63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CH. 393-AUG. 4, 1949 rolls, to persons entitled to receive it, or to the officers designated by the Commandant to administer the financial affairs of the messes in which such persons may be subsisted. (c) Money paid for commuted rations to the designated officer may be deposited in general or limited depositories of public money or in any bank in which deposits are insured. Such funds shall be expended and accounted for under such regulations as the Secretary shall prescribe. (d) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as modify- ing or changing in any manner the provisions of law pertaining to subsistence allowances for enlisted men, but no ration or commutation thereof shall be allowed a person receiving a subsistence allowance. § 479. Sales of ration supplies to messes Ration supplies may be purchased by the cabin, wardroom, warrant officers', and other authorized messes and payment therefor made in cash to the commissary officer. The prices to be charged for such sup- plies shall not be less than the invoice prices, and the cash received from such sales shall be accounted for on the ration return and may be expended for the general mess. § 480. Flight rations There may be furnished to officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees, while actually engaged in flight operations, an aircraft flight ration in kind, chargeable to the proper Coast Guard appropria- tion, which flight ration shall be supplementary to any ration or sub- sistence allowance now granted to such personnel. No part of an air- craft flight ration shall be furnished without cost to any person in a travel status or to any person to whom a per diem allowance is granted in lieu of actual subsistence. § 481. Payments at time of discharge for good of service Enlisted men discharged by dishonorable discharge, bad-conduct discharge, or any other discharge for the good of the service, may, upon discharge, be paid a sum not to exceed $25. The sum paid shall be fixed by and in the discretion of the Commandant, and shall be paid only in cases where the person so discharged would otherwise be with- out funds to meet his immediate needs. § 482. Clothing at time of discharge for good of service Enlisted men discharged for bad conduct, undesirability, unsuit- ability, or inaptitude may be furnished civilian clothing, including an overcoat when necessary, the cost of such furnished clothing not to exceed $30, per person. § 483. Right to wear uniform When authorized by and in accordance with applicable regulations: (a) any commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man 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 commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted man on the retired list shall be entitled to wear the uniform of his rank or rating. § 484. Protection of uniform The provisions of law relating to the protection of the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps shall apply to the 533
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