Table B-9.  FY 2007 Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Quality, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
  QUALITY      
RACE/ HIGH QUALITY1   NON-HIGH QUALITY   TOTAL
ETHNICITY3      #     %        #     %        #     %
ARMY                
   White 21,962 45.94% 25,840 54.06% 47,802 100.00%
   Black 2,501 31.08% 5,545 68.92% 8,046 100.00%
   AIAN 235 35.61% 425 64.39% 660 100.00%
   Asian 583 49.49% 595 50.51% 1,178 100.00%
   NHPI 183 36.31% 321 63.69% 504 100.00%
   Two or more 161 49.54% 164 50.46% 325 100.00%
   Unknown 2,152 49.12%   2,229 50.88%   4,381 100.00%
   TOTAL 27,777 44.16% 35,119 55.84% 62,896 100.00%
   Hispanic 2,521 35.46% 4,589 64.54% 7,110 100.00%
   Not Hispanic2 25,256 45.27%   30,530 54.73%   55,786 100.00%
   TOTAL 27,777 44.16% 35,119 55.84% 62,896 100.00%
                 
NAVY                
   White 16,007 69.17%   7,134 30.83% 23,141 100.00%
   Black 2,916 47.90% 3,172 52.10% 6,088 100.00%
   AIAN 1,650 69.65% 719 30.35% 2,369 100.00%
   Asian 914 61.55% 571 38.45% 1,485 100.00%
   NHPI 279 57.06% 210 42.94% 489 100.00%
   Two or more 538 67.42% 260 32.58% 798 100.00%
   Unknown 119 61.03%   76 38.97%   195 100.00%
   TOTAL 22,423 64.87% 12,142 35.13% 34,565 100.00%
   Hispanic 3,345 58.34% 2,389 41.66% 5,734 100.00%
   Not Hispanic2 19,078 66.17%   9,753 33.83%   28,831 100.00%
   TOTAL 22,423 64.87% 12,142 35.13% 34,565 100.00%
                 
MARINE CORPS                
   White 18,510 63.97%   10,427 36.03% 28,937 100.00%
   Black 1,354 43.52% 1,757 56.48% 3,111 100.00%
   AIAN 232 51.10% 222 48.90% 454 100.00%
   Asian 429 61.55% 268 38.45% 697 100.00%
   NHPI 169 50.45% 166 49.55% 335 100.00%
   Two or more 102 63.35% 59 36.65% 161 100.00%
   Unknown 216 62.61%   129 37.39%   345 100.00%
   TOTAL 21,012 61.73% 13,028 38.27% 34,040 100.00%
   Hispanic 2,817 50.71% 2,738 49.29% 5,555 100.00%
   Not Hispanic2 18,195 63.88%   10,290 36.12%   28,485 100.00%
   TOTAL 21,012 61.73% 13,028 38.27% 34,040 100.00%
AIR FORCE                
   White 17,282 80.33%   4,233 19.67% 21,515 100.00%
   Black 2,751 62.44% 1,655 37.56% 4,406 100.00%
   AIAN 186 73.52% 67 26.48% 253 100.00%
   Asian 632 75.51% 205 24.49% 837 100.00%
   NHPI 261 70.35% 110 29.65% 371 100.00%
   Two or more 159 77.94% 45 22.06% 204 100.00%
   Unknown 119 74.84%   40 25.16%   159 100.00%
   TOTAL 21,390 77.09% 6,355 22.91% 27,745 100.00%
   Hispanic 2,168 71.04% 884 28.96% 3,052 100.00%
   Not Hispanic2 19,222 77.84%   5,471 22.16%   24,693 100.00%
   TOTAL 21,390 77.09% 6,355 22.91% 27,745 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                
   White 73,761 60.76% 47,634 39.24% 121,395 100.00%
   Black 9,522 43.98% 12,129 56.02% 21,651 100.00%
   AIAN 2,303 61.64% 1,433 38.36% 3,736 100.00%
   Asian 2,558 60.95% 1,639 39.05% 4,197 100.00%
   NHPI 892 52.50% 807 47.50% 1,699 100.00%
   Two or more 960 64.52% 528 35.48% 1,488 100.00%
   Unknown 2,606 51.30%   2,474 48.70%   5,080 100.00%
   TOTAL 92,602 58.15% 66,644 41.85% 159,246 100.00%
   Hispanic 10,851 50.59% 10,600 49.41% 21,451 100.00%
   Not Hispanic2 81,751 59.33%   56,044 40.67%   137,795 100.00%
   TOTAL 92,602 58.15% 66,644 41.85% 159,246 100.00%
   
  1. High quality accessions are those individuals with Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) scores in 
      categories I-IIIA who also have a high school diploma.
  2. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  3. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  
      Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.