| Table A-6. FY 2009 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER2 | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 110,451 | 83.72% | 13,291 | 10.07% | 8,185 | 6.20% | 131,927 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 27,735 | 89.58% | 1,962 | 6.34% | 1,264 | 4.08% | 30,961 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 138,186 | 84.83% | 15,253 | 9.36% | 9,449 | 5.80% | 162,888 | 100% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 65,016 | 94.56% | 3,281 | 4.77% | 458 | 0.67% | 68,755 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 20,164 | 95.96% | 741 | 3.53% | 108 | 0.51% | 21,013 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 85,180 | 94.89% | 4,022 | 4.48% | 566 | 0.63% | 89,768 | 100% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 52,889 | 98.00% | 887 | 1.64% | 195 | 0.36% | 53,971 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 4,606 | 98.52% | 59 | 1.26% | 10 | 0.21% | 4,675 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 57,495 | 98.04% | 946 | 1.61% | 205 | 0.35% | 58,646 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 45,477 | 96.47% | 984 | 2.09% | 679 | 1.44% | 47,140 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 15,388 | 96.62% | 272 | 1.71% | 266 | 1.67% | 15,926 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 60,865 | 96.51% | 1,256 | 1.99% | 945 | 1.50% | 63,066 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 273,833 | 90.74% | 18,443 | 6.11% | 9,517 | 3.15% | 301,793 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 67,893 | 93.55% | 3,034 | 4.18% | 1,648 | 2.27% | 72,575 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 341,726 | 91.28% | 21,477 | 5.74% | 11,165 | 2.98% | 374,368 | 100% | |||||||||
| 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 11,624,292 | 80.91% | (3) | (3) | 2,743,510 | 19.09% | 14,367,802 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 12,044,309 | 84.78% | (3) | (3) | 2,161,986 | 15.22% | 14,206,295 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 23,668,601 | 82.83% | (3) | (3) | 4,905,496 | 17.17% | 28,574,097 | 100% | |||||||||
| 1. 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 2009. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 18-24, October 2008-September 2009 average. | |||||||||||||||||