CGPC: Officer Personnel Management

Coast Guard Personnel Service Center

Officer Personnel Management Division

Officer Boards, Promotions, and Separations Branch CG PSC (OPM-1)

Boards Section

Active Duty/ADPL Board and Panel Precept Information:

Promotion years are 1 July through the following 30 June. As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year precepts are added. Selection boards are to consider individuals for promotion to the next higher grade. Designation and appointment boards consider individuals to transfer into that specialty. As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year results are added. This is a work in progress to get back board results and precepts.

Announcements and Messages:

PY13 Commandant's Guidance to Officer Selection Boards and Panels
PY13Schedule of Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) and Inactive Duty Promotion List
PY12 Commandant's Guidance to Officer Selection Boards and Panels
(IDPL) Officer Personnel Boards and Panels, PSCNOTE 1401
COMDTINST 1410.2: Documents Viewed by Boards and Panels
ALCGOFF 033/11- 2011 OER SUBMISSIONS AND PY12 OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS

Important Links:

Active Duty/ADPL Board Precepts and Results:

Board Type	PY 2009	PY 2010	PY 2011	PY 2012
RADM Continuation	Precept ALCOAST 434/08	Precept ALCOAST 511/09	Precept ALCOAST 463/10	Precept ALCOAST 438/11
O-7 Selection	Precept ALCOAST 348/08	Precept ALCOAST 394/09	Precept ALCOAST 385/10	Precept ALCOAST 348/11
O-6 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 043/08	Precept ALCGPSC 029/09	Precept ALCGPSC 067/10	Precept ALLCGPSC 101/11
O-6 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 047/08	Precept ALCGPSC 032/09	Precept ALCGPSC 068/10	Precept ALCGPSC 104/11
O-5 Continuation	Precept	Precept	Not Held	Not Held
O-5 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 050/08	Precept ALCGPSC 036/09	Precept ALCGPSC 087/10	Precept ALCGPSC 112/11
O-4 Continuation	Precept	Precept	Not Held	Not Held
O-4 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/08	Precept ALCGPSC 046/09	Precept ALCGPSC 097/10	Precept ALCGPSC 128/11
O-3 Continuation	Precept	Precept	Not Held	Not Held
O-3 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 070/08	Precept ALCGPSC 061/09	Precept ALCGPSC 108/10	Precept ALCGPSC 142/11
O-2 Selection	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 086/08 --- Precept (June) ALCGPSC 022/09	Precept (November) ALCGPSC 086/09 --- Precept (June) ALCGPSC 056/10	Precept (November) --- Precept (June)	Precept (Novermber) ALCGPSC 169/11 ---
PCTS Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 048/08	Precept ALCGPSC 033/09	Precept ALCGPSC 072/10
PCTS Designation	Electrical and Computer Engineering Section Precept Civil Engineering Section Precept ALCGPERSCOM 071/08	Not Held		Precept ALCGPSC 019/12 Precept ALCGPSC 019/12 Precept ALCGPSC 020/12
RPA O-6 Continuation	See RPM CGCentral	Not Held	Precept ALCGPSC 109/10	Not Held
RPA Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 065/08	Precept ALCGPSC 057/09	Precept ALCGPSC 112/10	Precept ALCGPSC 156/11
RPA Designation	See RPM CGCentral	Precept ALCGPSC 055/09	Precept ALCGPSC 110/10	Precept ALCGPSC 155/11
CWO Selection/SERB	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 081/08	Precept ALCGPSC 072/09	Precept ALCGPSC 130/10	Precept ALCGPSC 168/11
CWO Appointment	Precept ALCGPSC 012/09	Precept ALCGPSC 046/10	Precept ALCGPSC 071/11	Not Held
CWO to LT Appointment	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 067/08	Precept ALCGPSC 062/09	Precept ALCGPSC 107/10	Precept ALCGPSC 147/11
Band Director Appointment	Not Held	Not Held		Not Held
Band Director Selection	Not Held	Not Held		Precept ALCGPSC 105/11
Bandmaster Appointment	Not Held	Not Held		Not Held
Chief Medical Officer (CMO)	Not Held	Not Held	Not Held	Precept ALCOAST 435/11
Reserve Extension	Not Held	Not Held	Precept (January) ALCGPSC 081/11	Precept (January) ALCGPSC 016/12

Assignment Panel Precepts and Results:

These panels are convened and administered by CG PSC (OPM-2). Please visit CG Central for all assignment panel precepts and results.

