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Age. In general, USCG Reserve enlisted
members tend to be older than the DoD comparison group. Almost 43 percent of USCG Reserve enlisted members were 40 years of age or older, while only 23 percent of the DoD Reserve comparison group fell into this
category, but more than 47 percent of the civilian comparison group was 40 or older (Table 8.13). This can be explained, in part, by the proportion of prior service individuals in each Service. The Coast
Guard Reserve relies more on prior service recruits to fill its enlisted ranks than the overall DoD Reserve Components (82 and 61 percent prior service accessions in FY 1998, respectively). Therefore, members of
the USCG enlisted force joined the Coast Guard Reserve at an older age, on average, than those joining the overall DoD Reserve Components.Educational Attainment. More than 99 percent of the
USCG Reserve enlisted members have at least high school credentials, exceeding the civilian comparison of 89 percent (Table 8.13). As far as college experience, USCG Reserve enlisted members were more likely than
their DoD Reserve counterparts to have college experience, but less likely than the civilian comparison group to have at least some college.
Table 8.13. Age and Education Level of FY 1998 USCG and DoD Reserve Component
Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent) |
| |
Coast Guard |
DoD |
Civilian Comparison |
| Age |
|
|
Civilian Labor Force |
| 17–19 |
2.8 |
7.4 |
5.0 |
| 20–24 |
9.4 |
18.9 |
9.9 |
| 25–29 |
16.0 |
19.3 |
11.6 |
| 30–34 |
13.3 |
16.5 |
12.3 |
| 35–39 |
15.8 |
15.0 |
13.8 |
| 40–44 |
13.1 |
9.3 |
13.7 |
| 45–49 |
12.5 |
6.8 |
11.8 |
| 50+ |
17.2 |
6.7 |
21.9 |
| Unknown |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Education Level |
|
|
18- to 49-Year-Old Civilian Labor Force |
| Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher |
87.5 |
97.7 |
88.6* |
| Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials |
11.9 |
1.2 |
| Tier 3: No Credentials |
0.7 |
1.2 |
11.4 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| College Experience (Part of Tier 1) |
36.2 |
19.7 |
55.7 |
| Columns may not add to total due to rounding.* Civilian numbers/percentages for education combine Tiers 1 and
2 as civilian data include GED certificates with high school graduate rates. Also see Appendix Tables C-15 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Age Group, Component, and Gender), C-19
(Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Education, Component, and Gender), E-31 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Age Group and Gender), and
E-33 (Coast Guard Enlisted Members by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity). |
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