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Education Profile of the Military Community

AmeriForce Exclusive
by AmeriForce Exclusive
May 19, 2017

On average, members of the U.S. Military are better educated than the people they serve:

27.7% of active duty Air Force members HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER — THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AMONG SERVICE BRANCHES — COMPARED WITH ONLY 11.8% of Marine Corps members WHO HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR HIGHER

THE PERCENTAGE OF ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED MEMBERS WHO HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/ GED OR HIGHER IS 99.1%

WHILE IN THE U.S. POPULATION, 88.4% OF THOSE AGES 25 OR OVER HAD AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/ GED IN 2015.

A bachelor’s degree for an active duty military officer pays off a whopping 88%  more than for a civilian counterpart with the same level of education

Since 2000, the percentage of active duty enlisted personnel with no high school diploma or GED has continued to decline to 0.2% in 2015, while the percentage of those with a Bachelor’s degree or higher has continued to increase to 6.6%.

Source: DOD 2015 Demographiocs Report: Profile of the Military Community; United States Census (2015) http://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2015-Demographics-Report.pdf

Tags: active duty ediucation statsactive duty education statisticsby the numberscollege degreeGEDhigh school diploma
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