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Table A-7. FY 1997 Applicants* for Active Component Enlistment by Education, Service, and Gender with Civilian Comparison Group |
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EDUCATIONAL TIER |
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TIER 1 |
TIER 2 |
TIER 3 |
TOTAL |
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GENDER |
# |
% |
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% |
# |
% |
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% |
ARMY |
Males |
115,490 |
84.89% |
16,815 |
12.36% |
3,748 |
2.75% |
136,053 |
100.00% |
Females |
42,955 |
90.82% |
3,364 |
7.11% |
979 |
2.07% |
47,298 |
100.00% |
Total |
158,445 |
86.42% |
20,179 |
11.01% |
4,727 |
2.58% |
183,351 |
100.00% |
NAVY |
Males |
64,722 |
87.53% |
4,739 |
6.41% |
4,480 |
6.06% |
73,941 |
100.00% |
Females |
14,818 |
93.34% |
540 |
3.40% |
517 |
3.26% |
15,875 |
100.00% |
Total |
79,540 |
88.56% |
5,279 |
5.88% |
4,997 |
5.56% |
89,816 |
100.00% |
MARINE CORPS |
Males |
53,788 |
94.85% |
1,792 |
3.16% |
1,131 |
1.99% |
56,711 |
100.00% |
Females |
5,651 |
96.91% |
96 |
1.65% |
84 |
1.44% |
5,831 |
100.00% |
Total |
59,439 |
95.04% |
1,888 |
3.02% |
1,215 |
1.94% |
62,542 |
100.00% |
AIR FORCE |
Males |
36,940 |
96.38% |
751 |
1.96% |
635 |
1.66% |
38,326 |
100.00% |
Females |
17,051 |
96.71% |
292 |
1.66% |
288 |
1.63% |
17,631 |
100.00% |
Total |
53,991 |
96.49% |
1,043 |
1.86% |
923 |
1.65% |
55,957 |
100.00% |
TOTAL DoD |
Males |
270,940 |
88.82% |
24,097 |
7.90% |
9,994 |
3.28% |
305,031 |
100.00% |
Females |
80,475 |
92.89% |
4,292 |
4.95% |
1,868 |
2.16% |
86,635 |
100.00% |
Total |
351,415 |
89.72% |
28,389 |
7.25% |
11,862 |
3.03% |
391,666 |
100.00% |
18-24 YR OLD CIVILIANS |
Males |
9,491,576 |
76.38% |
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2,934,895 |
23.62% |
12,426,471 |
100.00% |
Females |
10,083,244 |
81.12% |
** |
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2,346,802 |
18.88% |
12,430,045 |
100.00% |
Total |
19,574,819 |
78.75% |
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5,281,697 |
21.25% |
24,856,516 |
100.00% |
* Refers to NPS individuals whose first formal application (Physical or ASVAB) was in FY 1997.
** Civilian numbers and percentages combine tiers 1 and 2
Rows may not add to totals due to rounding
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey File, October 1996-September 1997 |
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