Editing United States Coast Guard (section)

===Warrant officers===
{{main|Warrant officer (United States)}}

Highly qualified enlisted personnel in pay grades E-6 through E-9 with a minimum of eight years' experience can compete each year for appointment as warrant officers (WO). Successful candidates are chosen by a board and then commissioned as chief warrant officer two (CWO2) in one of twenty-one specialties. Over time, chief warrant officers may be promoted to chief warrant officer three (CWO3) and chief warrant officer four (CWO4). The ranks of warrant officer (WO1) and chief warrant officer five (CWO5) are not currently used in the Coast Guard. Chief warrant officers may also compete for the Chief Warrant Officer to Lieutenant Program. If selected, the warrant officer will be promoted to lieutenant (O-3E). The "E" designates over four years' active duty service as a warrant officer or enlisted member and entitles the member to a higher rate of pay than other lieutenants.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

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|+ '''Warrant officer grade structure of the United States Coast Guard'''
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![[U.S. uniformed services pay grades#Warrant Officer pay grades|US DoD Pay Grade]]!!W-4!!W-3!!W-2
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!NATO Code||WO-4||WO-3||WO-2
|- style="text-align:center;"
|| '''Insignia'''
|| [[File:US CG CW4 insignia.svg|center|45px]]
|| [[File:US CG CW3 insignia.svg|center|45px]]
|| [[File:US CG CW2 insignia.svg|center|45px]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''Title'''
| [[Warrant officer (United States)|Chief Warrant Officer 4]]
| [[Warrant officer (United States)|Chief Warrant Officer 3]]
| [[Warrant officer (United States)|Chief Warrant Officer 2]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| '''Abbreviation'''
||CWO-4
||CWO-3
||CWO-2
|}