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COMDTNOTE 3000
SUBJ: RESERVE FORCE READINESS SYSTEM (RFRS) IMPLEMENTATION
UPDATE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 011613Z JUL 09/ALCOAST 379/09
1.  AS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE (A), THE RESERVE FORCE
READINESS SYSTEM (RFRS) WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED ON 1 JULY
09.  RFRS GIVES COMMANDERS FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) STAFF TO
CARRY OUT THEIR RESERVE TRAINING AND READINESS
RESPONSIBILITIES.
2.  WITH THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS
COMMAND (MLC) AND INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMANDS (ISC) AT THE
END OF SEPTEMBER AND THE CONSEQUENT TRANSFER OF REMAINING
PERSONNEL, INITIAL OPERATING CAPABILITY OF RFRS HAS BEEN
ACHIEVED.  FULL TIME RFRS STAFFS ARE NOW IN PLACE AT
FORCE READINESS COMMAND (FORCECOM), THE DEPLOYABLE OPERATIONS GROUP
(DOG), AREAS, DISTRICTS, AND MANY SECTORS.
ADDITIONAL FTS STAFF ARE SCHEDULED TO REPORT TO SOME
COMMANDS IN ASSIGNMENT YEARS 2010, 2011, AND 2012, WHEN THE
FINAL IMPLEMENTATION OF RFRS WILL BE COMPLETE.
3.  ADDITIONAL RFRS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET
IN THE RESERVIST RFRS ISSUE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVIST/MAG2009/V56-04-09/ISSUE409.PDF
4. RELEASED BY RDML D.R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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