Enlisted
3 ranks
Enlisted Coast Guardsmen are the operational core of the service, conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, port security and environmental protection missions across America's waterways and coastlines.
Seaman Recruit
E-1 · SR
Seaman Apprentice
E-2 · SA
Seaman
E-3 · SN
Petty Officer
3 ranks
Petty Officer Third Class
E-4 · PO3
Petty Officer Second Class
E-5 · PO2
Petty Officer First Class
E-6 · PO1
Chief
1 ranks
Chief Petty Officer
E-7 · CPO
Senior Chief
1 ranks
Senior Chief Petty Officer
E-8 · SCPO
Master Chief
1 ranks
Master Chief Petty Officer
E-9 · MCPO
Senior Enlisted Advisor
1 ranks
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard
E-9 · MCPOCG
Warrant
3 ranks
Chief Warrant Officer 2
W-2 · CWO2
Chief Warrant Officer 3
W-3 · CWO3
Chief Warrant Officer 4
W-4 · CWO4
Officer
6 ranks
Coast Guard Officers command cutters and shore stations, lead joint operations with the Navy and other agencies, and enforce federal maritime law across millions of square miles of ocean.
Ensign
O-1 · ENS
Lieutenant Junior Grade
O-2 · LTJG
Lieutenant
O-3 · LT
Lieutenant Commander
O-4 · LCDR
Commander
O-5 · CDR
Captain
O-6 · CAPT
Flag
4 ranks
Coast Guard Flag Officers lead major sectors, districts and commands. They represent the service at the highest levels and shape the Coast Guard's role in national security.
Rear Admiral Lower Half
O-7 · RDML
Rear Admiral Upper Half
O-8 · RADM
Vice Admiral
O-9 · VADM
Admiral (Commandant)
O-10 · ADM