Table B-5.  FY 2009 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
	a.  Number
	RACE/	AFQT CATEGORY1
	ETHNICITY2	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	Other/Unk.	TOTAL	I-IIIA Subtotal
	ARMY
	White	3,269	17,255	12,784	13,225	539	0	47,072	33,308
	Black	147	2,011	2,434	5,151	259	0	10,002	4,592
	AIAN	20	156	133	224	10	0	543	309
	Asian	124	434	305	516	49	0	1,428	863
	NHPI	32	143	137	263	56	0	631	312
	Two or more	63	214	143	136	16	0	572	420
	Unknown	275	1,305	876	915	49	0	3,420	2,456
	TOTAL	3,930	21,518	16,812	20,430	978	0	63,668	42,260
	Hispanic	177	1,700	1,921	3,355	228	0	7,381	3,798
	Not Hispanic3	3,753	19,818	14,891	17,075	750	0	56,287	38,462
	TOTAL	3,930	21,518	16,812	20,430	978	0	63,668	42,260
	NAVY
	White	1,798	8,431	4,641	3,405	0	0	18,275	14,870
	Black	137	1,755	1,986	2,598	0	0	6,476	3,878
	AIAN	262	1,368	806	498	0	0	2,934	2,436
	Asian	116	541	372	353	0	0	1,382	1,029
	NHPI	43	283	176	154	0	0	656	502
	Two or more	392	2,261	1,328	739	0	0	4,720	3,981
	Unknown	55	351	223	151	0	0	780	629
	TOTAL	2,803	14,990	9,532	7,898	0	0	35,223	27,325
	Hispanic	468	3,225	2,482	1,761	0	0	7,936	6,175
	Not Hispanic3	2,335	11,765	7,050	6,137	0	0	27,287	21,150
	TOTAL	2,803	14,990	9,532	7,898	0	0	35,223	27,325
	MARINE CORPS
	White	1,415	10,241	7,025	7,315	170	0	26,166	18,681
	Black	44	703	791	1,473	37	0	3,048	1,538
	AIAN	10	70	98	161	4	0	343	178
	Asian	53	275	178	175	11	0	692	506
	NHPI	9	103	108	109	3	0	332	220
	Two or more	5	51	42	44	1	7	150	98
	Unknown	5	75	57	65	1	0	203	137
	TOTAL	1,541	11,518	8,299	9,342	227	7	30,934	21,358
	Hispanic	112	1,432	1,444	2,051	59	0	5,098	2,988
	Not Hispanic3	1,429	10,086	6,855	7,291	168	7	25,836	18,370
	TOTAL	1,541	11,518	8,299	9,342	227	7	30,934	21,358
	AIR FORCE
	White	2,220	11,734	6,150	3,830	0	0	23,934	20,104
	Black	111	1,694	1,765	1,734	0	0	5,304	3,570
	AIAN	12	96	62	56	0	0	226	170
	Asian	64	366	248	145	0	0	823	678
	NHPI	18	184	176	118	0	0	496	378
	Two or more	77	456	273	161	0	0	967	806
	Unknown	4	15	6	5	0	0	30	25
	TOTAL	2,506	14,545	8,680	6,049	0	0	31,780	25,731
	Hispanic	255	2,056	1,545	1,203	0	0	5,059	3,856
	Not Hispanic3	2,251	12,489	7,135	4,846	0	0	26,721	21,875
	TOTAL	2,506	14,545	8,680	6,049	0	0	31,780	25,731
	TOTAL DoD
	White	8,702	47,661	30,600	27,775	709	0	115,447	86,963
	Black	439	6,163	6,976	10,956	296	0	24,830	13,578
	AIAN	304	1,690	1,099	939	14	0	4,046	3,093
	Asian	357	1,616	1,103	1,189	60	0	4,325	3,076
	NHPI	102	713	597	644	59	0	2,115	1,412
	Two or more	537	2,982	1,786	1,080	17	7	6,409	5,305
	Unknown	339	1,746	1,162	1,136	50	0	4,433	3,247
	TOTAL	10,780	62,571	43,323	43,719	1,205	7	161,605	116,674
	Hispanic	1,012	8,413	7,392	8,370	287	0	25,474	16,817
	Not Hispanic3	9,768	54,158	35,931	35,349	918	7	136,131	99,857
	TOTAL	10,780	62,571	43,323	43,719	1,205	7	161,605	116,674
	b.  Percent
	RACE/	AFQT CATEGORY1
	ETHNICITY2	I	II	IIIA	IIIB	IV	Other/Unk.	TOTAL	I-IIIA Subtotal
	ARMY
	White	6.94%	36.66%	27.16%	28.10%	1.15%	0.00%	100%	70.76%
	Black	1.47%	20.11%	24.34%	51.50%	2.59%	0.00%	100%	45.91%
	AIAN	3.68%	28.73%	24.49%	41.25%	1.84%	0.00%	100%	56.91%
	Asian	8.68%	30.39%	21.36%	36.13%	3.43%	0.00%	100%	60.43%
	NHPI	5.07%	22.66%	21.71%	41.68%	8.87%	0.00%	100%	49.45%
	Two or more	11.01%	37.41%	25.00%	23.78%	2.80%	0.00%	100%	73.43%
	Unknown	8.04%	38.16%	25.61%	26.75%	1.43%	0.00%	100%	71.81%
	TOTAL	6.17%	33.80%	26.41%	32.09%	1.54%	0.00%	100%	66.38%
	Hispanic	2.40%	23.03%	26.03%	45.45%	3.09%	0.00%	100%	51.46%
	Not Hispanic3	6.67%	35.21%	26.46%	30.34%	1.33%	0.00%	100%	68.33%
	TOTAL	6.17%	33.80%	26.41%	32.09%	1.54%	0.00%	100%	66.38%
	NAVY
	White	9.84%	46.13%	25.40%	18.63%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	81.37%
