Chapter 7 - Characteristics of Reserve Component Officers

In FY 2001, the USCG Reserve accessed a total of 172 new officers and the overall Reserve officer corps end-strength stood at 1,028. Accessions were stable, and the corps was up from FY 2000 (172 accessions and 1,015 end-strength). By race/ethnicity and gender, USCG Reserve officer accessions were more likely to be White and more likely to be female than their peers in the DoD Reserve Components. Members of the overall USCG Reserve officer corps, however, were more likely to be White and more likely to be male than were their DoD Reserve counterparts, as shown in Table 7.13.

Table 7.13. Race/Ethnicity and Gender of FY 2001 USCG and DoD Reserve Component Officer Accessions and Officer Corps (Percent)
	Reserve Officer Accessions		Reserve Officer Corps
	Coast Guard	DoD	Coast Guard	DoD
Race/Ethnicity
White	87.8	81.2	89.0	82.6
Black	5.2	8.6	3.8	9.0
Hispanic	2.3	3.7	3.3	3.8
Other	4.7	6.5	3.9	4.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Gender
Male	79.1	82.4	83.3	81.5
Female	20.9	17.6	16.7	18.5
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Columns may not add to total due to rounding. Also see Appendix Tables C-25 (Selected Reserve Officer Accessions by Gender), C-27 (Selected Reserve Officer Accessions and Officers by Race/Ethnicity), and E-29 (Coast Guard Reserve Officer Accessions and Officers by Race/Ethnicity and Gender).

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