Table A-6. Applicants
1 for Active
Component Enlistment, FY12: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian
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EDUCATIONAL TIER2 |
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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 |
71,425 |
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91.5 |
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5,545 |
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7.1 |
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1,056 |
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1.4 |
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78,026 |
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100 |
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Females |
17,634 |
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94.9 |
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723 |
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3.9 |
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231 |
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1.2 |
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18,588 |
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100 |
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Total |
89,059 |
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92.2 |
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6,268 |
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6.5 |
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1,287 |
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1.3 |
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96,614 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
19.8 |
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11.5 |
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17.9 |
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19.2 |
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NAVY |
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Males |
47,463 |
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98.4 |
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725 |
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1.5 |
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46 |
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0.10 |
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48,234 |
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100 |
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Females |
16,437 |
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98.6 |
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217 |
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1.3 |
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15 |
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0.09 |
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16,669 |
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100 |
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Total |
63,900 |
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98.5 |
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942 |
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1.5 |
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61 |
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0.09 |
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64,903 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
25.7 |
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23.0 |
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24.6 |
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25.7 |
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MARINE CORPS |
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Males |
40,843 |
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99.0 |
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355 |
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0.86 |
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75 |
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0.18 |
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41,273 |
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100 |
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Females |
4,700 |
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99.2 |
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30 |
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0.63 |
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8 |
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0.17 |
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4,738 |
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100 |
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Total |
45,543 |
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99.0 |
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385 |
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0.84 |
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83 |
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0.18 |
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46,011 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
10.3 |
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7.8 |
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9.6 |
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10.3 |
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AIR FORCE |
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Males |
34,906 |
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94.9 |
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549 |
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1.5 |
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1,342 |
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3.6 |
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36,797 |
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100 |
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Females |
11,068 |
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94.8 |
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125 |
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1.1 |
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481 |
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4.1 |
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11,674 |
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100 |
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Total |
45,974 |
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94.8 |
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674 |
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1.4 |
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1,823 |
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3.8 |
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48,471 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
24.1 |
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18.5 |
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26.4 |
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24.1 |
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TOTAL DoD |
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Males |
194,637 |
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95.3 |
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7,174 |
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3.5 |
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2,519 |
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1.2 |
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204,330 |
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100 |
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Females |
49,839 |
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96.5 |
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1,095 |
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2.1 |
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735 |
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1.4 |
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51,669 |
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100 |
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Total |
244,476 |
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95.5 |
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8,269 |
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3.2 |
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3,254 |
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1.3 |
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255,999 |
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Percent Females |
20.4 |
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13.2 |
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22.6 |
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20.2 |
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18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION |
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Males |
12,234,456 |
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81.3 |
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2,813,657 |
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18.7 |
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15,048,113 |
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100 |
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Females |
12,604,594 |
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84.9 |
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(3) |
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2,244,572 |
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15.1 |
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14,849,166 |
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100 |
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Total |
24,839,049 |
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83.1 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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5,058,229 |
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16.9 |
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29,897,279 |
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Percent Females |
50.7 |
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44.4 |
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49.7 |
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1.
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 FY12. |
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2.
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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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
18-24, October 2011-September 2012 average. |
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