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Education
Overall, enlisted members of the USCG and DoD, as a
whole, were more likely than the comparable civilian group to have high
school graduation credentials, but the civilians were more likely to have
college experience (Table 7.4). While the USCG participates in tuition
assistance programs and the Montgomery GI Bill, the enlisted members of
the USCG were less likely than the overall DoD group to have college experience.
However, it should be noted that the percentage of individuals with college
experience in the overall DoD was skewed; the percentage of enlisted personnel
reporting college experience, by Service, ranges from 4 percent in the
Marine Corps to 90 percent in the Air Force. Comparisons of enlisted members
in the USCG and the Navy show that they had similar rates, on average,
of post-secondary education (5 and 6 percent, respectively). Enlisted
jobs do not require college experience and thus are generally comparable
to civilian occupations not needing college education.
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Table 7.4. Age and Education
Level of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component
Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent)
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Coast Guard
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DoD
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Civilian Comparison
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Age
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Civilian Labor Force17 and Older
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1719
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7.7
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12.0
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4.7
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2024
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31.4
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35.4
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10.3
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2529
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20.6
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19.2
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10.8
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3034
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14.8
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13.6
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11.7
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3539
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16.3
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13.3
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13.3
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4044
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7.6
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5.1
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13.9
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4549
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1.3
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1.2
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12.0
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50+
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0.3
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0.2
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23.3
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Unknown
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0.0
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0.1
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0.0
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Education Level
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18- to 44-Year-OldCivilians*
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Tier1: Regular High School Graduate
or Higher
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95.4
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95.5
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88.5
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Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials
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3.7
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3.8
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Tier 3: No Credentials
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0.9
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0.7
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11.5
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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College Experience (Part of Tier
1)
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4.9
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27.1
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56.1
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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 B-23
(Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group, Service, and
Gender), B-27 (Active Component
Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender), E-14
(Coast Guard Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group and
Gender), and E-16 (Coast Guard
Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).
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