Table A-5. Applicants1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY10: by Armed Forces
Qualification Test (AFQT) Category, |
Service, and
Race/Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RACE/ |
AFQT CATEGORY2 |
|
I + II + IIIA |
|
|
ETHNICITY3 |
I |
II |
IIIA |
IIIB |
IV |
V |
Other/Unk. |
TOTAL |
SUBTOTAL |
|
|
ARMY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
6,821 |
29,889 |
18,500 |
22,098 |
8,952 |
1,476 |
2,949 |
90,685 |
55,210 |
|
|
Black |
313 |
3,786 |
4,281 |
8,977 |
5,390 |
948 |
645 |
24,340 |
8,380 |
|
|
AIAN4 |
32 |
234 |
213 |
321 |
159 |
22 |
28 |
1,009 |
479 |
|
|
Asian |
295 |
1,028 |
605 |
810 |
454 |
103 |
77 |
3,372 |
1,928 |
|
|
NHPI5 |
34 |
286 |
213 |
391 |
483 |
382 |
36 |
1,825 |
533 |
|
|
Two or more |
30 |
218 |
126 |
167 |
95 |
38 |
20 |
694 |
374 |
|
|
Unknown |
739 |
3,109 |
1,883 |
2,303 |
1,218 |
207 |
893 |
10,352 |
5,731 |
|
|
TOTAL |
8,264 |
38,550 |
25,821 |
35,067 |
16,751 |
3,176 |
4,648 |
132,277 |
72,635 |
|
|
Hispanic |
359 |
3,322 |
3,205 |
5,388 |
3,114 |
760 |
534 |
16,682 |
6,886 |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
7,221 |
32,224 |
20,717 |
27,298 |
12,327 |
2,203 |
3,165 |
105,155 |
60,162 |
|
|
Unknown6 |
684 |
3,004 |
1,899 |
2,381 |
1,310 |
213 |
949 |
10,440 |
5,587 |
|
|
TOTAL |
8,264 |
38,550 |
25,821 |
35,067 |
16,751 |
3,176 |
4,648 |
132,277 |
72,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAVY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,944 |
16,950 |
9,146 |
6,142 |
1,947 |
170 |
324 |
38,623 |
30,040 |
|
|
Black |
268 |
3,576 |
3,966 |
4,556 |
2,892 |
387 |
66 |
15,711 |
7,810 |
|
|
AIAN4 |
313 |
1,564 |
956 |
661 |
237 |
20 |
13 |
3,764 |
2,833 |
|
|
Asian |
237 |
1,030 |
752 |
649 |
400 |
76 |
6 |
3,150 |
2,019 |
|
|
NHPI5 |
43 |
294 |
183 |
195 |
96 |
26 |
1 |
838 |
520 |
|
|
Two or more |
551 |
2,561 |
1,538 |
1,149 |
459 |
48 |
16 |
6,322 |
4,650 |
|
|
Unknown |
11 |
77 |
67 |
55 |
37 |
8 |
6 |
261 |
155 |
|
|
TOTAL |
5,367 |
26,052 |
16,608 |
13,407 |
6,068 |
735 |
432 |
68,669 |
48,027 |
|
|
Hispanic |
710 |
4,871 |
3,671 |
3,016 |
1,399 |
171 |
65 |
13,903 |
9,252 |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
4,624 |
21,072 |
12,836 |
10,313 |
4,598 |
559 |
362 |
54,364 |
38,532 |
|
|
Unknown6 |
33 |
109 |
101 |
78 |
71 |
5 |
5 |
402 |
243 |
|
|
TOTAL |
5,367 |
26,052 |
16,608 |
13,407 |
6,068 |
735 |
432 |
68,669 |
48,027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
2,112 |
15,811 |
10,843 |
9,913 |
2,753 |
286 |
236 |
41,954 |
28,766 |
|
|
Black |
60 |
1,095 |
1,303 |
1,801 |
766 |
114 |
23 |
5,162 |
2,458 |
|
|
AIAN4 |
7 |
129 |
143 |
167 |
67 |
11 |
3 |
527 |
279 |
|
|
Asian |
99 |
465 |
285 |
297 |
96 |
10 |
14 |
1,266 |
849 |
|
|
NHPI5 |
9 |
152 |
135 |
163 |
97 |
39 |
0 |
595 |
296 |
|
|
Two or more |
19 |
134 |
121 |
96 |
32 |
4 |
6 |
412 |
274 |
|
|
Unknown |
5 |
16 |
23 |
23 |
8 |
0 |
5 |
80 |
44 |
|
|
TOTAL |
2,311 |
17,802 |
12,853 |
12,460 |
3,819 |
464 |
287 |
49,996 |
32,966 |
|
|
Hispanic |
200 |
2,736 |
2,653 |
3,139 |
1,110 |
136 |
41 |
10,015 |
5,589 |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
