| Table B-7. Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY10: by Education Tier, Service, and Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
| with Civilian Comparison Group | |||||||||||||||||
| EDUCATION TIER1 | |||||||||||||||||
| RACE/ | TIER 1 | TIER 2 | TIER 3 | TOTAL | |||||||||||||
| ETHNICITY2 | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |||||||||
| ARMY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 48,329 | 96.6% | 1,698 | 3.4% | 19 | 0% | 50,046 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 12,119 | 97.3% | 330 | 2.7% | 1 | 0% | 12,450 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 524 | 97.2% | 15 | 2.8% | 0 | 0% | 539 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 2,291 | 99.2% | 18 | 0.78% | 0 | 0% | 2,309 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 1,388 | 97.5% | 34 | 2.4% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,423 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 373 | 98.4% | 6 | 1.6% | 0 | 0% | 379 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 2,862 | 97.5% | 72 | 2.5% | 1 | 0% | 2,935 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 67,886 | 96.9% | 2,173 | 3.1% | 22 | 0% | 70,081 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 8,496 | 97.7% | 194 | 2.2% | 3 | 0% | 8,693 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 56,487 | 96.7% | 1,892 | 3.2% | 18 | 0% | 58,397 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 2,903 | 97.1% | 87 | 2.9% | 1 | 0% | 2,991 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 67,886 | 96.9% | 2,173 | 3.1% | 22 | 0% | 70,081 | 100% | |||||||||
| NAVY | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 16,388 | 97.6% | 366 | 2.2% | 43 | 0.26% | 16,797 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 5,645 | 98.3% | 80 | 1.4% | 16 | 0.28% | 5,741 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 2,755 | 97.6% | 58 | 2.1% | 11 | 0.39% | 2,824 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,478 | 99.3% | 10 | 0.67% | 1 | 0.07% | 1,489 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 548 | 97.3% | 12 | 2.1% | 3 | 0.53% | 563 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 5,705 | 97.5% | 138 | 2.4% | 9 | 0.15% | 5,852 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 754 | 96.3% | 24 | 3.1% | 5 | 0.64% | 783 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 33,273 | 97.7% | 688 | 2.0% | 88 | 0.26% | 34,049 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 8,001 | 98.0% | 145 | 1.8% | 21 | 0.26% | 8,167 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 25,272 | 97.6% | 543 | 2.1% | 67 | 0.26% | 25,882 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 33,273 | 97.7% | 688 | 2.0% | 88 | 0.26% | 34,049 | 100% | |||||||||
| MARINE CORPS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 23,112 | 98.4% | 366 | 1.6% | 0 | 0% | 23,478 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 2,649 | 99.4% | 16 | 0.60% | 0 | 0% | 2,665 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 276 | 99.3% | 2 | 0.72% | 0 | 0% | 278 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 677 | 99.0% | 7 | 1.0% | 0 | 0% | 684 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 267 | 99.3% | 2 | 0.74% | 0 | 0% | 269 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 168 | 98.2% | 3 | 1.8% | 0 | 0% | 171 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 465 | 98.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 0 | 0% | 473 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,614 | 98.6% | 404 | 1.4% | 0 | 0% | 28,018 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,099 | 99.5% | 27 | 0.53% | 0 | 0% | 5,126 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 22,044 | 98.4% | 369 | 1.6% | 0 | 0% | 22,413 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 471 | 98.3% | 8 | 1.7% | 0 | 0% | 479 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,614 | 98.6% | 404 | 1.4% | 0 | 0% | 28,018 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIR FORCE | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 21,120 | 98.0% | 428 | 2.0% | 1 | 0% | 21,549 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 4,409 | 98.9% | 49 | 1.1% | 1 | 0% | 4,459 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 212 | 99.1% | 2 | 0.93% | 0 | 0% | 214 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 702 | 98.7% | 9 | 1.3% | 0 | 0% | 711 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 387 | 98.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 0 | 0% | 393 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 993 | 98.8% | 12 | 1.19% | 0 | 0% | 1,005 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 32 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,855 | 98.2% | 506 | 1.8% | 2 | 0% | 28,363 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 5,027 | 98.5% | 74 | 1.5% | 0 | 0% | 5,101 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 22,825 | 98.1% | 432 | 1.9% | 2 | 0% | 23,259 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 27,855 | 98.2% | 506 | 1.8% | 2 | 0% | 28,363 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL DoD | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 108,949 | 97.4% | 2,858 | 2.6% | 63 | 0.06% | 111,870 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 24,822 | 98.1% | 475 | 1.9% | 18 | 0.07% | 25,315 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 3,767 | 97.7% | 77 | 2.0% | 11 | 0.29% | 3,855 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 5,148 | 99.1% | 44 | 0.85% | 1 | 0% | 5,193 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 2,590 | 97.8% | 54 | 2.0% | 4 | 0.15% | 2,648 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 7,239 | 97.7% | 159 | 2.1% | 9 | 0.12% | 7,407 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 4,113 | 97.4% | 104 | 2.5% | 6 | 0.14% | 4,223 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 156,628 | 97.6% | 3,771 | 2.3% | 112 | 0.07% | 160,511 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 26,623 | 98.3% | 440 | 1.6% | 24 | 0.09% | 27,087 | 100% | |||||||||
| Not Hispanic | 126,628 | 3,236 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
| Unknown | 7,490 | 5.6% | 199 | 0.15% | 7 | 0% | 133,424 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 160,741 | 100.1% | 3,875 | 2.4% | 118 | 0.07% | 160,511 | 100% | |||||||||
| 18-24 YEAR-OLD CIVILIANS | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 18,636,175 | 83.2% | (5) | (5) | 3,764,347 | 16.8% | 22,400,523 | 100% | |||||||||
| Black | 3,372,218 | 78.4% | (5) | (5) | 928,701 | 21.6% | 4,300,919 | 100% | |||||||||
| AIAN3 | 225,077 | 72.4% | (5) | (5) | 85,813 | 27.6% | 310,890 | 100% | |||||||||
| Asian | 1,086,794 | 89.0% | (5) | (5) | 133,654 | 11.0% | 1,220,447 | 100% | |||||||||
| NHPI4 | 100,972 | 79.4% | (5) | (5) | 26,121 | 20.6% | 127,092 | 100% | |||||||||
| Two or more | 524,241 | 81.3% | (5) | (5) | 120,802 | 18.7% | 645,043 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 0 | ----- | (5) | (5) | 0 | ----- | 0 | ----- | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 23,945,477 | 82.6% | (5) | (5) | 5,059,437 | 17.4% | 29,004,915 | 100% | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 3,808,296 | 70.7% | (5) | (5) | 1,575,279 | 29.3% | 5,383,575 | 100% | |||||||||
| Unknown | 20,137,182 | 85.2% | (5) | (5) | 3,484,158 | 14.8% | 23,621,340 | 100% | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 23,945,477 | 82.6% | (5) | (5) | 5,059,437 | 17.4% | 29,004,915 | 100% | |||||||||
| 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. 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. American Indian, Alaska Native | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | |||||||||||||||||
| 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, 18-24 year-old noninstitutional civilians, | |||||||||||||||||
| October 2009-September 2010 average. Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). | |||||||||||||||||