Table B-6.  FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education Tier, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER    #    %      #    %      #    %      #    %
ARMY                              
   Males 35,944 68.26% 14,995 28.48% 1,721 3.27% 52,660 100.00%
   Females 8,163 79.75% 1,876 18.33% 197 1.92% 10,236 100.00%
   Total 44,107 70.13% 16,871 26.82% 1,918 3.05% 62,896 100.00%
NAVY                              
   Males 26,043 92.48% 1,679 5.96% 439 1.56% 28,161 100.00%
   Females 6,146 95.97% 215 3.36% 43 0.67% 6,404 100.00%
   Total 32,189 93.13% 1,894 5.48% 482 1.39% 34,565 100.00%
MARINE CORPS                            
   Males 30,027 95.15% 1,462 4.63% 69 0.22% 31,558 100.00%
   Females 2,421 97.54% 55 2.22% 6 0.24% 2,482 100.00%
   Total 32,448 95.32% 1,517 4.46% 75 0.22% 34,040 100.00%
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 21,086 99.10% 166 0.78% 25 0.12% 21,277 100.00%
   Females 6,430 99.41% 31 0.48% 7 0.11% 6,468 100.00%
   Total 27,516 99.17% 197 0.71% 32 0.12% 27,745 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 113,100 84.62% 18,302 13.69% 2,254 1.69% 133,656 100.00%
   Females 23,160 90.50% 2,177 8.51% 253 0.99% 25,590 100.00%
   Total 136,260 85.57% 20,479 12.86% 2,507 1.57% 159,246 100.00%
                               
18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS                          
   Males 11,204,136 78.83% (2) (2) 3,009,743 21.17% 14,213,879 100.00%
   Females 11,596,442 83.53% (2) (2) 2,286,092 16.47% 13,882,534 100.00%
   Total 22,800,578 81.15% (2) (2) 5,295,835 18.85% 28,096,413 100.00%
       
  1. Tier 1 indicates individuals with at least a high school diploma.  Tier 2 indicates alternate high school credentials, such as the 
      General Educational Development Certificate (GED).  Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
  2. Civilian data 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, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, 
      October 2006-September 2007 average.