| Table B-18. FY 2009 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER1 | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 340,738 | 85.44% | 54,095 | 13.56% | 3,962 | 0.99% | 398,795 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 54,951 | 92.47% | 4,219 | 7.10% | 255 | 0.43% | 59,425 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 395,689 | 86.35% | 58,314 | 12.73% | 4,217 | 0.92% | 458,220 | 100% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 219,704 | 95.49% | 7,273 | 3.16% | 3,102 | 1.35% | 230,079 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 41,270 | 97.96% | 640 | 1.52% | 219 | 0.52% | 42,129 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 260,974 | 95.87% | 7,913 | 2.91% | 3,321 | 1.22% | 272,208 | 100% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 165,976 | 97.28% | 4,532 | 2.66% | 101 | 0.06% | 170,609 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 11,621 | 98.84% | 131 | 1.11% | 5 | 0.04% | 11,757 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 177,597 | 97.38% | 4,663 | 2.56% | 106 | 0.06% | 182,366 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 211,248 | 99.94% | 108 | 0.05% | 29 | 0.01% | 211,385 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 51,943 | 99.96% | 15 | 0.03% | 8 | 0.02% | 51,966 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 263,191 | 99.94% | 123 | 0.05% | 37 | 0.01% | 263,351 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 937,666 | 92.76% | 66,008 | 6.53% | 7,194 | 0.71% | 1,010,868 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 159,785 | 96.68% | 5,005 | 3.03% | 487 | 0.29% | 165,277 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 1,097,451 | 93.31% | 71,013 | 6.04% | 7,681 | 0.65% | 1,176,145 | 100% | |||||||||
| 18-44 YEAR-OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 40,672,810 | 87.48% | (2) | (2) | 5,818,709 | 12.52% | 46,491,519 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 36,669,103 | 92.22% | (2) | (2) | 3,091,832 | 7.78% | 39,760,935 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 77,341,913 | 89.67% | (2) | (2) | 8,910,541 | 10.33% | 86,252,454 | 100% | |||||||||
| 1. 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. 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, September 2009. | |||||||||||||||||