Table C-7.  Non-Prior Service (NPS) Selected Reserve Enlisted Gains, FY19: by Education, Component, and Race/Ethnicity
                       
EDUCATIONAL TIER
TIER 11 TIER 2 TIER 3 TOTAL
RACE/ETHNICITY #      %        #      %        #      %        #      %     
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD2                      
   White 24,819 95.43 1,078 4.15 110 0.42 26,007 100
   Black 6,963 95.58 289 3.97 33 0.45 7,285 100
   AIAN 3 211 97.24 6 2.76 0 0 217 100
   Asian 1,179 91.54 100 7.76 9 0.70 1,288 100
   NHPI 4 127 96.21 3 2.27 2 1.52 132 100
   Two or more 574 95.19 27 4.48 2 0.33 603 100
   Unknown 100 95.24   2 1.90   3 2.86   105 100
   TOTAL 33,973 95.33 1,505 4.22 159 0.45 35,637 100
   Hispanic 4,774 95.14 223 4.44 21 0.42 5,018 100
   Not Hispanic 29,129 95.38 1,275 4.17 137 0.45 30,541 100
   Unknown 70 89.74   7 8.97   1 1.28   78 100
   TOTAL 33,973 95.33 1,505 4.22 159 0.45 35,637 100
ARMY RESERVE5                      
   White 7,845 93.76 466 5.57 56 0.67 8,367 100
   Black 3,117 89.83 275 7.93 78 2.25 3,470 100
   AIAN 3 76 96.20 2 2.53 1 1.27 79 100
   Asian 828 83.81 135 13.66 25 2.53 988 100
   NHPI 4 149 94.30 8 5.06 1 0.63 158 100
   Two or more 12 100 0 0 0 0 12 100
   Unknown 2 100   0 0   0 0   2 100
   TOTAL 12,029 91.99 886 6.78 161 1.23 13,076 100
   Hispanic 2,941 93.87 177 5.65 15 0.48 3,133 100
   Not Hispanic 9,088 91.40 709 7.13 146 1.47 9,943 100
   Unknown 0 -----   0 -----   0 -----   0 -----
   TOTAL 12,029 91.99 886 6.78 161 1.23 13,076 100
NAVAL RESERVE                      
   White 132 92.96   10 7.04   0 0 142 100
   Black 52 83.87 10 16.13 0 0 62 100
   AIAN 3 0 ----- 0 ----- 0 ----- 0 -----
   Asian 10 76.92 3 23.08 0 0 13 100
   NHPI 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 4 100
   Two or more 28 96.55 1 3.45 0 0 29 100
   Unknown 22 91.67   2 8.33   0 0   24 100
   TOTAL 248 90.51 26 9.49 0 0 274 100
   Hispanic 36 92.31 3 7.69 0 0 39 100
   Not Hispanic 123 89.78 14 10.22 0 0 137 100
   Unknown 89 90.82   9 9.18   0 0   98 100
   TOTAL 248 90.51 26 9.49 0 0 274 100
MARINE CORPS RESERVE                      
   White 4,505 96.65   140 3.00   16 0.34 4,661 100
   Black 643 97.87 13 1.98 1 0.15 657 100
   AIAN 3 48 88.89 6 11.11 0 0 54 100
   Asian 304 93.83 17 5.25 3 0.93 324 100
   NHPI 4 39 100 0 0 0 0 39 100
   Two or more 40 83.33 5 10.42 3 6.25 48 100
   Unknown 10 100   0 0   0 0   10 100
   TOTAL 5,589 96.48 181 3.12 23 0.40 5,793 100
   Hispanic 1,560 97.38 38 2.37 4 0.25 1,602 100
   Not Hispanic 4,029 96.13 143 3.41 19 0.45 4,191 100
   Unknown 0 -----   0 -----   0 -----   0 -----
   TOTAL 5,589 96.48 181 3.12 23 0.40 5,793 100
AIR NATIONAL GUARD                      
   White 4,547 99.61   16 0.35   2 0.04 4,565 100
   Black 703 99.15 4 0.56 2 0.28 709 100
   AIAN 3 39 100 0 0 0 0 39 100
   Asian 229 100 0 0 0 0 229 100
   NHPI 4 59 100 0 0 0 0 59 100
   Two or more 220 100 0 0 0 0 220 100
   Unknown 0 -----   0 -----   0 -----   0 -----
   TOTAL 5,797 99.59 20 0.34 4 0.07 5,821 100
   Hispanic 849 99.88 1 0.12 0 0 850 100
   Not Hispanic 4,946 99.56 18 0.36 4 0.08 4,968 100
   Unknown 2 66.67   1 33.33   0 0   3 100
   TOTAL 5,797 99.59 20 0.34 4 0.07 5,821 100
AIR FORCE RESERVE                      
   White 2,083 99.90   2 0.10   0 0 2,085 100
   Black 1,045 100 0 0 0 0 1,045 100
   AIAN 3 35 100 0 0 0 0 35 100
   Asian 240 100 0 0 0 0 240 100
   NHPI 4 53 100 0 0 0 0 53 100
   Two or more 145 100 0 0 0 0 145 100
   Unknown 1 50.00   1 50.00   0 0   2 100
   TOTAL 3,602 99.92 3 0.08 0 0 3,605 100
   Hispanic 4 80.00 1 20.00 0 0 5 100
   Not Hispanic 25 92.59 2 7.41 0 0 27 100
   Unknown 3,573 100   0 0   0 0   3,573 100
   TOTAL 3,602 99.92 3 0.08 0 0 3,605 100
TOTAL DoD                      
   White 43,931 95.86 1,712 3.74 184 0.40 45,827 100
   Black 12,523 94.67 591 4.47 114 0.86 13,228 100
   AIAN 3 409 96.46 14 3.30 1 0.24 424 100
   Asian 2,790 90.53 255 8.27 37 1.20 3,082 100
   NHPI 4 431 96.85 11 2.47 3 0.67 445 100
   Two or more 1,019 96.40 33 3.12 5 0.47 1,057 100
   Unknown 135 94.41   5 3.50   3 2.10   143 100
   TOTAL 61,238 95.38 2,621 4.08 347 0.54 64,206 100
   Hispanic 10,164 95.46 443 4.16 40 0.38 10,647 100
   Not Hispanic 47,340 95.05 2,161 4.34 306 0.61 49,807 100
   Unknown 3,734 99.52   17 0.45   1 0.03   3,752 100
   TOTAL 61,238 95.38 2,621 4.08 347 0.54 64,206 100
   
Note: Enlisted gains reflect an addition to the enlisted ranks between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2019. This addition can reflect a new accession, a movement from another component, or a return 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).