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Chapter 7:


Characteristics of Active Component Non-Prior Service Applicants

As with the other Armed Forces, the USCG has entrance standards for age, physical fitness, maximum number of dependents, citizenship status, moral character, and mental ability to include minimum scores on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT). In this section various demographic characteristics of USCG active component enlisted applicants along with similar overall DoD figures and civilian comparisons are reported.

In FY 2000, a total of 9,034 individuals without prior military experience applied to serve in the USCG, up from 7,823 in FY 1999. The distribution of FY 2000 USCG and overall DoD Active Component NPS applicants’ race/ethnicity by gender is shown in Table 7.1. Eighty-four percent of the USCG applicants were male (Appendix Table E-2), of whom 79 percent were White, 6 percent Black, 9 percent Hispanic, and 6 percent "Other." For female applicants, approximately 76 percent were White, 9 percent Black, 8 percent Hispanic, and 7 percent "Other." Additional statistics on applicant characteristics (e.g., age, education levels, and AFQT scores, by gender and race/ethnicity) are contained in Appendix E, Tables E-1 through E-4 for the USCG and Appendix A for the overall DoD.

Table 7.1. Race/Ethnicity by Gender of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component
NPS Applicants and Accessions, and Civilians 18–24 Years Old (Percent)
Race/Ethnicity
Coast Guard
DoD
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
NPS ACTIVE COMPONENT APPLICANTS
White
78.5
76.0
78.1
61.9
48.9
58.9
Black
6.3
9.0
6.8
20.0
33.0
22.9
Hispanic
9.4
8.5
9.2
11.5
11.1
11.4
Other
5.8
6.5
6.0
6.7
7.1
6.8
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NPS ACTIVE COMPONENT ACCESSIONS
White
84.5
80.3
83.9
64.9
52.3
62.5
Black
4.0
7.7
4.4
17.6
30.3
20.0
Hispanic
7.3
6.9
7.2
11.3
10.6
11.2
Other
4.3
5.1
4.4
6.2
6.8
6.3
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NON-INSTITUTIONALIZED CIVILIANS 18–24 YEARS OLD
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
Total
Male
Female
65.6
14.3
15.0
5.1
100.0
49.8
50.2
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.Also see Appendix Tables A-3 (Applicants for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender), B-3 (NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity, Service, and Gender), E-2 (Coast Guard Applicants for Active Component Enlistment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender), and E-6 (Coast Guard NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).

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