R 281723Z FEB 12

ALCOAST 092/12
COMDTNOTE 1000
SUBJ: NO-FAULT REASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR SELECT DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED
FORCES (DSF) ENLISTED POSITIONS
A. MILITARY ASSIGNMENTS AND AUTHORIZED ABSENCES, COMDTINST M1000.8
(SERIES)
B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 022013Z DEC 11/ALCOAST 558/11
1. TO FURTHER THE COMMANDANTS COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN
PROFICIENT DSF AS A COMPONENT OF THE COAST GUARDS MARITIME TRIDENT,
CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ASSIGNMENT POLICY FOR SPECIAL DUTY POSITIONS IN
REF (A) WILL APPLY TO ASSIGNMENT TO THE MARITIME SECURITY RESPONSE
TEAM DIRECT ACTION SECTION (MSRT DAS) AND MARITIME SAFETY AND
SECURITY TEAM MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT/FORCE PROTECTION SECTION (MSST
MLE/FP).
2. REF (B) ANNOUNCED A DSF PRE-ASSIGNMENT SCREENING PROCESS DESIGNED
TO IDENTIFY MEMBERS WITH THE GREATEST POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED IN HIGH
RISK TACTICAL OPERATIONS.  ISOLATED CASES MAY OCCUR WHERE INDIVIDUALS
ARE SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND UNSUITED FOR CONTINUED DUTY.  UNSUITABILITY
FOR CONTINUED DAS AND MLE/FP DUTY FALLS INTO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES:
     A.  UNSUITABILITY FOR NO-FAULT OF THE MEMBER, TO INCLUDE
PHYSICAL
INJURIES OR CONDITIONS THAT PREVENT ADEQUATE TACTICAL MOVEMENT, OR
MEMBER INABILITY TO SAFELY OPERATE WEAPONS IN HIGH STRESS SITUATIONS,
OR,
     B.  UNSUITABILITY AS A RESULT OF THE MEMBERS OWN ACTION, TO
INCLUDE POOR PERFORMANCE OR MISCONDUCT.
3. WHEN A COMMAND DEEMS AN ENLISTED MEMBER UNSUITED FOR CONTINUED
MSRT DAS OR MSST MLE/FP DUTY, REASSIGNMENT MAY BE REQUESTED FROM
COMMANDER, CG PSC-EPM-2 IAW ARTICLE 1.E.4 OF REF (A).  DSF COMMANDS
DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT AN UNSCHEDULED ENLISTED EMPLOYEE REVIEW PRIOR
TO REQUESTING REASSIGNMENT, BUT MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE DIRECTED TO BY
PSC-EPM-2.  UNSUITABILITY DUE TO MEMBER ACTIONS ARE ADDRESSED BY
OTHER POLICIES AND NOT REASSIGNMENT.
4. REASSIGNMENT FOR UNSUITABILITY DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE MEMBER IS
NOT INTENDED TO BE CAREER LIMITING.  DOCUMENTED RESOLUTION OR
MITIGATION OF THE CIRCUMSTANCE THAT LED TO TRANSFER IS REQUIRED FOR
FUTURE ASSIGNMENT TO MSRT DAS OR MSST MLE/FP POSITIONS.
5. SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING DSF UNSUITABILITY REASSIGNMENT MAY BE
DIRECTED TO CWO JIMMY WORKMAN (CG-EPM-2, TEL 202-493-1608) OR LT
FRANK MORRISON (PSC-EPM-2, TEL 202-493-1253).
6. RELEASED BY RADM RONALD T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.