2,108 |
15,045 |
10,181 |
9,302 |
2,701 |
328 |
244 |
39,909 |
27,334 |
|
|
Unknown6 |
3 |
21 |
19 |
19 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
72 |
43 |
|
|
TOTAL |
2,311 |
17,802 |
12,853 |
12,460 |
3,819 |
464 |
287 |
49,996 |
32,966 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,514 |
19,823 |
10,922 |
5,279 |
1,940 |
216 |
197 |
41,891 |
34,259 |
|
|
Black |
191 |
3,021 |
3,196 |
2,667 |
1,629 |
191 |
33 |
10,928 |
6,408 |
|
|
AIAN4 |
30 |
204 |
138 |
105 |
42 |
7 |
1 |
527 |
372 |
|
|
Asian |
120 |
756 |
478 |
278 |
126 |
21 |
11 |
1,790 |
1,354 |
|
|
NHPI5 |
27 |
288 |
245 |
155 |
100 |
24 |
3 |
842 |
560 |
|
|
Two or more |
78 |
517 |
306 |
137 |
46 |
6 |
4 |
1,094 |
901 |
|
|
Unknown |
3 |
46 |
21 |
16 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
98 |
70 |
|
|
TOTAL |
3,963 |
24,655 |
15,306 |
8,637 |
3,893 |
467 |
249 |
57,170 |
43,924 |
|
|
Hispanic |
385 |
3,441 |
2,585 |
1,561 |
816 |
133 |
34 |
8,955 |
6,411 |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
3,571 |
21,153 |
12,685 |
7,051 |
3,055 |
332 |
214 |
48,061 |
37,409 |
|
|
Unknown6 |
7 |
61 |
36 |
25 |
22 |
2 |
1 |
154 |
104 |
|
|
TOTAL |
3,963 |
24,655 |
15,306 |
8,637 |
3,893 |
467 |
249 |
57,170 |
43,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
16,391 |
82,473 |
49,411 |
43,432 |
15,592 |
2,148 |
3,706 |
213,153 |
148,275 |
|
|
Black |
832 |
11,478 |
12,746 |
18,001 |
10,677 |
1,640 |
767 |
56,141 |
25,056 |
|
|
AIAN4 |
382 |
2,131 |
1,450 |
1,254 |
505 |
60 |
45 |
5,827 |
3,963 |
|
|
Asian |
751 |
3,279 |
2,120 |
2,034 |
1,076 |
210 |
108 |
9,578 |
6,150 |
|
|
NHPI5 |
113 |
1,020 |
776 |
904 |
776 |
471 |
40 |
4,100 |
1,909 |
|
|
Two or more |
678 |
3,430 |
2,091 |
1,549 |
632 |
96 |
46 |
8,522 |
6,199 |
|
|
Unknown |
758 |
3,248 |
1,994 |
2,397 |
1,273 |
217 |
904 |
10,791 |
6,000 |
|
|
TOTAL |
19,905 |
107,059 |
70,588 |
69,571 |
30,531 |
4,842 |
5,616 |
308,112 |
197,552 |
|
|
Hispanic |
1,654 |
14,370 |
12,114 |
13,104 |
6,439 |
1,200 |
674 |
49,555 |
28,138 |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
17,524 |
89,494 |
56,419 |
53,964 |
22,681 |
3,422 |
3,985 |
247,489 |
163,437 |
|
|
Unknown6 |
727 |
3,195 |
2,055 |
2,503 |
1,411 |
220 |
957 |
11,068 |
5,977 |
|
|
TOTAL |
19,905 |
107,059 |
70,588 |
69,571 |
30,531 |
4,842 |
5,616 |
308,112 |
197,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Percent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RACE/ |
AFQT CATEGORY2 |
|
I + II + IIIA |
|
|
ETHNICITY3 |
I |
II |
IIIA |
IIIB |
IV |
V |
Other/Unk. |
TOTAL |
SUBTOTAL |
|
|
ARMY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
7.5% |
33.0% |
20.4% |
24.4% |
9.9% |
1.6% |
3.3% |
100% |
60.9% |
|
|
Black |
1.3% |
15.6% |
17.6% |
36.9% |
22.1% |
3.9% |
2.6% |
100% |
34.4% |
|
|
AIAN4 |
3.2% |
23.2% |
21.1% |
31.8% |
15.8% |
2.2% |
2.8% |
100% |
47.5% |
|
|
Asian |
8.7% |
30.5% |
17.9% |
24.0% |
13.5% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
100% |
57.2% |
|
|
NHPI5 |
1.9% |
15.7% |
11.7% |
21.4% |
26.5% |
20.9% |
2.0% |
100% |
29.2% |
|
|
Two or more |
4.3% |
