AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING.

SEC. 503. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND TRAINING. (a) Active Duty Strength.—The Coast Guard is authorized an end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 45,500 as of September 30, 2003. (b) Military Training Student Loads.—The Coast Guard is authorized average military training student loads as follows: (1) For recruit and special training for fiscal year 2003, 2,250 student years. (2) For flight training for fiscal year 2003, 125 student years. (3) For professional training in military and civilian institutions for fiscal year 2003, 300 student years. (4) For officer acquisition for fiscal year 2003, 1,150 student years.