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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-13//
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 374/06
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: BOARDING OFFICER QUALIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM (BOQSP) UPDATE
AND INACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (IDT) DRILL POLICY FOR BOQSP
PARTICIPANTS
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 291858Z DEC 05/ALCOAST 647/05
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28(SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST SERVES TWO PURPOSES.  FIRST IT PROVIDES AN UPDATE
TO REF A INCLUDING SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE USE OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR
TRAINING (ADT) PERIODS AND FY07 BOQSP ENROLLMENT POLICY.  SECONDLY,
IT ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR THE
INCREMENTAL ACCRUAL OF IDT DRILLS IN SUPPORT OF THE BOQSP.
2. BOQSP IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE:
  A. AS ANNOUNCED IN REF A, THE BOQSP IS COMPRISED OF THREE
COMPONENTS TO ASSIST PERSONNEL IN THE BOARDING OFFICER
QUALIFICATION PROCESS:
    (1) INTRODUCTION TO MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT COURSE (E-
LEARNING): THIS WEB-BASED COURSE CONSISTS OF SIX MODULES.  THIS
COURSE IS AVAILABLE ON DEMAND FROM THE COAST GUARD LEARNING
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO ALL PERSONNEL, BUT SPECIFICALLY SERVES THOSE
ASSIGNED TO FOLLOW-ON RESIDENT TRAINING AT THE MARITIME LAW
ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (MLEA).  IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 24 DRILL
PERIODS FOR PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE THIS E-LEARNING PREREQUISITE AND
PASS THE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM.
    (2) BOARDING OFFICER PRACTICAL COURSE (BOPC): A 2-WEEK RESIDENT
COURSE AT MLEA, THE BOPC WILL PROVIDE A PRACTICAL COURSE OF
INSTRUCTION AS A FOLLOW-ON TO THE PRE-REQUISITE E-LEARNING COURSE.
INITIAL CONVENINGS WILL TARGET SELRES MEMBERS TO CLOSE THE
CONTINGENCY PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS LIST (CPRL) QUALIFICATION GAP.
ONE CLASS WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING FY06 WITH A SMALL GROUP OF
VOLUNTEERS WHO WERE SELECTED IAW REF A, AND A SECOND CONVENING IS
SCHEDULED FOR DEC 07.  QUOTAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE DEC
CLASS, AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO COMPLETE THE E-LEARNING PORTION
OF THE COURSE PRIOR TO CONVENING.
    (3) QUALIFICATION/CERTIFICATION: A BOQSP USERS GUIDE HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE E-LEARNING AND RESIDENT COURSE,
INCLUDING ENROLLMENT AND COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS THE
PROCESS FROM ENROLLMENT TO FINAL COMPLETION OF ALL MLE PQS TASKS,
AND WILL BE POSTED TO THE WEBSITE BY THE END OF JULY 2006.  IN THE
INTERIM, UNITS WITH SELRES MEMBERS THAT PLAN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
BOQSP DURING FY07 SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/TRAINING/LEARNING/MLEBO.HTM. THIS
INTERNET SITE WILL BE ROUTINELY UPDATED WITH THE MOST CURRENT
INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE USERS GUIDE AND FY07 BOPC CONVENING
DATES WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. GUIDANCE CONCERNING STEADY STATE
OPERATION OF THE BOQSP WILL BE PROVIDED AS SOON AS IT IS DEVELOPED.
  B. RESERVISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE BOQSP WILL CONDUCT THEIR
ANNUAL TRAINING (ADT-AT) IN THE BOPC.  RESERVISTS SHOULD SUBMIT
ADT-OTD REQUESTS TO THEIR SERVICING INTEGRATED SUPPORT COMMAND IF
ADDITIONAL ADT IS REQUIRED TO MEET ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (OJT),
POSITION/RATING SPECIFIC TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, OR COMPLETION OF
OTHER PERFORMANCE QUALS.  POLICY RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATE USE OF
ADT-OTD IS FOUND IN CHAPTER 3.A.3.C OF REF B.
  C. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TRAINING RESOURCES AT MLEA TO
SUPPORT THE BOQSP THERE WILL BE NO RESERVE QUOTAS FOR BTM SCHOOL
DURING FY07.  ALL 100 QUOTAS NORMALLY HELD FOR RESERVISTS HAVE BEEN
REPROGRAMMED TO SUPPORT THE 170 QUOTAS REQUIRED FOR THE BOPC.
