Table B-26.  FY 2004 Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group  
                                       
    EDUCATIONAL TIER              
    TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL      
  GENDER #   %   #   %   #   %   #   %      
  ARMY                                    
    Males 318,810   90.28%   31,785   9.00%   2,559   0.72%   353,154   100.00%      
    Females 57,375   95.05%   2,686   4.45%   300   0.50%   60,361   100.00%      
    Total 376,185   90.97%   34,471   8.34%   2,859   0.69%   413,515   100.00%      
                                       
  NAVY                                    
    Males 249,129   92.76%   14,360   5.35%   5,086   1.89%   268,575   100.00%      
    Females 43,921   96.92%   1,174   2.59%   223   0.49%   45,318   100.00%      
    Total 293,050   93.36%   15,534   4.95%   5,309   1.69%   313,893   100.00%      
                                       
  MARINE CORPS                                  
    Males 143,979   96.81%   4,616   3.10%   129   0.09%   148,724   100.00%      
    Females 9,509   98.50%   143   1.48%   2   0.02%   9,654   100.00%      
    Total 153,488   96.91%   4,759   3.00%   131   0.08%   158,378   100.00%      
                                       
  AIR FORCE                                    
    Males 238,510   99.85%   227   0.10%   143   0.06%   238,880   100.00%      
    Females 59,347   99.85%   43   0.07%   46   0.08%   59,436   100.00%      
    Total 297,857   99.85%   270   0.09%   189   0.06%   298,316   100.00%      
                                       
  TOTAL DoD                                    
    Males 950,428   94.16%   50,988   5.05%   7,917   0.78%   1,009,333   100.00%      
    Females 170,152   97.36%   4,046   2.32%   571   0.33%   174,769   100.00%      
    Total 1,120,580   94.64%   55,034   4.65%   8,488   0.72%   1,184,102   100.00%      
                                       
  18-44 YEAR OLD CIVILIAN WORKFORCE
    Males 40,743,105   85.72%   *   *   6,786,124   14.28%   47,529,229   100.00%      
    Females 36,446,487   90.93%   *   *   3,636,550   9.07%   40,083,037   100.00%      
    Total 77,189,592   88.10%   *   *   10,422,674   11.90%   87,612,265   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 File, September 2004.