R 232022Z DEC 09 SUBJ: ALCGOFF 232/09 - ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2010 SITREP ONE A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6(SERIES) B. ALCOAST 668/09 - REQUESTING AND SCHEDULING OF OFFICER AND ENLISTED RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION IN LIEU OF ORDERS C. ALCOAST 685/09 - WORKFORCE SHAPING POLICIES 1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE AY10 ASSIGNMENT SEASON, AND PROVIDES DETAILS ON A VARIETY OF OTHER ASSIGNMENT ISSUES. 2. AY10 MODERNIZATION IMPACTS: (A) ALL EXPECTED FY10 CRRT RE-PROGRAMMINGS HAVE BEEN APPROVED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SILC POSITIONS. A SPREADSHEET OF THE APPROVED FY10 CRRT RE-PROGRAMMINGS IS LOCATED IN THE CG PORTAL OPM REFERENCE LIBRARY - OPM-2 ASSIGNMENTS FOLDER AT https://cgportal.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm. ALL AY10 POSITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY IMPACTED BY MODERNIZATION (RANK, LOCATION, OR SKILLSET CHANGE) WILL BE ADVERTISED ONCE THE POSITIONS ARE PLACED ON PAL. (B) OFFICERS EXPERIENCING A CHANGE OF REPORTING OFFICER DURING THE COURSE OF MODERNIZATION SHALL FOLLOW OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT (OER) POLICY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN REF (A), CHAPTER 10.A.3.B AND CHAPTER 10.A.3.A.2. WAIVER REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED INDIVIDUALLY. COMMANDS SHALL NOT REQUEST BLANKET WAIVERS FOR PERSONNEL. 3. D13 SECTORIZATION: THE D13 SECTORIZATION PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE EXPECT TO RELEASE A SHOPPING LIST UPDATE NEXT WEEK ADVERTISING ASSOCIATED CHANGES. WE WILL ALSO BEGIN WORKING WITH OFFICERS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY THE PLAN. 4. LORAN-C CLOSURE: PENDING FINAL DECISION ON LORAN-C, WE ARE CONSIDERING ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS BASED ON TWO POSSIBLE OUTCOMES, CLOSURE OR CONTINUED FUNDING. THOSE OFFICERS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED BY A LORAN-C CLOSURE SHOULD CONTACT THEIR AO TO DISCUSS IMPACTS ON A POSSIBLE EARLY RE-ASSIGNMENT. 5. RETIREMENT/SEPARATION IN LIEU OF ORDERS (RILO/SILO) AND TIME IN GRADE OBLIGATED SERVICE WAIVERS: TWO RECENTLY RELEASED ALCOAST MESSAGES, REF (B) AND (C), ANNOUNCED POLICY CHANGES THAT MAY AFFECT YOUR RETIREMENT OR SEPARATION REQUEST. ALONG WITH THESE MESSAGES, OFFICERS CONSIDERING RETIREMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO READ THE RETIREMENT BLOG POSTING ON THE CG PORTAL OPM BLOG AT https://cgportal.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm. 6. DUINS ASSIGNMENTS: ALL ASSIGNMENTS FOR MID-YEAR GRADUATES OF POST GRADUATE (PG) SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE COMPLETE. IF YOU ARE IN A PG SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH GRADUATION EXPECTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 09 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED PCS ORDERS, CONTACT YOUR AO IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU EXPECT TO GRADUATE BETWEEN 1 JAN 10 AND 15 APR 10, CONTACT YOUR AO FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE. 7. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS: AO'S ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT SLATES. AO'S WILL CONTACT OFFICERS PLACED ON SHORT LISTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROCESS. OFFICERS DO NOT NEED TO UPDATE E-RESUMES FOLLOWING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS IF THEIR E-RESUMES INCLUDED ALL OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCES. NOTE THAT BEING PLACED ON A SHORT LIST OR BEING SELECTED AS THE PRIMARY CANDIDATE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING ASSIGNED. DO NOT ACT ON AN ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU RECEIVE PCS ORDERS FROM PSC-OPM-2. 8. OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS: O6 AND O5 OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE DURING THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNMENT PANELS. SEE PAR. 16 FOR AY10 TIMELINE. O4'S AND BELOW SEEKING OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD EXPECT TO BE ENGAGED BY THEIR AO IN FEBRUARY, WITH A GOAL OF ISSUING ORDERS BY 1 MAR 10. 