R 261833Z MAR 12 ALCGOFF 030/12 SUBJ: OFFICER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2012 (AY12) FINAL REPORT A. ALCGOFF 214/10, CHANGE TO THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE B. ALCOAST 510/10, COMMAND CADRE SHORT TOUR PROTOCOL 1. AY12 IS COMPLETE - DESPITE THIS YEAR'S CHALLENGES INCLUDING COMPLETING ASSIGNMENTS ON AN ACCELERATED TIMELINE, UNIT DECOMMISSIONINGS, AND OTHER BUDGET AND ORGANIZATIONAL INITIATIVES, WE PLACED AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON WORKFORCE STABILITY. IN DOING SO, WE HAVE SET HISTORICAL RECORDS IN FLEET-UPS, EXTENSIONS, AND GEO-STABLE NO-COST ASSIGNMENTS. THE AY13 ASSIGNMENT TIMELINE WILL REMAIN CONSTANT FROM THIS YEAR WITH EARLY ASSIGNMENT DEADLINES IN PLACE AGAIN. 2. GENERAL SUMMARY OF THIS YEAR'S ASSIGNMENT SEASON AS OF 01 MARCH 2012 (AY11 NUMBERS IN PARENTHESIS): A. OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS ORDERS ISSUED: 3361 (3105) (1) O6/O6(SEL): 185 (2) O5/O5(SEL): 357 (3) O4/O4(SEL): 587 (4) O3/O3(SEL): 917 (5) O2/O2(SEL): 355 (6) O1: 24 (7) CWO: 585 (8) CGA: 232 (9) OCS: 119 (10) TOTAL NO-COST: 830 (803) OF ALL ORDERS ISSUED OR 28 (26) PERCENT. INCLUDES EXTENSIONS, FLEET-UPS, AND ORDERS TO THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN SUPPORT OF WORKFORCE STABILITY. (11) COST/NO-COST ORDERS ISSUED TO MEMBERS NOT TOUR COMPLETE: 244/192 (269/189), INCLUDES REASSIGNMENTS FOR COMMAND OPPORTUNITIES, PG SCHOOL, TO MEET CRITICAL SKILL SET/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS, COLO'S, AND RANK/BILLET MISMATCHES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT OF THESE NOT TOUR COMPLETE REASSIGNMENTS, 44 (41) PERCENT WERE FLEET-UP OR NO-COST ASSIGNMENTS. B. PAY GRADE MISMATCHES RESULTING FROM AY12 ORDERS ISSUED: (1) O6 BILLETS FILLED BY O5: 3 (1) (2) O5 BILLETS FILLED BY O6/O6(SEL): 2 (16) (3) O5 BILLETS FILLED BY O4: 21 (30) (4) O4 BILLETS FILLED BY O5/O5(SEL): 12 (30) (5) O4 BILLETS FILLED BY O3 AND BELOW: 44 (93) (6) O3 BILLETS FILLED BY O5(SEL)/O4/O4(SEL): 63 (75) (7) O3 BILLETS FILLED BY O2/O1: 68 (85) (8) O2 BILLETS FILLED BY O4/O3/O3(SEL): 44 (112) (9) O2/O3 BILLETS FILLED BY CWO: 0 (3) C. ACCESSION AND TRAINING ORDERS ISSUED: (1) CGA CLASS OF 2012: 232 (226) (2) OCS: 119 (78) (3) DCO (C4IT, AVIATORS, DCIO, DCL, MARGRAD): 37 (73) (4) CWO-LT: 19 (22) (5) NEW CWO APPOINTEES: 179 (158) (6) ADVANCED EDUCATION: 222 (225) (7) TO/FROM FLIGHT SCHOOL: 142 (128) NOTE: DUE TO THE EARLIER COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS AND RELEASE OF THIS REPORT, THE REMAINING FY12 DCO ASSIGNMENTS, NEW CWO APPOINTMENTS, AND TO/FROM FLIGHT SCHOOL ORDERS WILL BE CAPTURED ON NEXT YEAR'S REPORT. D. VACANT AND GAPPED BILLETS BY RANK. INCLUDES DIRECTED VACANCIES AND REDUXES: (1) O6: 0 (0) (2) O5: 6 (0) (3) O4: 16 (18) (4) O3: 54 (78) (5) O2: 17 (29) (6) CWO: 0 (0) E. VACANT AND GAPPED BILLETS BY ASSIGNMENT ACCOUNT. INCLUDES DIRECTED VACANCIES AND REDUXES: (1) AFLOAT STAFF: 2 (2) (2) RESPONSE: 5 (7) (3) PREVENTION: 13 (25) (4) STAFF/SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT: 17 (35) (5) AVIATION: 9 (2) (6) ENG/C4IT/INTEL/LOGISTICS: 50 (54) (7) CWO: 0 (0) 3. RANK/SKILLSET MISMATCHES: THERE ARE SOME SPECIALTIES WITH SIGNIFICANT PAYGRADE MISMATCHES AND/OR A SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS, INCLUDING C4IT, NAVAL ENGINEERING, FINANCE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, AND PREVENTION. ASSIGNING OFFICERS TO POSITIONS IN THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE IS MAINLY A FUNCTION OF THESE SPECIFIC SKILL SET SHORTAGES. 