In FY 1999, approximately 344,000 individuals applied to serve in the active enlisted military force (Appendix Table A-1). The distribution of FY 1999 Active Component NPS applicants by race/ethnicity and gender is shown in Table 2.2.

 

Table 2.2. Race/Ethnicity and Gender of FY 1999 Active Component NPS Applicants*, by Service
	Army		Navy		Marine Corps		Air Force		DoD
MALES
White		60.8		58.1		66.0		70.4		62.2
Black		22.6		20.9		15.0		17.0		20.0
Hispanic		10.9		11.1		13.6		6.7		10.9
Other		5.7		10.0		5.5		5.9		6.8
Total		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0
FEMALES
White		47.3		48.2		58.3		60.1		50.7
Black		36.1		30.9		20.7		25.8		31.9
Hispanic		10.2		11.2		14.9		7.5		10.2
Other		6.4		9.7		6.2		6.6		7.2
Total		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0		100.0
TOTAL
Male		75.0		78.5		91.1		69.0		77.6
Female		25.0		21.6		8.9		31.0		22.4
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. * Applicant data reported for FY 1999 are based on the DMDC edit version of the MEPCOM file, which has been "cleaned" by the edit process. FY 1999 applicant data are consistent with Information Delivery System (IDS) data. However, comparisons of FY 1999 applicant data to data reported in Population Representation reports for FY 1994 or earlier (from unedited MEPCOM files) may show differences. Also see Appendix Tables A-3 (Race/Ethnicity by Service and Gender) and A-4 (Ethnicity by Service).

Seventy-eight percent of the applicants were male, of whom 62 percent were White, 20 percent Black, 11 percent Hispanic, and 7 percent “Other.” [1] For female applicants, approximately 51 percent were White, 32 percent Black, 10 percent Hispanic, and 7 percent “Other.”Additional statistics on applicant characteristics (e.g., age, education levels, AFQT scores, and marital status, by gender and race/ethnicity) are contained in Appendix A, Tables A-1 through A-8.