Table A-6. Applicants
1 for Active
Component Enlistment, FY17: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian
Comparison Group |
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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 |
73,332 |
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94.42 |
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4,317 |
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5.56 |
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14 |
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0.02 |
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77,663 |
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100 |
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Females |
18,998 |
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97.95 |
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393 |
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2.03 |
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4 |
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0.02 |
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19,395 |
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100 |
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Total |
92,330 |
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95.13 |
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4,710 |
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4.85 |
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18 |
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0.02 |
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97,058 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
20.58 |
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8.34 |
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22.22 |
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19.98 |
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NAVY |
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Males |
39,278 |
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98.22 |
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708 |
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1.77 |
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5 |
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0.01 |
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39,991 |
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100 |
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Females |
14,506 |
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98.92 |
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158 |
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1.08 |
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0 |
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0 |
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14,664 |
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100 |
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Total |
53,784 |
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98.41 |
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866 |
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1.58 |
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5 |
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0.01 |
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54,655 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
26.97 |
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18.24 |
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0 |
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26.83 |
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MARINE CORPS |
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Males |
40,317 |
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99.62 |
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76 |
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0.19 |
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76 |
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0.19 |
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40,469 |
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100 |
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Females |
5,451 |
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99.71 |
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10 |
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0.18 |
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6 |
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0.11 |
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5,467 |
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100 |
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Total |
45,768 |
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99.63 |
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86 |
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0.19 |
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82 |
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0.18 |
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45,936 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
11.91 |
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11.63 |
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7.32 |
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11.90 |
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AIR FORCE |
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Males |
35,829 |
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98.98 |
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338 |
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0.93 |
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30 |
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0.08 |
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36,197 |
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100 |
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Females |
13,834 |
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99.25 |
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99 |
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0.71 |
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6 |
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0.04 |
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13,939 |
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100 |
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Total |
49,663 |
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99.06 |
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437 |
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0.87 |
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36 |
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0.07 |
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50,136 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
27.86 |
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22.65 |
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16.67 |
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27.80 |
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TOTAL DoD |
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Males |
188,756 |
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97.14 |
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5,439 |
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2.80 |
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125 |
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0.06 |
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194,320 |
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100 |
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Females |
52,789 |
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98.74 |
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660 |
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1.23 |
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16 |
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0.03 |
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53,465 |
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100 |
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Total |
241,545 |
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97.48 |
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6,099 |
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2.46 |
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141 |
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0.06 |
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247,785 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
21.85 |
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10.82 |
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11.35 |
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21.58 |
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18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION |
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Males |
12,382,438 |
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83.89 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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2,377,963 |
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16.11 |
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14,760,401 |
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100 |
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Females |
12,710,617 |
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87.49 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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1,817,374 |
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12.51 |
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14,527,990 |
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100 |
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Total |
25,093,055 |
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85.68 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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4,195,336 |
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14.32 |
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29,288,391 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
50.65 |
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43.32 |
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49.60 |
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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 Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB)) was in FY17. Does
not include participants in the High School Testing Program unless otherwise
tested. |
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2. Tier 1
recruits are primarily high school diploma graduates, but they also include
people with educational backgrounds beyond high school, as well as those who
who have earned adult education diplomas, those with one semester of college,
and those who have attended virtual or distance learning and adult or
alternative schools. Tier 2 indicates
alternate high school credentials, such as the General Educational
Development (GED) certificate. 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
2016-September 2017 average. Military
data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). |
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