Table A-7.  FY 2009 Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2        
RACE / TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
ETHNICITY3 #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   White 89,381 83.21% 11,072 10.31% 6,958 6.48% 107,411 100%
   Black 24,113 89.00% 1,939 7.16% 1,040 3.84% 27,092 100%
   AIAN 1,089 85.88% 114 8.99% 65 5.13% 1,268 100%
   Asian 3,445 92.71% 138 3.71% 133 3.58% 3,716 100%
   NHPI 3,508 92.24% 192 5.05% 103 2.71% 3,803 100%
   Two or more 824 85.21% 81 8.38% 62 6.41% 967 100%
   Unknown 15,826   84.94%   1,717   9.22%   1,088   5.84%   18,631   100%
   TOTAL 138,186 84.83% 15,253 9.36% 9,449 5.80% 162,888 100%
   Hispanic 16,676 87.86% 1,350 7.11% 954 5.03% 18,980 100%
   Not Hispanic4 121,510   84.44%   13,903   9.66%   8,495   5.90%   143,908   100%
   TOTAL 138,186 84.83% 15,253 9.36% 9,449 5.80% 162,888 100%
                               
NAVY                              
   White 47,296 94.38% 2,488 4.96% 328 0.65% 50,112 100%
   Black 21,457 96.32% 726 3.26% 94 0.42% 22,277 100%
   AIAN 5,136 93.64% 298 5.43% 51 0.93% 5,485 100%
   Asian 3,953 95.78% 119 2.88% 55 1.33% 4,127 100%
   NHPI 1,507 96.11% 53 3.38% 8 0.51% 1,568 100%
   Two or more 5,538 94.14% 317 5.39% 28 0.48% 5,883 100%
   Unknown 293   92.72%   21   6.65%   2   0.63%   316   100%
   TOTAL 85,180 94.89% 4,022 4.48% 566 0.63% 89,768 100%
   Hispanic 17,005 95.38% 713 4.00% 110 0.62% 17,828 100%
   Not Hispanic4 68,175   94.77%   3,309   4.60%   456   0.63%   71,940   100%
   TOTAL 85,180 94.89% 4,022 4.48% 566 0.63% 89,768 100%
                               
MARINE CORPS                              
   White 47,552 97.88% 851 1.75% 180 0.37% 48,583 100%
   Black 6,523 98.92% 55 0.83% 16 0.24% 6,594 100%
   AIAN 664 97.94% 11 1.62% 3 0.44% 678 100%
   Asian 1,383 98.29% 19 1.35% 5 0.36% 1,407 100%
   NHPI 828 99.76% 2 0.24% 0 0.00% 830 100%
   Two or more 354 98.61% 5 1.39% 0 0.00% 359 100%
   Unknown 191   97.95%   3   1.54%   1   0.51%   195   100%
   TOTAL 57,495 98.04% 946 1.61% 205 0.35% 58,646 100%
   Hispanic 11,351 98.73% 116 1.01% 30 0.26% 11,497 100%
   Not Hispanic4 46,144   97.87%   830   1.76%   175   0.37%   47,149   100%
   TOTAL 57,495 98.04% 946 1.61% 205 0.35% 58,646 100%
AIR FORCE                              
   White 43,123 96.06% 1,013 2.26% 757 1.69% 44,893 100%
   Black 13,010 97.72% 168 1.26% 136 1.02% 13,314 100%
   AIAN 521 96.30% 12 2.22% 8 1.48% 541 100%
   Asian 1,889 97.37% 30 1.55% 21 1.08% 1,940 100%
   NHPI 1,128 98.52% 9 0.79% 8 0.70% 1,145 100%
   Two or more 1,045 96.94% 21 1.95% 12 1.11% 1,078 100%
   Unknown 149   96.13%   3   1.94%   3   1.94%   155   100%
   TOTAL 60,865 96.51% 1,256 1.99% 945 1.50% 63,066 100%
   Hispanic 8,450 97.01% 150 1.72% 110 1.26% 8,710 100%
   Not Hispanic4 52,415   96.43%   1,106   2.03%   835   1.54%   54,356   100%
   TOTAL 60,865 96.51% 1,256 1.99% 945 1.50% 63,066 100%
                               
TOTAL DoD                              
   White 227,352 90.58% 15,424 6.15% 8,223 3.28% 250,999 100%
   Black 65,103 93.97% 2,888 4.17% 1,286 1.86% 69,277 100%
   AIAN 7,410 92.95% 435 5.46% 127 1.59% 7,972 100%
   Asian 10,670 95.35% 306 2.73% 214 1.91% 11,190 100%
   NHPI 6,971 94.90% 256 3.48% 119 1.62% 7,346 100%
   Two or more 7,761 93.65% 424 5.12% 102 1.23% 8,287 100%
   Unknown 16,459   85.29%   1,744   9.04%   1,094   5.67%   19,297   100%
   TOTAL 341,726 91.28% 21,477 5.74% 11,165 2.98% 374,368 100%
   Hispanic 53,482 93.80% 2,329 4.08% 1,204 2.11% 57,015 100%
   Not Hispanic4 288,244   90.83%   19,148   6.03%   9,961   3.14%   317,353   100%
   TOTAL 341,726 91.28% 21,477 5.74% 11,165 2.98% 374,368 100%
                               
18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS                            
   White 18,569,137 83.66% (5) (5) 3,626,626 16.34% 22,195,763 100%
   Black 3,274,202 78.07% (5) (5) 919,493 21.93% 4,193,695 100%
   AIAN 220,227 67.83% (5) (5) 104,426 32.17% 324,653 100%
   Asian 1,018,728 88.85% (5) (5) 127,784 11.15% 1,146,512 100%
   NHPI 93,910 87.20% (5) (5) 13,788 12.80% 107,698 100%
   Two or more 492,397 81.28% (5) (5) 113,379 18.72% 605,776 100%
   Unknown 0   NA   (5)   (5)   0   NA   0   NA
   TOTAL 23,668,601 82.83% (5) (5) 4,905,496 17.17% 28,574,097 100%
   Hispanic 3,623,492 70.87% (5) (5) 1,489,725 29.13% 5,113,217 100%
   Not Hispanic4 20,045,109   85.44%   (5)   (5)   3,415,771   14.56%   23,460,880   100%
   TOTAL 23,668,601 82.83% (5) (5) 4,905,496 17.17% 28,574,097 100%
   
  1. 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 2009.  Does not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.  
  2. 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.
  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.
  4. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
  5. 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 18-24, October 2008-September 2009 average.