R 131959Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 652/09
COMDTNOTE 1001
SUBJ: AY10 SENIOR ENLISTED RESERVE ADVISOR (SERA) - PHASE I
1. AS PART OF OUR OVERALL MODERNIZATION EFFORT, THE RESERVE
FORCES READINESS SYSTEM (RFRS) ROLLOUT BEGAN DURING THE 2009
ASSIGNMENT SEASON AND FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON REALIGNMENT OF
POSITIONS TO DISTRICTS AND SECTOR LEVELS OF THE COAST
GUARD ORGANIZATION. AT THE UNIT LEVEL, RFRS WILL EMPLOY
POSITIONS DESIGNATED FOR ASSIGNMENT OF A SENIOR ENLISTED
RESERVE ADVISOR (SERA). THIS POSITION IS A FURTHER EXTENSION OF
OUR OVERARCHING RFRS GOAL OF ENSURING THE MAXIMUM READINESS
OF OUR RESERVE FORCE. SINCE INTEGRATION, SENIOR RESERVISTS AT THE
LOCAL UNIT LEVEL HAVE BEEN PERFORMING MANY OF THE LEADERSHIP,
UNIT COORDINATION, AND INTERFACE FUNCTIONS BETWEEN THE ACTIVE
DUTY COMMAND AND THE RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO THE UNIT. UNDER
RFRS, THESE FUNCTIONS ARE NOW FORMALIZED IN A POSITION
SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED AS THE SERA. RESERVISTS ASSIGNED TO SERA
POSITIONS ARE AT THE E-7, E-8, OR E-9 LEVEL. WORKING FOR THE UNIT
COMMAND, SERAS WILL ASSIST THEIR ACTIVE DUTY COMMANDS IN
ENSURING RESERVISTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN QUALIFICATION
COMPETENCIES FOR CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. HELPING COMPLETE THE
RFRS ORGANIZATION AT THE EXECUTION LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION,
SERAS FILL A CRITICAL ROLE WORKING WITH THEIR UNIT ACTIVE DUTY
LEADERSHIP TO FOCUS ON KEY LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, AND
ADMISTRATIVE PROCESSESS REQUIRED FOR THE MAXIMUM RESERVE
MOBILIZATION READINESS.
2. PHASE I OF THE SERA INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON STATIONS AND STRIKE
TEAMS TO ACHIEVE A TARGETED RATIO OF AT LEAST 6 BUT NOT MORE
THAN 30 RESERVISTS PER SERA POSITION. RATIOS ARE BASED ON THE
AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL MANAGED BY THE MAJORITY OF XPOS
AT UNITS, AND THE HISTORICAL NUMBER OF PERSONNEL MANAGED BY
SENIOR ENLISTED THROUGHOUT THE COAST GUARD. STAKEHOLDERS
WERE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY VIA DXR STAFFS TO PROVIDE INPUT
ON SERA POSITION RECOMMENDATIONS. SUBSEQUENT POSITION
REPROGRAMMING REQUESTS INCLUDE THE POSITION TITLE CHANGE TO SR
ENLISTED RES ADVISOR (SERA) AND ASSIGNEMENT OF THE SENIOR
ENLISTED RES ADVISOR COMPETENCY. RATINGS FOR SERA POSITIONS DID
NOT CHANGE.
3. PHASE I UNITS THAT DO NOT MEET THE RATIO CRITERIA, OR ARE
WITHIN RATIO STANDARDS BUT WITHOUT AN AVAILABLE POSITION TO
REPROGRAM WILL BE CONSIDERED IN PHASE II OF THE SERA INITIATIVE
ALONG WITH SECTORS, DOG AND LOGISTIC AND SERVICE CENTERS.
4. THE SERA PROGRAM WILL BE FULLY DETAILED IN A FORTHCOMING
COMDTINST. CG-131 WILL ALSO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SPECIFIC
SKILL SETS NECESSARY FOR THE SERA POSITION AND DEVELOP ANY
APPROPRIATE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR THEIR SUCCESS.  UNTIL THE COMDINST
IS RELEASED, THE FOLLOWING LINKS PROVIDE ACCESS TO
THE SERA POSITION MAP AND FUNCTIONAL STATEMENTS:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/COMDT/MCPOCGRF/, WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE.
5. POC: LT JOCELYN SORIANO, COMDT (CG-1312), PHONE AT 202-475-5443
OR VIA EMAIL AT JOCELYN.L.SORIANO(AT)USCG.MIL OR MKCM KYLE
TAKAKJIAN, RCMC, PHONE AT 774-353-6842 OR VIA EMAIL AT
KYLE.TAKAKJIAN(AT)USCG.MIL.
6. RELEASED BY RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.