Table B-6.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Active Component Enlisted Accessions, FY13: by Education Tier, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

  EDUCATION TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER    #    %      #    %      #    %      #    %
ARMY                              
   Males 54,841 98.3 959 1.7 4 0.01 55,804 100
   Females 10,523 99.1 95 0.89 5 0.05 10,623 100
   Total 65,364 98.4 1,054 1.6 9 0.01 66,427 100
   Percent Females 16.1 9.0 55.6 16.0
NAVY                              
   Males 29,974 98.0 614 2.0 8 0.03 30,596 100
   Females 9,170 98.6 132 1.4 0 0 9,302 100
   Total 39,144 98.1 746 1.9 8 0.02 39,898 100
   Percent Females 23.4 17.7 0 23.3
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 28,930 98.8 353 1.2 9 0.03 29,292 100
   Females 2,758 98.8 30 1.1 3 0.11 2,791 100
   Total 31,688 98.8 383 1.2 12 0.04 32,083 100
   Percent Females 8.7 7.8 25.0 8.7
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 21,148 99.5 99 0.47 9 0.04 21,256 100
   Females 4,986 99.5 20 0.40 4 0.08 5,010 100
   Total 26,134 99.5 119 0.45 13 0.05 26,266 100
   Percent Females 19.1 16.8 30.8 19.1
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 134,893 98.5 2,025 1.5 30 0.02 136,948 100
   Females 27,437 99.0 277 1.0 12 0.04 27,726 100
   Total 162,330 98.6 2,302 1.4 42 0.03 164,674 100
   Percent Females 16.9 12.0 28.6 16.8
                               
CIVILIAN POPULATION, 18-24 YEARS-OLD                        
   Males 12,393,069 82.3 (2) (2) 2,659,118 17.7 15,052,188 100
   Females 12,860,532 86.1 (2) (2) 2,083,192 13.9 14,943,724 100
   Total 25,253,601 84.2 (2) (2) 4,742,311 15.8 29,995,912 100
   Percent Females 50.9 43.9 49.8
       
  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. Civilian data 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 2012-September 2013 average.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).