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Age
Age. Substantive differences exist among the Reserve Components in the
proportion of enlisted members in various age groups, as shown in Table
5.8. The Air Force Reserve Components (ANG and USAFR) have the "oldest"
members with 34 and 39 percent, respectively, of enlisted members 40 years
of age or older. These proportions are strikingly different from the Active
Components and other Reserve Components. For example, only 3 percent of
USMCR enlisted members are 40 or older.
| Table 5.8. FY
2002 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Age and Component, and
Civilian Labor Force Over 16 Years Old (Percent) |
Age Group |
Army National
Guard |
Army Reserve |
Naval Reserve |
Marine Corps
Reserve |
Air National
Guard |
Air Force
Reserve |
Total DoD |
Civilians |
| 17-19 |
10.9 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
12.6 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
8.8 |
4.5 |
| 20-24 |
24.2 |
24.9 |
7.8 |
51.3 |
14.6 |
9.7 |
21.7 |
10.3 |
| 25-29 |
15.5 |
15.2 |
16.8 |
20.2 |
13.3 |
12.6 |
15.3 |
10.4 |
| 30-34 |
14.4 |
13.3 |
25.0 |
8.5 |
15.6 |
16.3 |
15.2 |
11.5 |
| 35-39 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
24.8 |
4.5 |
18.2 |
20.4 |
15.1 |
12.4 |
| 40-44 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
14.2 |
1.9 |
14.3 |
16.9 |
10.9 |
13.6 |
| 45-49 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
8.3 |
10.0 |
6.1 |
12.4 |
| 50+ |
7.0 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
7.1 |
25.0 |
| Unknown |
* |
0.1 |
* |
* |
0.0 |
0.0 |
* |
0.0 |
| Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Columns
may not add to total due to rounding.
* Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Also see Appendix Table C-15
(Age by Component and Gender).
Source: Civilian data from Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population
Survey File, September 2002. |
Age differences among the Components result from diverse mission requirements
and retention. The mission drives the NPS/prior service mix in each of
the Reserve Components. For example, the labor-intensive requirements
of infantry and other ground combat units usually mandate the need for
younger individuals, while equipment-intensive requirements demand more
formal training. Normally, longer training periods result in the Services
seeking recruits for longer terms of enlistment or maintaining a force
with greater experience. Individuals in equipment-intensive or high-technology
fields, such as those found more often in the USNR, ANG, and USAFR, usually
are more experienced, and therefore older.
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