14 U.S.C. § 483 : US Code - Section 483: Right to wear uniform

Search 14 U.S.C. § 483 : US Code - Section 483: Right to wear uniform

When authorized by and in accordance with applicable regulations:
(a) any member who has served honorably in the Coast Guard
during war shall when not in active service, whether or not on
the retired list, be entitled to bear the official title and upon
occasions of ceremony to wear the uniform of the highest rank or
rating held by him during his war service, and
(b) any member on the retired list shall be entitled to wear
the uniform of his rank or rating.