Table A-6.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY13: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

                               
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2
  TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 71,872 95.4 2,302 3.1 1,145 1.5 75,319 100
   Females 17,978 96.8 322 1.7 266 1.4 18,566 100
   Total 89,850 95.7 2,624 2.8 1,411 1.5 93,885 100
   Percent Females 20.0 12.3 18.9 19.8
NAVY                              
   Males 49,205 98.1 929 1.9 27 0.05 50,161 100
   Females 17,064 98.6 245 1.4 6 0.03 17,315 100
   Total 66,269 98.2 1,174 1.7 33 0.05 67,476 100
   Percent Females 25.7 20.9 18.2 25.7
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 42,689 98.5 516 1.2 138 0.32 43,343 100
   Females 4,502 98.6 53 1.2 9 0.20 4,564 100
   Total 47,191 98.5 569 1.2 147 0.31 47,907 100
   Percent Females 9.5 9.3 6.1 9.5
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 28,416 94.8 441 1.5 1,107 3.7 29,964 100
   Females 9,136 94.2 124 1.3 440 4.5 9,700 100
   Total 37,552 94.7 565 1.4 1,547 3.9 39,664 100
   Percent Females 24.3 21.9 28.4 24.5
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 192,182 96.7 4,188 2.1 2,417 1.2 198,787 100
   Females 48,680 97.1 744 1.5 721 1.4 50,145 100
   Total 240,862 96.8 4,932 2.0 3,138 1.3 248,932 100
   Percent Females 20.2 15.1 23.0 20.1
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                            
   Males 12,393,069 82.3 (3) (3) 2,659,118 17.7 15,052,187 100
   Females 12,860,532 86.1 (3) (3) 2,083,192 13.9 14,943,724 100
   Total 25,253,601 84.2 (3) (3) 4,742,310 15.8 29,995,911 100
   Percent Females 50.9 43.9 49.8
   
  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 FY13. 
  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. 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 2012-September 2013 average.