R 191238Z JAN 12

ALCGPSC 009/12
SUBJ: RETENTION OF RESERVISTS ON ACTIVE DUTY BEYOND 16 OR 18 YEARS OF
TOTAL COMBINED ACTIVE DUTY - UPDATE 1
A. ALCOAST 440/11, RESERVE WAIVER APPROVING AUTHORITY CHANGE FOR OVER
16/18 YEARS COMBINED ACTIVE SERVICE, AND MANDATORY SEPARATION FOR AGE
(OVER 60)
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A, CH 3.B.6.B
C. ALCGPSC 132/11, RETENTION OF RESERVISTS ON ACTIVE DUTY BEYOND 16
OR 18 YEARS OF TOTAL COMBINED ACTIVE DUTY
1. REFERENCE A ANNOUNCED THAT EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2011, COAST GUARD
PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER (CG PSC) IS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR
WAIVERS OF THE POLICY IN REFERENCE B. THIS POLICY RESTRICTS ACTIVE
DUTY (OTHER THAN ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (ADT)) FOR RESERVISTS WITH
16 YEARS OR MORE OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY. REFERENCE C OUTLINED
PROCEDURES FOR WAIVER REQUESTS. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE.
2. CG PSC-RPM HAS IDENTIFIED 80 RESERVISTS WHO CURRENTLY HAVE 15
YEARS OR MORE OF TOTAL ACTIVE DUTY, AND THUS ARE LIKELY TO REQUIRE AN
APPROVED WAIVER TO PERFORM ACTIVE DUTY OTHER THAN ADT. THE NAMES OF
THOSE MEMBERS ARE ON THE CG PORTAL AT:
HTTPS://COLLAB.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/PSC-RPM/RPM1 (LOWER CASE
SENSITIVE). THE LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE MEMBERS WITH APPROVED
RETIREMENT REQUESTS. CG PSC-RPM-1 WILL UPDATE THE LIST QUARTERLY.
3. TO ENSURE THAT NO RESERVIST APPROACHING 16 YEARS OF TOTAL ACTIVE
DUTY IS BROUGHT ON ACTIVE DUTY WITHOUT AN APPROVED WAIVER, CG PSC-RPM
HAS ADJUSTED EXPECTED LOSS DATES (ELD) IN DIRECT ACCESS FOR ALL
RESERVISTS WITH AT LEAST 15 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY. UNITS MUST CONTACT
CG PSC-RPM PRIOR TO ISSUING ORDERS TO A RESERVIST WITH AN ADJUSTED
ELD.
4. TO MAINTAIN ACCURACY OF PERSONNEL RECORDS, SERVICING PERSONNEL
OFFICES SHALL ENSURE THAT EACH MEMBER WITH PRIOR ACTIVE DUTY HAS A
CURRENT STATEMENT OF CREDITABLE SERVICE (SOCS). PROPER DOCUMENTATION
OF ACTIVE DUTY BECOMES CRITICAL AS A MEMBER APPROACHES RETIREMENT
ELIGIBILITY. FAILURE TO PROPERLY DOCUMENT ACTIVE DUTY MAY IMPACT
RETIRED PAY AND BENEFITS.
5. CG PSC-RPM POINTS OF CONTACT:
A. RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY MANAGEMENT BRANCH CHIEF (CG PSC-RPM-1):
LCDR SCOTT C. TOVES, 202-493-1720.
B. CG PSC-RPM-1 STATUS MANAGER: LT ANDREW R. YOUNKLE, 202-493-1762.
C. ALL RESERVE INQUIRIES: ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-QUERY(AT)USCG.MIL
6. RADM DANIEL R. MAY, COMMANDER, CG PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.