Table A-6.  Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY11: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
		EDUCATIONAL TIER2
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	ARMY
	Males	85,855		92.5		5,426		5.8		1,565		1.7		92,846		100
	Females	20,068		95.0		714		3.4		348		1.6		21,130		100
	Total	105,923		92.9		6,140		5.4		1,913		1.7		113,976		100
	Percent Females	18.9				11.6				18.2				18.5
	NAVY
	Males	47,160		98.2		778		1.6		84		0.17		48,022		100
	Females	16,956		98.3		263		1.5		25		0.14		17,244		100
	Total	64,116		98.2		1,041		1.6		109		0.17		65,266		100
	Percent Females	26.4				25.3				22.9				26.4
	MARINE CORPS
	Males	45,792		99.0		337		0.73		108		0.23		46,237		100
	Females	5,113		99.2		35		0.68		7		0.14		5,155		100
	Total	50,905		99.1		372		0.72		115		0.22		51,392		100
	Percent Females	10.0				9.4				6.1				10.0
	AIR FORCE
	Males	37,789		94.5		743		1.9		1,448		3.6		39,980		100
	Females	11,751		94.1		175		1.4		568		4.5		12,494		100
	Total	49,540		94.4		918		1.7		2,016		3.8		52,474		100
	Percent Females	23.7				19.1				28.2				23.8
	TOTAL DoD
	Males	216,596		95.4		7,284		3.2		3,205		1.4		227,085		100
	Females	53,888		96.2		1,187		2.1		948		1.7		56,023		100
	Total	270,484		95.5		8,471		3.0		4,153		1.5		283,108		100
	Percent Females	19.9				14.0				22.8				19.8
	18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION
	Males	12,044,922		80.9		(3)		(3)		2,843,212		19.1		14,888,135		100
	Females	12,291,049		84.6		(3)		(3)		2,238,589		15.4		14,529,638		100
	Total	24,335,971		82.7		(3)		(3)		5,081,801		17.3		29,417,773		100
	Percent Females	50.5								44.1				49.4
	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.
	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 2010-September 2011 average.