Table A-7.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 63,671 99.8 95 0.15 39 0.06 63,805 100
   Black 25,261 99.9 20 0.08 12 0.05 25,293 100
   AIAN 4 795 100 0 0 0 0 795 100
   Asian 6,662 99.9 5 0.07 0 0 6,667 100
   NHPI 5 111 100 0 0 0 0 111 100
   Two or more 304 100 0 0 0 0 304 100
   Unknown 488   100   0   0   0   0   488   100
   TOTAL 97,292 99.8 120 0.12 51 0.05 97,463 100
   Hispanic 16,356 99.8 20 0.12 12 0.07 16,388 100
   Not Hispanic 80,514 99.8 100 0.12 39 0.05 80,653 100
   Unknown 422   100   0   0   0   0   422   100
   TOTAL 97,292 99.8 120 0.12 51 0.05 97,463 100
                               
NAVY                              
   White 37,210 99.9 42 0.11 12 0.03 37,264 100
   Black 14,448 99.8 19 0.13 4 0.03 14,471 100
   AIAN 4 764 100 0 0 0 0 764 100
   Asian 2,999 99.9 3 0.10 1 0.03 3,003 100
   NHPI 5 639 100 0 0 0 0 639 100
   Two or more 2,859 99.8 4 0.14 2 0.07 2,865 100
   Unknown 2,517   100.0   0   0   1   0.04   2,518   100
   TOTAL 61,436 99.9 68 0.11 20 0.03 61,524 100
   Hispanic 7,923 99.8 11 0.14 2 0.03 7,936 100
   Not Hispanic 51,543 99.9 55 0.11 18 0.03 51,616 100
   Unknown 1,970   99.9   2   0.10   0   0   1,972   100
   TOTAL 61,436 99.9 68 0.11 20 0.03 61,524 100
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 38,108 99.9 40 0.10 13 0.03 38,161 100
   Black 5,546 99.9 3 0.05 0 0 5,549 100
   AIAN 4 447 100 0 0 0 0 447 100
   Asian 1,275 99.9 1 0.08 0 0 1,276 100
   NHPI 5 342 100 0 0 0 0 342 100
   Two or more 862 99.9 1 0.12 0 0 863 100
   Unknown 62   100   0   0   0   0   62   100
   TOTAL 46,642 99.9 45 0.10 13 0.03 46,700 100
   Hispanic 12,502 99.9 14 0.11 4 0.03 12,520 100
   Not Hispanic 34,095 99.9 31 0.09 9 0.03 34,135 100
   Unknown 45   100   0   0   0   0   45   100
   TOTAL 46,642 99.9 45 0.10 13 0.03 46,700 100
AIR FORCE                              
   White 27,644 99.8 36 0.13 15 0.05 27,695 100
   Black 7,941 99.7 17 0.21 3 0.04 7,961 100
   AIAN 4 341 100 0 0 0 0 341 100
   Asian 1,733 99.8 3 0.17 0 0 1,736 100
   NHPI 5 441 99.5 2 0.45 0 0 443 100
   Two or more 1,338 99.8 3 0.22 0 0 1,341 100
   Unknown 105   100   0   0   0   0   105   100
   TOTAL 39,543 99.8 61 0.15 18 0.05 39,622 100
   Hispanic 6,660 99.8 9 0.13 4 0.06 6,673 100
   Not Hispanic 32,750 99.8 52 0.16 14 0.04 32,816 100
   Unknown 133   100   0   0   0   0   133   100
   TOTAL 39,543 99.8 61 0.15 18 0.05 39,622 100
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 166,633 99.8 213 0.13 79 0.05 166,925 100
   Black 53,196 99.9 59 0.11 19 0.04 53,274 100
   AIAN 4 2,347 100 0 0 0 0 2,347 100
   Asian 12,669 99.9 12 0.09 1 0.01 12,682 100
   NHPI 5 1,533 99.9 2 0.13 0 0 1,535 100
   Two or more 5,363 99.8 8 0.15 2 0.04 5,373 100
   Unknown 3,172   100.0   0   0   1   0.03   3,173   100
   TOTAL 244,913 99.8 294 0.12 102 0.04 245,309 100
   Hispanic 43,441 99.8 54 0.12 22 0.05 43,517 100
   Not Hispanic 198,902 99.8 238 0.12 80 0.04 199,220 100
   Unknown 2,570   99.9   2   0.08   0   0   2,572   100
   TOTAL 244,913 99.8 294 0.12 102 0.04 245,309 100
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                        
   White 18,830,824 85.4 (6) (6) 3,216,266 14.6 22,047,091 100
   Black 3,824,542 83.1 (6) (6) 777,766 16.9 4,602,308 100
   AIAN 4 353,952 78.7 (6) (6) 95,689 21.3 449,641 100
   Asian 1,512,940 91.0 (6) (6) 150,254 9.0 1,663,195 100
   NHPI 5 114,455 77.9 (6) (6) 32,485 22.1 146,940 100
   Two or more 778,105 84.2 (6) (6) 145,662 15.8 923,767 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,414,818 85.2 (6) (6) 4,418,123 14.8 29,832,941 100
   Hispanic 5,106,974 79.0 (6) (6) 1,354,577 21.0 6,461,551 100
   Not Hispanic 20,307,844 86.9 (6) (6) 3,063,547 13.1 23,371,390 100
   Unknown 0   -----   (6)   (6)   0   -----   0   -----
   TOTAL 25,414,818 85.2 (6) (6) 4,418,123 14.8 29,832,941 100
   
  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 FY15.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.  
  2. Tier 1 recruits are primarily high school diploma graduates, but they also include people with educational backgrounds 
       beyond high school, as well as those who have earned adult education diplomas, those with one semester of college, 
       and those who have attended virtual or distance learming and adult or alternative schools.  Tier 2 indicates alternate 
       high school credentials, such as the General Educational Development certificate (GED).  Tier 3 represents non-high 
       school graduates.
  3. 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.
  4. American Indian, Alaska Native
  5. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  6. 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 2014-September 2015 average.