Education
As
shown in Table 5.12, 99 percent of FY 2000 Selected Reserve enlisted
members have a high school diploma or alternative credential (Tiers
1 and 2), compared to 89 percent of the comparably aged civilian labor
force. Comparing Table 5.6 (education levels of Selected Reserve accessions)
with Table 5.12 suggests that a significant number of enlisted members
gain college experience while in the Selected Reserve (6 percent of
NPS accessions versus 29 percent of enlisted members).
| Table
5.12. FY 2000 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Education Levels
and Component, and Civilian Labor Force 1849 Years Old (Percent)1 |
|
Education Tier |
Army
National Guard |
Army Reserve |
Naval Reserve |
Marine
Corps Reserve |
Air
National Guard |
Air
Force Reserve |
Total DoD |
18-
to 49-Year-Old Civilians* |
|
Tier 1:
Regular High School Graduate or Higher
|
89.3 |
65.2 |
97.9 |
97.4 |
98.3 |
99.7 |
87.0 |
88.9 |
|
Tier 2:
GED, Alternative Credentials
|
9.4 |
32.3 |
1.1 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
11.8 |
|
|
Tier 3:
No Credentials
|
1.3 |
2.5 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
1.2 |
11.1 |
|
Total
|
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| College
Experience (Part
of Tier
1) |
21.1 |
15.4 |
32.6 |
7.8 |
84.7 |
24.9 |
28.6 |
56.6 |
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
* Civilian percentages combine Tiers 1 and 2.
1 Comparisons between FY 2000 data and previous years
data may show some large changes due to extensive updates and
corrections made to the education data in October 1999.
Also see Appendix
Tables C-19 (Education by Component and Gender) and C-20
(Education by Component and Race/Ethnicity).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current
Population Survey File, September 2000. |
|
