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R 141213Z JUN 07 ZUI ASN-A00165000001 ZYB
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-12//
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS //N01020//
ALCOAST 296/07
COMDTNOTE 1020
SUBJ: COMPLIANCE WITH COAST GUARD WEIGHT AND BODY FAT STANDARDS AND
DIRECT ACCESS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
A. WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD MILITARY
PERSONNEL, COMDTINST M1020.8F.
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE DATA
QUALITY IN DIRECT ACCESS (DA) AND TO IMPROVE OVERALL COMPLIANCE
WITH COAST GUARD WEIGHT STANDARDS.
2. COMDT CG-1221 WILL NO LONGER PUBLISH THE NON-COMPLIANT UNIT
LIST. INSTEAD, TOOLS ARE AVAILABLE IN CG CENTRAL TO ASSIST COMMANDS
WITH UPDATING AND MAINTAINING COMPLIANCE WITH REF (A).
3. THE PURPOSE OF THE DIRECT ACCESS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS IS TO
ALLOW MONITORING OF THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE WORKFORCE. AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS WEIGH-IN CYCLE, 40 PERCENT OF THE ACTIVE DUTY
WORKFORCE HAD DISCREPANCIES IN THEIR DA PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
DATA. IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE DATA QUALITY AND SIMPLIFY PROCESSES
IN THE FIELD, SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO BOTH DA AND CG
CENTRAL.
A. FOR DA, THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS BECAME EFFECTIVE ON
01APR07:
(1) FUTURE DATES ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED IN THE WEIGHT
DATE FIELD.
(2) UNITS ARE NOT ABLE TO ENTER FRACTIONS IN THE HEIGHT
AND WEIGHT FIELDS.
(3) A MEMBER MUST BE OVER THEIR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT
(MAW) AND MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE BODY FAT (MBF) FOR A
NUMBER, OTHER THAN ZERO, TO BE ENTERED IN THE WEIGHT
OVER FIELD.
(4) IF WEIGHTS LESS THAN 70 LBS OR OVER 350 LBS ARE
ENTERED, THE USER WILL GET A POP UP WINDOW WARNING
THEM TO RECHECK THE WEIGHT.
(5) IF HEIGHTS LESS THAN 48 INCHES AND OVER 84 INCHES ARE
ENTERED, THE USER WILL GET A POP UP WINDOW WARNING
THEM TO RECHECK THE HEIGHT.
B. THE CHANGES MADE TO CG CENTRAL PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO
ACTIONABLE INFORMATION AT THE INDIVIDUAL, UNIT, AND COMMAND LEVELS.
THESE MODIFICATIONS TO THE WEIGH-IN DETAILS PAGE BECAME EFFECTIVE
ON 17MAY07. ON THE WEIGH-IN EMPLOYEE DETAILS PAGE, THE DIAMOND WILL
REMAIN RED IF THERE IS AN INVALID MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT, IF THE
MAXIMUM BODY FAT VALUE IS INCORRECT, AND IF THE FRAME SIZE IS
INCORRECT FOR THE MEMBER'S GENDER OR IF THERE IS NO VALUE ENTERED.
ONCE THE CORRECT DATA IS ENTERED IN TO DA AND ALL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN
WEIGHED, THE DIAMONDS ON THE DETAILS LINK WILL TURN GREEN AND THE
UNIT COMPLIANCE PERCENTAGE WILL INCREASE. TO VIEW ADDITIONAL
STANDARDS FOR THE WEIGH-IN MEASURES CLICK THE BLUE INFORMATION
BUTTON, NEXT TO THE WEIGH-IN MEASURE, IN THE UNIT MEASURES PORTLET.
4. UNITS CAN VIEW THE MODIFICATIONS MADE IN CG CENTRAL IN THE UNIT
MEASURES PORTLET, ON THE "UNIT" TAB. THE MEASURE IS CALLED "WEIGH
IN" AND IF THE "DETAIL" LINK IS SELECTED, A NEW WINDOW WILL APPEAR
DISPLAYING DETAILED WEIGH-IN AND DATA COMPLIANCE INFORMATION FOR
EACH MEMBER AT THE UNIT.
5. ENFORCING THE COAST GUARD WEIGHT AND PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS
AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE DATA IN DIRECT ACCESS IS A COMMAND
RESPONSIBILITY. THESE NEW MODIFICATIONS ALONG WITH GOOD
COMMUNICATION WITH THE RESPECTIVE SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE (SPO)
WILL GREATLY IMPROVE OVERALL COMPLIANCE.
6. FOLLOWING THE THEME THAT "TRANSPARENCY OF DATA BREEDS SELF-
CORRECTING BEHAVIOR," COMDT CG-1221 WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH AREA
AND MLC COMMANDERS TO ENSURE UNITS MOVE TOWARD, AND REMAIN IN,
COMPLIANCE WITH REF (A). FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE WEIGHT POLICY,
CONTACT LTJG DAVE SOLORZANO AT (202) 475-5375 OR LCDR PATTI
MITROWSKI AT (202) 475-5366.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8. RADM CLIFFORD. I. PEARSON, ASSISTANT COMDT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES,
SENDS.
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