Table A-6.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY14: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group

                               
  EDUCATIONAL TIER2
  TIER 1 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 63,294 92.0 4,086 5.9 1,432 2.1 68,812 100
   Females 16,718 94.8 591 3.4 324 1.8 17,633 100
   Total 80,012 92.6 4,677 5.4 1,756 2.0 86,445 100
   Percent Females 20.9 12.6 18.5 20.4
NAVY                              
   Males 42,215 98.8 508 1.2 13 0.03 42,736 100
   Females 14,827 99.1 131 0.88 6 0.04 14,964 100
   Total 57,042 98.9 639 1.1 19 0.03 57,700 100
   Percent Females 26.0 20.5 31.6 25.9
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 33,461 98.7 353 1.0 71 0.21 33,885 100
   Females 4,736 98.6 58 1.2 8 0.17 4,802 100
   Total 38,197 98.7 411 1.1 79 0.20 38,687 100
   Percent Females 12.4 14.1 10.1 12.4
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 23,153 93.1 646 2.6 1,066 4.3 24,865 100
   Females 7,856 92.6 202 2.4 427 5.0 8,485 100
   Total 31,009 93.0 848 2.5 1,493 4.5 33,350 100
   Percent Females 25.3 23.8 28.6 25.4
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 162,123 95.2 5,593 3.3 2,582 1.5 170,298 100
   Females 44,137 96.2 982 2.1 765 1.7 45,884 100
   Total 206,260 95.4 6,575 3.0 3,347 1.5 216,182 100
   Percent Females 21.4 14.9 22.9 21.2
                               
18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION                            
   Males 12,568,439 83.3 (3) (3) 2,523,918 16.7 15,092,357 100
   Females 12,906,133 86.8 (3) (3) 1,969,956 13.2 14,876,089 100
   Total 25,474,571 85.0 (3) (3) 4,493,875 15.0 29,968,446 100
   Percent Females 50.7 43.8 49.6
   
  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 FY14. 
  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 2013-September 2014 average.