R 161912Z JUL 12 ALCGOFF 087/12 SUBJ: CWO TO LT SELECTION BOARD A. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (ADPL) AND INACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (IDPL) OFFICER PERSONNEL BOARDS AND PANELS, PSCNOTE 1401 B. OFFICER ACCESSIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS, COMDTINST M1000.3 1. THE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) TO LIEUTENANT (LT) SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2012 IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A). THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CANDIDATES FOR SELECTION WITHIN EACH OCCUPATIONAL FIELD: OCCUPATIONAL FIELD PRI RELATED SPECIALTY AVIATION 0 AVI C4I 4 ELC/ISM/OSS ENGINEERING 4 ENG/MAT FINANCE 2 F(AND)S HUMAN RESOURCES 0 PERS INTELLIGENCE 0 ISS MANAGEMENT 1 INF MEDICAL 1 MED OPS AFLOAT 0 BOSN/WEPS OPS ASHORE-PREVENTION 2 MSSE/MSSD OPS ASHORE-RESPONSE 0 MLES/OSS/BOSN A. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS THAT HAVE ZERO ACCESSIONS AVAILABLE. 2. ALL ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN ART 3.B.10 OF REF (B). E-RESUMES SUBMISSIONS VIA DIRECT ACCESS ARE NOT REQUIRED AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN APPLICATION PACKAGES. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FROM CWO4/CWO3 MEMBERS, OR CWO2S WHO WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE CWO3 SELECTION BOARD IN THE SAME PROMOTION YEAR. CWOS WITH A DATE OF RANK (DOR) OF 15 DECEMBER 09 OR EARLIER WILL BE ELIGIBLE. HOWEVER, APPOINTMENTS OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS, W-2, TO LIEUTENANT SHALL BE OFFERED ONLY TO THOSE CWOS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO W-3. ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE SERVING ON THE ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST AND MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 13 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR RETIREMENT, COMPUTED TO 30 JUNE 2013. IN ADDITION, ALL APPLICANTS, REGARDLESS OF SPECIALTY, MUST POSSESS NORMAL COLOR PERCEPTION. WAIVERS FOR COLOR VISION WILL NOT BE GRANTED. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THAT APPLICANTS ARE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED. WAIVERS OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED IF SERVICE NEEDS PERMIT. WAIVER REQUESTS SHOULD BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO CWO2 THERESA ROLDAN AT THERESA.A.ROLDAN(AT SIGN)USCG.MIL. 3. W-2S WHO DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TIME IN GRADE FOR SELECTION TO W-3, BUT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR COMMISSION UNDER THE DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER (DCO) PROGRAM (COMDTINST M1100.2D, CHAP 4). FOR TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE DCO PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.GOCOASTGUARD.COM/DC/DCINDEX.HTM. 4. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CWO TO LT IN THE C4I FIELD, APPLICANTS IN THE OSS AND ISM SPECIALTIES MUST HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHILE SERVING AS A CWO: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DESIGN, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, OR RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT. CWOS WHO HAVE SERVED IN AN OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BILLETED POSITION ARE ALSO ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. 5. IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, APPLICANTS MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TOUR AS MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT (MPA) ABOARD A WAGB/WMSL/WHEC/WMEC, ENGINEERING PETTY OFFICER (EPO) ABOARD A WLM, OR ENGINEER OFFICER (EO) ABOARD A WLB/WLM/WTGB SINCE 1 JUNE 2006. THOSE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, BUT HAVE SERVED AS A DIVISION CHIEF ABOARD A WAGB/WMSL/WHEC/WMEC OR ENGINEERING PETTY OFFICER (EPO/E-7) ABOARD A CUTTER SINCE 1 JUNE 2006 MAY SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUESTING CONSIDERATION. WAIVER PACKAGES FOR THE ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONAL FIELD ONLY SHOULD INCLUDE A COPY OF ENLISTED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORMS AND ANY AWARD CITATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE DIVISION CHIEF/EPO TOUR. IN ADDITION, APPLICATION LETTERS SHOULD HIGHLIGHT PERTINENT AFLOAT EXPERIENCE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE ONLY THE OFFICER PORTION OF THE SERVICE RECORD IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. 6. IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE OPS ASHORE-PREVENTION SPECIALTY, DESIRED EXPERIENCE FOR APPLICANTS INCLUDES QUALIFICATION AS HULL INSPECTOR AND/OR MACHINERY INSPECTOR. ALTERNATIVELY, A COMBINATION OF ANY THREE VESSEL INSPECTIONS/EXAMINATIONS QUALIFICATIONS IN THE FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC DISCIPLINES WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED. THESE QUALIFICATIONS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE FOREIGN CHEMICAL TANKER EXAMINER (FCTE/ML), FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL EXAMINER (FPVE/CVE), FOREIGN TANK VESSEL EXAMINER (FTVE/TV), FOREIGN GAS CARRIER EXAMINER (FGCE), FOREIGN FREIGHT VESSEL EXAMINER (FFVE/FV), HULL INSPECTOR (HI), HULL INSPECTOR TANKSHIP (HT), MACHINERY INSPECTOR (MI), MACHINERY INSPECTOR STEAM (MS), MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT INSPECTOR (MU) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL INSPECTOR (OI), BARGE INSPECTOR (BI), DRYDOCK INSPECTOR (DI), SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTOR (TI), SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTOR (KI), MARINE CASUALTY INVESTIGATOR (FO), MARITIME ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR (EO), SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION INVESTIGATOR (FN), OR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION HEARING INVESTIGATOR (RO). ALL QUALIFICATION LETTERS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGES AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. 7. RATING CHAINS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWERS SHALL EXPEDITE THE SUBMISSION OF OERS TO ENSURE CANDIDATES HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE RECORDS ON FILE PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING ON 10 SEPTEMBER 2012. 8. APPLICATIONS MAY ONLY BE MADE FOR THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD WHICH IS RELATED TO THE WARRANT OFFICER SPECIALTY LISTED IN ART 3.B.10.H.3 OF REF (B). IF THE APPLICANT IS SERVING IN A WARRANT SPECIALTY RELATED TO MORE THAN ONE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS OFFERED, THAT OFFICER MAY REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR MORE THAN ONE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR MORE THAN ONE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SHALL SPECIFY THEIR DESIRED ORDER OF PREFERENCE (I.E., FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE). 9. PER ARTICLE 3.B.10.H OF REF (B), CANDIDATES MUST APPLY BY MEMORANDUM TO CG PSC-OPM-1 VIA THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMAND. NO ENCLOSURES TO THE APPLICATION ARE PERMITTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HULL OR MACHINERY QUALIFICATION LETTERS. THE APPLICATION/RESUME SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN BASIC COAST GUARD MEMORANDUM FORMAT (LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 2 PAGES, SINGLE-SIDED, SINGLE-SPACED, 12-POINT TEXT WITH 1-INCH MARGINS). 10. THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT MUST ADDRESS THE APPLICANT'S POTENTIAL TO PERFORM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT AND SHALL INCLUDE A COMPUTATION OF THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL SERVICE COMPUTED TO 30 JUNE 2013. 11. APPLICATIONS WITH ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD NOT BE MAILED. INSTEAD, COMMANDS SHALL SUBMIT SIGNED MEMOS VIA E-MAIL TO CG PSC-OPM-1 AT THE ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-1-BOARDS GLOBAL E-MAIL ADDRESS WITH THE SUBJECT LINE 'CWO TO LT SELECTION BOARD.' ELECTRONICALLY SIGNED MEMOS ARE AUTHORIZED AND PREFERRED. APPLICANTS SHALL ALSO ENSURE THAT ALL SCANNED DOCUMENTS ARE CLEARLY READABLE. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 10 AUGUST 2012. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 12. CG PSC-OPM-1 WILL CONTACT CANDIDATES VIA E-MAIL UPON THE RECEIPT OF THEIR APPLICATIONS. APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT ON THE CG GLOBAL ADDRESS LIST SHALL PROVIDE CG PSC-OPM-1 WITH A VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS IN ADVANCE, AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT THEIR DIRECT ACCESS CONTACT INFORMATION IS CURRENT. APPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS OR SPECIALTIES NOT SOLICITED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT SPECIALTIES NOT SOLICITED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. 13. ALL OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE STEPS TO REVIEW THEIR OFFICIAL RECORD. DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE ELECTRONICALLY IMAGED-PERSONNEL DATA RECORD (EI-PDR) ARE LISTED ON THE PSC PSD-MR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/. 14. OFFICERS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THE COMMANDANT'S GUIDANCE TO PROMOTION YEAR 2013 SELECTION BOARDS AND PANELS. THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE SELECTION BOARD AND CLEARLY SETS FORTH THE COMMANDANT'S VISION FOR SELECTION TO LIEUTENANT. THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSC/OPM/OPM1/OPM-1BOARDS.ASP. 15. SELECTEES WILL BE OFFERED APPOINTMENTS AS TEMPORARY OFFICERS. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE ADPL PER THE PROVISIONS OF ART 3.A.2 OF REF (B) AND INCUR THREE YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT. ADDITIONALLY, ALL SELECTEES SHOULD ANTICIPATE PCS TRANSFER. SELECTEES FOR THE ENGINEERING AND OPS AFLOAT OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS SHOULD EXPECT TO BE ASSIGNED AFLOAT. 16. COMMANDS SHOULD BRING THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL CWOS AND ENCOURAGE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO APPLY. POC IS CWO THERESA ROLDAN AT (202) 493-1613. 17. CAPT RIC RODRIGUEZ, CHIEF, PSC-OPM, SENDS. 18. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.