Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY16: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 312,464 95.96 12,594 3.87 545 0.17 325,603 100
   Females 52,540 98.70 677 1.27 15 0.03 53,232 100
   Total 365,004 96.35 13,271 3.50 560 0.15 378,835 100
   Percent Females 14.39 5.10 2.68 14.05
NAVY                              
   Males 211,601 98.17 2,894 1.34 1,045 0.48 215,540 100
   Females 49,788 99.23 329 0.66 59 0.12 50,176 100
   Total 261,389 98.37 3,223 1.21 1,104 0.42 265,716 100
   Percent Females 19.05 10.21 5.34 18.88
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 148,865 99.58 588 0.39 44 0.03 149,497 100
   Females 13,314 99.87 14 0.11 3 0.02 13,331 100
   Total 162,179 99.60 602 0.37 47 0.03 162,828 100
   Percent Females 8.21 2.33 6.38 8.19
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 204,382 99.95 88 0.04 6 0 204,476 100
   Females 48,270 99.97 16 0.03 0 0 48,286 100
   Total 252,652 99.96 104 0.04 6 0 252,762 100
   Percent Females 19.11 15.38 0 19.10
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 877,312 98.01 16,164 1.81 1,640 0.18 895,116 100
   Females 163,912 99.33 1,036 0.63 77 0.05 165,025 100
   Total 1,041,224 98.22 17,200 1.62 1,717 0.16 1,060,141 100
   Percent Females 15.74 6.02 4.48 15.57
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                    
   Males 60,100,644 90.47 (2) (2) 6,330,827 9.53 66,431,471 100
   Females 54,833,234 93.65 (2) (2) 3,715,278 6.35 58,548,511 100
   Total 114,933,878 91.96 (2) (2) 10,046,104 8.04 124,979,982 100
   Percent Females 47.71 36.98 46.85
       
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 (GED) certificate.  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 2016.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).