RESERVISTS WITH A BTM MOBILIZATION REQUIREMENT WILL BE REQUIRED TO
COMPLETE PQS THROUGH OJT AT THEIR ASSIGNED UNIT.  SUFFICIENT
RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FY08 TO RESTORE RESERVE QUOTAS IN
BTM SCHOOL. QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE IN FY06 FOR THE BOARDING TEAM
MEMBER (BTM) C-SCHOOL (COURSE CODE 341095).  TO DATE, ONLY 39 OF
100 QUOTAS ALLOCATED TO THE RESERVE HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED.  UNIT
COMMANDING OFFICERS OR OFFICERS IN CHARGE (CO/OINC) ARE HIGHLY
ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT TRAINING REQUESTS TO THE TRAINING QUOTA
MANAGEMENT CENTER (TQC) ASAP TO ENSURE ENROLLMENT IN DESIRED
TRAINING SESSIONS FOR PERSONNEL WHO REQUIRE THIS TRAINING AND ARE
NOT ALREADY ENROLLED IN THE BOQSP.  MEMBERS ATTENDING BTM SCHOOL IN
LIEU OF COMPLETING ADT-AT AT THEIR UNIT SHALL UTILIZE ADT-AT
ORDERS.  IF ADT-AT HAS ALREADY BEEN CONDUCTED, OR IS ALREADY
SCHEDULED, UNITS SHOULD SUBMIT ADT-OTD REQUESTS TO THEIR SERVICING
ISC.
3. INCREMENTAL ACCRUAL OF IDT DRILL POLICY: THE FOLLOWING POLICY
APPLIES ONLY TO RESERVISTS PARTICIPATING IN THE BOQSP.
  A. RESERVISTS MAY COMPLETE REQUIRED E-LEARNING MODULES AWAY FROM
THEIR ASSIGNED UNITS, AND INCREMENTALLY ACCRUE THE TIME REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT FOR A SINGLE IDT DRILL. DRILL TIME MUST BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN
HOUR INCREMENTS, ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST WHOLE HOUR, UNTIL FOUR
HOURS HAVE BEEN ACCRUED (EXCLUDING MEALS AND BREAKS). TIME SPENT ON
BOQSP USER GUIDE TASKS, PHYSICAL FITNESS TRAINING, ETC, ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITH THIS POLICY.
  B. PRECISE DOCUMENTATION AND MONITORING IS ESSENTIAL TO THE
SUCCESS OF THIS PROGRAM.  THE INDIVIDUAL MONTHLY IDT TRACKING
WORKSHEET (PSC FORM: PSC-1570) SHALL BE COMPLETED BY THE MEMBER AND
FORWARDED THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO DOCUMENT INCREMENTAL IDT
PERIODS. THE TRACKING WORKSHEET CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/PSC/FORMS/PSC1570.PDF.
  C. PRIOR TO CONDUCTING DRILLS IAW THIS POLICY, MEMBERS MUST FIRST
RECEIVE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THEIR UNIT CO/OINC INCLUDING THE
LOCATION(S) WHERE IDT DRILLS WILL BE CONDUCTED AND CERTIFICATION
THAT THE MEMBER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS
ALCOAST.  BOQSP PARTICIPANTS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THEIR CO/OINC TO
UTILIZE THIS POLICY WILL CONDUCT IDT DRILLS IAW CHAPTER 2 OF REF B.
  D. COMPLETED/APPROVED PSC-1570S MAY BE PROCESSED BY EITHER THE
UNIT SPO OR BY UNIT ADMIN (IF AUTHORIZED TO ENTER/APPROVE RESERVE
DRILLS).  IN ANY CASE, PSC-1570S WILL BE PROCESSED IN THE FOLLOWING
MANNER:
    (1) VERIFY COMPLETION OF THE PSC-1570 INCLUDING ALL REQUIRED
SIGNATURES.
    (2) SCHEDULE AND APPROVE THE NUMBER OF DRILLS INDICATED ON THE
ENDORSED PSC-1570 IN DIRECT ACCESS.  FOR ACCOUNTING PURPOSES, THE
DATE TO BE USED TO SCHEDULE/APPROVE THE IDT DRILL SHALL BE THE LAST
DATE OF INCREMENTAL DUTY PERFORMED AS INDICATED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL
IDT DRILL ON THE PSC-1570.
    (3) COMPLETE DIRECT ACCESS TRANSACTIONS FOR PAYMENT AS
NECESSARY WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIVING THE ENDORSED PSC-
1570.
    (4) MEMBERS SHOULD RETAIN A COPY OF THE APPROVED PSC-1570 FOR
THEIR RECORDS.
  E. THIS POLICY WILL BE EVALUATED DURING FY06 TO DETERMINE ITS
SUCCESS IN SUPPORTING THE E-LEARNING ELEMENTS OF THE BOQSP.
4. HQ POINTS OF CONTACT ARE LCDR PATRICK MCMAHON (CG-132) AT 202-
267-1415 OR PMCMAHON(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL FOR BOQSP PROGRAM ISSUES AND
LCDR JENNIFER GRZELAK-LEDOUX (CG-131) AT 202-267-0561 OR JGRZELAK
(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL FOR RESERVE POLICY ISSUES.  MLEA BOQSP MANAGER
AND POINT OF CONTACT IS ENS PAUL TURNER AT 843-740-6601 OR PETURNER
(AT)MLEACADEMY.USCG.MIL.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. CAPT F. A. DUTCH, ACTING DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING,
SENDS.
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