Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY14: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 330,184 93.6 21,652 6.1 1,004 0.28 352,840 100
   Females 52,388 97.3 1,437 2.7 34 0.06 53,859 100
   Total 382,572 94.1 23,089 5.7 1,038 0.26 406,699 100
   Percent Females 13.7 6.2 3.3 13.2
NAVY                              
   Males 213,255 97.3 4,455 2.0 1,370 0.63 219,080 100
   Females 47,463 98.7 533 1.1 83 0.17 48,079 100
   Total 260,718 97.6 4,988 1.9 1,453 0.54 267,159 100
   Percent Females 18.2 10.7 5.7 18.0
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 152,189 98.7 1,938 1.3 69 0.04 154,196 100
   Females 12,679 99.2 96 0.75 6 0.05 12,781 100
   Total 164,868 98.7 2,034 1.2 75 0.04 166,977 100
   Percent Females 7.7 4.7 8.0 7.7
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 203,347 100.0 50 0.02 11 0.01 203,408 100
   Females 46,691 100.0 5 0.01 0 0 46,696 100
   Total 250,038 100.0 55 0.02 11 0 250,104 100
   Percent Females 18.7 9.1 0 18.7
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 898,975 96.7 28,095 3.0 2,454 0.26 929,524 100
   Females 159,221 98.6 2,071 1.3 123 0.08 161,415 100
   Total 1,058,196 97.0 30,166 2.8 2,577 0.24 1,090,939 100
   Percent Females 15.0 6.9 4.8 14.8
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                        
   Males 41,198,518 89.6 (2) (2) 4,763,222 10.4 45,961,740 100
   Females 37,434,650 93.6 (2) (2) 2,562,120 6.4 39,996,770 100
   Total 78,633,168 91.5 (2) (2) 7,325,342 8.5 85,958,510 100
   Percent Females 47.6 35.0 46.5
       
  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 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, September 2014.
      Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).