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Characteristics of Active Component Non-Prior Service Accessions

Of the 8,901 individuals who applied for service in the USCG, a total of 3,951[Footnote 5] actually accessed. This number represents a 43-percent accession-to-applicant ratio, down from 47 percent in FY 2000. The distribution of race/ethnicity by gender for FY 2001 Coast Guard and overall DoD Active Component NPS accessions is shown in Table 7.1. Eighty-eight percent of USCG NPS accessions were male (Appendix Table E-6), of whom 85 percent were White, 4 percent Black, 8 percent Hispanic, and 4 percent "Other." Of the female USCG accessions, 79 percent were White, 6 percent Black, 9 percent Hispanic, and 6 percent "Other." Overall, USCG accessions were more likely to be White and male than accessions in DoD. The proportion of Black USCG accessions is approximately one-fifth of the percentage for the overall DoD.

Table 7.1. Race/Ethnicity by Gender of FY 2001 USCG and DoD Active Component
NPS Applicants and Accessions, and Civilians 18-24 Years Old (Percent)
Race/Ethnicity
Coast Guard1
DoD
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
NPS ACTIVE COMPONENT APPLICANTS
White
79.3
73.6
78.1
63.0
49.9
60.0
Black
6.0
10.7
6.7
19.1
31.4
21.9
Hispanic
9.4
7.8
9.1
11.5
11.4
11.4
Other
5.4
7.9
5.7
6.5
7.3
6.7
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
NPS ACTIVE COMPONENT ACCESSIONS
White
83.7
78.9
83.8
65.5
52.8
63.1
Black
4.3
6.0
4.0
17.3
29.5
19.5
Hispanic
8.4
9.4
8.1
11.4
11.1
11.3
Other
3.6
5.7
4.2
5.9
6.7
6.1
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
64.8
14.3
15.6
5.3
100.0
49.9
50.1

Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
1U.S. Coast Guard data for NPS Active Component Accessions from Coast Guard Recruiting Command.
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).

Age

While the overall acceptable age range for enlistment in the Armed Services is between 17 and 35, the USCG further restricts its new accessions to the 17 to 27 age range. In FY 2001, 89 percent of USCG NPS accessions were between the ages of 18 and 24 as compared to 87 percent of overall DoD accessions, and 37 percent of the comparable civilian population. Age differences are explained, in part, by different age requirements in each Service. The Army and Navy (accounting for 65 percent of overall DoD NPS accessions) accept 17 to 35 year olds. For detailed age statistics, see Appendix Table E-5 for USCG and Appendix Table B-1 for overall DoD figures.

 

[Footnote 5]  The total number of Coast Guard accessions is provided by Coast Guard Recruiting Command. This number differs slightly from the total number provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center and shown in appendix tables. [back to paragraph]

 

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