In the Coast Guard Auxiliary, a District Chief of Staff (DCOS) and a District Captain (DCAPT) both report to the District Commodore as their next higher-up in the organization’s leadership structure, so it makes perfect sense that these two elected Auxiliary offices are represented by the same insignia—a spread eagle clutching arrows and laurel leaves in its talons to represent the service’s contributions during both wartime and peace.
The DCOS/DCAPT insignia is worn on the right side of the Garrison Cap as a cap “rank” device (a term of convenience, as there are no true ranks in the Auxiliary) in tandem with a small version of the Auxiliary cap device worn on the Combination Cap. Both devices are positioned so their centers are 2 inches from the cap’s front crease and 1.5 inches from its bottom. Note that insignia eagles are always facing forward or to their right, and this insignia is designed to be facing forward when worn on the right side of the Garrison Cap.
Auxiliary regulations also call for the wear of cap rank devices on the Auxiliary and Coast Guard unit ball caps, but in the case of DCOS/DCAPT insignia, customers will need to purchase a pair of the DCOS/DCAPT collar insignia in order to have an eagle facing to its right when it is attached to the front of the ball cap (this is obviously not an issue with symmetrically shaped insignia). The insignia is centered horizontally and vertically below the inscription “U.S. COAST GUARD” and the subsequent line of text (either “AUXILIARY” or a USCG unit title, e.g. “LEDET 01.”