| Table A-5 (Continued). FY 2005 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by AFQT Category, Service, and Race or Ethnicity | |||||||||||
| b. Percent** | |||||||||||
| RACE or | AFQT CATEGORY | I-IIIA | |||||||||
| ETHNICITY | I | II | IIIA | IIIB | IV | V | Other/Unk. | TOTAL | TOTAL | ||
| ARMY | |||||||||||
| White | 6.57% | 31.29% | 20.30% | 23.51% | 13.13% | 3.29% | 1.91% | 100.00% | 58.16% | ||
| Black | 1.30% | 14.39% | 16.21% | 30.12% | 28.05% | 7.94% | 1.99% | 100.00% | 31.90% | ||
| AIAN | 2.26% | 23.30% | 20.31% | 27.30% | 19.84% | 5.13% | 1.86% | 100.00% | 45.87% | ||
| Asian | 8.56% | 27.84% | 16.27% | 23.60% | 16.75% | 5.46% | 1.51% | 100.00% | 52.67% | ||
| NHPI | 1.98% | 11.04% | 9.32% | 18.16% | 31.06% | 27.65% | 0.78% | 100.00% | 22.35% | ||
| Two or more | 3.15% | 20.89% | 16.37% | 21.37% | 23.55% | 8.95% | 5.73% | 100.00% | 40.40% | ||
| Unknown | 5.95% | 28.32% | 19.37% | 22.34% | 14.88% | 3.78% | 5.37% | 100.00% | 53.64% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.64% | 27.94% | 19.30% | 24.10% | 15.96% | 4.53% | 2.54% | 100.00% | 52.88% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.63% | 17.16% | 18.67% | 28.76% | 23.27% | 8.40% | 2.11% | 100.00% | 37.46% | ||
| Not Hispanic** | 6.25% | 29.58% | 19.39% | 23.39% | 14.84% | 3.94% | 2.60% | 100.00% | 55.23% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.64% | 27.94% | 19.30% | 24.10% | 15.96% | 4.53% | 2.54% | 100.00% | 52.88% | ||
| NAVY | |||||||||||
| White | 6.52% | 35.80% | 23.36% | 23.96% | 8.45% | 1.26% | 0.66% | 100.00% | 65.67% | ||
| Black | 1.09% | 14.45% | 19.63% | 35.16% | 24.17% | 4.94% | 0.57% | 100.00% | 35.17% | ||
| AIAN | 5.91% | 38.69% | 25.80% | 21.20% | 7.14% | 0.92% | 0.33% | 100.00% | 70.40% | ||
| Asian | 4.73% | 26.79% | 19.37% | 27.44% | 16.47% | 4.64% | 0.56% | 100.00% | 50.89% | ||
| NHPI | 3.29% | 22.90% | 23.81% | 26.98% | 18.03% | 4.76% | 0.23% | 100.00% | 50.00% | ||
| Two or more | 4.82% | 30.42% | 23.72% | 22.29% | 14.53% | 3.77% | 0.45% | 100.00% | 58.96% | ||
| Unknown | 2.11% | 20.45% | 22.49% | 31.00% | 19.21% | 4.00% | 0.73% | 100.00% | 45.05% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.02% | 30.23% | 22.50% | 26.57% | 12.71% | 2.37% | 0.60% | 100.00% | 57.75% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.95% | 24.98% | 24.20% | 30.08% | 14.41% | 2.91% | 0.47% | 100.00% | 52.13% | ||
| Not Hispanic** | 5.44% | 31.31% | 22.15% | 25.85% | 12.36% | 2.26% | 0.63% | 100.00% | 58.90% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.02% | 30.23% | 22.50% | 26.57% | 12.71% | 2.37% | 0.60% | 100.00% | 57.75% | ||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||
| White | 4.47% | 33.71% | 23.73% | 26.37% | 8.84% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 100.00% | 61.92% | ||
| Black | 1.30% | 15.22% | 18.67% | 37.00% | 21.44% | 5.08% | 1.30% | 100.00% | 35.18% | ||
| AIAN | 1.55% | 19.92% | 21.89% | 34.60% | 18.50% | 2.54% | 0.99% | 100.00% | 43.36% | ||
| Asian | 6.88% | 33.33% | 21.83% | 25.37% | 9.54% | 1.67% | 1.38% | 100.00% | 62.05% | ||
| NHPI | 3.51% | 24.95% | 22.42% | 28.07% | 16.37% | 4.29% | 0.39% | 100.00% | 50.88% | ||
