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