R 300100Z JAN 10 

ALCOAST 054/10
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) ENLISTED
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS AND NON-RESIDENT COURSES
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 162346Z JUL 09/ALCOAST 410/09
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 162356Z JUL 09/ALCOAST 411/09
C. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST REVISION TO THE ME
ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) AND NEW ME1 AND
ME2 PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDE (PQG) RATING COURSES.
ALL ME PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN USING THE NEW EPQ
FORM CG-3303C-ME (REV 12-2009) AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE
BECAUSE IT ACCURATELY REFLECTS CURRENT OCCUPATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS.
2. THE REVISED EPQ FORM CG-3303C-ME (REV 12-2009) WILL BE
PHASED IN DURING 2010; THE ME1 PQG (COURSE CODE 0181-1) AND
ME2 PQG (COURSE CODE 0281-1) WILL BE REQUIRED BEGINNING WITH
THE NOV 2010 ACTIVE DUTY SWE. THE 2010 AND 2011 EPQ AND PQG
REQUIREMENTS FOR SWE PARTICIPATION ARE:
 A. MAY 2010 SWE AND OCT 2010 RSWE. BOTH ME EPQ VERSIONS,
11-2008 AND 12-2009, ARE ACCEPTABLE. THE ME1 AND ME2 PQG
COURSES ARE WAIVED BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT. ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF PERSMAN CH. 5 REMAIN
IN EFFECT.
 B. NOV 2010 ACTIVE DUTY AND OCT 2011 RSWE. COMPLETION OF
VERSION 12-2009 EPQS FOR THE HIGHER GRADE IS REQUIRED. THE
ME1 COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO PAY GRADE E-6. THE
ME2 COURSE IS REQUIRED FOR ADVANCMENT TO PAYGRADE E-5.
 C. 2011 ACTIVE DUTY SWE REQUIREMENTS. PER REFS A AND B,
ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS COMPETING IN 2011 SWE CYCLES AND BEYOND
MUST COMPLETE ME EPQS (AND ASSOCIATED PQGS) FOR THE NEXT
HIGHER PAYGRADE, FOR THEIR CURRENT PAYGRADE, AND FOR ALL
LOWER PAYGRADES.
 D. 2012 RESERVE SWE REQUIREMENTS. RESERVE MEMBERS COMPETING
FOR ADVANCEMENT DURING THE OCTOBER 2012 RSWE MUST COMPLETE
ME EPQS (AND PQGS) FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE, FOR THEIR
CURRENT PAYGRADE, AND FOR ALL LOWER PAYGRADES.
3. ME EPQS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE CG LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE,
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. ME PQGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
ORDERING AND POSTED ON THE CG LEARNING PORTAL WEBSITE OOA
01FEB10. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT EPQS AND PQG RATING
COURSES ARE CONNECTED AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED
TOGETHER PRIOR TO TAKING AN END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT). ALL
ME PERSONNEL ARE ADVISED TO SEE THEIR ESO OOA 01FEB10 TO
ENROLL IN THE NEW ME1 AND ME2 PQG COURSES TO BEGIN WORKING
ON THE NEW EPQS. IAW REF C, THE EPQ RECORD (FORM CG-3303C-
ME) SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FOR ANNOTATING
COMPLETION OF ENLISTED QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT
ELIGIBILITY. SUPERVISORS AND DESIGNATED PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COACHES (PDC) MAY TRANSFER SIGNATURES FROM THE
OLDER EPQ EDITION (REV 11-2008) TO THE CURRENT EPQ EDITION
(REV 12-2009) WHEN THEY DIRECTLY CROSS-REFERENCE.
4. ME GUIDING PRINCIPLES. THE ME GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE
APPENDED TO THE REVISED EPQ FORM. THEY WERE DEVELOPED BY AND
FOR THE ME COMMUNITY. WHILE COAST GUARD CORE VALUES CAPTURE
THE INDIVIDUAL VIRTUES DESIRED OF ALL COAST GUARD PERSONNEL,
THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES APPLY SPECIFICALLY TO THE ME RATING.
THE ME GUIDING PRINCIPLES DESCRIBE THE CULTURE, NORMS, AND
DUTY ON WHICH MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALISTS BASE THEIR
PRACTICES. THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES PROVIDE A BENCHMARK BY
WHICH AN ME PETTY OFFICER CAN GAUGE HIS OR HER OWN
PROFESSIONALISM. ME PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE A
PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
5. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW ME EPQ MAY BE ADDRESSED TO
THE ME RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, MECM GORDON MUISE, (202)
372-1319. QUESTIONS REGARDING COURSE MATERIALS MAY BE
ADDRESSED TO THE ME SUBJECT MATTER SPECIALIST, MECM STEVEN
LOWRY, AT (843) 746-7924.
6. RELEASED BY RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE
READINESS COMMAND.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.