Table A-6.  FY 2008 Applicants2 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
                             
EDUCATIONAL TIER1
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 81,138 73.08% 18,683 16.83% 11,198 10.09% 111,019 100.00%
   Females 20,760 82.99% 2,763 11.05% 1,491 5.96% 25,014 100.00%
   Total 101,898 74.91% 21,446 15.77% 12,689 9.33% 136,033 100.00%
NAVY                              
   Males 60,800 92.97% 3,828 5.85% 769 1.18% 65,397 100.00%
   Females 19,316 95.31% 804 3.97% 146 0.72% 20,266 100.00%
   Total 80,116 93.52% 4,632 5.41% 915 1.07% 85,663 100.00%
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 54,440 96.38% 1,858 3.29% 184 0.33% 56,482 100.00%
   Females 4,640 97.91% 86 1.81% 13 0.27% 4,739 100.00%
   Total 59,080 96.50% 1,944 3.18% 197 0.32% 61,221 100.00%
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 35,144 95.82% 830 2.26% 702 1.91% 36,676 100.00%
   Females 13,567 96.43% 228 1.62% 275 1.95% 14,070 100.00%
   Total 48,711 95.99% 1,058 2.08% 977 1.93% 50,746 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 231,522 85.88% 25,199 9.35% 12,853 4.77% 269,574 100.00%
   Females 58,283 90.94% 3,881 6.06% 1,925 3.00% 64,089 100.00%
   Total 289,805 86.86% 29,080 8.72% 14,778 4.43% 333,663 100.00%
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIANS                            
   Males 11,477,774 80.19% (3) (3) 2,834,567 19.81% 14,312,341 100.00%
   Females 11,833,137 84.20% (3) (3) 2,220,701 15.80% 14,053,837 100.00%
   Total 23,310,911 82.18% (3) (3) 5,055,268 17.82% 28,366,179 100.00%
   
  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. Refers to non-prior service (NPS) individuals whose first formal application (i.e., taking a screening physical exam or the Armed Services Vocational 
      Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY 2008. 
  3. 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, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2007-September 2008 average.