31.4% |
18.2% |
24.1% |
13.7% |
5.5% |
2.9% |
100% |
53.9% |
|
|
Unknown |
7.1% |
30.0% |
18.2% |
22.2% |
11.8% |
2.0% |
8.6% |
100% |
55.4% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.2% |
29.1% |
19.5% |
26.5% |
12.7% |
2.4% |
3.5% |
100% |
54.9% |
|
|
Hispanic |
2.2% |
19.9% |
19.2% |
32.3% |
18.7% |
4.6% |
3.2% |
100% |
41.3% |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
6.9% |
30.6% |
19.7% |
26.0% |
11.7% |
2.1% |
3.0% |
100% |
57.2% |
|
|
Unknown6 |
6.6% |
28.8% |
18.2% |
22.8% |
12.5% |
2.0% |
9.1% |
100% |
53.5% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.2% |
29.1% |
19.5% |
26.5% |
12.7% |
2.4% |
3.5% |
100% |
54.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NAVY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
10.2% |
43.9% |
23.7% |
15.9% |
5.0% |
0.44% |
0.84% |
100% |
77.8% |
|
|
Black |
1.7% |
22.8% |
25.2% |
29.0% |
18.4% |
2.5% |
0.42% |
100% |
49.7% |
|
|
AIAN4 |
8.3% |
41.6% |
25.4% |
17.6% |
6.3% |
0.53% |
0.35% |
100% |
75.3% |
|
|
Asian |
7.5% |
32.7% |
23.9% |
20.6% |
12.7% |
2.4% |
0.19% |
100% |
64.1% |
|
|
NHPI5 |
5.1% |
35.1% |
21.8% |
23.3% |
11.5% |
3.1% |
0.12% |
100% |
62.1% |
|
|
Two or more |
8.7% |
40.5% |
24.3% |
18.2% |
7.3% |
0.76% |
0.25% |
100% |
73.6% |
|
|
Unknown |
4.2% |
29.5% |
25.7% |
21.1% |
14.2% |
3.1% |
2.3% |
100% |
59.4% |
|
|
TOTAL |
7.8% |
37.9% |
24.2% |
19.5% |
8.8% |
1.1% |
0.63% |
100% |
69.9% |
|
|
Hispanic |
5.1% |
35.0% |
26.4% |
21.7% |
10.1% |
1.2% |
0.47% |
100% |
66.5% |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
8.5% |
38.8% |
23.6% |
19.0% |
8.5% |
1.0% |
0.67% |
100% |
70.9% |
|
|
Unknown6 |
8.2% |
27.1% |
25.1% |
19.4% |
17.7% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
100% |
60.4% |
|
|
TOTAL |
7.8% |
37.9% |
24.2% |
19.5% |
8.8% |
1.1% |
0.63% |
100% |
69.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
MARINE CORPS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
5.0% |
37.7% |
25.8% |
23.6% |
6.6% |
0.68% |
0.56% |
100% |
68.6% |
|
|
Black |
1.2% |
21.2% |
25.2% |
34.9% |
14.8% |
2.2% |
0.45% |
100% |
47.6% |
|
|
AIAN4 |
1.3% |
24.5% |
27.1% |
31.7% |
12.7% |
2.1% |
0.57% |
100% |
52.9% |
|
|
Asian |
7.8% |
36.7% |
22.5% |
23.5% |
7.6% |
0.79% |
1.1% |
100% |
67.1% |
|
|
NHPI5 |
1.5% |
25.5% |
22.7% |
27.4% |
16.3% |
6.6% |
0% |
100% |
49.7% |
|
|
Two or more |
4.6% |
32.5% |
29.4% |
23.3% |
7.8% |
1.0% |
1.5% |
100% |
66.5% |
|
|
Unknown |
6.3% |
20.0% |
28.8% |
28.8% |
10.0% |
0% |
6.3% |
100% |
55.0% |
|
|
TOTAL |
4.6% |
35.6% |
25.7% |
24.9% |
7.6% |
0.93% |
0.57% |
100% |
65.9% |
|
|
Hispanic |
2.0% |
27.3% |
26.5% |
31.3% |
11.1% |
1.4% |
0.41% |
100% |
55.8% |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
5.3% |
37.7% |
25.5% |
23.3% |
6.8% |
0.82% |
0.61% |
100% |
68.5% |
|
|
Unknown6 |
4.2% |
29.2% |
26.4% |
26.4% |
11.1% |
0% |
2.8% |
100% |
59.7% |
|
|
TOTAL |
4.6% |
35.6% |
25.7% |
24.9% |
7.6% |
0.93% |
0.57% |
100% |
65.9% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AIR FORCE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
8.4% |
47.3% |
26.1% |
12.6% |
4.6% |
0.52% |
0.47% |
