Table D-26.  Black1 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Service with Civilian Comparison Group, FYs 2003-2010
  SERVICE         18-24 YR-OLD
FISCAL ARMY   NAVY   MARINE CORPS   AIR FORCE   TOTAL DoD   CIVILIANS
YEAR #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %        %
20042 10,359 14.3% 7,777 19.7% 2,516 8.3% 4,933 14.6% 25,585 14.5% 14.0%
2005 7,584 12.0% 7,084 18.8% 2,467 7.7% 2,748 14.4% 19,883 13.1% 14.2%
2006 8,793 12.6% 6,152 17.2% 2,375 7.6% 4,478 14.7% 21,798 13.0% 14.4%
2007 8,046 12.8% 6,088 17.6% 3,111 9.1% 4,406 15.9% 21,651 13.6% 14.3%
2008 10,209 14.7% 7,267 19.1% 3,672 9.9% 4,715 17.0% 25,863 15.0% 14.5%
2009 10,002 15.7% 6,476 18.4% 3,048 9.9% 5,304 16.7% 24,830 15.4% 14.7%
2010 12,450 17.8%   5,741 16.9%   2,665 9.5%   4,459 15.7%   25,315 15.8%   14.8%
                                 
  1. 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.
  2. In FY03, there was a change in the way DoD reported race/ethnicity data. However, the new race data were not available for all services until after the 
      first quarter of FY03.  As a result, the DoD data for individual race groupings reflect accessions for only the last three quarters of FY03.  First quarter 
      total accessions were added to DoD second through fourth quarter subtotals in order to illustrate cross-year aggregate comparisons.  FY03 percentages by 
      race grouping are for the last three quarters of FY03.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey monthly files.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower 
      Data Center (DMDC).