Editing United States Coast Guard (section)

===Enlisted personnel===
{{See also|List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks|List of United States Coast Guard ratings}}
Enlisted members of the Coast Guard have pay grades from E-1 to E-9 and also follow the same rank structure as the Navy. Enlisted members in pay grades of E-4 and higher are considered ''[[Petty officer#United States|petty officers]]'' and follow career development paths very similar to those of Navy petty officers.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Coast Guard: List of Ranks, Insignia, and Pay Range |url=https://www.federalpay.org/military/coast-guard/ranks |access-date=13 November 2022}}</ref>

Petty officers in pay grade E-7 and higher are ''[[Chief Petty Officer#United States|chief petty officers]]'' and must attend the Coast Guard [[Training Center Petaluma#Chief Petty Officer Academy|Chief Petty Officer Academy]], or an equivalent Department of Defense school, in order to be advanced to pay grade E-8. The basic themes of the school are:
* Professionalism
* Leadership
* Communications
* Systems thinking and lifelong learning

Enlisted rank insignia is also nearly identical to Navy enlisted insignia. The Coast Guard shield replacing the [[List of United States Navy enlisted rates#E-4 to E-6|petty officer's eagle]] on collar and cap devices for petty officers or enlisted rating insignia for seamen qualified as a [[List of United States Navy enlisted rates#E-1 to E-3|"designated striker"]]. Group Rate marks (stripes) for junior enlisted members (E-3 and below) also follow Navy convention with white for seaman, red for fireman, and green for airman. In a departure from the Navy conventions, all petty officers E-6 and below wear red chevrons and all chief petty officers wear gold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=USCG Military Uniforms Branch |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Personnel-Service-Center-PSC/Personnel-Support-Division-PSC-PSD/Military-Uniforms-Branch-PSC-PSD-mu/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=www.dcms.uscg.mil}}</ref>

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|+ '''Enlisted and non-commissioned officer grade structure of the United States Coast Guard'''<br /><small>''{{nobold|Note: Crossed anchors in the graphics indicate a rating of [[Boatswain's mate (US Coast Guard)|Boatswain's Mate]]}}''</small>
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![[U.S. uniformed services pay grades#Enlisted pay grades|U.S. DoD Pay grade]]||Special||colspan=3|E-9||E-8||E-7||E-6||E-5||E-4||E-3||E-2||E-1
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!NATO Code||colspan=4|OR-9||OR-8||OR-7||OR-6||OR-5||OR-4||OR-3||OR-2||OR-1
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||'''Insignia'''
|| [[File:USCG MCPOCG Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG MCPOCG.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG MCPO Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG MCPOCG (reserve).svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG MCPO Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG CMC.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG MCPO Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG MCPO.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG SCPO Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG SCPO.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG CPO Collar.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG CPO.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:Insignia of a United States Coast Guard petty officer first class.svg|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG PO1.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG-PO2.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG PO2.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG-PO3.png|41px]]<br />[[File:USCG PO3.svg|center|40px]]
|| [[File:USCG SM.svg|45px]]
|| [[File:USCG SA.svg|45px]]
|| [[File:USCG SR.svg|45px]]
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||'''Title'''
|| [[Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard]]
|| [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Deputy Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard]] or<br />Other senior enlisted leaders{{refn|
* Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Force
* Command Master Chief Petty Officers for the Deputy Commandants
* Area Command Master Chief Petty Officers|group="Note"}}
|| [[Command Master Chief Petty Officer]]
|| [[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
|| [[Senior Chief Petty Officer]]
|| [[Chief Petty Officer]]
|| [[Petty Officer First Class]]
|| [[Petty Officer Second Class]]
|| [[Petty Officer Third Class]]
|| [[Seaman (rank)|Seaman]]
|| [[Seaman Apprentice]]

|| [[Seaman Recruit]]

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|'''Abbreviation'''||MCPOCG||DMCPOCG||CMC||MCPO||SCPO||CPO||PO1||PO2||PO3||SN||SA||SR
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