R 021802Z FEB 12 ALCOAST 046/12 COMDTNOTE 1430 SUBJ: CHANGES TO OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (OS) RATING SERVICEWIDE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 221413Z DEC 11/ALCOAST 577/11 B. ENLISTED ACCESSIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND ADVANCEMENTS, COMDTINST M1000.2 (SERIES) 1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON CHANGES TO THE OS SERVICEWIDE EXAM (SWE) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PROMULGATED IN REF (A). CHANGES TO THE OS ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THREE PRIMARY COMPONENTS OF: RATING PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (RPQ), RATING ADVANCEMENT TESTS (RAT), AND CORE COMPETENCIES. IN ORDER FOR MEMBERS OF THE OS RATING TO PARTICIPATE IN SWES, THEY MUST HAVE COMPLETED EACH OF THESE THREE COMPONENTS AS PRESCRIBED FOR THEIR NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE. THESE CHANGES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE OS RATING BEGINNING 02FEB12. DETAILS REGARDING THE EFFECTIVE PHASE-IN DATES FOR PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE WIDE EXAMS ARE OUTLINED BELOW. 2. RATING PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION TIMELINES. THE NEW RPQS ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING 02FEB12, CANCELLING ALL VERSIONS OF EXISTING OS ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) AND PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS GUIDES (PQG). IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN SWES, OS MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE NEW RPQ REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE. SPECIFIC RPQ COMPLETION AND SERVICE WIDE ELIGIBILITY DATE TIMELINES ARE OUTLINED BELOW: A. ACTIVE DUTY OS RPQS ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE. IN ORDER TO COMPETE, MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE RPQ ON OR BEFORE THE BELOW SERVICEWIDE ELIGIBILITY DATES: (1) OS3 MUST COMPLETE ALL OS2 RPQS NLT 01AUG12. (2) OS2 MUST COMPLETE ALL OS1 RPQS NLT 01AUG12. (3) OS1 MUST COMPLETE ALL OSC RPQS NLT 01FEB13. (4) OSC MUST COMPLETE ALL OSCS RPQS NLT 01FEB13. (5) OSCS HAVE NO RPQ REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO OSCM. B. RESERVE OS RPQS ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH OCT 2013 SWE CYCLE. IN ORDER TO COMPETE MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE THE RPQ ON OR BEFORE THE BELOW SERVICEWIDE ELIGIBILITY DATES: (1) OS3 MUST COMPLETE ALL OS2 RPQS NLT 01JUL13. (2) OS2 MUST COMPLETE ALL OS1 RPQS NLT 01JUL13. (3) OS1 MUST COMPLETE ALL OSC RPQS NLT 01JUL13. (4) OSC MUST COMPLETE ALL OSCS RPQS NLT 01JUL13. (5) OSCS HAVE NO RPQ REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO OSCM. C. OS RPQS ARE FOUND IN THE CG LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) HOSTED WITHIN CGPORTAL, WHICH MAY BE ACCESSED BY THE FOLLOWING: (1) GO TO HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL. (2) CLICK "LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM". (3) SELECT THE "ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT" CATALOG. (4) SELECT THE "OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (OS)" CATALOG. (5) SELECT THE DESIRED GRADE. 3. RAT REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLETION TIMELINES. THE NEW RAT IS EFFECTIVE BEGINNING 02FEB12, AND ONLY AFFECTS PROMOTION TO OS2 AND OS1 PAYGRADES. OS3 AND OS2 (COMPETING FOR OS2 AND OS1) MAY COMPLETE THE NEW RAT OR OLD END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT) FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE OCT 2012 RSWE OR THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE ONLY. ALL VERSIONS OF EOCT ARE CANCELLED AS OF 02AUG12 AND PARTICIPATION IN ALL SUBSEQUENT SWES AND RSWES REQUIRE COMPLETION OF THE RAT. SPECIFIC RAT COMPLETION AND SERVICE WIDE ELIGIBILITY DATE REQUIREMENTS ARE OUTLINED BELOW: A. ACTIVE DUTY OS SEEKING ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE. (1) OS3 MUST COMPLETE THE OS2 RAT OR EOCT NLT 01AUG12. (2) OS2 MUST COMPLETE THE OS1 RAT OR EOCT NLT 01AUG12. (3) PROMOTION TO OSC/OSCS/OSCM HAVE NO RAT REQUIREMENTS. B. RESERVE MEMBERS SEEKING ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE OCT 2012 SWE CYCLE. (1) OS3 MUST COMPLETE THE OS2 RAT OR EOCT NLT 01JUL12. (2) OS2 MUST COMPLETE THE OS1 RAT OR EOCT NLT 01JUL12. (3) PROMOTION TO OSC/OSCS/OSCM HAVE NO RAT REQUIREMENTS. 