R 281740Z JAN 10 

ALCOAST 042/10
COMDTNOTE 5220
SUBJ: CG MILITARY OFFICER ACQUISITION CAREER PATH STUDY,
OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS SURVEY
1. IN THE NEXT WEEKS, SELECT CG MILITARY OFFICERS THAT SUPPORT THE
ACQUISITION COMMUNITY, WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL CONTAINING A LINK TO
AN ON-LINE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS (OA) SURVEY.
2. THE OA SURVEY IS IN SUPPORT OF THE ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE HUMAN
CAPITAL STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH SETS FORTH THE GOALS TO RECRUIT,
RETAIN, AND INCREMENTALLY BUILD A MULTI-DISCIPLINED CERTIFIED
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE GOALS, COMDT (CG-9)
HAS CHARTERED A WORKING GROUP TO EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF
CREATING A FORMAL CG ACQUISITION SPECIALTY FOR MILITARY OFFICERS
AND TO ESTABLISH CAREER PATH REQUIREMENTS.
3. THE PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PTC) IS CURRENTLY CONDUCTING
INTERVIEWS OF KEY PERSONNEL TO DETERMINE THE JOB SPECIFIC
PERFORMANCES REQUIRED TO SUPPORT AN ACQUISITION SPECIALTY AND WILL
BE IMPLEMENTING THE OA SURVEY TO SOLICIT FEEDBACK FROM CURRENT CG
ACQUISITION PROFESSIONALS.
4. THIS SURVEY WILL STAY ACTIVE FOR ONLY TWO WEEKS. ALL RECIPIENTS
MUST COMPLETE THE SURVEY TO ENSURE DATA CONTAINS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF
POSITIONS AND PAY GRADES. YOUR RESPONSES WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN
ACHIEVING COMDT (CG-9) GOALS AND IMPROVING THE OVERALL
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MAJOR SYSTEMS ACQUISITION PROCESS.
5. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OA ARE PTC
REPRESENTATIVE MR. WILLIAM SELETYN AT (757) 856-2027. DIRECT STUDY
QUESTIONS TO MR. ROLAND ISNOR FORCECOM (FC-512) AT (202) 475-5473
OR MR. RICHARD PETHERBRIDGE AT (202) 475-5544, (CG-9211).
6. RELEASED BY RADM R.J. RABAGO, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
ACQUISITION.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.