SUBJ: ALCGRSV 021/09 - CENTRALIZED RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED (E7-E9)
ASSIGNMENTS
A. ALCOAST 001/09
B. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA 061619Z FEB 09, ALCGRSV 006/09
C. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL COMDTINST M1001.28 (SERIES)
1. REF A ANNOUNCED THE CENTRALIZATION OF RESERVE ENLISTED AND
OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS AND PROVIDED BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR THIS
INITIATIVE. REF B ANNOUNCED ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2009 (AY09) GUIDANCE
SPECIFIC TO RESERVE JUNIOR OFFICERS. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE
CENTRALIZED ASSIGNMENT PROCESS WILL ENCOMPASS SENIOR ENLISTED
MEMBERS (E7-E9). THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THE
FORTHCOMING SENIOR ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT PROCESS.
2. CENTRALIZATION OF RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF
THE CG MODERNIZATION EFFORT THAT WILL RESULT IN AN AUDITABLE,
SYSTEMATIC PROCESS THAT NOT ONLY ALIGNS WITH THE ACTIVE DUTY MODEL
BUT ALSO CONSIDERS THE UNIQUE NATURE OF RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS. THIS
EFFORT ALSO REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PROCESS CHANGE, WHICH SHOULD
BE NOTED BY RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS, UNIT COS AND COMMAND
CADRE, SUPERVISORS, AND THE RESERVE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WIDEST
DISSEMINATION OF THIS MESSAGE IS REQUESTED.
3. CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS (CPO) SERVE AS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE
ENLISTED WORKFORCE AND PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN SHAPING OUR FUTURE
SELRES WORKFORCE. CG MODERNIZATION EFFORTS SUCH AS THE RESERVE
FORCES READINESS SYSTEM (RFRS) REQUIRES OUR RESERVE CPO CORPS TO
UNDERSTAND CG POLICIES, ADAPT QUICKLY TO CHANGE, AND EXERCISE
STRONG LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING SKILLS FOR JUNIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS
AND OFFICERS. BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A STRONG CPO CORPS ALSO IS
VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE RESERVE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF (GOLD
BADGE) AND SECTOR RESERVE SILVER BADGE (COMMAND MASTER CHIEF,
COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF AND COMMAND CHIEF) PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, RFRS
PROVIDES FOR SENIOR ENLISTED RESERVE ADVISOR (SERA) POSITIONS,
WHICH WILL BE FILLED BY CPOS (E7-E9) WHO WILL WORK DIRECTLY FOR
THEIR COMMAND AND PROVIDE UNIT-LEVEL LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR
RESERVE READINESS AND TRAINING ACTIONS. PSC-RPM-2 ANTICIPATES THE
FIRST PHASE OF SERA POSITIONS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT DURING
AY10. THESE INITIATIVES SUPPORT THE CG'S EXPECTATION FOR OUR CPOS
TO BE LEADERS AND CHANGE AGENTS WHO MENTOR AND TEACH OUR JUNIOR
MEMBERS, BOTH ENLISTED AND OFFICER, TO ADVANCE TO POSITIONS OF
HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY.
4. AS WE WORK TOWARD CENTRALIZING SENIOR RESERVE ENLISTED
ASSIGNMENTS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT SEVERAL ASPECTS OF
CURRENT ASSIGNMENT POLICY TO ALIGN EVERYONE'S EXPECTATIONS.
A. ASSIGNMENT TO POSITIONS OF LOWER GRADE: PER CHAP 5.A.6 OF REF C,
NO CPO SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF LOWER GRADE (E6 OR
BELOW). MEMBERS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO POSITIONS OF LOWER GRADES
SHOULD NOT EXPECT TO REMAIN IN THESE POSITIONS AND SHOULD PREPARE
FOR REASSIGNMENT TO A CPO POSITION.
B. TOUR LENGTH: TOUR LENGTHS FOR SENIOR ENLISTED AND JUNIOR
ENLISTED MEMBERS ARE DEFINED IN CHAP 5.A.6 AND 5.A.7 RESPECTIVELY
OF REF C. MEMBERS ADVANCING TO CPO GRADES SHOULD EXPECT AN EARLY
ROTATION AND REASSIGNMENT TO A CPO POSITION.
C. REASONABLE COMMUTING DISTANCE (RCD): EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE
TO ASSIGN MEMBERS TO VACANT POSITIONS WITHIN THEIR RCD. HOWEVER,
CHAP 5.A.10 OF REF C REMINDS SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS THAT
ASSIGNMENTS TO PAID SELRES POSITIONS ARE LIMITED AND MAY REQUIRE
TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF THE RCD. ALTHOUGH NO MEMBER CAN BE REQUIRED TO
ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO A POSITION OUTSIDE OF HIS/HER RCD, A MEMBER
MAY VOLUNTARY ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO A POSITION OUTSIDE OF HIS/HER
MAY VOLUNTARY ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO A POSITION OUTSIDE OF HIS/HER
RCD.
