R 281453Z JAN 11 ALCGPSC 017/11 SUBJ: 2011 ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD UPDATED GUIDANCE ON PREPARING THE OER AND RESUME FOR PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE CANDIDATES A. COMCOGARD PSC ARLINGTON VA 041807Z NOV 10 ALCGPSC 111/10 B. ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT GUIDE C. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6A D. CG CORRESPONDENCE MANUAL, COMDTINST M5216.4C, CHAPTER 2 1. PER REF A, THE 2011 CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD WILL CONVENE 12 APR 2011. ON 16 FEB 2011, CG PSC WILL PUBLISH THE PREBOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST CONSISTING OF THOSE APPLICANTS WHOSE 10 FEB 2011 PREBOARD SCORES QUALIFY THEM AS PRIMARY OR ALTERNATE CANDIDATES FOR THE CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD. THE OER AND RESUME ARE DUE AT CG PSC-OPM-1 NLT 9 MAR 2011. 2. THE CURRENT COMMANDING OFFICER (SENIOR CG OFFICER AT LIAISON STAFFS, 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 CG PSC WEBPAGE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/OPM/OPM1/OPM-1BOARDS.ASP OR IN OPM''S REFERENCE LIBRARY IN THE CG PORTAL AT: (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/PSC-OPM/LIBRARY. THE FOLLOWING OER GUIDANCE SUPERSEDES REF C AND IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST UNITS WITH PREPARING THE OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT (OER), CG-5310A. 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. A. COMPLETE SECTION 1, BLOCKS A (NAME), B (CANDIDATE SIGNATURE (ELECTRONIC OR INK)), C (DATE OF RANK), D (DATE REPORTED), E (UNIT WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER), F (EMPLID), G (CURRENT ENLISTED GRADE, E6, E7, E8, E9), H (ATU-OPFAC - FOUND IN BLK 21 ON LES), J (PERIOD OF REPORT - SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE YEAR ENDING 28 FEB 2011, E.G., 20100301-20110228), M (DATE SUBMITTED). B. 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). C. COMPLETE COMMENT SECTIONS 3, 4, 5, AND 8 ADDRESSING EACH PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC AND GIVING SPECIFIC EXAMPLES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS. COMPLETING COMMENT SECTION 7 IS OPTIONAL. D. COMPLETE SECTION 10 SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING THE CANDIDATE''S POTENTIAL TO PERFORM SATISFACTORILY AS A CWO IN THE SPECIALTY FOR WHICH APPLYING. THE SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN EACH SPECIALTY CAN BE FOUND IN THE WEB LINKS LISTED IN PARA 3. E. DO NOT COMPLETE SECTION 9 (COMPARISON SCALE). F. 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. G. DO NOT COMPLETE SECTION 12 OR 13. H. 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 CG PSC-PSD-MR FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBER''S IPDR. 4. USING REF B AND REF D 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 EITHER DIGITALLY OR BY HAND BY THE CO. C. ENSURE CANDIDATE RECEIVES A FINAL COPY OF OER. 7. THE SIGNED OER AND RESUME SHALL BE E-MAILED TO YN2 HYDE AT MARCUS.R.HYDE(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 9 MAR 2011. IF UNABLE TO COMPLY WITH THIS DIRECTION, NOTIFY CG PSC-OPM-1 POC IMMEDIATELY TO WORK OUT AN ALTERNATE SOLUTION. 8. POC FOR CO''S AND COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES IS CWO2 JAMES DIGNAN BY MAIL AT JAMES.M.DIGNAN(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL OR BY PHONE AT 202-493-1613. 9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.