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U.S. Coast Guard Storekeeper Assignments
CWO John Caicedo, Assignment Officer |
Assignment Officer's Hot Word:
Updated 06 MAY 2013
WELCOME TO ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2014!
Assignment Year (AY) 2014 Important Dates
-
01 May 2013 – 30 Aug 2013:
Members contact AOs for career counseling and mentoring.
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16 Sep 2013 – 30 Sep 2013:
Unofficial shopping list published/commands validate shopping list.
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01 Oct 2013: Official shopping
list published
- 8 Nov 2013:
E-Resumes due
- 11 Nov 2013 - 31 Mar 2014:
Assignment Officer’s (AO) slate members and issue orders.
Reference:
ALCGENL 071/13
Communicating with
your Assignment Officer
The E-Resume, is the
primary method for members to communicate their assignment desires.
Telephone calls from
members directly to AO’s should be made only during 1 May 2013 - 31 August
2013 for career counseling and mentoring or when specifically directed by
the AO.
While e-mail from a
member to the AO is an acceptable communication tool, members should first
use:
- Their chain of command
- The Enlisted Personnel Management’s (EPM) website to answer their
questions before initiating contact with their AO.
E-Resume
A well-crafted E-Resume
is the primary method of communication with an AO during the assignment
process. Members should submit an E-Resume by November 8, 2013 if they will
become tour complete in the next calendar year.
A reasonable and realistic E-Resume allows members to apply for a variety of
assignment possibilities.
I highly
recommend for members to submit a realistic e-resume with a minimum of
TWENTY (20) billet choices.
An
unrealistic E-Resume may restrict members from consideration for some jobs,
and potentially reduce the AO's options in making the final assignment
decision.
Members should only
select "OPEN" positions on the
shopping list and take the following into account:
- Assignment priority
- Personal desires
- Rating requirements
- Career aspirations
- Family concerns (including Special Needs).
Members are poorly
served by submitting an E-Resume listing only:
- One type of unit
- One geographic area
- An extension
Members Should:
Follow the
procedures in the COMDTINST Manual(s) when applying for any of the positions
below:
- Overseas Duty -
COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.H.2
- Overseas Independent Duty - COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.C.16.c & 1.H.2
- Independent Duty - COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.C.16.c
- Instructor Duty - COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.E.6.b
- MFPU, LEDET, DSF - COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.C.12.d
- Strike Force - COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.C.10.d
- Assignment to Polar Icebreaker Duty COMDTINST M1000.8 - 1.C.11
If you do not
pre-screen, you run the risk of being left with limited assignment choices
at the end of the assignment season.
Members who
do NOT have a current E-Resume on file by the stated deadline will lose
their assignment priority.
AO’s consider these
factors when selecting members for transfer:
Service need
- Assignment priority
- Commanding officer's recommendation
- Performance history
- Member's desires
- Time at present unit
- Time in present geographic area
- Previous assignment history
- Advancement or promotion status and leadership potential
- Service remaining in original enlistment
- Qualification codes
- Service remaining before approved retirement date
- Willingness to obligate Service for transfer
- Physical condition
Advancements/Cuts
If you are above the cut, you should be listing positions on your E-Resume
for the new pay grade. Do not place pay grade mismatch positions on your
E-Resume as one of your picks.
If you are in doubt
about what pay grade positions to put on your E-Resume due to your high
placement on SWE list but are not above the cut due to low cuts or even lack
of cuts, then you can use this as an example:
“Picks 1-10 are listed for my current rank of E-6 and picks 11-20 are for
E-7 positions should I become above the cut for advancement.”
This should be noted in your comments section of the E-Resume. The number of
picks listed here is just an example, you can put as many billets on your
E-Resume as you want. Obviously the more billets the more “realistic” your
E-Resume will be.
Assignment Policy Upon
Advancement
When a member advances
and desires to remain in his or her current assignment, every effort will be
made to retain the member until tour completion, unless Service needs
dictate otherwise. If a member desires reassignment upon advancement, AOs
will consider, on a case-by-case basis, the reassignment of the member based
on the needs of the Service. Every effort will be made to minimize the
number of transfers upon advancement, but personnel should not compete for
advancement unless they are prepared to be transferred to fill any
authorized vacant position in the next higher pay grade.
Assignment Extensions
I will consider granting
extension requests if the command favorably endorses the members request.
Extensions are assignment decisions. I must work through the assignment
process to determine if an extension can be granted. For members requesting
a second extension, the extension will be considered only if no other member
desires that position. Of course, these are general guidelines and are
subject to Service needs. Approved extensions, just like any other transfer
orders, will be made available in DA.
