Age
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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 33 and 35 percent, respectively, of enlisted members 40 years of age or older.
These proportions are strikingly different from the Active Component
and other Reserve Components. For example, only 4 percent of USMCR
enlisted members are 40 or older.
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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Table
5.8. FY 1999 Selected Reserve Enlisted Members, by Age and Component, |
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Army |
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Marine
Corps |
Air |
Air |
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Civilians |
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17–19 |
9.2 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
12.6 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
7.6 |
4.9 |
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20–24 |
20.8 |
22.7 |
9.6 |
49.6 |
11.2 |
7.4 |
19.3 |
10.0 |
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25–29 |
19.3 |
18.0 |
20.5 |
21.0 |
14.9 |
14.3 |
18.3 |
11.1 |
|
30–34 |
15.1 |
14.1 |
23.9 |
8.6 |
18.1 |
19.7 |
16.1 |
12.0 |
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35–39 |
13.9 |
13.9 |
22.0 |
4.9 |
19.7 |
22.4 |
15.6 |
13.6 |
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40–44 |
8.6 |
9.3 |
12.0 |
1.9 |
12.1 |
14.2 |
9.6 |
13.8 |
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45–49 |
6.0 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
6.4 |
11.8 |
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50+ |
7.1 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
7.0 |
22.7 |
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Unknown |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
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Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Columns may
not add to total due to rounding. |
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