Table B-6.   FY 2003 NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                                   
                                   
    EDUCATIONAL TIER          
    TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL  
  GENDER    #      %      #      %      #      %      #      %  
  ARMY                                
     Males 46,374   84.42%   8,218   14.96%   339   0.62%   54,931   100.00%  
     Females 11,914   91.58%   1,033   7.94%   62   0.48%   13,009   100.00%  
     Total 58,288   85.79%   9,251   13.62%   401   0.59%   67,940   100.00%  
                                   
  NAVY                                
     Males 30,425   91.43%   2,114   6.35%   739   2.22%   33,278   100.00%  
     Females 6,726   97.11%   171   2.47%   29   0.42%   6,926   100.00%  
     Total 37,151   92.41%   2,285   5.68%   768   1.91%   40,204   100.00%  
                                   
  MARINE CORPS                              
     Males 28,678   95.90%   1,196   4.00%   31   0.10%   29,905   100.00%  
     Females 2,128   97.93%   44   2.02%   1   0.05%   2,173   100.00%  
     Total 30,806   96.03%   1,240   3.87%   32   0.10%   32,078   100.00%  
                                   
  AIR FORCE                                
     Males 27,417   99.27%   183   0.66%   18   0.07%   27,618   100.00%  
     Females 8,530   99.56%   31   0.36%   7   0.08%   8,568   100.00%  
     Total 35,947   99.34%   214   0.59%   25   0.07%   36,186   100.00%  
                                   
  TOTAL DoD                              
     Males 132,894   91.19%   11,711   8.04%   1,127   0.77%   145,732   100.00%  
     Females 29,298   95.51%   1,279   4.17%   99   0.32%   30,676   100.00%  
     Total 162,192   91.94%   12,990   7.36%   1,226   0.69%   176,408   100.00%  
                                   
  18-24 YEAR 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%  
                                   
  * 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, October 2002-September 2003.