Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY17: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 312,990 96.15 12,133 3.73 399 0.12 325,522 100
   Females 53,723 98.73 677 1.24 15 0.03 54,415 100
   Total 366,713 96.52 12,810 3.37 414 0.11 379,937 100
   Percent Females 14.65 5.28 3.62 14.32
NAVY                              
   Males 209,914 98.27 2,761 1.29 939 0.44 213,614 100
   Females 51,030 99.26 329 0.64 51 0.10 51,410 100
   Total 260,944 98.46 3,090 1.17 990 0.37 265,024 100
   Percent Females 19.56 10.65 5.15 19.40
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 148,824 99.65 496 0.33 32 0.02 149,352 100
   Females 13,926 99.91 11 0.08 1 0.01 13,938 100
   Total 162,750 99.67 507 0.31 33 0.02 163,290 100
   Percent Females 8.56 2.17 3.03 8.54
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 206,780 99.94 108 0.05 8 0 206,896 100
   Females 50,071 99.97 14 0.03 2 0 50,087 100
   Total 256,851 99.95 122 0.05 10 0 256,983 100
   Percent Females 19.49 11.48 20 19.49
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 878,508 98.12 15,498 1.73 1,378 0.15 895,384 100
   Females 168,750 99.35 1,031 0.61 69 0.04 169,850 100
   Total 1,047,258 98.31 16,529 1.55 1,447 0.14 1,065,234 100
   Percent Females 16.11 6.24 4.77 15.94
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                    
   Males 60,401,529 90.76 (2) (2) 6,148,802 9.24 66,550,331 100
   Females 55,355,349 93.79 (2) (2) 3,667,294 6.21 59,022,643 100
   Total 115,756,878 92.18 (2) (2) 9,816,096 7.82 125,572,974 100
   Percent Females 47.82 37.36 47.00
       
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 2017.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2017.