	Black	2.12%	27.10%	30.67%	40.12%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	59.88%
	AIAN	8.93%	46.63%	27.47%	16.97%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	83.03%
	Asian	8.39%	39.15%	26.92%	25.54%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	74.46%
	NHPI	6.55%	43.14%	26.83%	23.48%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	76.52%
	Two or more	8.31%	47.90%	28.14%	15.66%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	84.34%
	Unknown	7.05%	45.00%	28.59%	19.36%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	80.64%
	TOTAL	7.96%	42.56%	27.06%	22.42%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	77.58%
	Hispanic	5.90%	40.64%	31.28%	22.19%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	77.81%
	Not Hispanic3	8.56%	43.12%	25.84%	22.49%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	77.51%
	TOTAL	7.96%	42.56%	27.06%	22.42%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	77.58%
	MARINE CORPS
	White	5.41%	39.14%	26.85%	27.96%	0.65%	0.00%	100%	71.39%
	Black	1.44%	23.06%	25.95%	48.33%	1.21%	0.00%	100%	50.46%
	AIAN	2.92%	20.41%	28.57%	46.94%	1.17%	0.00%	100%	51.90%
	Asian	7.66%	39.74%	25.72%	25.29%	1.59%	0.00%	100%	73.12%
	NHPI	2.71%	31.02%	32.53%	32.83%	0.90%	0.00%	100%	66.27%
	Two or more	3.33%	34.00%	28.00%	29.33%	0.67%	4.67%	100%	65.33%
	Unknown	2.46%	36.95%	28.08%	32.02%	0.49%	0.00%	100%	67.49%
	TOTAL	4.98%	37.23%	26.83%	30.20%	0.73%	0.02%	100%	69.04%
	Hispanic	2.20%	28.09%	28.32%	40.23%	1.16%	0.00%	100%	58.61%
	Not Hispanic3	5.53%	39.04%	26.53%	28.22%	0.65%	0.03%	100%	71.10%
	TOTAL	4.98%	37.23%	26.83%	30.20%	0.73%	0.02%	100%	69.04%
	AIR FORCE
	White	9.28%	49.03%	25.70%	16.00%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	84.00%
	Black	2.09%	31.94%	33.28%	32.69%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	67.31%
	AIAN	5.31%	42.48%	27.43%	24.78%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	75.22%
	Asian	7.78%	44.47%	30.13%	17.62%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	82.38%
	NHPI	3.63%	37.10%	35.48%	23.79%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	76.21%
	Two or more	7.96%	47.16%	28.23%	16.65%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	83.35%
	Unknown	13.33%	50.00%	20.00%	16.67%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	83.33%
	TOTAL	7.89%	45.77%	27.31%	19.03%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	80.97%
	Hispanic	5.04%	40.64%	30.54%	23.78%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	76.22%
	Not Hispanic3	8.42%	46.74%	26.70%	18.14%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	81.86%
	TOTAL	7.89%	45.77%	27.31%	19.03%	0.00%	0.00%	100%	80.97%
	TOTAL DoD
	White	7.54%	41.28%	26.51%	24.06%	0.61%	0.00%	100%	75.33%
	Black	1.77%	24.82%	28.10%	44.12%	1.19%	0.00%	100%	54.68%
	AIAN	7.51%	41.77%	27.16%	23.21%	0.35%	0.00%	100%	76.45%
	Asian	8.25%	37.36%	25.50%	27.49%	1.39%	0.00%	100%	71.12%
	NHPI	4.82%	33.71%	28.23%	30.45%	2.79%	0.00%	100%	66.76%
	Two or more	8.38%	46.53%	27.87%	16.85%	0.27%	0.11%	100%	82.77%
	Unknown	7.65%	39.39%	26.21%	25.63%	1.13%	0.00%	100%	73.25%
	TOTAL	6.67%	38.72%	26.81%	27.05%	0.75%	0.00%	100%	72.20%
	Hispanic	3.97%	33.03%	29.02%	32.86%	1.13%	0.00%	100%	66.02%
	Not Hispanic3	7.18%	39.78%	26.39%	25.97%	0.67%	0.01%	100%	73.35%
	TOTAL	6.67%	38.72%	26.81%	27.05%	0.75%	0.00%	100%	72.20%
	1. AFQT categories are based on normalized test scores:
	Cat I:	100-93	Cat IIIB:	49-31
	Cat II:	92-65	Cat IV:	30-10
	Cat IIIA:	64-50	Cat V:	9-1
	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.
	3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
	Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.