Table A-6.  FY 2006 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 88,620 73.30% 21,684 17.93% 10,601 8.77% 120,905 100.00%
   Females 24,300 82.75% 3,441 11.72% 1,626 5.54% 29,367 100.00%
   Total 112,920 75.14% 25,125 16.72% 12,227 8.14% 150,272 100.00%
NAVY
   Males 48,184 92.26% 3,200 6.13% 841 1.61% 52,225 100.00%
   Females 15,163 94.86% 687 4.30% 134 0.84% 15,984 100.00%
   Total 63,347 92.87% 3,887 5.70% 975 1.43% 68,209 100.00%
MARINE CORPS
   Males 44,638 96.98% 1,262 2.74% 129 0.28% 46,029 100.00%
   Females 4,553 98.36% 62 1.34% 14 0.30% 4,629 100.00%
   Total 49,191 97.10% 1,324 2.61% 143 0.28% 50,658 100.00%
AIR FORCE
   Males 31,330 95.50% 854 2.60% 621 1.89% 32,805 100.00%
   Females 13,625 96.24% 287 2.03% 246 1.74% 14,158 100.00%
   Total 44,955 95.72% 1,141 2.43% 867 1.85% 46,963 100.00%
TOTAL DoD
   Males 212,772 84.45% 27,000 10.72% 12,192 4.84% 251,964 100.00%
   Females 57,641 89.87% 4,477 6.98% 2,020 3.15% 64,138 100.00%
   Total 270,413 85.55% 31,477 9.96% 14,212 4.50% 316,102 100.00%
                               
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS
   Males 10,985,564 78.18% ** ** 3,065,506 21.82% 14,051,070 100.00%
   Females 11,523,027 83.23% ** ** 2,322,304 16.77% 13,845,331 100.00%
   Total 22,508,591 80.69% ** ** 5,387,810 19.31% 27,896,401 100.00%
   
     *  Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 2006. 
   **  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 2005-September 2006.

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