Table A-6.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY12: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

                               
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2
  TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 71,425 91.5 5,545 7.1 1,056 1.4 78,026 100
   Females 17,634 94.9 723 3.9 231 1.2 18,588 100
   Total 89,059 92.2 6,268 6.5 1,287 1.3 96,614 100
   Percent Females 19.8 11.5 17.9 19.2
NAVY                              
   Males 47,463 98.4 725 1.5 46 0.10 48,234 100
   Females 16,437 98.6 217 1.3 15 0.09 16,669 100
   Total 63,900 98.5 942 1.5 61 0.09 64,903 100
   Percent Females 25.7 23.0 24.6 25.7
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 40,843 99.0 355 0.86 75 0.18 41,273 100
   Females 4,700 99.2 30 0.63 8 0.17 4,738 100
   Total 45,543 99.0 385 0.84 83 0.18 46,011 100
   Percent Females 10.3 7.8 9.6 10.3
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 34,906 94.9 549 1.5 1,342 3.6 36,797 100
   Females 11,068 94.8 125 1.1 481 4.1 11,674 100
   Total 45,974 94.8 674 1.4 1,823 3.8 48,471 100
   Percent Females 24.1 18.5 26.4 24.1
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 194,637 95.3 7,174 3.5 2,519 1.2 204,330 100
   Females 49,839 96.5 1,095 2.1 735 1.4 51,669 100
   Total 244,476 95.5 8,269 3.2 3,254 1.3 255,999 100
   Percent Females 20.4 13.2 22.6 20.2
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                            
   Males 12,234,456 81.3 (3) (3) 2,813,657 18.7 15,048,113 100
   Females 12,604,594 84.9 (3) (3) 2,244,572 15.1 14,849,166 100
   Total 24,839,049 83.1 (3) (3) 5,058,229 16.9 29,897,279 100
   Percent Females 50.7 44.4 49.7
   
  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. 
  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 2011-September 2012 average.