4. VACANCIES AND OVERBILLETS: CONSISTENT WITH THE JUNIOR OFFICER FIRST TOUR ASSIGNMENT POLICY, WE OVER-BILLETED CUTTERS, SECTORS, AND AIR STATIONS WITH 56 (73) JUNIOR OFFICERS. THIS, COMBINED WITH SOME OTHER VARIABLES, INCLUDING SKILL SET SHORTAGES, CREATED 87 (125) VACANT BILLETS (MOSTLY AT THE O2/O3 LEVEL). 5. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE PROFESSIONALISM AND PATIENCE ROUTINELY DEMONSTRATED BY FIELD COMMANDS, STAFFS, AND THE OFFICER CORPS THROUGHOUT THIS EXTREMELY BUSY ASSIGNMENT SEASON. 6. AS WE ENTER THE OFF-SEASON, WE ENCOURAGE COMMANDS TO ENGAGE OPM-2 WITH ANY PROJECTED JUNIOR OFFICER INTERNAL BILLET SHIFTS. APRIL THROUGH AUGUST IS THE BEST TIME FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE DIRECTLY WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENT OFFICER FOR GENERAL CAREER COUNSELING AND INITIAL GUIDANCE ON AY13 INTENTIONS. FOR MEMBERS ANTICIPATING RE-ASSIGNMENT IN AY13, NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARATIONS FOR THE ASSIGNMENT SEASON INCLUDING UPDATING YOUR OFFICER RECORD, UPDATING OBTAINED COMPETENCIES, COMPLETING A CG-4082 RECORD OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORM, UDPATING CONTACT INFORMATION IN DIRECT ACCESS, REGISTERING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS IF NECESSARY, AND REVIEWING/UPDATING YOUR EMPLOYEE SUMMARY SHEET. THIS IS ALSO A GOOD TIME TO CONTACT THE OPM-4 OFFICER CAREER MANAGEMENT BRANCH FOR CAREER GUIDANCE. REQUESTS FOR OPM-4 CAREER COUNSELING SHOULD BE SENT TO ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-4(AT)USCG.MIL. 7. ALL O5-AND-BELOW OFF-SEASON ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA ALCGOFF MESSAGES. THE OPM PORTAL (https://cgportal.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm) IS ALSO THE ONLINE SOURCE FOR INFORMATION ON OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND NEWS. THE OPM PORTAL CONTAINS AO NOTES, OPM BLOG, FAQS, AND INFORMATION ON BOARDS/PANELS, OFFICER EVALUATIONS, AND CAREER MANAGEMENT. 8. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS AND INTO THE FALL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THROUGH TRADITIONAL CHANNELS (SITREPS, OFF-SEASON SOLICITATIONS, AND SHOPPING LIST UPDATES), HOWEVER, THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE OPM PORTAL, BLOG, AND AO NOTES. PLEASE SEND US FEEDBACK USING THE OPM SURVEY LINK (https://cgportal.uscg.mil/CTL/DGQUJ9) ON HOW WE CAN BETTER KEEP THE OFFICER CORPS INFORMED ON HR ISSUES IN AY13 AND BEYOND. 9. WE WILL RELEASE A COMMUNICATION PLAN MESSAGE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE OPM ROADSHOW PLAN. THE COMMUNICATION PLAN WILL INCLUDE VTC AND WEBINAR EVENTS THAT WILL ALLOW MORE OFFICERS TO PARTICIPATE IN Q AND A WITH ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS AND CAREER COUNSELORS. 10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 11. CAPT RIC RODRIGUEZ, PSC-OPM, SENDS.