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Chapter 7:


AFQT

The primary measure of a recruit’s potential for success in training is his or her AFQT score. Table 7.2 shows FY 2000 USCG accessions were more likely than their DoD counterparts to be in AFQT Categories I – IIIA (i.e., top 50 percent). The overall proportion of FY 2000 USCG accessions in AFQT Categories I–IIIA was greater than the distribution in the Military Services (77 percent compared to 66 percent, respectively). The USCG requires a minimum of 40 on the ASVAB (Category IIIB or higher) unless an applicant is bilingual (less than 1 percent of applicants).

Table 7.2. Education Levels and AFQT Categories of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component
NPS Accessions and Civilians 18–24 Years Old (Percent)
Education Level
CoastGuard
DoD
18- to 24-Year-OldCivilians*
Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher
90.8
91.0
78.8
Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials
9.1
7.5
Tier 3: No Credentials
0.1
1.5
21.2
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
College Experience (Part of Tier 1)
3.3
6.5
46.1
AFQT CATEGORY
MALE
Coast Guard
DoD
I
4.2
4.1
II
40.6
34.3
IIIA
31.9
28.4
IIIB
23.3
32.2
IV
**
1.0
Total
100.0
100.0
FEMALE
I
4.5
2.5
II
38.5
29.0
IIIA
34.0
31.1
IIIB
23.1
36.7
IV
0.0
0.6
Total
100.0
100.0
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 B-5 (NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service, and Gender), B-7 (NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender), E-7 (Coast Guard NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity), and E-8 (Coast Guard NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).



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