4. GUIDANCE FOR CORE COMPETENCIES. THIS SECTION PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE REQUIREMENTS FOR EARNING CORE COMPETENCIES. OS MEMBERS MUST EARN AT LEAST ONE OF THE CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE. TIMELINES FOR CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS ARE OUTLINED BELOW: A. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OS2 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVE DUTY OS1 SWE ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE, OS2 MEMBERS WISHING TO COMPETE MUST COMPLETE ONE OF THE BELOW COMPETENCIES NLT 01AUG12: (1) OPS WATCHSTANDER AFLOAT (OS0018). (2) SITUATION UNIT WATCHSTANDER (OS0030). (3) COMMSTA WATCH SUPERVISOR (OS0027). (4) VTS WATCHSTANDER (OS0003). B. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OS1 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVE DUTY OSC SWE ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE MAY 2013 SWE CYCLE, OS1 MEMBERS WISHING TO COMPETE MUST COMPLETE ONE OF THE BELOW COMPETENCIES NLT 01FEB13: (1) OPS SUPERVISOR AFLOAT (OS0019). (2) COMMS WATCH OFFICER (OS0028). (3) OPS UNIT WATCHSTANDER (OS0029). (4) MASTER TRAINING SPECIALIST (PERJD). C. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OSC TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVE DUTY OSCS SWE ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE MAY 2014 SWE CYCLE, OSC MEMBERS WISHING TO COMPETE MUST COMPLETE ONE OF THE BELOW COMPETENCIES NLT 01FEB14: (1) CDO (OS0031). (2) TACTICAL OPS AFLOAT (OS0017). (3) VTS WATCH SUPERVISOR (OS0011). D. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OS2 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESERVE OS1 SWE ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE OCT 2013 RSWE CYCLE, OS2 MEMBERS WISHING TO COMPETE MUST COMPLETE ONE OF THE BELOW COMPETENCIES NLT 01JUL13: (1) OPS WATCHSTANDER AFLOAT (OS0018). (2) SITUATION UNIT WATCHSTANDER (OS0030). (3) COMMSTA WATCH SUPERVISOR (OS0027). (4) VTS WATCHSTANDER (OS0003). (5) ICS T3 SITUATION LDR (SITL3). E. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR OS1 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESERVE OSC SWE ARE IN EFFECT BEGINNING WITH THE OCT 2013 RSWE CYCLE, OS1 MEMBERS WISHING TO COMPETE MUST COMPLETE ONE OF THE BELOW COMPETENCIES NLT 01JUL13: (1) OPS SUPERVISOR AFLOAT (OS0019). (2) COMMS WATCH OFFICER (OS0028). (3) OPS UNIT WATCHSTANDER (OS0029). (4) MASTER TRAINING SPECIALIST (PERJD). (5) ICS T3 COMMS LDR (COML3). F. THERE ARE NO COMPETENCY CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT TO OS2, OSCM, RESERVE OS2, RESERVE OSCS, AND RESERVE OSCM. ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS ADDRESSED IN THE MESSAGE APPLY. 5. RATING COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT. IAW REF (A), THE RATING COMPETENCY IS A DIRECT ACCESS COMPETENCY CODE USED TO TRACK COMPLETION OF RATING ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS. MEMBERS MUST EARN THE RATING COMPETENCY IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN SERVICE WIDE EXAMS. THE RATING COMPETENCY CAN ONLY BE EARNED WHEN THE MEMBER HAS SATISFIED ALL RATING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE, INCLUDING RPQ, RAT, AND CORE COMPETENCY (E.G. IN ORDER FOR AN OS2 TO EARN THE OS1 RATING COMPETENCY, HE/SHE MUST COMPLETE THE OS1 RPQ, OS1 RAT, AND EARN AT LEAST ONE OS2 CORE COMPETENCY). THE RATING COMPETENCY SHORT TITLE IS THE APPLICABLE RATING/GRADE DESIGNATOR (E.G., "OS1" ACTIVE DUTY, "OS1R" RESERVE), AND MUST BE EARNED, AND ENTERED INTO TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT) TO TAKE THE CORRESPONDING SWE/RSWE. ALL ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED, ENTERED AND ACKNOWLEDGED WITHIN TMT TO OBTAIN THE RATING COMPETENCY CODE. TMT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO RPQ REVIEWERS FOR RECORDING COMPLETION OF REQUIREMENTS OOA 15FEB12. IAW REF (A), INFORMATION REGARDING TMT ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY WILL BE DISSEMINATED VIA THE OS RATING KNOWLEDGE MANAGER, OSCM LEANDER BURGESS, TO INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONS AND JOB AID. COMMANDS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO DESIGNATE RPQ REVIEWERS TO SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND VALIDATION OF RATING REQUIREMENTS. 6. