Table A-6. Applicants
1 for Active
Component Enlistment, FY19: 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 |
76,505 |
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93.75 |
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5,091 |
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6.24 |
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10 |
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0.01 |
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81,606 |
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100 |
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Females |
22,739 |
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97.09 |
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677 |
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2.89 |
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5 |
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0.02 |
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23,421 |
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100 |
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Total |
99,244 |
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94.49 |
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5,768 |
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5.49 |
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15 |
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0.01 |
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105,027 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
22.91 |
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11.74 |
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33.33 |
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22.30 |
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NAVY |
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Males |
41,468 |
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97.57 |
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1,032 |
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2.43 |
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1 |
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0 |
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42,501 |
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100 |
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Females |
16,072 |
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98.56 |
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235 |
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1.44 |
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0 |
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0 |
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16,307 |
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100 |
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Total |
57,540 |
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97.84 |
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1,267 |
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2.15 |
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1 |
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0 |
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58,808 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
27.93 |
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18.55 |
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0 |
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27.73 |
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MARINE CORPS |
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Males |
39,819 |
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99.19 |
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195 |
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0.49 |
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129 |
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0.32 |
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40,143 |
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100 |
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Females |
5,825 |
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99.56 |
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7 |
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0.12 |
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19 |
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0.32 |
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5,851 |
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100 |
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Total |
45,644 |
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99.24 |
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202 |
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0.44 |
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148 |
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0.32 |
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45,994 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
12.76 |
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3.47 |
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12.84 |
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12.72 |
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AIR FORCE |
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Males |
33,641 |
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98.49 |
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450 |
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1.32 |
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65 |
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0.19 |
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34,156 |
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100 |
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Females |
13,857 |
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98.94 |
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121 |
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0.86 |
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27 |
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0.19 |
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14,005 |
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100 |
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Total |
47,498 |
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98.62 |
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571 |
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1.19 |
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92 |
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0.19 |
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48,161 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
29.17 |
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21.19 |
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29.35 |
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29.08 |
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TOTAL DoD |
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Males |
191,433 |
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96.49 |
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6,768 |
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3.41 |
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205 |
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0.10 |
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198,406 |
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100 |
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Females |
58,493 |
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98.17 |
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1,040 |
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1.75 |
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51 |
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0.09 |
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59,584 |
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100 |
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Total |
249,926 |
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96.87 |
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7,808 |
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3.03 |
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256 |
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0.10 |
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257,990 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
23.40 |
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13.32 |
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19.92 |
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23.10 |
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18-24 YR-OLD CIVILIAN POPULATION |
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Males |
12,330,455 |
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84.53 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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2,256,503 |
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15.47 |
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14,586,958 |
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100 |
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Females |
12,774,262 |
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88.05 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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1,734,522 |
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11.95 |
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14,508,784 |
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100 |
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Total |
25,104,717 |
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86.28 |
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(3) |
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(3) |
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3,991,026 |
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13.72 |
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29,095,743 |
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100 |
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Percent Females |
50.88 |
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43.46 |
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49.87 |
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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 FY19. 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
2018-September 2019 average. Military
data are provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). |
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