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COMDTNOTE 7000
SUBJ: FY10 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PLAN (ITP) FOR
THE SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES)
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 060123Z OCT 09/ALCOAST 578/09
B. U.S. COAST GUARD COMPETENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANUAL, COMDTINST
M5300.2
1. PURPOSE: THIS MESSAGE IMPLEMENTS THE USE OF A STANDARDIZED ITP
FOR SELRES OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR
ITS USE. THE ITP IS DESIGNED TO CAPTURE CURRENT AND FUTURE RESERVE
TRAINING AND FUNDING NEEDS AT THE UNIT LEVEL, INCLUDING SCHOOL
QUOTAS, BERTHING NEEDS, AND OTHER RESERVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
(UP TO 3 YEARS OUT). THE ITP USED TO COLLECT THE DATA IS NOT
AUTOMATED BUT EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO DO SO IN FY11. THERE WILL BE
A DIRECT CORRELATION BETWEEN THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE ITPS AND
FUTURE TRAINING FUNDING LEVELS.  THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT MORE OR
LESS MONEY WILL BE ALLOCATED TO EACH DISTRICT (DXR)/DOG (DG-13)
BASED ON THE ITP BUT IT WILL SERVE TO JUSTIFY CURRENT FUNDING AND
MAKE A CASE FOR FUTURE FUNDING. THE ITP, CHAIN OF COMMAND
CONSOLIDATION SHEETS, AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUCTIONS ARE LOCATED ON
THE USCG INTRANET AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION:
HTTP://CGWEB.PACAREA.USCG.MIL/PF/FC1/TTP/TRAINING/. ITP
SUPPLEMENTAL DIRECTION, IF REQUIRED, WILL BE PROVIDED BY DOG
(DG-13) FOR DOG UNITS AND THE DISTRICT (DXR) STAFF FOR THE
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.
2. THE ITP PROCESS BEGINS WITH THE MEMBER IDENTIFYING THEIR
POSITION COMPETENCIES AS OUTLINED ON THE UNIT PERSONNEL ALLOWANCE
LIST IN CONCERT WITH THEIR SUPERVISOR. THE SUPERVISOR IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE POSITION COMPETENCIES MEET THE
OBJECTIVES, GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE UNIT
COMMANDING OFFICER. POSITION SPECIFIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND
COMPETENCIES SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER UNIT SPECIFIC TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS. REF (A) OUTLINES THE MISSIONS THAT RESERVISTS SHOULD
TRAIN TO AND PARA 3.A THROUGH C OF REF (A) PROVIDES SPECIFIC
GUIDELINES FOR SELRES OFFICER AND ENLISTED TRAINING.
3. TRAINING TO ASSIGNED BILLET COMPETENCY IS ALWAYS THE PRIORITY.
IF COMPETENCIES ASSIGNED TO THE BILLET ARE BELIEVED TO BE
INCORRECT, REF (B) OUTLINES THE PROCESS FOR BILLET COMPETENCY
CORRECTION. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO USE ACTIVE DUTY FOR
TRAINING-ANNUAL TRAINING (ADT-AT) BEFORE ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING-
OTHER TRAINING DUTY (ADT-OTD) FOR SELRES TO ATTEND RESIDENT
TRAINING (C-SCHOOLS OR OTHER ADVANCED TRAINING SUCH AS LAMS OR THE
CPOA). RESERVE MEMBERS MAY REQUEST ADDITIONAL FUNDING (ADT-OTD) TO
ATTEND RESIDENT TRAINING LONGER THAN 12 DAYS IN LENGTH (5 WEEK
ACTIVE DUTY CPOA, 5 WEEK BOARDING OFFICER COURSE, ETC.). HOWEVER,
ANY REQUESTS FOR ORDERS BEYOND THE MEMBERS ADT-AT WILL BE SUBJECT
TO FUNDS AVAILABILITY. ADDITIONAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS
SCHEDULED ALL HANDS DRILLS, MAJOR EXERCISES, SPECIAL OPERATIONS,
ETC. SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED WHEN COMPLETING THE ITP. ALTHOUGH THE
ITP IS BEING REVIEWED TO REPLACE THE FORMS CURRENTLY MANDATED FOR
USE BY THE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP), FOR FY10, THE ITP
WILL NOT REPLACE THE IDP.
4. IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY TRACK CURRENT TRAINING AND TO FORECAST
FUTURE NEEDS ALL CATEGORIES OF DRILL TIME, SUCH AS READINESS
MANAGEMENT PERIODS (RMPS), MUST BE LOGGED ON THE ITP. ALTHOUGH
RMPS ARE LIMITED TO SPECIFIC USES, IT IS CRITICAL TO ACCOUNT FOR
THEM AND MONITOR THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THEY ARE NEEDED. IF
ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUAL DRILL PERIODS ARE REQUIRED FOR COMPLETION OF
REQUIRED TRAINING, THE NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL DRILL PERIODS SHOULD BE
INDICATED ON THE MEMBERS ITP.
5. ITP INFORMATION WILL BE PRIORITIZED AND CONSOLIDATED AT THE UNIT
LEVEL FOR SUBMISSION THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO
THE SERVICING DISTRICT (DXR) OR DOG (DG-13).
 A. DISTRICT (DXR)/DOG (DG-13) WILL CONSOLIDATE AND PRIORITIZE
THEIR RESPECTIVE UNIT/SECTOR REQUESTS ON THE DISTRICT/DOG
CONSOLIDATION SHEET FOR SUBMISSION TO THE PRIMARY POCS FOR FORCECOM
(FC-1) AND LANTAREA (LANT-1) BY JULY 1, 2010.
 B. FORCECOM (FC-15), IN COORDINATION WITH LANTAREA (LANT-1), WILL
CONSOLIDATE AND PRIORITIZE TRAINING REQUESTS FOR SUBMISSION TO
COMDT (CG-131) BY AUGUST 1, 2010. THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE ITP
WILL HELP PRIORITIZE THE ALLOCATION OF CURRENT YEAR TRAINING
DOLLARS AND JUSTIFY FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR PROJECTED OUT YEARS.
6. UNITS WILL SUBMIT A COVER LETTER WITH THEIR ITP CONSOLIDATION
SHEET OUTLINING TRAINING PRIORITIES, PAL/COMPETENCY CHANGE REQUESTS
IN PROGRESS THAT MAY IMPACT ITPS, AND ANY OTHER SHORTFALLS THAT MAY
CLARIFY IMPACT THE ABILITY TO TRAIN RESERVE MEMBERS TO THEIR
SERVICING DISTRICT (DXR) OR DOG (DG-13). LETTER SHOULD ALSO CAPTURE
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ON THE HORIZON REFLECTING PROJECTED MAJOR
TRAINING EVENTS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR SUCH AS ALL-HANDS,
CONFERENCES, BOAT COLLEGES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES. GUIDANCE FOR SUBMISSION OF TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR
DISTRICT/AREA/DOG STAFF, FORCECOM STAFF, SROS AND RCMCS WILL BE
SENT SEPCOR.
7. THE HISTORICAL AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE SCHEDULING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. USE
OF AVAILABLE RMPS, ADT-OTD, AND RESERVE BERTHING IS SUBJECT TO THE
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. EVENTS DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
OCTOBER WHEN THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINS ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO
THE UNCERTAINTY INVOLVED IN THE FEDERAL BUDGETARY PROCESS AND THE
POSSIBILITY OF NON-AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. SCHEDULING MORE THAN FOUR
IDT DRILLS IN OCTOBER IS ALSO DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF
A CONTINUING RESOLUTION (CR). CONSULT WITH YOUR SERVICING DISTRICT
(DXR)/DOG (DG-13) BEFORE SCHEDULING ADT-AT AND/OR ADT-OTD THAT
CROSSES FISCAL YEARS.
8. PROPER USE OF THE ITP WILL RESULT IN BETTER AND MORE EQUITABLE
UTILIZATION OF RESERVE TRAINING QUOTAS AND PROVIDE DOCUMENTED
JUSTIFICATION FOR FUTURE RESERVE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
9. POCS:
 A. FORCECOM (FC-15): MS. ROBERTA SANTIAGO, 510-437-3242. LT RUBEN
OROSCO, 510-437-5665. MECS MARK MACGREGOR, 510-437-5843. MSTCS
NELSON PEREIRA, 510-437-3442.
 B. LANTAREA (LANT-1): MR. DONALD COGHLAN, 757-398-3913.
10. RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND, SENDS.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.