U.S. Coast Guard
Reserve Component Enlisted Force
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At the end of FY 1999, the USCG Reserve enlisted force stood at 6,808 up from 6,312 in FY 1998.  The race/ethnicity by gender distribution of these enlisted members is presented in Table 8.12.

Table 8.12.  Race/Ethnicity by Gender of FY 1999 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Members and Civilian Labor Force 18–49 Years Old (Percent)

Race/Ethnicity

Coast Guard

DoD

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Reserved Enlisted Members

White

86.0

75.7

84.6

71.4

56.9

69.1

Black

4.4

11.8

5.3

15.8

30.9

18.2

Hispanic

5.6

6.8

5.7

7.9

6.7

7.7

Other

4.1

5.8

4.3

4.9

5.6

5.0

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Civilian Labor Force 18–49 Years Old

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

Total

Male

Female

71.3

12.3

11.7

4.7

100.0

53.2

46.8

Columns may not add to total due to rounding. 
Also see Appendix Tables C-17 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity, Component, and Gender) and E-32 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).


Race/Ethnicity and Gender.
Overall, USCG Reserve enlisted members were more likely to be White than either the overall DoD or the comparable civilian group.  USCG Reserve enlisted members were also slightly less likely to be female than were their DoD counterparts (13 and 16 percent, respectively).

Age. In general, USCG Reserve enlisted members tended to be older than the DoD comparison group.  Almost 40 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 48 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 (81 and 62 percent prior service accessions in FY 1999, 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.

Table 8.13.  Age and Education Level of FY 1999 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent)

 

Coast Guard

DoD

Civilian Comparison

Age

   

Civilian Labor Force

17–19

3.9

7.6

4.9

20–24

9.9

19.3

10.0

25–29

16.3

18.3

11.1

30–34

15.3

16.1

12.0

35–39

15.2

15.6

13.6

40–44

12.0

9.6

13.8

45–49

11.3

6.4

11.8

50+

16.3

7.0

22.7

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

87.0

97.0

89.0*

Tier 2:  GED, Alternative Credentials

12.3

1.4

Tier 3:  No Credentials

0.7

1.6

11.0

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

College Experience (Part of Tier 1)

35.0

20.3

56.3

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.
** Less than one-tenth of one percent.
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).


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.

Representation Within Occupation. FY 1999 occupational representation of the USCG Reserve enlisted force by gender and race is presented in Table 8.14.  Female and Black USCG Reserve enlisted members were overrepresented in the functional support and administration occupational area (45 and 31 percent, respectively, compared to 15 percent for the USCG Reserve as a whole).  Relative, proportionally, to DoD, the USCG had more craftsmen, other allied specialists, and service and supply handlers; and fewer electrical/mechanical equipment repairers and medical and dental specialists.  Some of the difference between the USCG Reserve and DoD Reserve Components in the medical and dental specialties may be explained by the fact that the USCG uses both internal and external sources (i.e., Public Health Service personnel) for medical/dental services.

Table 8.14.  Occupational Areas of  FY 1999 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Enlisted Personnel by Race/Ethnicity and Gender (Percent)

Occupational Code
and Area

Coast Guard

DoD Total

Male

Female

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

USCG Total

 0

Infantry, Gun Crews, and Seamanship Specialists

21.2

13.1

21.1

11.0

14.4

18.7

20.1

18.3

 1

Electronic Equipment Repairers

5.0

1.8

4.6

4.4

4.4

5.4

4.6

4.5

 2

Communications and Intelligence Specialists

3.6

7.2

4.0

4.4

4.9

3.7

4.1

5.0

 3

Medical and Dental Specialists

1.5

4.1

1.7

2.8

2.3

1.7

1.8

6.9

 4

Other Allied Specialists

11.6

8.1

11.3

9.4

7.7

13.3

11.1

2.8

 5

Functional Support and Administration

9.8

45.4

13.2

31.1

15.6

16.7

14.5

18.6

 6

Electrical/Mechanical Equipment Repairers

6.0

1.2

5.4

2.8

7.4

4.4

5.3

16.5

 7

Craftsmen

16.2

1.8

15.0

8.0

12.6

10.2

14.3

5.8

 8

Service and Supply Handlers

17.1

4.2

15.5

12.7

19.0

11.9

15.4

10.6

 9

Non-Occupational*

8.2

13.1

8.1

13.5

11.8

14.0

8.8

11.1

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
*Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.
Also see Appendix Tables C-21 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Component, and Gender) and E-34 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).


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