| Table A-6. FY 2003 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATIONAL TIER | |||||||||||||||||
| TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | ||||||||||||||
| GENDER | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 102,954 | 83.48% | 16,518 | 13.39% | 3,856 | 3.13% | 123,328 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 33,809 | 90.16% | 2,909 | 7.76% | 782 | 2.09% | 37,500 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 136,763 | 85.04% | 19,427 | 12.08% | 4,638 | 2.88% | 160,828 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 59,188 | 90.45% | 4,400 | 6.72% | 1,850 | 2.83% | 65,438 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 12,649 | 95.85% | 428 | 3.24% | 119 | 0.90% | 13,196 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 71,837 | 91.36% | 4,828 | 6.14% | 1,969 | 2.50% | 78,634 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 48,201 | 97.11% | 1,337 | 2.69% | 98 | 0.20% | 49,636 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 4,271 | 98.34% | 54 | 1.24% | 18 | 0.41% | 4,343 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 52,472 | 97.21% | 1,391 | 2.58% | 116 | 0.21% | 53,979 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 40,621 | 95.76% | 1,041 | 2.45% | 759 | 1.79% | 42,421 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 16,307 | 96.05% | 338 | 1.99% | 332 | 1.96% | 16,977 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 56,928 | 95.84% | 1,379 | 2.32% | 1,091 | 1.84% | 59,398 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 250,964 | 89.37% | 23,296 | 8.30% | 6,563 | 2.34% | 280,823 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 67,036 | 93.08% | 3,729 | 5.18% | 1,251 | 1.74% | 72,016 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 318,000 | 90.13% | 27,025 | 7.66% | 7,814 | 2.21% | 352,839 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| 18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| Males | 10,481,280 | 76.58% | ** | ** | 3,206,181 | 23.42% | 13,687,461 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Females | 11,177,203 | 81.73% | ** | ** | 2,498,087 | 18.27% | 13,675,290 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| Total | 21,658,483 | 79.15% | ** | ** | 5,704,267 | 20.85% | 27,362,751 | 100.00% | |||||||||
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2003. | |||||||||||||||||
| ** 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 File, October 2002-September 2003. | |||||||||||||||||