Table A-7

Appendix A
 
 
EDUCATIONAL TIER
        
 
TIER 1
  
TIER 2
  
TIER 3
  
TOTAL
GENDER
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
  
#
  
%
ARMY
   Males 96,412   84.49%   15,043   13.18%   2,649   2.32%   114,104   100.00%
   Females 34,479   90.47%   2,957   7.76%   673   1.77%   38,109   100.00%
   Total 130,891   85.99%   18,000   11.83%   3,322   2.18%   152,213   100.00%
 
NAVY
   Males 56,036   79.95%   10,708   15.28%   3,344   4.77%   70,088   100.00%
   Females 17,390   90.34%   1,561   8.11%   298   1.55%   19,249   100.00%
   Total 73,426   82.19%   12,269   13.73%   3,642   4.08%   89,337   100.00%
 
MARINE CORPS
   Males 47,083   94.81%   2,345   4.72%   232   0.47%   49,660   100.00%
   Females 4,687   97.06%   121   2.51%   21   0.43%   4,829   100.00%
   Total 51,770   95.01%   2,466   4.53%   253   0.46%   54,489   100.00%
 
AIR FORCE
   Males 31,538   95.40%   976   2.95%   545   1.65%   33,059   100.00%
   Females 14,273   96.13%   362   2.44%   212   1.43%   14,847   100.00%
   Total 45,811   95.63%   1,338   2.79%   757   1.58%   47,906   100.00%
 
TOTAL DoD
   Males 231,069   86.57%   29,072   10.89%   6,770   2.54%   266,911   100.00%
   Females 70,829   91.95%   5,001   6.49%   1,204   1.56%   77,034   100.00%
   Total 301,898   87.78%   34,073   9.91%   7,974   2.32%   343,945   100.00%
 
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
   Males 9,798,490   76.29%   **   **   3,045,447   23.71%   12,843,938   100.00%
   Females 10,534,329   81.37%   **   **   2,411,417   18.63%   12,945,746   100.00%
   Total 20,332,819   78.84%   **   **   5,456,865   21.16%   25,789,684   100.00%
 
     *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1999.
   **  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 File, October 1998-September 1999.