Table A-3. Applicants¹ for Active Component Enlistment, FY11: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group

	SERVICE
RACE/	ARMY				NAVY				MARINE CORPS				AIR FORCE				TOTAL DoD				18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
ETHNICITY²	Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total		Males	Females	Total

Number
White	64,738	11,731	76,469		29,301	8,579	37,880		38,463	3,808	42,271		29,321	7,814	37,135		161,823	31,932	193,755		11,561,932	11,089,876	22,651,807
Black	16,317	6,543	22,860		9,788	5,192	14,980		4,662	912	5,574		7,252	3,346	10,598		38,019	15,993	54,012		2,138,888	2,271,723	4,410,611
AIAN³	649	190	839		1,395	513	1,908		460	87	547		319	159	478		2,823	949	3,772		161,103	149,303	310,405
Asian	2,637	582	3,219		2,210	756	2,966		1,175	131	1,306		1,313	448	1,761		7,335	1,917	9,252		646,231	631,360	1,277,590
NHPI⁴	846	313	1,159		496	222	718		409	66	475		443	190	633		2,194	791	2,985		58,135	51,326	109,461
Two or more	394	162	556		3,729	1,531	5,260		395	51	446		700	249	949		5,218	1,993	7,211		321,847	336,051	657,898
Unknown	7,265	1,609	8,874		1,103	451	1,554		673	100	773		632	288	920		9,673	2,448	12,121		0	0	0
TOTAL	92,846	21,130	113,976		48,022	17,244	65,266		46,237	5,155	51,392		39,980	12,494	52,474		227,085	56,023	283,108		14,888,135	14,529,639	29,417,774

Hispanic	12,133	2,917	15,050		6,432	2,728	9,160		9,756	1,338	11,094		6,098	2,165	8,263		34,419	9,148	43,567		3,055,886	2,656,274	5,712,160
Not Hispanic	73,467	16,394	89,861		36,917	12,855	49,772		35,796	3,715	39,511		33,159	10,009	43,168		179,339	42,973	222,312		11,832,250	11,873,365	23,705,614
Unknown	7,246	1,819	9,065		4,673	1,661	6,334		685	102	787		723	320	1,043		13,327	3,902	17,229		0	0	0
TOTAL	92,846	21,130	113,976		48,022	17,244	65,266		46,237	5,155	51,392		39,980	12,494	52,474		227,085	56,023	283,108		14,888,135	14,529,639	29,417,774

Percent
White	69.7	55.5	67.1		61.0	49.8	58.0		83.2	73.9	82.3		73.3	62.5	70.8		71.3	57.0	68.4		77.7	76.3	77.0
Black	17.6	31.0	20.1		20.4	30.1	23.0		10.1	17.7	10.8		18.1	26.8	20.2		16.7	28.5	19.1		14.4	15.6	15.0
AIAN³	0.70	0.90	0.74		2.9	3.0	2.9		0.99	1.7	1.1		0.80	1.3	0.91		1.2	1.7	1.3		1.1	1.0	1.1
Asian	2.8	2.8	2.8		4.6	4.4	4.5		2.5	2.5	2.5		3.3	3.6	3.4		3.2	3.4	3.3		4.3	4.3	4.3
NHPI⁴	0.91	1.5	1.0		1.0	1.3	1.1		0.88	1.3	0.92		1.1	1.5	1.2		0.97	1.4	1.1		0.39	0.35	0.37
Two or more	0.42	0.77	0.49		7.8	8.9	8.1		0.85	0.99	0.87		1.8	2.0	1.8		2.3	3.6	2.5		2.2	2.3	2.2
Unknown	7.8	7.6	7.8		2.3	2.6	2.4		1.5	1.9	1.5		1.6	2.3	1.8		4.3	4.4	4.3		0	0	0
TOTAL	100	100	100		100	100	100		100	100	100		100	100	100		100	100	100		100	100	100

Hispanic	13.1	13.8	13.2		13.4	15.8	14.0		21.1	26.0	21.6		15.3	17.3	15.7		15.2	16.3	15.4		20.5	18.3	19.4
Not Hispanic	79.1	77.6	78.8		76.9	74.5	76.3		77.4	72.1	76.9		82.9	80.1	82.3		79.0	76.7	78.5		79.5	81.7	80.6
Unknown	7.8	8.6	8.0		9.7	9.6	9.7		1.5	2.0	1.5		1.8	2.6	2.0		5.9	7.0	6.1		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 FY11. 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.