Education of USCG RC Enlisted Accessions

Educational Attainment. Table 8.11 shows that 86 percent of FY 1998 USCG Reserve accessions had earned high school diplomas compared with 97 percent active Coast Guard NPS accessions and 92 percent of overall DoD Reserve accessions. The USCG Reserve accessed more individuals, proportionally, with GEDs than did the overall DoD. Relative to the comparable civilian group, USCG Reserve enlisted accessions were more likely to have high school credentials.

Table 8.11. Education Level of FY 1998 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Accessions and Civilians (Percent)
Education Level	Coast Guard	DoD	Civilian Comparison*
NON-PRIOR SERVICE RESERVE COMPONENT ACCESSIONS
Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher	82.6	86.0	78.8**
Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials	17.1	5.1	78.8**
Tier 3: No Credentials	0.3	8.9	21.2
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
College Experience (Part of Tier 1)	15.8	4.4	45.8
PRIOR SERVICE RESERVE COMPONENT ACCESSIONS
Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher	87.2	95.7	89.1**
Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials	11.8	2.8	89.1**
Tier 3: No Credentials	1.0	1.5	10.9
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0
College Experience (Part of Tier 1)	23.4	7.8	56.1
TOTAL RESERVE COMPONENT ACCESSIONS
Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher	86.4	91.8
Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials	12.7	3.7
Tier 3: No Credentials	0.9	4.5
Total	100.0	100.0
College Experience (Part of Tier 1)	22.1	6.4
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. * NPS civilian comparison is 18–24 year-old civilians; prior service civilian comparison is 20–39 year-old civilian labor force. ** Civilian numbers/percentages for education combine Tiers 1&2 as civilian data include GED certificates with high school graduate rates. Also see Appendix Tables C-7 (NPS Selected Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Education, Component, and Gender), C-14 (Prior Service Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Education, Component, and Race/Ethnicity), E-27 (NPS Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity), and E-30 (Prior Service Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Accessions by Education and Race/Ethnicity).