| Table B-18. FY 2008 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 332,400 | 84.72% | 57,147 | 14.56% | 2,815 | 0.72% | 392,362 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 54,640 | 91.52% | 4,834 | 8.10% | 229 | 0.38% | 59,703 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 387,040 | 85.62% | 61,981 | 13.71% | 3,044 | 0.67% | 452,065 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 223,132 | 95.31% | 7,535 | 3.22% | 3,435 | 1.47% | 234,102 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 40,360 | 97.98% | 612 | 1.49% | 222 | 0.54% | 41,194 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 263,492 | 95.71% | 8,147 | 2.96% | 3,657 | 1.33% | 275,296 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 162,243 | 97.09% | 4,717 | 2.82% | 140 | 0.08% | 167,100 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 10,995 | 98.94% | 110 | 0.99% | 8 | 0.07% | 11,113 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 173,238 | 97.21% | 4,827 | 2.71% | 148 | 0.08% | 178,213 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 206,553 | 99.93% | 101 | 0.05% | 37 | 0.02% | 206,691 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 51,372 | 99.94% | 20 | 0.04% | 12 | 0.02% | 51,404 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 257,925 | 99.93% | 121 | 0.05% | 49 | 0.02% | 258,095 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 924,328 | 92.41% | 69,500 | 6.95% | 6,427 | 0.64% | 1,000,255 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 157,367 | 96.30% | 5,576 | 3.41% | 471 | 0.29% | 163,414 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 1,081,695 | 92.96% | 75,076 | 6.45% | 6,898 | 0.59% | 1,163,669 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 41,576,444 | 87.40% | (1) | (1) | 5,995,616 | 12.60% | 47,572,060 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 37,178,339 | 92.40% | (1) | (1) | 3,056,131 | 7.60% | 40,234,470 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 78,754,783 | 89.69% | (1) | (1) | 9,051,747 | 10.31% | 87,806,530 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 1. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. 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, September 2008. | |||||||||||||||||