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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 49 percent
of the civilian comparison group was 40 or older (Table 7.13). 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
(69 and 55 percent prior service accessions in FY 2000, 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.
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Table 7.13. Age and Education
Level of FY 2000 USCG
and DoD Reserve 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 Force
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1719
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3.9
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8.5
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4.7
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2024
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11.3
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19.9
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10.3
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2529
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15.9
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16.9
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10.8
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3034
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16.5
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15.8
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11.7
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3539
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15.4
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15.6
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13.3
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4044
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11.9
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10.0
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13.9
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4549
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10.5
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6.1
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12.0
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50+
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14.7
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7.1
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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 49-Year-Old Civilian Labor
Force
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Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate
or Higher
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96.2
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87.0
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88.9*
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Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials
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1.3
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11.8
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Tier 3: No Credentials
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2.5
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1.2
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11.1
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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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18.9
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28.6
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56.6
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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 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).
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