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.