9. O5/O4 SLATE: A COMBINATION OF FACTORS HAVE RESULTED IN ROBUST CANDIDATE POOLS FOR O5 POSITIONS. THERE MAY BE VERY LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR O5 SELECT OFFICERS WHO ARE IN O4 POSITIONS AND NOT TOUR COMPLETE TO BE REASSIGNED THIS YEAR. WE ARE PROJECTING THAT A LARGER NUMBER OF O5 OR O5 SELECTS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO O4 POSITIONS THAN IN PREVIOUS AY'S. THIS MAY HAVE SOME TRICKLE DOWN IMPACTS AND MAY LEAD TO A LARGER NUMBER OF O4 OR O4 SELECTS BEING ASSIGNED TO O3 POSITIONS. THESE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE CAREFULLY REVIEWED, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT SERVICE NEED, MODERNIZATION IMPACTS, INDIVIDUAL DESIRES, AND ABILITY TO MAXIMIZE CAREER PROGRESSION TO INCLUDE CAREER BROADENING AND FUTURE FLEET-UP OPPORTUNITIES. 10. O3 AND BELOW SLATE: AO'S ARE REVIEWING E-RESUMES. SOME OFFICERS HAVE SUBMITTED E-RESUMES LISTING ONLY ONE TYPE OF BILLET (E.G., COMMAND), ONE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, NOTHING IN THEIR DESIGNATED SPECIALTY, CONSECUTIVE OPERATIONAL TOURS, OR AN EXTENSION IN THEIR CURRENT POSITION WITH NO OTHER POSITIONS SELECTED. PER CHAPTER 4.A. OF REF (A), A WELL-CRAFTED E-RESUME IS ONE WHICH PROVIDES A ROBUST LIST OF POSSIBLE ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT BOTH GEOGRAPHIC AND BILLET DIVERSITY. PSC-OPM-4 CAN ASSIST OFFICERS IN DEVELOPING WELL-CRAFTED E-RESUMES. IF A REVISED E-RESUME HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, LET YOUR AO KNOW VIA EMAIL THAT YOU HAVE UPDATED YOUR E-RESUME. JUNIOR OFFICERS MAY RECEIVE EMAILS FROM AN AO OR CAREER COUNSELOR WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO RESUBMIT THEIR E-RESUME. TO AVOID URGENT COMMUNICATION LATER IN THE ASSIGNMENT SEASON, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THOSE JUNIOR OFFICERS FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER. 11. VACANCIES: THE COAST GUARD DERIVES GREAT BENEFITS FROM NEW OFFICERS GAINING OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE DURING THEIR FIRST TOUR. PER THE JUNIOR OFFICER FIRST TOUR ASSIGNMENT POLICY (JOFTA), ALL BUT A SMALL NUMBER OF NEW ENSIGNS ARE ASSIGNED TO AN OPERATIONAL UNIT OR FLIGHT SCHOOL. THIS RESULTS IN OVERBILLETS AT SECTORS, CUTTERS, AND AIR STATIONS. HOWEVER, WITH LOWER NUMBERS FOR ACCESSIONS IN FY10, THE NUMBER OF OVERBILLETS WILL NOT BE AS LARGE AS IN PAST YEARS AND IN MANY CASES NEW ACCESSIONS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO UNOCCUPIED POSITIONS. OVERBILLETS ARE OFFSET BY A COMBINATION OF BILLET VACANCIES AT THE STAFF LEVEL OR SHORT TERM GAPS IN THE FIELD. LATE SUMMER MARGRAD ACCESSIONS AND OFFSEASON OCS GRADS WILL FILL FIELD LEVEL GAPPED BILLETS. OPM WILL SEEK INPUT FROM COMMANDS TO HELP US BALANCE/MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF VACANT OR GAPPED BILLETS. 12. CWO SLATES: WHILE SOME SPECIALTIES HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ORDERS, WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE ALL CWO SLATES INCLUDING NEW APPOINTEE ASSIGNMENTS BY THE END OF JANUARY. 13. CAREER COUNSELING: O5'S AND BELOW NOT TOUR COMPLETE IN AY10 SEEKING GENERAL CAREER GUIDANCE SHOULD CONTACT PSC-OPM-4, LCDR RAHSHAAN ENGRUM OR LT KEVIN KAROW VIA EMAIL AT ARL-PF-CGPSC- OPM-4(AT)USCG.MIL. 14. AO NOTES: AO'S PUBLISH AO NOTES TO CONVEY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THEIR SPECIFIC ACCOUNT, INCLUDING APPROVED BILLET CHANGES, AND THEIR PROGRESS ON DEVELOPING CHANGES IN THE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN A GIVEN ASSIGNMENT YEAR. AO NOTES CAN BE FOUND ON THE OPM PORTAL - OPM-2 LINK AT https://cgportal.uscg.mil/lotus/myquickr/psc-opm. 15. DIRECT ACCESS: OFFICERS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY SAVING THEIR E- RESUME MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY ARE ADVISED THAT DIRECT ACCESS ONLY PERMITS MEMBERS TO SAVE E-RESUMES ONCE PER DAY. THOSE OFFICERS WANTING TO UPDATE AN EXISTING E-RESUME MUST WAIT ONE DAY BEFORE SAVING AGAIN. 16. UPCOMING AY10 MILESTONES: A. 05-07 JAN 10: O6 ASSIGNMENT PANEL B. 26-28 JAN 10: O5 ASSIGNMENT PANEL C. 01 MAR 10: OCONUS ORDERS ISSUED (O4 AND BELOW) D. 15 MAR 10: O4 ORDERS ISSUED E. 15 APR 10: O3 AND BELOW ORDERS ISSUED 17. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.