ALCGPERSCOM 006/09
SUBJ: 2009 ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD UPDATED GUIDANCE ON
PREPARING THE OER AND RESUME FOR PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE CANDIDATES
A. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA 311909Z OCT 08 ALCGPERSCOM 078/08
B. ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT GUIDE
C. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6A
D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 121242Z OCT 07, ALCOAST 481/07
E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 271925Z NOV 06, ALCOAST 559/06
F. CG CORRESPONDENCE MANUAL, COMDTINST M5216.4C, CHAPTER 2
1. PER REF A, THE 2009 CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD WILL CONVENE 14 APR
2009. ON 18 FEB 2009, CGPC WILL PUBLISH THE PREBOARD ELIGIBILITY
LIST CONSISTING OF THOSE APPLICANTS WHOSE 11 FEB 2009 PREBOARD
SCORE QUALIFY THEM AS PRIMARY OR ALTERNATE CANDIDATES FOR THE CWO
APPOINTMENT BOARD. THE OER AND RESUME ARE DUE AT CGPC-OPM-1 NLT 11
MAR 2009.
2. THE CURRENT COMMANDING OFFICER (SENIOR CG OFFICER AT LIAISON
GROUPS, PARENT COMMANDS FOR UNITS WITH OFFICERS IN CHARGE, AND
PROGRAM MANAGERS FOR ACET, PYA, AND AMT STUDENTS) IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR PREPARING THE OER FOR EACH PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE CANDIDATE
APPEARING ON THE PRE-BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST.
3. PARAGRAPHS 13-15 OF REF B AND ARTICLE 1.D.7 OF REF C ADDRESS OER
AND RESUME PREPARATION.  REF B AND OER/RESUME ADVICE ARE AVAILABLE
AT THE CGPC WEBPAGE (HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/OPM/OPM1/OPM-1BOARDS.ASP).
THE FOLLOWING OER GUIDANCE SUPERSEDES REF C AND IS PROVIDED TO
ASSIST UNITS WITH PREPARING THE OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT (OER),
CG-5310A:
  A. THE CG-5310A IS AVAILABLE VIA THE CG INTRANET AT
HTTP://CGWEB2.COMDT.USCG.MIL/CGFORMS/WELCOME.HTM OR VIA THE
INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/FORMS/DEFAULT.ASP. THE MOST CURRENT
VERSION (10/06) IS UNDER REVISION AND MAY BE REPLACED PRIOR TO THE
DEADLINE OF 11MAR09.  EITHER VERSION WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS
BOARD.
    (1) COMPLETE SECTION 1, BLOCKS A (NAME), B (EMPLID), C (CURRENT
ENLISTED GRADE, E6, E7, E8, E9), D (DATE OF RANK), E (DATE
REPORTED), F (UNIT WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER), G (ATU-OPFAC - FOUND IN
BLK 21 ON LES), I (PERIOD OF REPORT - SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE YEAR
ENDING 28 FEB 2009, E.G., 20080301-20090228), L (DATE SUBMITTED).
    (2) COMPLETE SECTION 2 WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MEMBER'S
CURRENT DUTIES.  ENSURE THE PRIMARY DUTY LINE IS USED. COMBINED
PERFORMANCE OBSERVATIONS FOR RECENTLY TRANSFERRED MEMBERS SHOULD BE
CLEAR TO THE READER, E.G., CHIEF ABOARD CGC JARVIS FOR 100 DAYS;
XPO AT CG STA FORT PIERCE FOR 200 DAYS (SEE PARA 5 BELOW).
    (3) COMPLETE COMMENT SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, AND 8 ADDRESSING EACH
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC AND GIVING SPECIFIC
EXAMPLES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS. COMPLETING COMMENT SECTION 7 IS OPTIONAL.
    (4) COMPLETE SECTION 10 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE CANDIDATE'S
POTENTIAL TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY AS A CWO IN THE SPECIALTY FOR
WHICH APPLYING.  ARTICLES 1.D.13 AND 1.D.15 OF REF C, REF D, AND
REF E DEFINE THE SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN EACH SPECIALTY.
    (5) DO NOT COMPLETE SECTION 9 (COMPARISON SCALE).
