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Chapter 7:

 

Age

In general, USCG Reserve enlisted members tended to be older than the DoD comparison group. Almost 36 percent of USCG Reserve enlisted members were 40 years of age or older, while only 25 percent of the DoD Reserve comparison group fell into this category, but 54 percent of the civilian comparison group was 40 or older (Table 7.12). This can be explained, in part, by the proportion of prior service individuals in each Service. The Coast Guard Reserve relies more on prior service recruits to fill its enlisted ranks than the overall DoD Reserve Components (83 and 53 percent prior service accessions in FY 2002, respectively). Therefore, members of the USCG enlisted force joined the Coast Guard Reserve at an older age, on average, than those joining the overall DoD Reserve Components.

Table 7.12. Age of FY 2002 USCG and DoD Reserve Component
Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent)
Age
Coast Guard
DoD
Civilian Comparison
17-19
3.0
8.8
4.5
20-24
14.5
21.7
10.3
25-29
15.0
15.3
10.4
30-34
17.3
15.2
11.5
35-39
14.4
15.1
12.4
40-44
12.3
10.9
13.6
45-49
9.6
6.1
12.4
50+
13.9
7.1
25.0
Unknown
0.0
*
0.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0

*Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Columns may not add to total due to rounding.
Also see Appendix Tables C-15 (Selected Reserve Enlisted Members by Age Group, Component, and Gender) and E-26 (Coast Guard Reserve Enlisted Members by Age Group and Gender).

 

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