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In FY 1999, approximately
344,000 individuals applied to serve in the active enlisted military
force (Appendix Table A-1). The
distribution of FY 1999 Active Component NPS applicants by race/ethnicity
and gender is shown in Table 2.2.
Table
2.2. Race/Ethnicity and Gender of FY 1999 Active Component NPS
Applicants*, by Service
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Army
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Navy
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Marine
Corps
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Air
Force
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DoD
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MALES
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White
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60.8
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58.1
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66.0
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70.4
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62.2
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Black
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22.6
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20.9
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15.0
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17.0
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20.0
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Hispanic
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10.9
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11.1
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13.6
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6.7
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10.9
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Other
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5.7
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10.0
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5.5
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5.9
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6.8
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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FEMALES
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White
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47.3
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48.2
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58.3
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60.1
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50.7
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Black
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36.1
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30.9
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20.7
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25.8
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31.9
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Hispanic
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10.2
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11.2
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14.9
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7.5
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10.2
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Other
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6.4
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9.7
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6.2
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6.6
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7.2
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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TOTAL
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Male
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75.0
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78.5
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91.1
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69.0
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77.6
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Female
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25.0
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21.6
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8.9
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31.0
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22.4
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Columns may
not add to total due to rounding.
* Applicant data reported for FY 1999 are based on the DMDC edit
version of the MEPCOM file, which has been "cleaned"
by the edit process. FY 1999 applicant data are consistent with
Information Delivery System (IDS) data. However, comparisons of
FY 1999 applicant data to data reported in Population Representation
reports for FY 1994 or earlier (from unedited MEPCOM files) may
show differences.
Also see Appendix Tables A-3
(Race/Ethnicity by Service and Gender) and A-4
(Ethnicity by Service).
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Seventy-eight percent
of the applicants were male, of whom 62 percent were White, 20 percent
Black, 11 percent Hispanic, and 7 percent Other.
[1]
For female applicants, approximately 51 percent were White, 32 percent
Black, 10 percent Hispanic, and 7 percent Other.Additional statistics
on applicant characteristics (e.g., age, education levels, AFQT scores,
and marital status, by gender and race/ethnicity) are contained in Appendix
A, Tables A-1 through A-8.
[1]
Includes
Native Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders.
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