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