Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY15: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 323,804 95.5 14,422 4.3 790 0.23 339,016 100
   Females 52,636 98.5 763 1.4 19 0.04 53,418 100
   Total 376,440 95.9 15,185 3.9 809 0.21 392,434 100
   Percent Females 14.0 5.0 2.3 13.6
NAVY                              
   Males 214,950 98.0 3,134 1.4 1,189 0.54 219,273 100
   Females 49,444 99.2 345 0.7 66 0.13 49,855 100
   Total 264,394 98.2 3,479 1.3 1,255 0.47 269,128 100
   Percent Females 18.7 9.9 5.3 18.5
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 149,378 99.5 710 0.5 56 0.04 150,144 100
   Females 12,607 99.9 16 0.13 2 0.02 12,625 100
   Total 161,985 99.5 726 0.4 58 0.04 162,769 100
   Percent Females 7.8 2.2 3.4 7.8
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 199,971 100.0 50 0.02 12 0.01 200,033 100
   Females 46,282 100.0 7 0.02 0 0 46,289 100
   Total 246,253 100.0 57 0.02 12 0 246,322 100
   Percent Females 18.8 12.3 0 18.8
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 888,103 97.8 18,316 2.0 2,047 0.23 908,466 100
   Females 160,969 99.2 1,131 0.7 87 0.05 162,187 100
   Total 1,049,072 98.0 19,447 1.8 2,134 0.20 1,070,653 100
   Percent Females 15.3 5.8 4.1 15.1
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                    
   Males 59,359,313 90.3 (2) (2) 6,345,026 9.7 65,704,339 100
   Females 54,014,403 93.8 (2) (2) 3,592,300 6.2 57,606,703 100
   Total 113,373,716 91.9 (2) (2) 9,937,326 8.1 123,311,042 100
   Percent Females 47.6 36.1 46.7
       
  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 2015.
      Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).