D. ACCEPTANCE OF ASSIGNMENT ORDERS: WHEN MAKING ASSIGNMENT
DECISIONS, ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS CONSIDER MANY FACTORS INCLUDING
COMMAND CONCERNS, MEMBERS' DESIRES AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, RCD, AND
THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE. GIVEN THESE FACTORS, AND A LIMITED NUMBER
OF PAID SELRES POSITIONS, A MEMBER WHO DECLINES ASSIGNMENT ORDERS
MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM THE SELRES INTO THE IRR, OR ANOTHER RESERVE
COMPONENT CATEGORY SUCH AS THE STANDBY RESERVE (ISL/ASL) OR RETIRED
RESERVE (RET-2/RET-1). FURTHER POLICY GUIDANCE IS CURRENTLY BEING
DEVELOPED THAT WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.
5. CURRENT STATUS: SOME ISCS HAVE HELD OR WILL HOLD A SENIOR
RESERVE ENLISTED (SRE) ASSIGNMENT PANEL FOR AY09. ALL ASSIGNMENT
DECISIONS MADE BY THESE PANELS WILL BE UPHELD BY PSC-RPM-2.
CONCURRENTLY, PSC-RPM-2 (RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS BRANCH) IS REVIEWING
AND VALIDATING KEY ASSIGNMENT DATA CONTAINED IN DIRECT ACCESS
(E.G., ROTATION DATES, TOTAL TIME AT UNIT, POSITION INFORMATION,
ETC.). THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING AND VALIDATING EXISTING DATA IS TO
IDENTIFY POOR QUALITY OF MATCH CASES, BILLET/BODY MISMATCHES, AND
DATA ENTRY ERRORS PRIOR TO DETERMINING THE PRIMARY POOL OF
CANDIDATES FOR THE AY10 CENTRALIZED ASSIGNMENT SEASON FOR RESERVE
CPOS, SCPOS, AND MCPOS NOT ASSIGNED THROUGH A SRE PANEL DURING
AY09.
6. FUTURE STATUS: EFFECTIVE 01JUL09, PSC-RPM-2 WILL ACT AS THE
ASSIGNMENT OFFICER (AO) FOR ALL RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED
ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING THE RESERVE GOLD BADGE AND SILVER BADGE
PROGRAMS. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING THE RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED
ASSIGNMENT PROCESS AND THE AY10 TIMELINE WILL BE FORTHCOMING. IN
THE INTERIM, ISCS WILL CONTINUE TO ACT AS THE PRIMARY ASSIGNMENT
OFFICER (AO) FOR ALL ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS. ISC/DISTRICT AOS ARE
LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7.
7. DISTRICT/ISC ENLISTED AO POCS:
A. D1/ISC BOSTON: YNCM DAVID GROH - (617)223-3468
B. D5(Dxr)/ISC PORTSMOUTH: CWO DAN MEEK - (202)493-1795
C. D7/ISC MIAMI: MR. BOB LARSON - (305)535-7582
D. D8/ISC NEW ORLEANS: MR. BOB MCELMOYLE - (504)253-6340
E. D8/ISC ST. LOUIS: YNCM JAMES CUMMINS - (314)269-2492
F. D9/ISC CLEVELAND: MS. AIDALIS MILLS - (216)902-6390
G. D11/ISC ALAMEDA: MR. GARY BEUTLER - (510)437-5600
H. D13/ISC SEATTLE: MS. TERESA HOSTBJOR - (206)217-6320
I. D14/ISC HONOLULU: LT BRANDI MARQUARDT - (808)842-2041
J. D17(Dxr)/ISC KETCHIKAN: LTJG ANDREW TAYLOR - (907)463-2102
8. SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRALIZED ASSIGNMENT PROCESS
REQUIRES EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TO THE RESERVE WORKFORCE. IT ALSO
REQUIRES ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT SENIOR RESERVE ENLISTED MEMBERS ARE
EXPECTED TO SERVE IN POSITIONS OF INCREASED LEADERSHIP AND
RESPONSIBILITY. PSC-RPM IS COMMITTED TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH ALL
STAKEHOLDERS DURING THIS TRANSITION TO COMMUNICATE OPENLY, ALIGN
EXPECTATIONS, AND MINIMIZE DISRUPTION TO OUR RESERVE MEMBERS.
9. CHANGES TO THE RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT PROCESS
(INCLUDING GOLD AND SILVER BADGE PROGRAMS) WILL BE INCORPORATED IN
A FUTURE UPDATE TO REF C.
10. PSC-RPM CONTACT INFORMATION: LT CHRISTA JACKSON -
(202)493-1789, CHRISTA.D.JACKSON(AT)USCG.MIL AND CWO DAN MEEK -
(202)493-1795, DANIEL.R.MEEK(AT)USCG.MIL.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.