Age
Youth dominates enlisted members, particularly in the overall DoD, where
nearly half (49 percent) of the force was 24 years or younger compared
to 43 percent in the USCG (Table 7.4). Thirty-nine percent of the USCG
enlisted force was 30 years of age or older as compared to 33 percent
of the overall DoD, and 75 percent of the civilian group. Though the USCG
enlisted force tends to be older than the overall DoD enlisted force,
it is considerably younger than the comparable civilian group.
Table 7.4. Age of FY 2002
USCG and DoD Active Component Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent) |
Age |
Coast Guard |
DoD |
Civilian Labor
Force 17 and Older |
17-19 |
7.3 |
10.8 |
4.5 |
20-24 |
35.2 |
37.9 |
10.3 |
25-29 |
20.7 |
18.9 |
10.4 |
30-34 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
11.5 |
35-39 |
12.4 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
40-44 |
8.2 |
5.7 |
13.6 |
45-49 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
12.4 |
50+ |
0.4 |
0.2 |
25.0 |
Unknown |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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