Table A-6.  FY 2005 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 87,704   83.12%   15,839   15.01%   1,971   1.87%   105,514   100.00%  
     Females 23,919   88.87%   2,500   9.29%   497   1.85%   26,916   100.00%  
     Total 111,623   84.29%   18,339   13.85%   2,468   1.86%   132,430   100.00%  
                                   
  NAVY                                
     Males 48,850   91.47%   3,533   6.62%   1,023   1.92%   53,406   100.00%  
     Females 13,623   95.37%   531   3.72%   130   0.91%   14,284   100.00%  
     Total 62,473   92.29%   4,064   6.00%   1,153   1.70%   67,690   100.00%  
                                   
  MARINE CORPS                              
     Males 42,180   96.20%   1,545   3.52%   123   0.28%   43,848   100.00%  
     Females 4,322   97.92%   86   1.95%   6   0.14%   4,414   100.00%  
     Total 46,502   96.35%   1,631   3.38%   129   0.27%   48,262   100.00%  
                                   
  AIR FORCE                                
     Males 28,083   96.62%   451   1.55%   532   1.83%   29,066   100.00%  
     Females 11,931   97.28%   139   1.13%   195   1.59%   12,265   100.00%  
     Total 40,014   96.81%   590   1.43%   727   1.76%   41,331   100.00%  
                                   
  TOTAL DoD                              
     Males 206,817   89.21%   21,368   9.22%   3,649   1.57%   231,834   100.00%  
     Females 53,795   92.94%   3,256   5.63%   828   1.43%   57,879   100.00%  
     Total 260,612   89.96%   24,624   8.50%   4,477   1.55%   289,713   100.00%  
                                   
  18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS                            
     Males 10,881,839   77.53%   **   **   3,153,179   22.47%   14,035,017   100.00%  
     Females 11,471,458   82.34%   **   **   2,459,609   17.66%   13,931,068   100.00%  
     Total 22,353,297   79.93%   **   **   5,612,788   20.07%   27,966,085   100.00%  
                                   
       *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2005.   
     **  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 2004-September 2005.