| Two or more | 3.14% | 27.75% | 20.16% | 25.39% | 16.75% | 3.40% | 3.40% | 100.00% | 51.05% | ||
| Unknown | 2.51% | 25.53% | 21.42% | 30.56% | 15.81% | 2.66% | 1.50% | 100.00% | 49.47% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.07% | 31.24% | 23.04% | 27.68% | 10.65% | 1.90% | 1.42% | 100.00% | 58.35% | ||
| Hispanic | 1.26% | 19.99% | 23.20% | 35.25% | 16.37% | 2.90% | 1.03% | 100.00% | 44.45% | ||
| Not Hispanic** | 4.67% | 33.61% | 23.01% | 26.08% | 9.44% | 1.69% | 1.50% | 100.00% | 61.29% | ||
| TOTAL | 4.07% | 31.24% | 23.04% | 27.68% | 10.65% | 1.90% | 1.42% | 100.00% | 58.35% | ||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||
| White | 7.01% | 41.51% | 23.93% | 19.43% | 6.77% | 0.74% | 0.60% | 100.00% | 72.46% | ||
| Black | 1.36% | 19.65% | 23.79% | 32.46% | 19.22% | 3.16% | 0.35% | 100.00% | 44.81% | ||
| AIAN | 3.17% | 32.72% | 26.12% | 23.75% | 13.19% | 0.79% | 0.26% | 100.00% | 62.01% | ||
| Asian | 5.52% | 33.31% | 24.05% | 23.07% | 11.21% | 1.54% | 1.30% | 100.00% | 62.88% | ||
| NHPI | 2.88% | 27.02% | 23.87% | 29.63% | 13.72% | 2.19% | 0.69% | 100.00% | 53.77% | ||
| Two or more | 5.58% | 31.83% | 23.56% | 21.40% | 11.15% | 2.34% | 4.14% | 100.00% | 60.97% | ||
| Unknown | 4.51% | 33.10% | 21.68% | 24.40% | 14.14% | 1.63% | 0.54% | 100.00% | 59.29% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.78% | 36.74% | 23.85% | 22.21% | 9.54% | 1.26% | 0.62% | 100.00% | 66.38% | ||
| Hispanic | 3.05% | 28.16% | 24.21% | 28.00% | 13.98% | 2.18% | 0.43% | 100.00% | 55.41% | ||
| Not Hispanic** | 6.15% | 37.88% | 23.81% | 21.44% | 8.94% | 1.14% | 0.65% | 100.00% | 67.84% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.78% | 36.74% | 23.85% | 22.21% | 9.54% | 1.26% | 0.62% | 100.00% | 66.38% | ||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||
| White | 6.20% | 34.31% | 22.20% | 23.55% | 10.30% | 2.09% | 1.35% | 100.00% | 62.71% | ||
| Black | 1.24% | 15.35% | 18.86% | 32.93% | 24.61% | 5.84% | 1.17% | 100.00% | 35.45% | ||
| AIAN | 4.61% | 33.45% | 24.32% | 23.86% | 11.13% | 1.93% | 0.70% | 100.00% | 62.38% | ||
| Asian | 6.28% | 28.92% | 19.45% | 25.35% | 14.88% | 4.05% | 1.06% | 100.00% | 54.66% | ||
| NHPI | 2.57% | 17.63% | 16.10% | 22.94% | 23.93% | 16.23% | 0.61% | 100.00% | 36.29% | ||
| Two or more | 4.16% | 26.98% | 20.71% | 22.16% | 17.43% | 5.33% | 3.22% | 100.00% | 51.85% | ||
| Unknown | 5.44% | 27.95% | 19.78% | 23.46% | 15.12% | 3.61% | 4.64% | 100.00% | 53.17% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.25% | 30.28% | 21.32% | 25.00% | 13.40% | 3.12% | 1.63% | 100.00% | 56.85% | ||
| Hispanic | 2.08% | 21.12% | 21.71% | 30.33% | 18.42% | 5.09% | 1.26% | 100.00% | 44.91% | ||
| Not Hispanic** | 5.80% | 31.85% | 21.25% | 24.09% | 12.54% | 2.78% | 1.69% | 100.00% | 58.90% | ||
| TOTAL | 5.25% | 30.28% | 21.32% | 25.00% | 13.40% | 3.12% | 1.63% | 100.00% | 56.85% | ||
| * Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2005. | |||||||||||
| ** Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to ethnicity question. | |||||||||||
| Rows may not add to totals due to rounding. | |||||||||||