Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY12: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 356,481 91.4 31,363 8.0 2,004 0.51 389,848 100
   Females 55,339 96.3 2,048 3.6 73 0.13 57,460 100
   Total 411,820 92.1 33,411 7.5 2,077 0.46 447,308 100
   Percent Females 13.4 6.1 3.5 12.8
NAVY                              
   Males 209,715 96.8 5,112 2.4 1,846 0.9 216,673 100
   Females 43,772 98.5 552 1.2 133 0.30 44,457 100
   Total 253,487 97.1 5,664 2.2 1,979 0.76 261,130 100
   Percent Females 17.3 9.7 6.7 17.0
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 161,602 98.4 2,603 1.6 91 0.06 164,296 100
   Females 12,545 99.3 85 0.67 3 0.02 12,633 100
   Total 174,147 98.4 2,688 1.5 94 0.05 176,929 100
   Percent Females 7.2 3.2 3.2 7.1
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 213,983 100.0 51 0.02 14 0.01 214,048 100
   Females 49,742 100.0 9 0.02 1 0.00 49,752 100
   Total 263,725 100.0 60 0.02 15 0.01 263,800 100
   Percent Females 18.9 15.0 6.7 18.9
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 941,781 95.6 39,129 4.0 3,955 0.40 984,865 100
   Females 161,398 98.2 2,694 1.6 210 0.13 164,302 100
   Total 1,103,179 96.0 41,823 3.6 4,165 0.36 1,149,167 100
   Percent Females 14.6 6.4 5.0 14.3
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                        
   Males 40,613,146 88.8 (2) (2) 5,112,729 11.2 45,725,875 100
   Females 36,946,598 92.8 (2) (2) 2,850,905 7.2 39,797,503 100
   Total 77,559,745 90.7 (2) (2) 7,963,634 9.3 85,523,378 100
   Percent Females 47.6 35.8 46.5
       
  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 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, September 2012.
      Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).