Table A-3.  Applicants 1 for Active Component Enlistment, FY15: by Service, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity with Civilian Comparison Group
  SERVICE                
RACE/ ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS AIR FORCE TOTAL DoD 18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POP
ETHNICITY 2 Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
Number
White 53,434 10,371 63,805 28,159 9,105 37,264 34,100 4,061 38,161 21,189 6,506 27,695 136,882 30,043 166,925 11,173,687 10,873,404 22,047,091
Black 17,878 7,415 25,293 9,303 5,168 14,471 4,690 859 5,549 5,316 2,645 7,961 37,187 16,087 53,274 2,207,885 2,394,422 4,602,307
AIAN 3 599 196 795 501 263 764 383 64 447 237 104 341 1,720 627 2,347 234,990 214,651 449,641
Asian 5,248 1,419 6,667 2,227 776 3,003 1,141 135 1,276 1,324 412 1,736 9,940 2,742 12,682 835,370 827,824 1,663,195
NHPI 4 92 19 111 444 195 639 297 45 342 315 128 443 1,148 387 1,535 78,345 68,595 146,940
Two or more 214 90 304 1,967 898 2,865 740 123 863 945 396 1,341 3,866 1,507 5,373 453,159 470,608 923,767
Unknown 404 84 488   1,815 703 2,518   53 9 62   78 27 105   2,350 823 3,173   0 0 0
TOTAL 77,869 19,594 97,463 44,416 17,108 61,524 41,404 5,296 46,700 29,404 10,218 39,622 193,093 52,216 245,309 14,983,437 14,849,505 29,832,941
Hispanic 12,796 3,592 16,388 5,325 2,611 7,936 10,796 1,724 12,520 4,793 1,880 6,673 33,710 9,807 43,517 3,298,938 3,162,613 6,461,551
Not Hispanic 64,726 15,927 80,653 37,681 13,935 51,616 30,569 3,566 34,135 24,515 8,301 32,816 157,491 41,729 199,220 11,684,499 11,686,892 23,371,391
Unknown 347 75 422   1,410 562 1,972   39 6 45   96 37 133   1,892 680 2,572   0 0 0
TOTAL 77,869 19,594 97,463 44,416 17,108 61,524 41,404 5,296 46,700 29,404 10,218 39,622 193,093 52,216 245,309 14,983,437 14,849,505 29,832,941
Percent
White 68.6 52.9 65.5 63.4 53.2 60.6 82.4 76.7 81.7 72.1 63.7 69.9 70.9 57.5 68.0 74.6 73.2 73.9
Black 23.0 37.8 26.0 20.9 30.2 23.5 11.3 16.2 11.9 18.1 25.9 20.1 19.3 30.8 21.7 14.7 16.1 15.4
AIAN 3 0.77 1.0 0.82 1.1 1.5 1.2 0.93 1.2 0.96 0.81 1.0 0.86 0.89 1.2 0.96 1.6 1.4 1.5
Asian 6.7 7.2 6.8 5.0 4.5 4.9 2.8 2.5 2.7 4.5 4.0 4.4 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6
NHPI 4 0.12 0.10 0.11 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.72 0.85 0.73 1.1 1.3 1.1 0.59 0.74 0.63 0.52 0.46 0.49
Two or more 0.27 0.46 0.31 4.4 5.2 4.7 1.8 2.3 1.8 3.2 3.9 3.4 2.0 2.9 2.2 3.0 3.2 3.1
Unknown 0.52 0.43 0.50   4.1 4.1 4.1   0.13 0.17 0.13   0.27 0.26 0.27   1.2 1.6 1.3   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Hispanic 16.4 18.3 16.8 12.0 15.3 12.9 26.1 32.6 26.8 16.3 18.4 16.8 17.5 18.8 17.7 22.0 21.3 21.7
Not Hispanic 83.1 81.3 82.8 84.8 81.5 83.9 73.8 67.3 73.1 83.4 81.2 82.8 81.6 79.9 81.2 78.0 78.7 78.3
Unknown 0.45 0.38 0.43   3.2 3.3 3.2   0.09 0.11 0.10   0.33 0.36 0.34   0.98 1.3 1.0   0 0 0
TOTAL 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
   
  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 FY15.  Does not include participants in the 
      High School Testing Program unless otherwise tested.
  2. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted in the "two or more" category.
  3. American Indian, Alaska Native
  4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
      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 2014-September 2015 average.