R 231911Z SEP 10

SUBJ: ALCGRSV 051/10 TRANSFERS FROM SELRES TO IRR/ISL/ASL
A. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A
B. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A
1. PSC-RPM HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR
CHANGES IN INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) FROM
THE READY RESERVE, INCLUDING SELECTED RESERVE, (SELRES) AND
INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) TO THE STANDBY RESERVE (INACTIVE
STATUS LIST (ISL) OR ACTIVE STATUS LIST (ASL). PSC-RPM IS COMMITTED
TO PROCESSING REQUESTS THAT CONFORM TO COAST GUARD POLICY.  REQUESTS
THAT DO NOT WILL BE RETURNED TO THE ORIGINATOR.
2. TO ASSIST RESERVISTS AND COMMANDS WITH PROPERLY DOCUMENTED
REQUESTS FOR CHANGES TO RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY, EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY, SUCH REQUESTS SHALL BE MADE USING AN UPDATED PSC-RPM
FORM (CHANGE IN RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY) NOW AVAILABLE ON THE PSC
WEB SITE AT:  HTTP://USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RCC-FORM.PDF
3. TO AVOID UNNECESSARY WORK, UNIT COMMANDERS SHOULD TAKE THE
APPROPRIATE COUNSELING AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION SPELLED OUT IN CHAPTER
4.B.1 OF REF A, OR MOVE TO COMPLIANCE MEASURES OUTLINED IN CHAPTER
4.B.2 OF REF A BEFORE CONTEMPLATING A REQUEST TO CHANGE A MEMBERS RCC
DUE TO UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPATION.  THIS INCLUDES CASES BASED ON A
RESERVISTS REFUSAL TO ACCEPT INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION ORDERS. IN
ADDITION, REF A PLACES SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERRING
RESERVISTS WITH OBLIGATED SELRES SERVICE FROM THE SELRES TO THE IRR.
4. IF A RESERVIST MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A RESERVE COMPONENT
CATEGORY CHANGE, THE PSC-RPM FORM SHALL BE ROUTED TO PSC-RPM-1 VIA
THE MEMBERS CHAIN OF COMMAND AND THE DISTRICT (DXR) STAFF (OR DOG,
(DG-1) FOR DOG UNITS). IN INSTANCES IN WHICH A REQUEST IS BASED ON A
CLAIM OF HARDSHIP OR STATUS AS A KEY EMPLOYEE, AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER
5.B.3 OF REF A, EACH REQUEST MUST BE FULLY DOCUMENTED AS SPECIFIED IN
REF A.
5. WHEN A RESERVIST LEAVES THE SELRES, IT IMPACTS THE PERSONNEL
ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL), CREATING A BILLET GAP THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED.
COMMANDS, DISTRICT (DXR) STAFFS AND THE DOG SHOULD TAKE THE FOLLOWING
CONSIDERATIONS INTO ACCOUNT BEFORE FORWARDING AN RCC CHANGE REQUEST:
A. LOSS OF A POTENTIAL MOBILIZATION ASSET DURING A PERIOD OF
UNPRECEDENTED RESERVE OPERATIONS TEMPO.
B. CREATION OF RESERVE BILLET GAP THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE RESOLVED
DURING THE UPCOMING ASSIGNMENT YEAR.
C. REDUCTION IN SELRES END-STRENGTH.
D. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE RESERVIST, INCLUDING POTENTIAL LOSS OF
VALUABLE BENEFITS AND CREDITABLE SERVICE TOWARD A RETIREMENT.
6. POC FOR THIS MSG IS LCDR SCOTT TOVES, PSC-RPM-1, 202-493-1720, OR
SCOTT.C.TOVES(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.