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Chapter 7:


Education

Overall, enlisted members of the USCG and DoD, as a whole, were more likely than the comparable civilian group to have high school graduation credentials, but the civilians were more likely to have college experience (Table 7.4). While the USCG participates in tuition assistance programs and the Montgomery GI Bill, the enlisted members of the USCG were less likely than the overall DoD group to have college experience. However, it should be noted that the percentage of individuals with college experience in the overall DoD was skewed; the percentage of enlisted personnel reporting college experience, by Service, ranges from 4 percent in the Marine Corps to 90 percent in the Air Force. Comparisons of enlisted members in the USCG and the Navy show that they had similar rates, on average, of post-secondary education (5 and 6 percent, respectively). Enlisted jobs do not require college experience and thus are generally comparable to civilian occupations not needing college education.

Table 7.4. Age and Education Level of FY 2000 USCG and DoD Active Component
Enlisted Members and Civilians (Percent)
 
Coast Guard
DoD
Civilian Comparison
Age
 
 
Civilian Labor Force17 and Older
17–19
7.7
12.0
4.7
20–24
31.4
35.4
10.3
25–29
20.6
19.2
10.8
30–34
14.8
13.6
11.7
35–39
16.3
13.3
13.3
40–44
7.6
5.1
13.9
45–49
1.3
1.2
12.0
50+
0.3
0.2
23.3
Unknown
0.0
0.1
0.0
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
Education Level
 
 
18- to 44-Year-OldCivilians*
Tier1: Regular High School Graduate or Higher
95.4
95.5
88.5
Tier 2: GED, Alternative Credentials
3.7
3.8
Tier 3: No Credentials
0.9
0.7
11.5
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
College Experience (Part of Tier 1)
4.9
27.1
56.1
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. Also see Appendix Tables B-23 (Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group, Service, and Gender), B-27 (Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Service, and Gender), E-14 (Coast Guard Active Component Enlisted Members by Age Group and Gender), and E-16 (Coast Guard Active Component Enlisted Members by Education, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity).


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