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AFQT
The primary measure of a recruits potential for success
in training is his or her AFQT score. Table 7.2 shows FY 2000 USCG accessions
were more likely than their DoD counterparts to be in AFQT Categories
I IIIA (i.e., top 50 percent). The overall proportion of FY 2000 USCG
accessions in AFQT Categories IIIIA was greater than the distribution
in the Military Services (77 percent compared to 66 percent, respectively).
The USCG requires a minimum of 40 on the ASVAB (Category IIIB or higher)
unless an applicant is bilingual (less than 1 percent of applicants).
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Table 7.2. Education Levels
and AFQT Categories of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component
NPS Accessions and Civilians 1824 Years Old (Percent)
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Education Level
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CoastGuard
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DoD
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18- to 24-Year-OldCivilians*
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Tier 1: Regular High School Graduate
or Higher
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90.8
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91.0
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78.8
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Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials
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9.1
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7.5
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Tier 3: No Credentials
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0.1
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1.5
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21.2
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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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3.3
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6.5
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46.1
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AFQT CATEGORY
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MALE
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Coast Guard
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DoD
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I
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4.2
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4.1
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II
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40.6
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34.3
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IIIA
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31.9
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28.4
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IIIB
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23.3
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32.2
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IV
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**
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1.0
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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FEMALE
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I
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4.5
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2.5
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II
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38.5
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29.0
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IIIA
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34.0
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31.1
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IIIB
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23.1
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36.7
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IV
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0.0
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0.6
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Total
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100.0
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100.0
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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.
** Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Also see Appendix Tables B-5
(NPS Active Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Service,
and Gender), B-7 (NPS Active
Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Service, and Gender),
E-7 (Coast Guard NPS Active
Component Enlisted Accessions by AFQT Category, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity),
and E-8 (Coast Guard NPS Active
Component Enlisted Accessions by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).
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