Table B-18.  Active Component Enlisted Members, FY18: by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group
  EDUCATIONAL TIER1        
TIER 1   TIER 2   TIER 3   TOTAL
GENDER #         %       #         %       #         %       #         %    
ARMY                              
   Males 312,374 96.09 12,408 3.82 307 0.09 325,089 100
   Females 53,892 98.73 681 1.25 13 0.02 54,586 100
   Total 366,266 96.47 13,089 3.45 320 0.08 379,675 100
   Percent Females 14.71 5.20 4.06 14.38
NAVY                              
   Males 213,271 98.27 2,918 1.34 847 0.39 217,036 100
   Females 53,244 99.30 335 0.62 43 0.08 53,622 100
   Total 266,515 98.47 3,253 1.20 890 0.33 270,658 100
   Percent Females 19.98 10.30 4.83 19.81
MARINE CORPS                              
   Males 149,257 99.68 452 0.30 31 0.02 149,740 100
   Females 14,335 99.94 7 0.05 1 0.01 14,343 100
   Total 163,592 99.70 459 0.28 32 0.02 164,083 100
   Percent Females 8.76 1.53 3.13 8.74
AIR FORCE                              
   Males 207,046 99.93 137 0.07 15 0.01 207,198 100
   Females 51,755 99.95 23 0.04 2 0 51,780 100
   Total 258,801 99.93 160 0.06 17 0.01 258,978 100
   Percent Females 20.00 14.38 11.76 19.99
TOTAL DoD                              
   Males 881,948 98.10 15,915 1.77 1,200 0.13 899,063 100
   Females 173,226 99.37 1,046 0.60 59 0.03 174,331 100
   Total 1,055,174 98.30 16,961 1.58 1,259 0.12 1,073,394 100
   Percent Females 16.42 6.17 4.69 16.24
                               
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, 18-44 YEARS-OLD                    
   Males 60,558,415 90.84 (2) (2) 6,107,437 9.16 66,665,852 100
   Females 56,090,694 94.20 (2) (2) 3,455,188 5.80 59,545,882 100
   Total 116,649,109 92.42 (2) (2) 9,562,625 7.58 126,211,734 100
   Percent Females 48.08 36.13 47.18
       
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 (GED) certificate.  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 2018.  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).  The military data in this table reflect enlisted members as of 30 September 2018.