R 281746Z FEB 11 ALCOAST 074/11 COMDTNOTE 1000 SUBJ: DADT REPEAL IMPLEMENTATION-POLICY AWARENESS TRAINING 1. ON 22 DECEMBER 2010, THE PRESIDENT SIGNED INTO LAW THE ACT AUTHORIZING THE REPEAL OF 10 USC 654, THE LAW COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "DONT ASK, DONT TELL". SINCE THEN, THE COAST GUARD REPEAL IMPLEMENTATION TEAM (CGRIT), LED BY THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, HAS BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, ACTIVELY PREPARING FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE CGRIT IS ENSURING CLOSE ALIGNMENT WITH THE GUIDANCE PROMULGATED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE OUTLINING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE MILTARY SERVICES AS WE PREPARE FOR REPEAL. 2. NO POLICIES OR REGULATIONS WILL CHANGE PRIOR TO REPEAL. THE CURRENT DADT POLICY REMAINS IN EFFECT. REPEAL WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL 60 DAYS AFTER THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF CERTIFY TO CONGRESS THAT REPEAL CAN OCCUR IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARDS OF MILITARY READINESS, MILITARY EFFECTIVENESS, UNIT COHESION, AND RECRUITING AND RETENTION OF THE ARMED FORCES. 3. PREPARATION FOR REPEAL WILL REQUIRE POLICY REVIEW AND REVISIONS - AND THAT ALL COAST GUARD MEMBERS ARE FULLY UP-TO-SPEED ON THE POLICY CHANGES, THE OVERARCHING GUIDANCE, AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF CONDUCT IN A POST-REPEAL COAST GUARD. 4. POLICY AWARENESS TRAINING WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 1, AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS, RESERVISTS (SELRES), AND CIVILIAN SUPERVISORS OF MILITARY MEMBERS. WE WILL USE A BLENDED AND TIERED APPROACH SO THAT ALL PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR THEIR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. TIER LEVELS ARE DEFINED AS: A. TIER 1: SENIOR LEADERSHIP AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WHO MAY DEAL FREQUENTLY WITH REPEAL QUESTIONS OR ISSUES (FLAG OFFICERS, ALL MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE, GOLD AND SILVER BADGE COMMAND CHIEFS, CHAPLAINS, JUDGE ADVOCATES, WORK-LIFE AND FAMILY ADVOCACY PERSONNEL, CIVIL RIGHTS SERVICE PROVIDERS, RECRUITERS, SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE SUPERVISORS, AND CGIS AGENTS). TIER 1 PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN PRE-IDENTIFIED BY THEIR PROGRAM MANAGERS AND WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE VIA EMAIL. B. TIER 2: ALL COMMANDERS, COMMANDING OFFICERS, AND OFFICERS-IN-CHARGE. C. TIER 3: ALL-HANDS, INCLUDING ACTIVE DUTY, SELRES AND CIVILIAN SUPERVISORS OF MILITARY MEMBERS. ALL OTHER CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED AND WELCOMED TO ATTEND THESE TRAINING SESSIONS. D. TRAINING FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF TEAM COAST GUARD: WE ANTICIPATE BEING ABLE TO OFFER POLICY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR CG AUXILIARY MEMBERS, DEPENDENTS, AND OTHERS VIA THE INTERNET IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE WILL ISSUE MORE INFORMATION AT A LATER DATE. TRAINING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THESE MEMBERS, BUT MANY HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST. 5. FORCECOM WILL LEAD DELIVERY OF THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING. TWO METHODS OF DELIVERY WILL BE USED: A. COMPUTER BASED TRAINING (CBT). TIER 1 (SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS) AND TIER 2 (UNIT LEADERSHIP) WILL TAKE THE CBT IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR INQUIRIES AND ALL-HANDS SESSIONS. COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE WILL, IN TURN, EDUCATE AND INFORM THEIR PERSONNEL IN ALL-HANDS SESSIONS. THIS REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE DELEGATED. THE CBT IS AVAILABLE ON THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOCATED ON THE CGPORTAL (HTTPS://CGPORTAL.USCG.MIL). NAVIGATE TO THE CBT BY CLICKING ON LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THE LEFT MENU. CLICK: COURSE CATALOG, MANDATED TRAINING, MANDATED TRAINING B, AND THEN SELECT THE TIER LEVEL REQUIRED. ENROLL IN THE COURSE, THEN NAVIGATE TO MY ACCOUNT AND SELECT THE DADT TRAINING BY CLICKING GO. ONCE FINISHED, CBT COMPLETION IS AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED IN THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT) AND COAST GUARD BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI) WITHIN 24-48 HOURS. B. ALL-HANDS (TIER 3) TRAINING. THE MAJORITY OF COAST GUARD MEMBERS WILL BE INFORMED OF POLICY CHANGES AND LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS FROM THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER OR OFFICER IN CHARGE. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, UNIT TRAINING OFFICERS WILL RECORD UNIT PERSONNEL COMPLETIONS IN TMT. PERSONNEL AND UNIT COMPLETION RATES WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REPORTED AND TRACKED IN CGBI. ATTENDANCE AT COMMAND FACILITATED DADT POLICY AWARENESS TRAINING (TIER 3) SHOULD BE MAXIMIZED BY ALL UNITS. BUT SINCE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO REACH 100 PERCENT OF ALL PERSONNEL IN THIS MANNER, THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE (AFTER 15 MAY) TO RECEIVE TIER 3 TRAINING THROUGH THE CBT ON THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE TO ACCESS TIER 3 CBT. 6. CBT FOR TIERS 1 AND 2 WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING 1 MARCH. IT MUST BE COMPLETED BY 15 MAY. TIER 3 TRAINING SHOULD BE WELL UNDERWAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE COAST GUARD BY 1 APRIL, (SUBJECT TO A FEW OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS), AND WILL BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 30 JUNE. MORE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE WILL BE PROVIDED BETWEEN NOW AND 30 JUNE. 7. AS MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, WE HAVE SWORN TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS GREAT NATION, AND WE WILL DO SO SMARTLY AND PROFESSIONALLY. AS I STATED IN MY CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY, REPEAL OF "DONT ASK, DONT TELL" IS IN KEEPING WITH OUR CORE VALUES. 8. CGRIT POCS: FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TRAINING MODULE, CONTACT FORCECOM-514, MR. JAMES LIS, EMAIL: JAMES.F.LIS(AT)USCG.MIL, OR LCDR CHRIS BONNER, EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.L.BONNER(AT)USCG.MIL. TIER 2 INDIVIDUALS SHOULD DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK, QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAINING EXPECTATIONS, OR OTHER QUESTIONS RELATED TO CURRENT POLICY TO CGRIT: CAPT CHRIS CALHOUN AT (202) 475-5360, EMAIL: CHRISTOPHER.P.CALHOUN(AT)USCG.MIL OR CDR PATRICK KNOWLES AT (202) 475-5365 OR EMAIL: PATRICK.A.KNOWLES2(AT)USCG.MIL. 9. RELEASED BY ADMIRAL BOB PAPP, COMMANDANT. 10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.