Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY14: 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 47,468 9,494 56,962 26,810 7,862 34,672 28,056 3,709 31,765 18,486 5,464 23,950 120,820 26,529 147,349 11,266,710 10,893,760 22,160,471
Black 16,119 6,583 22,702 9,095 4,520 13,615 3,714 739 4,453 4,364 2,242 6,606 33,292 14,084 47,376 2,248,457 2,404,771 4,653,228
AIAN 3 473 192 665 553 259 812 312 74 386 195 108 303 1,533 633 2,166 194,587 191,629 386,216
Asian 4,034 1,143 5,177 2,102 715 2,817 1,022 116 1,138 1,007 327 1,334 8,165 2,301 10,466 828,529 807,575 1,636,104
NHPI 4 115 41 156 426 173 599 257 64 321 223 103 326 1,021 381 1,402 69,438 75,603 145,041
Two or more 232 96 328 2,325 996 3,321 480 94 574 556 223 779 3,593 1,409 5,002 484,635 502,751 987,386
Unknown 371 84 455   1,425 439 1,864   44 6 50   34 18 52   1,874 547 2,421   0 0 0
TOTAL 68,812 17,633 86,445 42,736 14,964 57,700 33,885 4,802 38,687 24,865 8,485 33,350 170,298 45,884 216,182 15,092,356 14,876,089 29,968,446
Hispanic 11,086 3,105 14,191 4,235 1,739 5,974 8,365 1,542 9,907 3,716 1,408 5,124 27,402 7,794 35,196 3,269,725 3,100,651 6,370,376
Not Hispanic 57,263 14,412 71,675 35,230 11,927 47,157 25,482 3,254 28,736 21,068 7,056 28,124 139,043 36,649 175,692 11,822,631 11,775,438 23,598,069
Unknown 463 116 579   3,271 1,298 4,569   38 6 44   81 21 102   3,853 1,441 5,294   0 0 0
TOTAL 68,812 17,633 86,445 42,736 14,964 57,700 33,885 4,802 38,687 24,865 8,485 33,350 170,298 45,884 216,182 15,092,356 14,876,089 29,968,446
Percent
White 69.0 53.8 65.9 62.7 52.5 60.1 82.8 77.2 82.1 74.3 64.4 71.8 70.9 57.8 68.2 74.7 73.2 73.9
Black 23.4 37.3 26.3 21.3 30.2 23.6 11.0 15.4 11.5 17.6 26.4 19.8 19.5 30.7 21.9 14.9 16.2 15.5
AIAN 3 0.69 1.1 0.77 1.3 1.7 1.4 0.92 1.5 1.0 0.78 1.3 0.91 0.90 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
Asian 5.9 6.5 6.0 4.9 4.8 4.9 3.0 2.4 2.9 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.5
NHPI 4 0.17 0.23 0.18 1.0 1.2 1.0 0.76 1.3 0.83 0.90 1.2 0.98 0.60 0.83 0.65 0.46 0.51 0.48
Two or more 0.34 0.54 0.38 5.4 6.7 5.8 1.4 2.0 1.5 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.1 3.1 2.3 3.2 3.4 3.3
Unknown 0.54 0.48 0.53   3.3 2.9 3.2   0.13 0.12 0.13   0.14 0.21 0.16   1.1 1.2 1.1   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 16.1 17.6 16.4 9.9 11.6 10.4 24.7 32.1 25.6 14.9 16.6 15.4 16.1 17.0 16.3 21.7 20.8 21.3
Not Hispanic 83.2 81.7 82.9 82.4 79.7 81.7 75.2 67.8 74.3 84.7 83.2 84.3 81.6 79.9 81.3 78.3 79.2 78.7
Unknown 0.67 0.66 0.67   7.7 8.7 7.9   0.11 0.12 0.11   0.33 0.25 0.31   2.3 3.1 2.4   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 FY14.  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.