Editing United States Coast Guard (section)

===Commissioned officers===
{{main|United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia}}
Commissioned officers in the Coast Guard hold [[pay grade]]s ranging from O-1 to O-10 and have the same rank structure as the Navy.<ref name="ranks">{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title14/pdf/USCODE-2011-title14-partI-chap3-sec41.pdf |title=14 USC §41. Grades and ratings |year=2011 |website=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |access-date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102131557/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title14/pdf/USCODE-2011-title14-partI-chap3-sec41.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="paygrades">{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title37/pdf/USCODE-2011-title37-chap3-sec201.pdf |title=37 USC §201. Pay grades: assignment to; general rules |year=2011 |website=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |access-date=6 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102132442/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title37/pdf/USCODE-2011-title37-chap3-sec201.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Officers holding the rank of ensign (O-1) through lieutenant commander (O-4) are considered junior officers, commanders (O-5) and captains (O-6) are considered senior officers, and rear admirals (O-7) through admirals (O-10) are considered flag officers. The [[commandant of the Coast Guard]] and the [[Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard|vice commandant of the Coast Guard]] are the only members of the Coast Guard authorized to hold the rank of admiral.<ref>[[Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015]], Section 201</ref>

The Coast Guard does not have medical officers or [[Military Chaplain|chaplains]] of its own. Instead, [[United States Navy Chaplain Corps|chaplains from the U.S. Navy]], as well as officers from the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] are assigned to the Coast Guard to perform chaplain-related functions and medical-related functions, respectively. These officers wear Coast Guard uniforms but replace the Coast Guard insignia with that of their own service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/hr/udc/requireduniforms.asp |title=Required Uniforms |website=USCG Uniform Distribution Center |date=23 May 2013 |access-date=16 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928051213/http://www.uscg.mil/hr/udc/RequiredUniforms.asp |archive-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Navy and Coast Guard share identical officer rank insignia except that Coast Guard officers wear a gold Coast Guard Shield in lieu of a line star or staff corps officer insignia.

{| style="background-color:#F7F8FF; border:1px solid #8888aa; padding:5px; margin-bottom:15px; font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|+ '''Commissioned officer grade structure of the United States Coast Guard'''

|- style="background-color:#CCC;"
!'''[[U.S. uniformed services pay grades#Officer pay grades|US DoD Pay Grade]]'''||O-10||O-9||O-8||O-7||O-6||O-5||O-4||O-3||O-2||O-1
|- align=center
|- style="background:#CCCCCC;"
!'''[[Ranks and insignia of NATO#Ranks|NATO Code]]'''||OF-9||OF-8||OF-7||OF-6||OF-5||OF-4||OF-3||OF-2||colspan=2|OF-1<!--The NATO Code for Lieutenant (junior grade) is OF-1, not OF-2. Please DO NOT change-->
|-style="text-align:center;"
|'''Insignia'''
| [[File:USCG O-10 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O9 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O8 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O7 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O6 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O5 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:USCG O-4 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:US CG O3 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:USCG O-2 insignia.svg|70px]]
| [[File:USCG O-1 insignia.svg|70px]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
| '''Title'''
| [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]]
| [[Vice admiral (United States)|Vice admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral|Rear admiral]]
| [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half)|Rear admiral (lower&nbsp;half)]]
| [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]]
| [[Commander (United States)|Commander]]
| [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|Lieutenant commander]]
| [[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]]
| [[Lieutenant (junior grade)#United States|Lieutenant (junior&nbsp;grade)]]
| [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]]
|-style="text-align:center;"
|'''Abbreviation'''
| ADM
| VADM
| RADM
| RDML
| CAPT
| CDR
| LCDR
| LT
| LTJG
| ENS
|}