Table B-19. FY 1998 PS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group GENDER EDUCATIONAL TIER   TOTAL TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   #   %   #   %   #   %   #   % ARMY  Males 3,631   95.30%   177   4.65%   2   0.05%   3,810   100.00%  Females 477   97.55%   12   2.45%   0   0.00%   489   100.00%  Total 4,108   95.56%   189   4.40%   2   0.05%   4,299   100.00% NAVY  Males 631   96.78%   16   2.45%   5   0.77%   652   100.00%  Females 55   100.00%   0   0.00%   0   0.00%   55   100.00%  Total 686   97.03%   16   2.26%   5   0.71%   707   100.00% MARINE CORPS  Males 178   100.00%   0   0.00%   0   0.00%   178   100.00%  Females 6   100.00%   0   0.00%   0   0.00%   6   100.00%  Total 184   100.00%   0   0.00%   0   0.00%   184   100.00% AIR FORCE  Males 276   98.22%   3   1.07%   2   0.71%   281   100.00%  Females 36   97.30%   1   2.70%   0   0.00%   37   100.00%  Total 312   98.11%   4   1.26%   2   0.63%   318   100.00% TOTAL DoD  Males 4,716   95.83%   196   3.98%   9   0.18%   4,921   100.00%  Females 574   97.79%   13   2.21%   0   0.00%   587   100.00%  Total 5,290   96.04%   209   3.79%   9   0.16%   5,508   100.00% 18-24 YEAR OLD CIVILIANS  Males 9,615,209   76.11%   **   **   3,017,952   23.89%   12,633,161   100.00%  Females 10,242,374   81.52%   **   **   2,322,580   18.48%   12,564,954   100.00%  Total 19,857,583   78.81%   **   **   5,340,532   21.19%   25,198,115   100.00%  * Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2.  Rows may not add to totals due to rounding.  Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, October 1997-September 1998. Last Updated on 11/29/99