Table B-6.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY11: by Education Tier, Service, and Gender
with Civilian Comparison Group
		EDUCATION TIER1
		TIER 1				TIER 2				TIER 3				TOTAL
	GENDER	#		%		#		%		#		%		#		%
	ARMY
	Males	50,332		97.1		1,498		2.9		0		0		51,830		100
	Females	9,945		98.3		167		1.7		0		0		10,112		100
	Total	60,277		97.3		1,665		2.7		0		0		61,942		100
	Percent Females	16.5				10.0				-----				16.3
	NAVY
	Males	25,258		98.6		350		1.4		14		0.05		25,622		100
	Females	7,624		98.6		104		1.3		6		0.08		7,734		100
	Total	32,882		98.6		454		1.4		20		0.06		33,356		100
	Percent Females	23.2				22.9				30.0				23.2
	MARINE CORPS
	Males	26,937		98.8		314		1.2		1		0		27,252		100
	Females	2,466		98.7		33		1.3		0		0		2,499		100
	Total	29,403		98.8		347		1.2		1		0		29,751		100
	Percent Females	8.4				9.5				0				8.4
	AIR FORCE
	Males	22,599		98.3		382		1.7		17		0.07		22,998		100
	Females	5,203		98.8		62		1.2		2		0.04		5,267		100
	Total	27,802		98.4		444		1.6		19		0.07		28,265		100
	Percent Females	18.7				14.0				10.5				18.6
	TOTAL DoD
	Males	125,126		98.0		2,544		2.0		32		0.03		127,702		100
	Females	25,238		98.5		366		1.4		8		0.03		25,612		100
	Total	150,364		98.1		2,910		1.9		40		0.03		153,314		100
	Percent Females	16.8				12.6				20.0				16.7
	CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD
	Males	12,044,923		80.9		(2)		(2)		2,843,212		19.1		14,888,135		100
	Females	12,291,050		84.6		(2)		(2)		2,238,589		15.4		14,529,639		100
	Total	24,335,972		82.7		(2)		(2)		5,081,801		17.3		29,417,774		100
	Percent Females	50.5								44.1				49.4
	1. 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.
	2. Civilian data 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, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians,
	October 2010-September 2011 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).