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) GUIDANCE FOR RATING ADVANCEMENT TESTS. OS RATS WILL BE PROMULGATED BY CG INSTITUTE EMAIL TO ALL ESO WHEN AVAILABLE, EXPECTED ON OR ABOUT 01MAY12. A LIST OF UP TO DATE COURSES IS MAINTAINED AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CG1/CGI/ESO. THE EOCT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACCEPTED FOR THE OCT/NOV 2012 RSWE/SWE CYCLE. ESOS ARE REMINDED TO VERIFY RPQ COMPLETION PRIOR TO ADMINISTERING THE RAT. 7. WAIVER PROCESS. A. WAIVER REQUEST SUBMISSIONS MUST MEET THE CRITERIA PRESCRIBED IN SECTION 3.A.4.G OF REF (B) AND WILL BE REVIEWED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. MEMBERS, UNITS, AND COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL DO EVERYTHING WITHIN THEIR MEANS TO ENSURE MEMBERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ATTAIN ELIGIBILITY. FOR DEFINITION PURPOSES, A CORE UNIT IS ONE WHERE A COMPETENCY LISTED IN PARA (4) IS AVAILABLE TO BE EARNED (E.G., CAMSLANT, CAMSPAC, CGC, SECTOR CC, DISTRICT CC, VTS, COMSTA, TRACEN, ETC). A NON-CORE UNIT IS ONE WHERE A COMPETENCY LISTED IN PARA (4) CANNOT BE EARNED (E.G., RECRUITING, SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT, ETC). B. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS (OS1/OS2) SERVING AT A NON-CORE UNIT. FOR THE 01AUG12 SWE ELIGIBILITY, MAY REQUEST A ONE-TIME WAIVER OF THE REQUIRED COMPETENCIES. REQUESTS FROM THE MEMBERS COMMAND TO PPC (ADV) MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT OUTLINING WHY THE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE COMPETENCY AT THE CURRENT PDS. WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE. C. RESERVE MEMBERS SERVING AT A NON-CORE UNIT FOR THE 01JUL13 SWE ELIGIBILITY, MAY REQUEST A ONE-TIME WAIVER OF THE REQUIRED COMPETENCIES. REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS COMMAND TO PPC (ADV) MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT OUTLINING WHY THE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE COMPETENCY AT THE CURRENT PDS. WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR THE OCT 2013 RSWE CYCLE. D. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS REPORTING TO A CORE UNIT FROM A NON-CORE UNIT, (UNITS WHERE MEMBER HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE COMPETENCIES LISTED IN PARA (4)) ON OR AFTER 02FEB12, MAY REQUEST A ONE-TIME DEADLINE EXTENSION EFFECTIVE UNTIL 14JUN13 TO COMPLETE RATING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS. REQUESTS FROM MEMBERS COMMAND TO PPC (ADV) MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT THE MEMBER REPORTED FROM A NON-CORE UNIT ON OR AFTER 02FEB12 AND WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE COMPETENCIES NLT 14JUN13. MEMBERS RECEIVING AN EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NOV 2012 SWE AND APPEAR ON THE ADVANCEMENT LIST, BUT WILL NOT ADVANCE IF THE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED IN TMT AND DIRECT ACCESS BY 14JUN13. EXTENSIONS OF THE SWE ELIGIBILITY DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR THE NOV 2012 SWE CYCLE. E. RESERVE MEMBERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY TRANSFERRED FROM A NON-CORE UNIT TO A CORE UNIT, ON OR AFTER 02JAN13, MAY REQUEST AN EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE UP TO 16DEC13 IN ORDER TO COMPLETE RATING COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS. REQUESTS FROM THE MEMBERS COMMAND TO PPC (ADV) MUST INCLUDE A STATEMENT THAT THE MEMBER REPORTED FROM A NON-CORE UNIT ON OR AFTER 02JAN13 AND WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THE COMPETENCIES NLT 15DEC13. MEMBERS WHO RECEIVE AN EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE RSWE AND APPEAR ON THE ADVANCEMENT LIST, BUT WILL NOT ADVANCE IF THE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED, DOCUMENTED IN TMT, AND DIRECT ACCESS BY 15DEC13. EXTENSIONS OF THE SWE ELIGIBILITY DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR THE OCT 2013 RSWE CYCLE. 8. PER REF (B), SECTION 3.A.3.D, ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE MODIFIED OR WAIVED AT ANY TIME BY SPECIAL AUTHORITY OF THE COMMANDANT. 9. QUESTIONS REGARDING OS SWE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE OS RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, OSCM FRANK BURGESS AT (202)372-2293. 10. OTHER QUESTIONS MAY BE ADDRESSED TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS: A. RAT COMPOSITION: OSCM LEANDER BURGESS (707)765-7274. B. TMT SUPPORT AND USER ACCOUNTS: OSC CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION (CSD): (877)872-4797 OR VIA EMAIL AT OSC-CUSTOMERSUPPORT(AT)USCG.MIL. C. ESO QUESTIONS: CG INSTITUTE CST DIVISION (405)954-2437. D. ERATS INTEGRATION REPRESENTATIVES: LCDR BRUST ROETHLER (202)475-5472 OR LT CHRIS MCCANN (202)475-5484. 11. RDML S. E. MEHLING, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND, SENDS. 12. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.