R 232109Z JAN 12 ALCGPSC 013/12 SUBJ: OFFICER PROMOTION AUTHORIZATION LISTING (OPAL) 2-12 A. OFFICER ACCESSIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS, COMDTINST M1000.3 B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28 (SERIES) C. COAST GUARD WEIGHT AND BODY FAT STANDARDS PROGRAM, COMDTINST M1020.8 (SERIES) D. MILITARY SEPARATIONS, COMDTINST M1000.4 1. COMMANDING OFFICERS/OFFICERS EXERCISING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL MAY PROMOTE THE PERSONNEL LISTED BELOW, EFFECTIVE ON THE DATES INDICATED. 2. MEMBERS ARE CATEGORIZED BY THE PROMOTION LIST ON WHICH THEY WERE SELECTED. PRIOR TO PROMOTION, COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PARA 3.A.12 OF REF A FOR ADPL PROMOTIONS TO O-2 THROUGH O-6, PARA 3.B.6 OF REF A FOR ADPL PROMOTIONS TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, AND SECTION 7.A.10 OF REF B FOR IDPL PROMOTIONS. COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST ALSO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REF C, UNLESS AN EXEMPTION HAS BEEN GRANTED. IF PROMOTION IS DELAYED, COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST NOTIFY PSC (OPM-1) OR (RPM), PPC, AND SPO PRIOR TO THE AUTHORIZED PROMOTION DATE. 3. IF A PROMOTION IS DELAYED UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 1 OF REF D OR SECTION 8.A. OF REF B WILL DEPEND UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DELAY. WHEN AN OFFICER WHOSE PROMOTION HAS BEEN DELAYED SUBSEQUENTLY MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR PROMOTION, COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT PSC (OPM-1) OR (RPM) AND REQUEST AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE THE OFFICER. PSC (OPM-1) OR (RPM) WILL AUTHORIZE PROMOTION WITH A DATE OF RANK AT THE TIME THE OFFICER WOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED HAD THE PROMOTION NOT BEEN DELAYED. 4. AS PER ARTICLE 1.C.9 OF REF D, ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION OBLIGATES OFFICERS TO SERVE TWO YEARS TIME IN GRADE (TIG) PRIOR TO VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT. THE TIG REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO AN OFFICER RESIGNING HIS OR HER COMMISSION. 5. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS ARE AUTHORIZED: NAME LIST DOR EMPLID DEPT ID TO CAPTAIN: SUGIMOTO,ANDREW M. ADPL 01FEB2012 1111056 008200 TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER: MORGAN,BENJAMIN P. ADPL 01FEB2012 1050717 009128 OSHEA,BRENDAN P. ADPL 01FEB2012 1042536 008665 DENNY,KAREN ADPL 01FEB2012 1055290 007186 NOSSETT,MARTIN L. ADPL 01FEB2012 1074704 006893 KAWAMOTO,ROBIN H. ADPL 01FEB2012 1116307 000514 TO LIEUTENANT: STRICKER,JARRET P ADPL 02FEB2012 2064703 000616 ROBINSON,DIANNA M. ADPL 07FEB2012 2021362 007899 BLUNIER,DAVID J. ADPL 07FEB2012 2021228 002169 METZ,MICHAEL W. ADPL 07FEB2012 2021355 036602 WOODCOCK,SCOTT M. ADPL 07FEB2012 2021220 002169 BRANNER,SCOTT M. ADPL 21FEB2012 1140207 007313 NEAL,BENJAMIN E. ADPL 21FEB2012 2064934 002169 TO LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE: VALDEZ,KRISTOPHER M. ADPL 09FEB2012 2005675 000091 KRAEMER,THOMAS J. ADPL 09FEB2012 2005766 000090 CONOVALOFF,ADAM W. IDPL 09FEB2012 1204621 000098 PANTER,MICHAEL P. IDPL 09FEB2012 1204469 000098 MCDONALD,TIMOTHY L. IDPL 09FEB2012 1204645 000098 TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (W4) HANSON,RICHARD N. ADPL 01FEB2012 1104005 042273 SCHWEIZER,MICHAEL J. ADPL 01FEB2012 1112881 007105 6. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED ARE AUTHORIZED FROM DATE OF RANK SPECIFIED. PAY INCREASES WILL NORMALLY BE INCLUDED IN PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRST PAYDAY AFTER THE DATE OF THE PROMOTION. FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES, A PROMOTION CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE CAN BE PRINTED FROM THE CG PORTAL UTILIZING THE FOLLOWING PATH: CG PORTAL, COLLABORATION, PUBLIC PLACES, SORT BY TITLE, PSC (OPM), OPM REFERENCE LIBRARY, OPM-1 (PROMOTIONS, BOARDS, AND SEPARATIONS), PROMOTIONS. ACTUAL CERTIFICATES ARE NOT NORMALLY SENT UNTIL AFTER AN OFFICERS PROMOTION IS EFFECTED. 7. OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER OR BELOW DURING A REPORTING PERIOD MUST APPLY THE SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THEIR NEXT OER IS DUE. SEE PARA 5.A.3 OF REF A FOR DETAILS. PROMOTION OERS ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN ONLY IF MORE THAN 182 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THEIR PREVIOUS OER SUBMISSION. 8. THE FOLLOWING IS A SIX-MONTH ESTIMATE OF PENDING PROMOTIONS. IT IS BASED ON CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN USING THE SELECTION NUMBERS FROM THE APPLICABLE SELECTION BOARD ALCGPSC. MAR APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG CAPT ADPL 58-59 NONE 1(PY12) 2-3 4-32 33-35 IDPL NONE NONE NONE NONE 1-12 NONE CDR ADPL 124-129 130-131 132-134 135 4-55 56-59 1-3(PY12) IDPL NONE NONE NONE 39 1-9(PY12) NONE LCDR ADPL 29-36 37-39 40-45 46-58 59-118 119-124 IDPL 1-13(PY12) NONE 14 15 16-31 NONE 9. LT PROMOTIONS NORMALLY OCCUR 30 MONTHS FROM THE LTJG DATE OF RANK. LTJG PROMOTIONS NORMALLY OCCUR 18 MONTHS FROM THE ENS DATE OF RANK. IAW 14 USC 736, ALL IDPL OFFICERS WILL BE PROMOTED ON THE SAME DATE AS THEIR RUNNING MATE. LAW LIMITS THE NUMBER OF LCDR AND ABOVE PROMOTIONS, AND THE NUMBER IS AUTHORIZED EACH YEAR BY COMMANDANT. EACH CONTROLLED GRADE CAN ONLY COMPRISE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL OFFICER CORPS. EVEN IF THE COAST GUARD HAS VACANT BILLETS IN A CONTROLLED GRADE, WE CAN ONLY PROMOTE OFFICERS UNTIL WE REACH OUR AUTHORIZATION CAP. THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF OFFICERS IN EACH CONTROLLED GRADE IS DETERMINED EVERY YEAR IN MAY AFTER THE ACADEMY CLASS GRADUATES AND THE COAST GUARD OFFICER CORPS IS AT ITS LARGEST. PROMOTION NUMBERS FOR CONTROLLED GRADES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO THE HIGHER NUMBER OF OFFICER SEPARATIONS DURING THESE MONTHS. 10. POC FOR RESERVE OFFICERS IS LCDR SCOTT C. TOVES PSC (RPM-1) (202)493-1720. POC FOR REGULAR OFFICERS IS LT NICK WORST PSC (OPM-1E) (202)493-1620. 11. RADM D. R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, SENDS. 12. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.