Table A-3.  Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS
ETHNICITY2 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 76,324 14,361 90,685 29,906 8,717 38,623 37,890 4,064 41,954 32,857 9,034 41,891 176,977 36,176 213,153 11,359,687 11,040,835 22,400,523
Black 16,989 7,351 24,340 10,015 5,696 15,711 4,248 914 5,162 7,468 3,460 10,928 38,720 17,421 56,141 2,057,574 2,243,346 4,300,919
AIAN3 762 247 1,009 2,709 1,055 3,764 411 116 527 363 164 527 4,245 1,582 5,827 160,177 150,713 310,890
Asian 2,692 680 3,372 2,342 808 3,150 1,129 137 1,266 1,281 509 1,790 7,444 2,134 9,578 622,799 597,648 1,220,447
NHPI4 1,340 485 1,825 600 238 838 477 118 595 597 245 842 3,014 1,086 4,100 66,129 60,964 127,092
Two or more 535 159 694 4,555 1,767 6,322 345 67 412 798 296 1,094 6,233 2,289 8,522 315,060 329,983 645,043
Unknown 8,671 1,681 10,352   180 81 261   70 10 80   77 21 98   8,998 1,793 10,791   0 0 0
TOTAL 107,313 24,964 132,277 50,307 18,362 68,669 44,570 5,426 49,996 43,441 13,729 57,170 245,631 62,481 308,112 14,581,426 14,423,489 29,004,915
Hispanic 13,395 3,287 16,682 9,864 4,039 13,903 8,705 1,310 10,015 6,554 2,401 8,955 38,518 11,037 49,555 2,797,687 2,585,888 5,383,575
Not Hispanic 85,406 19,749 105,155 40,149 14,215 54,364 35,806 4,103 39,909 36,771 11,290 48,061 198,132 49,357 247,489 11,783,739 11,837,601 23,621,340
Unknown 8,512 1,928 10,440   294 108 402   59 13 72   116 38 154   8,981 2,087 11,068   0 0 0
TOTAL 107,313 24,964 132,277 50,307 18,362 68,669 44,570 5,426 49,996 43,441 13,729 57,170 245,631 62,481 308,112 14,581,426 14,423,489 29,004,915
Percent
White 71.1% 57.5% 68.6% 59.4% 47.5% 56.2% 85.0% 74.9% 83.9% 75.6% 65.8% 73.3% 72.0% 57.9% 69.2% 77.9% 76.5% 77.2%
Black 15.8% 29.4% 18.4% 19.9% 31.0% 22.9% 9.5% 16.8% 10.3% 17.2% 25.2% 19.1% 15.8% 27.9% 18.2% 14.1% 15.6% 14.8%
AIAN3 0.71% 1.0% 0.76% 5.4% 5.7% 5.5% 0.92% 2.1% 1.1% 0.84% 1.2% 0.92% 1.7% 2.5% 1.9% 1.1% 1.0% 1.1%
Asian 2.5% 2.7% 2.5% 4.7% 4.4% 4.6% 2.5% 2.5% 2.5% 2.9% 3.7% 3.1% 3.0% 3.4% 3.1% 4.3% 4.1% 4.2%
NHPI4 1.2% 1.9% 1.4% 1.2% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 2.2% 1.2% 1.4% 1.8% 1.5% 1.2% 1.7% 1.3% 0.45% 0.42% 0.44%
Two or more 0.50% 0.64% 0.52% 9.1% 9.6% 9.2% 0.77% 1.2% 0.82% 1.8% 2.2% 1.9% 2.5% 3.7% 2.8% 2.2% 2.3% 2.2%
Unknown 8.1% 6.7% 7.8%   0.36% 0.44% 0.38%   0.16% 0.18% 0.16%   0.18% 0.15% 0.17%   3.7% 2.9% 3.5%   0% 0% 0%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Hispanic 12.5% 13.2% 12.6% 19.6% 22.0% 20.2% 19.5% 24.1% 20.0% 15.1% 17.5% 15.7% 15.7% 17.7% 16.1% 19.2% 17.9% 18.6%
Not Hispanic 79.6% 79.1% 79.5% 79.8% 77.4% 79.2% 80.3% 75.6% 79.8% 84.6% 82.2% 84.1% 80.7% 79.0% 80.3% 80.8% 82.1% 81.4%
Unknown 7.9% 7.7% 7.9%   0.58% 0.59% 0.59%   0.13% 0.24% 0.14%   0.27% 0.28% 0.27%   3.7% 3.3% 3.6%   0% 0% 0%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 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 FY10.  Does not include participants in the 
      High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
  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. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      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 2009-September 2010 average.