R 161717Z JAN 13

ALCGPSC 009/13
SUBJ: ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT - WAIVING OBLIGATED
SERVICE
A. Military Separations Manual, COMDTINST M1000.4
1.  As Service needs permit, PSC-OPM will consider waiving up to 10
months of obligated service to support voluntary retirement and
resignation requests received through 01 Nov 2013, to be effective 01
May - 01 Sep 2014.  Waiver requests for AY13 will still be
considered, but are less likely to be approved unless units are
willing to accept gaps given that the current assignment season is
underway.
2.  The intent of this action is to mitigate workforce overages at
the LT and LCDR levels, but requests from other officers will be
considered.  It should be emphasized, however, that officers most
likely to be approved for obligMSSE) and Marine
Safety Specialist Deck (MSSD).
E. By law, obligated service resulting from a Post 9-11 G.I. Bill
transfer to dependents cannot be waived, however, these benefits can
be rescinded at the member's request.  Officers should gain
rescission approval before submitting retirement or resignation
requests.  Similarly, obligated service incurred from Tuition
Assistance cannot be waived, but members have the option to reimburse
the Government in order to negate incurred obligated service.
3. In accordance with Ref (A), all requests for retirement or
resignation shall be submitted to PSC-OPM-1 via standard CG memo with
command endorsement using the following global email address:
ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-1-Separations(at)uscg.mil.
4. Questions concerning the impact of separation under these
temporary policy waivers with respect to Post 9-11 G.I. Bill
eligibility should be directed to the member's Education Services
Officer (ESO) or transition relocation specialist.  For Tuition
Assistance questions impacting separation, please contact the Coast
Guard Institute's Tuition Assistance office at (405) 954-7233.
5. Questions concerning retirements and resignations, including
eligibility for the temporary separation (TEMPSEP) program, should be
directed to LT Steve Creech at (703) 872-6432 or
Steven.G.Creech(at)uscg.mil.
6. Members are highly encouraged to contact PSC-OPM-4, Career
Management Branch, via global email address
ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM-4(at)uscg.mil to discuss the decision to separate,
options under the temporary separation policy, and opportunities to
continue service in the CG Reserve component.
7. Questions concerning Service need and assignment backfills should
be directed to the member's respective PSC-OPM-2 Assignment Officer.
8.  RDML Dave Callahan, Commander, Personnel Service Center, sends.
9. Internet release is authorized.
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