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SUBJ: ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2013 OFFICER ASSIGNMENT COMMUNICATIONS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 181836Z OCT 10
B. COMCOGARD PSC ARLINGTON VA 231313Z APR 12
1. This message describes the Assignment Year 2013 (AY13) timeline
and identifies information resources available to all officers. While
the information provided in this message should be of particular
interest to officers anticipating reassignment in AY13, it also
includes important information for supervisors and units.
2. As specified in reference (A), early rotations/short touring of
officers serving in command cadre/key leadership positions will not
be approved except in cases of a compelling service need. This policy
was enacted to help steady the service and enhance operational
readiness. Additionally, completion of post graduate school payback
tours and follow-on assignments that make full use of Senior Service
School (SSS) educational and fellowship experience will be
emphasized.
3. The AY13 timetable is as follows:
A. Now thru 1 Sep: PSC-OPM Assignment Officers (AOs) are available
for career counseling and e-resume guidance via telephone and at
scheduled road shows in various districts.
B. 15 May: Senior Education Fellowship Panel (SEFP) and Senior
Command Screening Panel (SCSP) process messages will be released.
C. 1 Jun: Initial AY13 shopping list will be available for viewing in
Direct Access (DA) in order to allow units/directorates to commence
validation and preparation of command concerns.
D. 8 Jun: Application/e-resume submission deadline for officers
desiring to apply for postgraduate/advanced education programs as
outlined in reference (B).
E. 22 Jun: E-resume submission deadline for officers desiring to
apply for SEFP and SCSP.
F. 15 Jul: Deadline for commands to validate AY13 shopping lists and
submit command concerns.
G. 15 Jul: AY13 special assignments shopping list released via
message.
H. 1 Aug: Complete AY13 shopping list released via message.
I. 06-17 Aug: SCSP convenes.
J. 15 Aug: E-resume submission deadline for all officers O5 and below
who desire to compete for special assignments.
K. 1 Sep: E-resume submission deadline for all O6 and below.
L. 4-7 Sep: SEFP convenes.
M. 1-5 Oct: CWO Command Screening Panel (CWOCSP) convenes.
N. 23-24 Oct: Public Health Service Assignment Panel convenes.
O. 5-9 Nov: Junior Command Screening Panel (JCSP) convenes.
P. 4-6 Dec: O6 Assignment Panel convenes.
Q. 2-4 Jan 2013: O5 Assignment Panel convenes.
R. 1 Feb 2013: All O4 and OCONUS assignments completed.
S. 1 Mar 2013: O3 and below assignments completed.
4. Officers who fail to adhere to submission deadlines will not be
considered as candidates for special assignments, pg school/adv ed,
SEFP, or command screening panels.
5. Outreach:
A. Road shows. During May and June, AOs will conduct road shows as
coordinated with interested commands. We also plan to execute
targeted VTC and Office Communicator System (OCS) enabled road shows.
Road shows are meant for officers of all ranks, civilian supervisors,
and mentors and are designed to provide attendees an opportunity to
gain insight into the assignment, promotion, advanced education,
command screening, and officer evaluation processes. Actual road show
dates and locations will be promulgated via SEPCOR and posted on the
OPM portal at
https://collab.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm-4/opm-outreach-calenda
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Questions regarding unit visits should be directed to LCDR Tyson
Scofield via email at tyson.j.scofield(at)uscg.mil.  A pre-recorded
road show presentation has been posted on the OPM-4 portal site at
https://collab.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm-4/opm-4-faq for
members that are unable to attend an OPM road show this summer.
Officers will be able to view the road show presentation and post
questions they may have regarding the information contained in the
presentation.
C. Webinars. OPM-1, OPM-2, and OPM-4 will be conducting a series of
online webinars throughout the summer on various topics related to
officer personnel management. A registration link for each of these
webinars will be available on the OPM portal site (link in paragraph
4.e.) two weeks before the webinar date.
D. Career counseling: PSC-OPM-4 conducts on-line interactive
counseling throughout the year via the OCS application. Any officer
with the communicator functionality (icon located at the bottom right
of your screen once you are logged into outlook) installed on their
workstation is capable of participating. Establishing a live meeting
is the quickest means for an officer to review their record with
OPM-4 and greatly enhances the counseling session. Officers desiring
an appointment for an interactive live meeting should contact
PSC-OPM-4, LCDR Tyson Scofield or LT Jessica Barbeau via email at
arl-pf-cgpsc-opm-4(at)uscg.mil.
E. CG portal. The OPM portal site
(https://cgportal.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm) is the central
location for news and information within Officer Personnel
Management. All officers should frequently visit this site to view
the blog postings, a consolidated list of all off-season
solicitations, and AO notes. Many of the site components can be
subscribed to using the RSS feed capability within Internet Explorer.
6. Feedback: All officers are encouraged to provide OPM-2 feedback
using the survey link on the OPM portal site. This survey helps us
better understand the needs of individual officers, units and
programs, ultimately increasing transparency and improving customer
service.
7. CAPT Ric Rodriguez, PSC-OPM, sends.
8. Internet release authorized.