| Table A-6. Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER2 | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 100,221 | 93.4% | 4,242 | 4.0% | 2,850 | 2.7% | 107,313 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 23,783 | 95.3% | 625 | 2.5% | 556 | 2.2% | 24,964 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 124,004 | 93.7% | 4,867 | 3.7% | 3,406 | 2.6% | 132,277 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 19.2% | 12.8% | 16.3% | 18.9% | |||||||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 49,143 | 97.7% | 1,041 | 2.1% | 123 | 0.24% | 50,307 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 17,905 | 97.5% | 427 | 2.3% | 30 | 0.16% | 18,362 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 67,048 | 97.6% | 1,468 | 2.1% | 153 | 0.22% | 68,669 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 26.7% | 29.1% | 19.6% | 26.7% | |||||||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 44,067 | 98.9% | 385 | 0.86% | 118 | 0.26% | 44,570 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 5,375 | 99.1% | 35 | 0.65% | 16 | 0.29% | 5,426 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 49,442 | 98.9% | 420 | 0.84% | 134 | 0.27% | 49,996 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 10.9% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 10.9% | |||||||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 41,145 | 94.7% | 811 | 1.9% | 1,485 | 3.4% | 43,441 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 12,971 | 94.5% | 234 | 1.7% | 524 | 3.8% | 13,729 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 54,116 | 94.7% | 1,045 | 1.8% | 2,009 | 3.5% | 57,170 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 24.0% | 22.4% | 26.1% | 24.0% | |||||||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 234,576 | 95.5% | 6,479 | 2.6% | 4,576 | 1.9% | 245,631 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 60,034 | 96.1% | 1,321 | 2.1% | 1,126 | 1.8% | 62,481 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 294,610 | 95.6% | 7,800 | 2.5% | 5,702 | 1.9% | 308,112 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 20.4% | 16.9% | 19.7% | 20.3% | |||||||||||||
| 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 11,708,292 | 80.3% | (3) | (3) | 2,873,134 | 19.7% | 14,581,426 | 100% | |||||||||
| Females | 12,237,186 | 84.8% | (3) | (3) | 2,186,303 | 15.2% | 14,423,489 | 100% | |||||||||
| Total | 23,945,478 | 82.6% | (3) | (3) | 5,059,437 | 17.4% | 29,004,915 | 100% | |||||||||
| Percent Females | 51.1% | 43.2% | 49.7% | ||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 2009-September 2010 average. | |||||||||||||||||