Coast Guard Officer Ranks

The united states coast guard has twenty four grades of enlisted seamen and officers with most seamen enlisting at the entry level rank of seaman recruit sr paygrade e 1.

Coast guard officer ranks. The highest coast guard rank possible during peacetime rear admirals command fleets of ships. The unit does not use the coast guard rank system but uses modified coast guard officer rank insignia to signify a member s position within the organization. Reader admiral lower halves generally command small flotillas of ships.

The highest rank achievable in the coast guard is admiral. An army sergeant an air force staff sergeant and a marine corporal are considered. Petty officers ranks insignias.

This responsibility is given formal recognition by use of the terms noncommissioned officer and petty officer. The seaman enters their initial assignment and. Seaman apprentice e 2 to move up in rank to a seaman apprentice you must complete coast guard basic training and have a recommendation of the commanding officer.

Seamen usually receive an entry level officer s commission in the coast guard as a ensign after successfully completing officer candidate school. E 4 to e 6 are considered to be non commissioned officers ncos and are specifically called petty officers in the coast guard. Warrant officers ranks.

Click any rank for detailed rank information including duties and responsibilities promotion information salary and more. Their sleeve insignia is a perched eagle with spread wings also referred to as a crow atop a rating mark a rating mark or rate is a symbol denoting their job category similar to u s. Rear admiral radm o8.

Marines mos with red chevron s denoting their. Coast guard and their respective pay grades insignias abbreviations and classifications. Vice admiral vadm o9.