Table C-7.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Selected Reserve Enlisted Gains, FY18: by Education, Component, and Race/Ethnicity
                       
EDUCATIONAL TIER
TIER 11 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %     
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD2                      
   White 22,786 95.78 934 3.93 70 0.29 23,790 100
   Black 5,752 96.51 183 3.07 25 0.42 5,960 100
   AIAN 3 205 98.09 4 1.91 0 0 209 100
   Asian 814 92.40 62 7.04 5 0.57 881 100
   NHPI 4 85 93.41 5 5.49 1 1.10 91 100
   Two or more 404 96.88 9 2.16 4 0.96 417 100
   Unknown 6 100   0 0   0 0   6 100
   TOTAL 30,052 95.85 1,197 3.82 105 0.33 31,354 100
   Hispanic 3,856 95.56 170 4.21 9 0.22 4,035 100
   Not Hispanic 26,086 95.91 1,015 3.73 96 0.35 27,197 100
   Unknown 110 90.16   12 9.84   0 0   122 100
   TOTAL 30,052 95.85 1,197 3.82 105 0.33 31,354 100
ARMY RESERVE5                      
   White 6,781 95.04 311 4.36 43 0.60 7,135 100
   Black 2,372 94.02 128 5.07 23 0.91 2,523 100
   AIAN 3 65 98.48 1 1.52 0 0 66 100
   Asian 493 89.96 46 8.39 9 1.64 548 100
   NHPI 4 104 97.20 3 2.80 0 0 107 100
   Two or more 0 ----- 0 ----- 0 ----- 0 -----
   Unknown 14 100   0 0   0 0   14 100
   TOTAL 9,829 94.57 489 4.71 75 0.72 10,393 100
   Hispanic 2,144 96.19 80 3.59 5 0.22 2,229 100
   Not Hispanic 7,685 94.13 409 5.01 70 0.86 8,164 100
   Unknown 0 -----   0 -----   0 -----   0 -----
   TOTAL 9,829 94.57 489 4.71 75 0.72 10,393 100
NAVAL RESERVE                      
   White 934 93.12   64 6.38   5 0.50 1,003 100
   Black 290 87.09 37 11.11 6 1.80 333 100
   AIAN 3 17 85.00 3 15.00 0 0 20 100
   Asian 101 78.91 23 17.97 4 3.13 128 100
   NHPI 4 18 94.74 1 5.26 0 0 19 100
   Two or more 58 87.88 7 10.61 1 1.52 66 100
   Unknown 126 93.33   9 6.67   0 0   135 100
   TOTAL 1,544 90.61 144 8.45 16 0.94 1,704 100
   Hispanic 290 95.08 14 4.59 1 0.33 305 100
   Not Hispanic 705 89.35 77 9.76 7 0.89 789 100
   Unknown 549 90.00   53 8.69   8 1.31   610 100
   TOTAL 1,544 90.61 144 8.45 16 0.94 1,704 100
MARINE CORPS RESERVE                      
   White 4,456 96.64   143 3.10   12 0.26 4,611 100
   Black 583 97.49 15 2.51 0 0 598 100
   AIAN 3 45 90.00 5 10.00 0 0 50 100
   Asian 258 94.16 16 5.84 0 0 274 100
   NHPI 4 44 97.78 1 2.22 0 0 45 100
   Two or more 3 100 0 0 0 0 3 100
   Unknown 62 80.52   14 18.18   1 1.30   77 100
   TOTAL 5,451 96.34 194 3.43 13 0.23 5,658 100
   Hispanic 1,333 97.37 33 2.41 3 0.22 1,369 100
   Not Hispanic 4,118 96.01 161 3.75 10 0.23 4,289 100
   Unknown 0 -----   0 -----   0 -----   0 -----
   TOTAL 5,451 96.34 194 3.43 13 0.23 5,658 100
AIR NATIONAL GUARD                      
   White 3,884 99.67   13 0.33   0 0 3,897 100
   Black 573 99.83 0 0 1 0.17 574 100
   AIAN 3 32 100 0 0 0 0 32 100
   Asian 166 98.22 3 1.78 0 0 169 100
   NHPI 4 60 100 0 0 0 0 60 100
   Two or more 173 97.74 3 1.69 1 0.56 177 100
   Unknown 1 100   0 0   0 0   1 100
   TOTAL 4,889 99.57 19 0.39 2 0.04 4,910 100
   Hispanic 593 99.83 1 0.17 0 0 594 100
   Not Hispanic 4,294 99.54 18 0.42 2 0.05 4,314 100
   Unknown 2 100   0 0   0 0   2 100
   TOTAL 4,889 99.57 19 0.39 2 0.04 4,910 100
AIR FORCE RESERVE                      
   White 1,846 99.57   7 0.38   1 0.05 1,854 100
   Black 849 99.65 3 0.35 0 0 852 100
   AIAN 3 32 100 0 0 0 0 32 100
   Asian 162 100 0 0 0 0 162 100
   NHPI 4 49 98.00 0 0 1 2.00 50 100
   Two or more 111 99.11 1 0.89 0 0 112 100
   Unknown 7 87.50   1 12.50   0 0   8 100
   TOTAL 3,056 99.54 12 0.39 2 0.07 3,070 100
   Hispanic 14 87.50 2 12.50 0 0 16 100
   Not Hispanic 78 89.66 9 10.34 0 0 87 100
   Unknown 2,964 99.90   1 0.03   2 0.07   2,967 100
   TOTAL 3,056 99.54 12 0.39 2 0.07 3,070 100
TOTAL DoD                      
   White 40,687 96.21 1,472 3.48 131 0.31 42,290 100
   Black 10,419 96.12 366 3.38 55 0.51 10,840 100
   AIAN 3 396 96.82 13 3.18 0 0 409 100
   Asian 1,994 92.23 150 6.94 18 0.83 2,162 100
   NHPI 4 360 96.77 10 2.69 2 0.54 372 100
   Two or more 749 96.65 20 2.58 6 0.77 775 100
   Unknown 216 89.63   24 9.96   1 0.41   241 100
   TOTAL 54,821 96.03 2,055 3.60 213 0.37 57,089 100
   Hispanic 8,230 96.28 300 3.51 18 0.21 8,548 100
   Not Hispanic 42,966 95.82 1,689 3.77 185 0.41 44,840 100
   Unknown 3,625 97.95   66 1.78   10 0.27   3,701 100
   TOTAL 54,821 96.03 2,055 3.60 213 0.37 57,089 100
   
Note: Enlisted gains reflect an addition to the enlisted ranks between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018. This addition can reflect a new accession, a movement from another component, or the return of the officer to the same component.  The OSD definition of a gain is a transaction in a database that reflects the addition of an SSN that was not in the previous file.
1. 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 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 certificate (GED).  Tier 3 represents non-high school graduates.
2. The Army National Guard (ARNG) does not report data on the number of enlisted gains in the "Two or more" category.  Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the ARNG's enlisted gains with those of the other Selected Reserve components.
3. American Indian, Alaska Native
4. Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
5. The US Army Reserve (USAR) does not report data on the number of enlisted gains in the "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in comparing the racial composition of the USAR's enlisted gains with those of the other Selected Reserve components.
Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source:  Military data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).