Boards and Panels Convened by CG PSC-OPM:

The Officer Boards Section in CG PSC (OPM-1) handles all of the following Active Duty boards:

RDML Selection Board
RADM Continuation Board
Captain Selection Board
Captain Continuation Board
Commander Selection Board
Commander Continuation Board
LCDR Selection Board
LCDR Continuation Board
LT Selection Board
LT Continuation Board
LTJG Selection Board
Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff Designation Board
Reserve Program Administrator Promotion Boards
CWO To LT Selection Board
CWO Promotion and Appointment Boards
Reserve Officer Extension Board
Band Director/Master Appointment Boards
Special Boards (Removal From Promotion List, Removal of Reserve Officer from Active Duty, Vacation of Temporary Appointment, Revocation Of Commission)

Coast Guard Recruiting Command conducts all Officer Accession boards including OCS, Direct Commission Officer Programs, CSPI, MARGRAD, etc.

Laws and Policies Governing Boards and Panels:

The following are laws that directly apply to CG PSC (OPM-1)'s Officer Boards and are most frequently used or requested:

10 U.S.C 573 - Convening of selection boards (CWO Selection Boards only)
10 U.S.C 576 - Information to be furnished to selection boards; selection procedures (CWO Selection Boards only)
10 U.S.C 12643 - Boards for appointment, promotion, and certain other purposes; composition
10 U.S.C 14105 - Notice of convening of promotion board
14 U.S.C 41a - Active duty promotion list
14 U.S.C 251 - Selection boards; convening of boards
14 U.S.C 252 - Selection boards; composition of boards
14 U.S.C 253 - Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board
14 U.S.C 254 - Selection boards; oath of members
14 U.S.C 255 - Number of officers to be selected for promotion
14 U.S.C 257 - Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion
14 U.S.C 258 - Selection boards; information to be furnished boards
14 U.S.C 259 - Officers to be recommended for promotion
14 U.S.C 260 - Selection boards; reports
14 U.S.C 261 - Selection boards; submission of reports
14 U.S.C 262 - Failure of selection for promotion
14 U.S.C 271 - Promotions; appointments
14 U.S.C 272 - Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion
14 U.S.C 276 - Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list
14 U.S.C 281 - Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service
14 U.S.C 289 - Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement
14 U.S.C 290 - Rear admirals and rear admirals lower half; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement
14 U.S.C 321 - Review of records of officers
14 U.S.C 322 - Boards of inquiry
14 U.S.C 323 - Boards of review
14 U.S.C 324 - Composition of boards
14 U.S.C 325 - Rights and procedures
14 U.S.C 326 - Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary
14 U.S.C 327 - Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; severance benefits
14 U.S.C 336 - United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director

The following chapters in the Coast Guard Officer Accessions, Evaluations, Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3 provide useful information about the officer promotion board process:

Chapter 5.A - Promoting Commissioned Officers - 3.A of Officer Accessions, Evaluations, Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3
Chapter 5.B - Promoting Chief Warrant Officers - 3.B. of Officer Accessions, Evaluations, Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3
Chapter 12.A - Special Board Procedures 1.A.14 of Military Separations, COMDTINST M1000.4
Chapter 14.A - Commissioned and Chief Warrant Officer Personnel Boards - 6.A of the Officer Accessions, Evaluations, Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3

Communications to Boards and Panels:

Individuals appearing before a selection board (one considering people for promotion) may communicate directly with the board. Rules for this are governed in Section 3.A.4.f of Officer Accessions, Evaluations, Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3. The communications should be in standard Coast Guard memorandum format addressed to the President of the particular board. This should only address matters of the officer's record. See the Communications to the Board section on the FAQ.

Board Membership:

Members can volunteer to sit on promotion boards and designation panels. Promotion boards are made up of members who represent a wide range of background, skills, accession sources, units, and geographic areas. The following are guidelines for volunteering for Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) Selection Boards:

1. Must be on the ADPL (includes regular officers and Reserve Officers on EAD contract).
2. Should be O-3 or above (note, there are very few opportunities for O-3s - most of the opportunities are for O-4 and above).
3. Be a strong performer who is currently not above zone for promotion.
4. Not be in zone for promotion during the same promotion year.
5. Not have a pending or approved separation request submitted to CG PSC.
6. Be in compliance with max allowable weight standards.

Volunteering for board membership will include all types of boards - requests to sit on specific boards are not considered as the needs of the service are the primary consideration. Your name will be added to a list of volunteers and will remain current for two years. Please do not contact CG PSC to ask about the status of your selection for a board.

You may volunteer by sending an email to OPM-1. In your request, please include:

Full Name
EMPLID
Unit/ Location
Primary Specialty

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