.81%		337	100.00%
	Two or more	132	66.67%		66	33.33%		198	100.00%
	Unknown	206	64.38%		114	35.63%		320	100.00%
	TOTAL	22,973	62.07%		14,037	37.93%		37,010	100.00%
	Hispanic	3,322	51.95%		3,073	48.05%		6,395	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	19,651	64.19%		10,964	35.81%		30,615	100.00%
	TOTAL	22,973	62.07%		14,037	37.93%		37,010	100.00%
	AIR FORCE
	White	16,969	80.95%		3,993	19.05%		20,962	100.00%
	Black	3,056	64.81%		1,659	35.19%		4,715	100.00%
	AIAN	153	74.63%		52	25.37%		205	100.00%
	Asian	527	77.27%		155	22.73%		682	100.00%
	NHPI	279	69.92%		120	30.08%		399	100.00%
	Two or more	576	77.63%		166	22.37%		742	100.00%
	Unknown	22	66.67%		11	33.33%		33	100.00%
	TOTAL	21,582	77.81%		6,156	22.19%		27,738	100.00%
	Hispanic	2,740	71.50%		1,092	28.50%		3,832	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	18,842	78.82%		5,064	21.18%		23,906	100.00%
	TOTAL	21,582	77.81%		6,156	22.19%		27,738	100.00%
	TOTAL DoD
	White	76,581	61.26%		48,434	38.74%		125,015	100.00%
	Black	11,890	45.97%		13,973	54.03%		25,863	100.00%
	AIAN	2,951	66.63%		1,478	33.37%		4,429	100.00%
	Asian	2,835	63.21%		1,650	36.79%		4,485	100.00%
	NHPI	1,100	54.56%		916	45.44%		2,016	100.00%
	Two or more	3,587	73.11%		1,319	26.89%		4,906	100.00%
	Unknown	3,004	56.36%		2,326	43.64%		5,330	100.00%
	TOTAL	101,948	59.26%		70,096	40.74%		172,044	100.00%
	Hispanic	14,355	54.54%		11,966	45.46%		26,321	100.00%
	Not Hispanic2	87,593	60.11%		58,130	39.89%		145,723	100.00%
	TOTAL	101,948	59.26%		70,096	40.74%		172,044	100.00%
	1. High quality accessions are those individuals with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores in
	categories I-IIIA who also have a high school diploma.
	2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
	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.