Table B-9.  FY 2009 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
		QUALITY
	RACE/	HIGH QUALITY1			NON-HIGH QUALITY			TOTAL
	ETHNICITY2	#	%		#	%		#	%
	ARMY
	White	26,754	56.84%		20,318	43.16%		47,072	100%
	Black	3,947	39.46%		6,055	60.54%		10,002	100%
	AIAN	230	42.36%		313	57.64%		543	100%
	Asian	778	54.48%		650	45.52%		1,428	100%
	NHPI	276	43.74%		355	56.26%		631	100%
	Two or more	374	65.38%		198	34.62%		572	100%
	Unknown	2,080	60.82%		1,340	39.18%		3,420	100%
	TOTAL	34,439	54.09%		29,229	45.91%		63,668	100%
	Hispanic	3,187	43.18%		4,194	56.82%		7,381	100%
	Not Hispanic3	31,252	55.52%		25,035	44.48%		56,287	100%
	TOTAL	34,439	54.09%		29,229	45.91%		63,668	100%
	NAVY
	White	14,093	77.12%		4,182	22.88%		18,275	100%
	Black	3,701	57.15%		2,775	42.85%		6,476	100%
	AIAN	2,286	77.91%		648	22.09%		2,934	100%
	Asian	987	71.42%		395	28.58%		1,382	100%
	NHPI	479	73.02%		177	26.98%		656	100%
	Two or more	3,787	80.23%		933	19.77%		4,720	100%
	Unknown	592	75.90%		188	24.10%		780	100%
	TOTAL	25,925	73.60%		9,298	26.40%		35,223	100%
	Hispanic	5,857	73.80%		2,079	26.20%		7,936	100%
	Not Hispanic3	20,068	73.54%		7,219	26.46%		27,287	100%
	TOTAL	25,925	73.60%		9,298	26.40%		35,223	100%
	MARINE CORPS
	White	17,981	68.72%		8,185	31.28%		26,166	100%
	Black	1,505	49.38%		1,543	50.62%		3,048	100%
	AIAN	171	49.85%		172	50.15%		343	100%
	Asian	494	71.39%		198	28.61%		692	100%
	NHPI	214	64.46%		118	35.54%		332	100%
	Two or more	95	63.33%		55	36.67%		150	100%
	Unknown	132	65.02%		71	34.98%		203	100%
	TOTAL	20,592	66.57%		10,342	33.43%		30,934	100%
	Hispanic	2,905	56.98%		2,193	43.02%		5,098	100%
	Not Hispanic3	17,687	68.46%		8,149	31.54%		25,836	100%
	TOTAL	20,592	66.57%		10,342	33.43%		30,934	100%
	AIR FORCE
	White	19,648	82.09%		4,286	17.91%		23,934	100%
	Black	3,516	66.29%		1,788	33.71%		5,304	100%
	AIAN	166	73.45%		60	26.55%		226	100%
	Asian	670	81.41%		153	18.59%		823	100%
	NHPI	372	75.00%		124	25.00%		496	100%
	Two or more	790	81.70%		177	18.30%		967	100%
	Unknown	24	80.00%		6	20.00%		30	100%
	TOTAL	25,186	79.25%		6,594	20.75%		31,780	100%
	Hispanic	3,786	74.84%		1,273	25.16%		5,059	100%
	Not Hispanic3	21,400	80.09%		5,321	19.91%		26,721	100%
	TOTAL	25,186	79.25%		6,594	20.75%		31,780	100%
	TOTAL DoD
	White	78,476	67.98%		36,971	32.02%		115,447	100%
	Black	12,669	51.02%		12,161	48.98%		24,830	100%
	AIAN	2,853	70.51%		1,193	29.49%		4,046	100%
	Asian	2,929	67.72%		1,396	32.28%		4,325	100%
	NHPI	1,341	63.40%		774	36.60%		2,115	100%
	Two or more	5,046	78.73%		1,363	21.27%		6,409	100%
	Unknown	2,828	63.79%		1,605	36.21%		4,433	100%
	TOTAL	106,142	65.68%		55,463	34.32%		161,605	100%
	Hispanic	15,735	61.77%		9,739	38.23%		25,474	100%
	Not Hispanic3	90,407	66.41%		45,724	33.59%		136,131	100%
	TOTAL	106,142	65.68%		55,463	34.32%		161,605	100%
	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. 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.