Table A-7.  FY 2008 Applicants2 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
RACE / TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
ETHNICITY5 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 68,552 72.92% 15,793 16.80% 9,661 10.28% 94,006 100.00%
   Black 16,579 80.54% 2,712 13.17% 1,294 6.29% 20,585 100.00%
   AIAN 1,009 74.52% 223 16.47% 122 9.01% 1,354 100.00%
   Asian 2,141 87.35% 175 7.14% 135 5.51% 2,451 100.00%
   NHPI 1,648 88.70% 113 6.08% 97 5.22% 1,858 100.00%
   Two or more 716 77.24% 127 13.70% 84 9.06% 927 100.00%
   Unknown 11,253   75.77%   2,303   15.51%   1,296   8.73%   14,852   100.00%
   TOTAL 101,898 74.91% 21,446 15.77% 12,689 9.33% 136,033 100.00%
   Hispanic 12,500 78.08% 2,041 12.75% 1,469 9.18% 16,010 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 89,398   74.48%   19,405   16.17%   11,220   9.35%   120,023   100.00%
   TOTAL 101,898 74.91% 21,446 15.77% 12,689 9.33% 136,033 100.00%
                               
NAVY                              
   White 44,882 92.72% 2,944 6.08% 578 1.19% 48,404 100.00%
   Black 20,980 95.27% 870 3.95% 172 0.78% 22,022 100.00%
   AIAN 5,376 92.83% 348 6.01% 67 1.16% 5,791 100.00%
   Asian 3,566 95.37% 136 3.64% 37 0.99% 3,739 100.00%
   NHPI 1,413 95.28% 56 3.78% 14 0.94% 1,483 100.00%
   Two or more 3,415 92.42% 240 6.50% 40 1.08% 3,695 100.00%
   Unknown 484   91.49%   38   7.18%   7   1.32%   529   100.00%
   TOTAL 80,116 93.52% 4,632 5.41% 915 1.07% 85,663 100.00%
   Hispanic 16,096 94.54% 753 4.42% 177 1.04% 17,026 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 64,020   93.27%   3,879   5.65%   738   1.08%   68,637   100.00%
   TOTAL 80,116 93.52% 4,632 5.41% 915 1.07% 85,663 100.00%
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 48,389 96.24% 1,724 3.43% 168 0.33% 50,281 100.00%
   Black 6,873 97.74% 146 2.08% 13 0.18% 7,032 100.00%
   AIAN 745 98.54% 7 0.93% 4 0.53% 756 100.00%
   Asian 1,322 97.93% 25 1.85% 3 0.22% 1,350 100.00%
   NHPI 807 98.18% 13 1.58% 2 0.24% 822 100.00%
   Two or more 378 96.68% 13 3.32% 0 0.00% 391 100.00%
   Unknown 566   96.10%   16   2.72%   7   1.19%   589   100.00%
   TOTAL 59,080 96.50% 1,944 3.18% 197 0.32% 61,221 100.00%
   Hispanic 11,240 97.44% 274 2.38% 21 0.18% 11,535 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 47,840   96.28%   1,670   3.36%   176   0.35%   49,686   100.00%
   TOTAL 59,080 96.50% 1,944 3.18% 197 0.32% 61,221 100.00%
AIR FORCE                              
   White 34,239 95.47% 829 2.31% 794 2.21% 35,862 100.00%
   Black 10,984 97.31% 178 1.58% 126 1.12% 11,288 100.00%
   AIAN 430 95.34% 9 2.00% 12 2.66% 451 100.00%
   Asian 1,425 97.54% 15 1.03% 21 1.44% 1,461 100.00%
   NHPI 902 97.62% 11 1.19% 11 1.19% 924 100.00%
   Two or more 596 96.91% 12 1.95% 7 1.14% 615 100.00%
   Unknown 135   93.10%   4   2.76%   6   4.14%   145   100.00%
   TOTAL 48,711 95.99% 1,058 2.08% 977 1.93% 50,746 100.00%
   Hispanic 6,290 96.69% 111 1.71% 104 1.60% 6,505 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 42,421   95.89%   947   2.14%   873   1.97%   44,241   100.00%
   TOTAL 48,711 95.99% 1,058 2.08% 977 1.93% 50,746 100.00%
                               
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 196,062 85.78% 21,290 9.32% 11,201 4.90% 228,553 100.00%
   Black 55,416 90.95% 3,906 6.41% 1,605 2.63% 60,927 100.00%
   AIAN 7,560 90.52% 587 7.03% 205 2.45% 8,352 100.00%
   Asian 8,454 93.92% 351 3.90% 196 2.18% 9,001 100.00%
   NHPI 4,770 93.77% 193 3.79% 124 2.44% 5,087 100.00%
   Two or more 5,105 90.71% 392 6.97% 131 2.33% 5,628 100.00%
   Unknown 12,438   77.18%   2,361   14.65%   1,316   8.17%   16,115   100.00%
   TOTAL 289,805 86.86% 29,080 8.72% 14,778 4.43% 333,663 100.00%
   Hispanic 46,126 90.31% 3,179 6.22% 1,771 3.47% 51,076 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 243,679   86.23%   25,901   9.17%   13,007   4.60%   282,587   100.00%
   TOTAL 289,805 86.86% 29,080 8.72% 14,778 4.43% 333,663 100.00%
                               
18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS                            
   White 18,290,763 82.96% (4) (4) 3,757,813 17.04% 22,048,576 100.00%
   Black 3,201,196 77.70% (4) (4) 918,981 22.30% 4,120,177 100.00%
   AIAN 203,827 64.22% (4) (4) 113,541 35.78% 317,368 100.00%
   Asian 1,054,216 89.52% (4) (4) 123,388 10.48% 1,177,604 100.00%
   NHPI 81,542 84.54% (4) (4) 14,911 15.46% 96,453 100.00%
   Two or more 479,367 79.10% (4) (4) 126,635 20.90% 606,001 100.00%
   Unknown 0   NA   (4)   (4)   0   NA   0   NA
   TOTAL 23,310,911 82.18% (4) (4) 5,055,268 17.82% 28,366,179 100.00%
   Hispanic 3,444,099 68.13% (4) (4) 1,611,014 31.87% 5,055,113 100.00%
   Not Hispanic3 19,866,812   85.22%   (4)   (4)   3,444,254   14.78%   23,311,066   100.00%
   TOTAL 23,310,911 82.18% (4) (4) 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.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.  
  3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  4. Civilian numbers and percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
  5. 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.
      Source:  Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey, noninstitutional, age 17-35, October 2007-September 2008 average.