U.S. federal law (42 U.S.C.§ 207) states that a U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officer, while assigned as the chief medical officer of the United States Coast Guard, shall have the grade corresponding with the grade of major general. The equivalent rank to major general in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is rear admiral.
"Special Oversight Board". Presidential Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incident. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
"Special Oversight Board". Presidential Special Oversight Board for Department of Defense Investigations of Gulf War Chemical and Biological Incident. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2018.