Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY12: 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
ETHNICITY 2 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 56,421 10,418 66,839 27,393 7,803 35,196 34,711 3,590 38,301 27,190 7,628 34,818 145,715 29,439 175,154 11,441,255 11,085,534 22,526,789
Black 16,399 6,768 23,167 10,022 4,965 14,987 4,247 795 5,042 6,846 3,068 9,914 37,514 15,596 53,110 2,182,852 2,355,911 4,538,764
AIAN 3 567 194 761 1,504 518 2,022 415 91 506 312 121 433 2,798 924 3,722 202,090 190,072 392,162
Asian 2,518 586 3,104 2,101 676 2,777 1,049 114 1,163 1,251 409 1,660 6,919 1,785 8,704 731,341 734,928 1,466,270
NHPI 4 479 184 663 505 214 719 378 56 434 363 139 502 1,725 593 2,318 68,846 68,961 137,807
Two or more 403 140 543 5,756 2,161 7,917 419 85 504 755 270 1,025 7,333 2,656 9,989 421,727 413,760 835,488
Unknown 1,239 298 1,537   953 332 1,285   54 7 61   80 39 119   2,326 676 3,002   0 0 0
TOTAL 78,026 18,588 96,614 48,234 16,669 64,903 41,273 4,738 46,011 36,797 11,674 48,471 204,330 51,669 255,999 15,048,113 14,849,167 29,897,280
Hispanic 11,427 2,911 14,338 6,065 2,429 8,494 8,992 1,370 10,362 5,891 2,013 7,904 32,375 8,723 41,098 3,244,523 2,929,808 6,174,332
Not Hispanic 65,550 15,411 80,961 35,888 12,059 47,947 32,208 3,352 35,560 30,738 9,586 40,324 164,384 40,408 204,792 11,803,589 11,919,359 23,722,948
Unknown 1,049 266 1,315   6,281 2,181 8,462   73 16 89   168 75 243   7,571 2,538 10,109   0 0 0
TOTAL 78,026 18,588 96,614 48,234 16,669 64,903 41,273 4,738 46,011 36,797 11,674 48,471 204,330 51,669 255,999 15,048,113 14,849,167 29,897,280
Percent
White 72.3 56.0 69.2 56.8 46.8 54.2 84.1 75.8 83.2 73.9 65.3 71.8 71.3 57.0 68.4 76.0 74.7 75.3
Black 21.0 36.4 24.0 20.8 29.8 23.1 10.3 16.8 11.0 18.6 26.3 20.5 18.4 30.2 20.7 14.5 15.9 15.2
AIAN 3 0.73 1.04 0.79 3.1 3.1 3.1 1.01 1.9 1.1 0.85 1.0 0.89 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.3
Asian 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.4 4.1 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.5 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4 4.9 4.9 4.9
NHPI 4 0.61 1.0 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.1 0.92 1.2 0.94 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.84 1.1 0.9 0.46 0.46 0.46
Two or more 0.52 0.75 0.56 11.9 13.0 12.2 1.02 1.79 1.10 2.1 2.3 2.1 3.6 5.1 3.9 2.8 2.8 2.8
Unknown 1.6 1.6 1.6   2.0 2.0 2.0   0.1 0.1 0.1   0.2 0.3 0.2   1.1 1.3 1.2   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 14.6 15.7 14.8 12.6 14.6 13.1 21.8 28.9 22.5 16.0 17.2 16.3 15.8 16.9 16.1 21.6 19.7 20.7
Not Hispanic 84.0 82.9 83.8 74.4 72.3 73.9 78.0 70.7 77.3 83.5 82.1 83.2 80.5 78.2 80.0 78.4 80.3 79.3
Unknown 1.3 1.4 1.4   13.0 13.1 13.0   0.2 0.3 0.2   0.5 0.6 0.5   3.7 4.9 3.9   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 FY12.  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.