§ 4904.
(a)
Active Duty Strength.—
The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 50,000 for fiscal years 2026, and 55,000 for fiscal year 2027.
(b)
Military Training Student Loads.—
The Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads as follows:
(1)
For recruit and special training, 4,000 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
(2)
For flight training, 250 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
(3)
For professional training in military and civilian institutions, 700 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
(4)
For officer acquisition, 1,600 student years for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
(Added [Pub. L. 114–120, title I, § 101(a)], Feb. 8, 2016, [130 Stat. 29], § 2704; renumbered § 4904 and amended [Pub. L. 115–282, title I, § 121(b)], title II, § 203, Dec. 4, 2018, [132 Stat. 4238], 4242; [Pub. L. 116–283, div. G, title LVXXXI] [LXXXI], § 8102, Jan. 1, 2021, [134 Stat. 4634]; [Pub. L. 117–263, div. K, title CXI, § 11102], title CXIV, § 11413(c), Dec. 23, 2022, [136 Stat. 4004], 4120; [Pub. L. 119–60, div. G, title LXXI, § 7102(a)], Dec. 18, 2025, [139 Stat. 1663].)