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 PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 393 -AUG. 4, 1949 CHAPTER 9-COAST GUARD ACADEMY Sec. 181. Administration of Academy. 182. Cadets; number, appointment, obligation to serve. 183. Cadets; initial clothing allowance. 184. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science. 185. Cadets; appointment as ensign. 186. Civilian instructors. 187. Permanent commissioned teaching staff; composition. 188. Appointment of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 189. Grade of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 190. Retirement of permanent commissioned teaching staff. 191. Credit for service as civilian instructor. 192. Assignment of personnel as instructors. 193. Advisory Committee. 194. Annual Board of Visitors. § 181. Administration of Academy The immediate government and military command of the Coast Guard Academy shall be in the Superintendent of the Academy, sub- ject to the direction of the Commandant under the general supervision of the Secretary. The Commandant may select a superintendent from the active list of the Coast Guard who shall serve in the pleasure of the Commandant. § 182. Cadets; number, appointment, obligation to serve The number of cadets appointed annually to the Academy shall be as determined by the Secretary but the number appointed in any one year shall not exceed three hundred. Appointments to cadetships shall be made under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, who shall determine age limits, methods of selection of applicants, term of service as a cadet before graduation, and all other matters affecting such appointments. The Secretary may summarily dismiss from the Coast Guard any cadet who, during his cadetship, is found unsatis- factory in either studies or conduct, or may be deemed not adapted for a career in the Coast Guard. Previous to his admission each cadet shall obligate himself, in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, to serve at least four years as an officer in the Coast Guard after gradu- ation, if his service be so long required. Cadets shall be subject to rules governing discipline prescribed by the Commandant. § 183. Cadets; initial clothing allowance Each cadet, upon admission to the Academy, shall be credited with the sum of $250 to cover the cost of his initial clothing and equipment issued, to be deducted subsequently from his pay in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary. § 184. Cadets; degree of bachelor of science The Superintendent of the Academy may, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe, confer the degree of bachelor of science upon all graduates of the Academy and may, in addition, confer the degree of bachelor of science upon such other living graduates of the Academy as shall have met the requirements of the Academy for such degree. § 185. Cadets; appointment as ensign The President may, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint as ensigns in the Coast Guard all cadets who shall graduate from the Academy. Ensigns so commissioned on the same 508 [63 STAT.

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