R 061728Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 634/09
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE ADMIRAL RUSSELL R. WAESCHE AWARD
A. MEDALS AND AWARDS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.25 (SERIES)
B. COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARDS PANEL, COMDTINST 1650.12 (SERIES)
1. COMDT (CG-13) IS ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2009 ADMIRAL
RUSSELL R. WAESCHE AWARD (WAESCHE).  THIS AWARD, SPONSORED BY THE
RESERVE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (ROA), RECOGNIZES THE DISTRICT (THE
DEPLOYABLE OPERATIONS GROUP (DOG) SHALL BE CONSIDERED THE SAME AS A
DISTRICT FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AWARD) THAT EXEMPLIFIES THE EMPHASIS
ON READINESS THAT ADMIRAL WAESCHE DEMONSTRATED AS COMMANDANT WHEN
HE ESTABLISHED THE COAST GUARD RESERVE DURING WORLD WAR II.
READINESS IS THE ULTIMATE MEASURE OF EFFECTIVENESS FOR THE RESERVE
PROGRAM AND IS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE POLICY
STATEMENT THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE/ABOUT.ASP.
2. THE CRITERIA LISTED IN REF A ARE SUPERSEDED BY THIS MESSAGE.
CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY FOR NEXT YEARS (2010) WAESCHE AWARD ARE
CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY A FORTHCOMING
INSTRUCTION AND BY CHANGES TO REF A.
3. AS PART OF THE SELECTION PROCESS, THE COAST GUARD RESERVE
AWARDS PANEL WILL QUERY DATA FROM THE ENTERPRISE DATA WAREHOUSE TO
RATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DOG AND EACH DISTRICT COMPETING FOR THE
WAESCHE AWARD.  DISTRICT COMMANDERS AND DOG COMMANDER ARE
ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE RESERVE COMMUNITY ON CG- PORTAL. NAVIGATE
TO THE "PERFORMANCE REPORTS" SECTION AND THE FOLDER TITLED
"INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING (IDT) AND ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING
(ADT) REPORTS - FY09". LOOK FOR THE "FY09 IDT-ADT END FY.XLS"
REPORT WHICH WILL CONTAIN THE COMPILATION OF FY09 DATA.  THE
FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE MEASURES WILL BE USED:
  A. PERCENT OF SELRES MEETING SATISFACTORY IDT AND ADT
PARTICIPATION STANDARDS (SCORED INDIVIDUALLY).
 B. PERCENT OF SELRES WITH CURRENT MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXAMS (SCORED
INDIVIDUALLY).
 C. PERCENT OF SELRES THAT HAVE COMPLETED THE ANNUAL SCREENING
QUESTIONNAIRE.
 D. PERCENT OF SELRES WITH DATA ENTERED IN THE TMT.
4. DISTRICT COMMANDERS AND THE DOG COMMANDER MAY SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION PACKAGE CONSISTING OF A ONE-PAGE COVER MEMO AND NO MORE
THAN A TWO- PAGE SUMMARY OF ACTION IN 12 POINT TYPE, WITH ONE INCH
MARGINS.  SEND APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY BY COB 07 DEC
2009 TO POC BELOW. THE SUMMARY OF ACTION MAY BE A BULLETIZED LIST
OR A NARRATIVE AND MUST ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING:
 A. HOW THE DISTRICT OR DOG OPTIMIZED RESERVE READINESS DURING
FY09, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HOW THE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN
PARAGRAPH 3 WERE ADDRESSED AND/OR IMPROVED. EXPLANATION OF
EXCEPTIONALLY LOW OR HIGH READINESS MEASURES IS STRONGLY
ENCOURAGED.
 B. BEST PRACTICES/LESSONS LEARNED AS A CONSEQUENCE.
5. PER REF B, THE COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARDS PANEL WILL DELIBERATE
AND ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS VIA ALCOAST.
6. THE WAESCHE AWARD WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE SELECTED DISTRICT OR
DOG COMMANDER AND SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER AT THE RESERVE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CONVENTION, 7-10 FEB 2010, IN WASHINGTON, DC.
7. POC: CWO GREG HUNTON, COMDT (CG-1313), PHONE (202)475-5461, E-
MAIL: GREG.P.HUNTON(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. CAPT S.E. VANDERPLAS, ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING,
SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.