The U.S. Coast Guard's Human Capital Strategy and its Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan 2015-2018 state that the Coast Guard "will attract, recruit, and retain a workforce from all segments of American society to create a high-performing 21st century workforce." A key part of this objective is the advancement and retention of women in the Coast Guard. However, despite high retention rates overall compared with those in the other military services, the data indicate that the Coast Guard

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... l retains women at a lower rate than it retains men. This gap exists for both officers and enlisted members, with cumulative retention gaps between men and women emerging in the first ten years of service and then stabilizing. Men Women Men Women A key objective of the U.S. Coast Guard's Human Capital Strategy and its Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan 2015-2018 is the advancement and retention of women in the Coast Guard. The data, however, show that the Coast Guard retains women at a lower rate than it retains men, a gap that exists for both officers and enlisted members, with cumulative retention gaps between men and women emerging in the first ten years of service and then stabilizing.