Table B-6.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY14: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

  EDUCATION TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER    #    %      #    %      #    %      #    %
ARMY                              
   Males 43,203 93.5 2,995 6.5 6 0.01 46,204 100
   Females 8,691 97.1 260 2.9 2 0.02 8,953 100
   Total 51,894 94.1 3,255 5.9 8 0.01 55,157 100
   Percent Females 16.7 8.0 25.0 16.2
NAVY                              
   Males 25,457 98.5 386 1.5 8 0.03 25,851 100
   Females 7,681 98.7 103 1.3 2 0.03 7,786 100
   Total 33,138 98.5 489 1.5 10 0.03 33,637 100
   Percent Females 23.2 21.1 20.0 23.1
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 22,814 98.4 369 1.6 4 0.02 23,187 100
   Females 2,731 98.0 55 2.0 1 0.04 2,787 100
   Total 25,545 98.3 424 1.6 5 0.02 25,974 100
   Percent Females 10.7 13.0 20.0 10.7
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 19,243 99.4 99 0.51 8 0.04 19,350 100
   Females 4,767 99.6 15 0.31 2 0.04 4,784 100
   Total 24,010 99.5 114 0.47 10 0.04 24,134 100
   Percent Females 19.9 13.2 20.0 19.8
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 110,717 96.6 3,849 3.4 26 0.02 114,592 100
   Females 23,870 98.2 433 1.8 7 0.03 24,310 100
   Total 134,587 96.9 4,282 3.1 33 0.02 138,902 100
   Percent Females 17.7 10.1 21.2 17.5
                               
CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD                        
   Males 12,568,438 83.3 (2) (2) 2,523,918 16.7 15,092,356 100
   Females 12,906,133 86.8 (2) (2) 1,969,956 13.2 14,876,089 100
   Total 25,474,571 85.0 (2) (2) 4,493,875 15.0 29,968,446 100
   Percent Females 50.7 43.8 49.6
       
  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 2013-September 2014 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).