    (6) BOTH BLOCK 6 (SUPERVISOR AUTHENTICATION) AND BLOCK 11
(REPORTING OFFICER AUTHENTICATION) SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE
COMMANDING OFFICER.  UNIT COMMANDING OFFICERS (PARENT COMMAND FOR
UNITS WITH OFFICERS IN CHARGE); OFFICE CHIEFS FROM HQ; AND,
DIVISION CHIEFS FROM AREAS, DISTRICTS AND THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY
SIGN AS BOTH SUPERVISOR AND REPORTING OFFICER (RO) FOR THE OERS
SUBMITTED ON CANDIDATES ASSIGNED TO THEIR IMMEDIATE STAFFS.  SECTOR
COMMANDERS OR DESIGNATED COMMANDERS OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AT
SECTORS MAY SIGN AS BOTH SUPERVISOR AND RO.
    (7) DO NOT COMPLETE SECTION 12 OR 13.
    (8) DO NOT ASSIGN NUMERICAL MARKS FOR PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS.
FORMS WITH ASSIGNED MARKS WILL BE RETURNED FOR RESUBMISSION.  NO
ATTACHMENTS TO THE OER ARE ALLOWED.  ATTACHMENTS SUCH AS AWARDS
SHOULD BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO CGPC-ADM-3 FOR INCLUSION IN THE
MEMBER'S CGPC PDR.
4. USING REF B AND REF F FOR GUIDANCE, ALL PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE
CANDIDATES APPEARING ON THE PREBOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST SHALL SUBMIT
A RESUME IN CG MEMO FORMAT VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.  THE "TO" LINE
SHALL READ, "TO: PRESIDENT, CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD."  NO ENCLOSURES
TO THE RESUME (OTHER THAN THE OER) ARE PERMITTED.  THE RESUME IS
LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO PAGES, SINGLE-SIDED, SINGLE-SPACED, 12
POINT TEXT IN TIMES NEW ROMAN (THE DEFAULT FONT IN CG MACROS).  THE
RESUME SHALL BE IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT:
  A. (PARA 1): LIST SPECIALTY FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING.
  B. (PARA 2): HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF UNITS, LISTING THE PRIMARY AND
COLLATERAL DUTIES ASSUMED AT EACH.  LIST UNITS IN REVERSE
CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER (THE MOST RECENT UNIT LISTED FIRST).
  C. (PARA 3): A SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
INCLUDING PERSONAL MEDALS, AWARDS, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS.
  D. (PARA 4): A SUMMARY OF REASONS FOR DESIRING APPOINTMENT TO
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER.
5. IF YOU WERE RECENTLY TRANSFERRED OR ARE IN AN ADVANCED EDUCATION
PROGRAM, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE YOUR CURRENT COMMANDING OFFICER
OR APPLICABLE PROGRAM MANAGER CONTACT YOUR PRIOR COMMAND FOR
SUPPORTING INPUT. HOWEVER, OER INPUT MUST DOCUMENT PERFORMANCE
WITHIN THE PERIOD OF REPORT SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 3.A.1 ABOVE.
6. CANDIDATES, ADMIN OFFICES, AND/OR UNITS SHOULD ENSURE THE
FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE COMPLETED PRIOR TO SENDING CANDIDATE PACKAGES:
  A. RESUME HAS CANDIDATE SIGNATURE AND A CO'S SIGNATURE
ENDORSEMENT ON THE "THRU" LINE (NO SECOND PAGE ENDORSEMENT).
  B. OER HAS BEEN SIGNED BY CO.
  C. ENSURE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A FINAL COPY OF OER.
7. THE SIGNED OER AND RESUME SHALL BE SCANNED AND E-MAILED TO CWO
DIGNAN AT JAMES.M.DIGNAN(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL OR FAXED TO 202-493-1618
WITH THE SUBJECT LINE "ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD".  THE
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT IS NLT 11 MAR 2009.  IF UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH
THIS DIRECTION, NOTIFY CGPC-OPM-1 POC IMMEDIATELY TO WORK OUT AN
ALTERNATE SOLUTION.
8. POC FOR CO'S AND COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES IS CWO2 JAMES DIGNAN AT
202-493-1613.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.