Collocation
Assignment policy offers married active duty members the
opportunity to collocate or reside jointly whenever possible. Affected
couples must realize the Service may not be able to collocate them
throughout their military careers and should allow some separation for
professional development while meeting Service needs. While the Coast Guard
attempts to assign affected couples equitably, you must understand
assignments ultimately must be made based on Service needs. However, the
Service makes every reasonable effort to assign a couple to the same
geographic area to permit them to maintain a joint residence. The fact that
two enlisted members are married does not alter the assignment priority
policy in Article 1.B.4. of the Military Assignments and Authorized Absences
Manual, COMDTINST M1000.8.
Geographic
Stability/Diversity
Career diversity also
includes geographic diversity, and we’d like to point out that the COMDT’s
policy on geographic stability has recently changed reference Article 1.B.3
of the Military Assignments and Authorized Absences Manual, COMDTINST
M1000.8. To summarize the policy, geographic diversity can be achieved by:
(1) completing full tours
of duty
(2) granting extensions liberally
(3) providing local stability for
two tours
(4) providing regional stability
through multiple tours of duty in a geographic region.
With that, members who have
completed two or more tours in a local area without affecting a household
goods move are considered to have achieved geographic stability. Such
members may request additional assignments in the local area on their
E-Resume, but must also have a realistic expectation of exercising a
household goods move with their next assignment. For all members who desire
an assignment in a specific locality, we continue to encourage you to apply
for assignments using an expanding square, by applying for jobs that are not
only in the city or locality that you desire, but expand throughout the
region that you are looking for.
Please keep in mind that
areas like Florida, Boston, Seattle, Alameda, Portsmouth/Hampton Roads,
Alaska and the Carolinas continue to be places that have more assignment
demand than we have assignment vacancies. Because they are competitive
regions, it may be more challenging to achieve regional stability there
Special
Needs Program:
The Special Needs program ensures
that members having dependents with a verified special need are assigned to
a geographic area in which their family special needs can be met. The
specifics of the Special Needs Program are outlined in COMDTINST M1754.7A. I
will communicate with the Work-Life Staff to ensure that members enrolled in
the Special Needs Program are assigned to an area where their family special
needs can be addressed. I must reemphasize, this program does not guarantee
a specific unit or assignment; it only ensures the assignment is in an
acceptable area. Furthermore, I do not discuss specific assignments with the
Work-Life staff. If you are enrolled in the Special Needs Program, list only
positions/units that are located in areas that can address your family
needs. Your active collaboration with the local Work-Life staff is
encouraged to ensure that only acceptable areas are listed on your E-Resume.
Retirement in Lieu of Orders (RILO)
If you are placing a
retirement letter dated for anything outside of the normal retirement window
of September through December, ensure you have the Commands endorsement
acknowledging they may be accepting a potential gap. If this is not done,
the process will be delayed considerably.
Retirement eligible members
in receipt of orders may request RILO. The member must request the RILO
within 5 working days of receiving Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.
Members desiring to RILO shall simultaneously request a retirement date no
later than 1 August of the year in which orders were received in accordance
with Articles 1.C.11.a.(3)(a) of the Military Separations, COMDTINST
M1000.4. Approval will be based on Service need.
Separation in Lieu of
Orders (SILO)
Members on indefinite reenlistments and in receipt of orders may request
SILO. The separation request must be submitted to EPM within 5 working days
of receiving PCS orders.
Enlisted members desiring to SILO may be separated
prior to the expiration of their enlistment by reason of convenience of the
government in accordance with Article 1.B.12. of the Military Separations,
COMDTINST M1000.4. If the separation request is approved, the member will be
separated from the Service by 1 August of the current year. Approval will be
based on Service need.
Refusal to Obligate
Service
Members on first enlistments and in receipt of orders may request to
not obligate Service. This request must be submitted to EPM via message
traffic within 5 working days of receiving PCS orders. Members can expect to
either have their obligated Service waived and report as ordered until they
reach their end of enlistment, or may have their orders canceled and be
processed for separation from active duty, possibly within 30 days. If the
obligated Service has been waived you will not be allowed to extend/reenlist
without EPM-1 approval.
Contact from your
Assignment Officer
During the assignment season it is often difficult to reach each
of you during normal business hours. I encourage you to update your personal
information in Direct Access with your current home & cell phone numbers and
e-mail address. I will sometimes make phone calls or send e-mails after
hours or on weekends to reach you.
v/r
CWO3 John Caicedo
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