§ 301.
In the Coast Guard there shall be admirals (two); vice admirals; rear admirals; rear admirals (lower half); captains; commanders; lieutenant commanders; lieutenants; lieutenants (junior grade); ensigns; chief warrant officers; cadets; warrant officers; and enlisted members. Enlisted members shall be distributed in ratings established by the Secretary.
([Aug. 4, 1949, ch. 393], [63 Stat. 497], § 41; [Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041], §§ 6, 53, [70A Stat. 620], 679; [Pub. L. 86–474, § 1(1)], May 14, 1960, [74 Stat. 144]; [Pub. L. 92–451, § 1(1)], Oct. 2, 1972, [86 Stat. 755]; [Pub. L. 97–417, § 2(1)], Jan. 4, 1983, [96 Stat. 2085]; [Pub. L. 98–557, § 15(a)(3)(B)], (C), Oct. 30, 1984, [98 Stat. 2865]; [Pub. L. 99–145, title V, § 514(a)(2)], Nov. 8, 1985, [99 Stat. 628]; [Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title V, § 541(f)(4)], Oct. 5, 1994, [108 Stat. 2766]; [Pub. L. 114–120, title II, § 201(a)], Feb. 8, 2016, [130 Stat. 33]; renumbered § 301, [Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 104(b)], Dec. 4, 2018, [132 Stat. 4196].)