100% |
81.8% |
|
|
Black |
1.7% |
27.6% |
29.2% |
24.4% |
14.9% |
1.7% |
0.30% |
100% |
58.6% |
|
|
AIAN4 |
5.7% |
38.7% |
26.2% |
19.9% |
8.0% |
1.3% |
0.19% |
100% |
70.6% |
|
|
Asian |
6.7% |
42.2% |
26.7% |
15.5% |
7.0% |
1.2% |
0.61% |
100% |
75.6% |
|
|
NHPI5 |
3.2% |
34.2% |
29.1% |
18.4% |
11.9% |
2.9% |
0.36% |
100% |
66.5% |
|
|
Two or more |
7.1% |
47.3% |
28.0% |
12.5% |
4.2% |
0.55% |
0.37% |
100% |
82.4% |
|
|
Unknown |
3.1% |
46.9% |
21.4% |
16.3% |
10.2% |
2.0% |
0% |
100% |
71.4% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.9% |
43.1% |
26.8% |
15.1% |
6.8% |
0.82% |
0.44% |
100% |
76.8% |
|
|
Hispanic |
4.3% |
38.4% |
28.9% |
17.4% |
9.1% |
1.5% |
0.38% |
100% |
71.6% |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
7.4% |
44.0% |
26.4% |
14.7% |
6.4% |
0.69% |
0.45% |
100% |
77.8% |
|
|
Unknown6 |
4.5% |
39.6% |
23.4% |
16.2% |
14.3% |
1.3% |
0.65% |
100% |
67.5% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.9% |
43.1% |
26.8% |
15.1% |
6.8% |
0.82% |
0.44% |
100% |
76.8% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL DoD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
7.7% |
38.7% |
23.2% |
20.4% |
7.3% |
1.0% |
1.7% |
100% |
69.6% |
|
|
Black |
1.5% |
20.4% |
22.7% |
32.1% |
19.0% |
2.9% |
1.4% |
100% |
44.6% |
|
|
AIAN4 |
6.6% |
36.6% |
24.9% |
21.5% |
8.7% |
1.0% |
0.77% |
100% |
68.0% |
|
|
Asian |
7.8% |
34.2% |
22.1% |
21.2% |
11.2% |
2.2% |
1.1% |
100% |
64.2% |
|
|
NHPI5 |
2.8% |
24.9% |
18.9% |
22.0% |
18.9% |
11.5% |
1.0% |
100% |
46.6% |
|
|
Two or more |
8.0% |
40.2% |
24.5% |
18.2% |
7.4% |
1.1% |
0.54% |
100% |
72.7% |
|
|
Unknown |
7.0% |
30.1% |
18.5% |
22.2% |
11.8% |
2.0% |
8.4% |
100% |
55.6% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.5% |
34.7% |
22.9% |
22.6% |
9.9% |
1.6% |
1.8% |
100% |
64.1% |
|
|
Hispanic |
3.3% |
29.0% |
24.4% |
26.4% |
13.0% |
2.4% |
1.4% |
100% |
56.8% |
|
|
Not Hispanic |
7.1% |
36.2% |
22.8% |
21.8% |
9.2% |
1.4% |
1.6% |
100% |
66.0% |
|
|
Unknown6 |
6.6% |
28.9% |
18.6% |
22.6% |
12.7% |
2.0% |
8.6% |
100% |
54.0% |
|
|
TOTAL |
6.5% |
34.7% |
22.9% |
22.6% |
9.9% |
1.6% |
1.8% |
100% |
64.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 FY10. Does not include participants in the High
School Testing Program |
|
|
unless otherwise tested. |
|
|
2.
AFQT categories are based on normalized test scores: |
|
|
Cat I: |
100-93 |
Cat IIIB: |
49-31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cat II: |
92-65 |
Cat IV: |
30-10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cat IIIA: |
64-50 |
Cat V: |
9-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. The
race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who
indicate a single racial identity.
Individuals who |
|
|
who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or
more" category. |
|
|
4.
American Indian, Alaska Native |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5.
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.
Includes individuals who did not respond to the ethnicity question. |
|
|
|
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|