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R 111537Z JUL 07 PSN 251773H25
FM COGARD INTSUPRTCOM SEATTLE WA
TO AIG 4926
INFO COMCOGARD MLC PAC ALAMEDA CA//PF//
COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-131//
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UNCLAS //N01001//
SUBJ: FY08 RESERVE ORDERS PROCESSING AND SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES)
TRAINING AND FUNDING GUIDANCE
A. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A
1.  THIS MESSAGE E
STABLISHES RESERVE ORDERS PROCESSING PROCEDURES
FOR UNITS SUPPORTED BY ISC SEATTLE (PF).  THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS MESSAGE IS CRITICAL TO ALL COMMANDS AND
PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR TRAINING OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS, AND
INDIVIDUAL RESERVISTS.  ALL COMMANDS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE
REQUIREMENTS OF REFERENCE A AND THIS MESSAGE.
2. ADT-AT IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 12 DAYS, EXCEPT NCWS AND PSU
UNITS WHOSE SELRES MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED 15 DAYS.
3. FY08 SUBMISSION DATES:  ALL REQUESTS FOR ADT-AT ORDERS MUST BE
RECEIVED BY ISC SEATTLE (PF) NOT LATER THAN 31 AUG 07.  REQUESTS
FOR ADT-OTD AND ADSW-RC ORDERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY ISC SEATTLE
(PF) NOT LATER THAN 15 APR 08.  THIS WILL ALLOW (PF) TO MANAGE
FUNDING AND ENSURE TRAINING DOLLARS ARE SPENT EQUITABLY AND IN
CONSIDERATION OF OPERATIONAL MOBILIZATION TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
MEMBERS WHO JOIN UNITS AFTER 31AUG07 SHALL SUBMIT FY08 ADT-AT
TRAINING REQUESTS WITHIN 45 DAYS OF REPORTING.  REQUESTS RECEIVED
AFTER 15 APR 08 ARE STRONGLY DISCOURAGED AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO
DISAPPROVAL BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
4. TRAINING:  IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE RESERVE READINESS, COMMANDS ARE
REMINDED TO EMPLOY TRAINING PLANS FOR SELRES MEMBERS.  FORMAL
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION (COI) OFTEN PROVIDE A FAST TRACK TO OBTAIN
QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS OR MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS
TOWARD THESE GOALS.  TQC HAS PUBLISHED THE FY08 C-SCHOOL SCHEDULE,
WHICH IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/
HQ/TQC/INDEX.SHTM#  ISC
SEATTLE (PF) WILL SCRUTINIZE ALL ADT-AT AND ADT-OTD REQUESTS TO
ENSURE A POSITIVE RETURN ON TRAINING DOLLARS INVESTED IN SELRES
MEMBERS.  COMMANDS SHALL INCLUDE IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF ORDERS
THE SPECIFIC TRAINING OR QUALIFICATIONS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED OR
ACHIEVED DURING EACH ADT PERIOD.
5. PREREQUISITES:  PRIOR TO PERFORMING ANY ACTIVE DUTY, ALL
RESERVISTS MUST HAVE CURRENT MEDICAL AND DENTAL EXAMS AND A
CURRENT ANNUAL SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (ASQ) IN DIRECT ACCESS.
UNITS SHALL INCLUDE THE DATES OF LAST MEDICAL/DENTAL/ASQ IN THE
COMMENTS SECTION OF ALL ORDERS PRIOR TO ROUTING TO (PF).
6. APPROVAL PROCESS:  THE UNIT ADMIN OR RESERVE ORDER MANAGER WILL
REVIEW AND/OR COMPLETE THE ORDER REQUEST IN DIRECT ACCESS AND
FORWARD TO ISC SEATTLE (PF) FOR APPROVAL.  UNITS LOCATED IN
WASHINGTON SHALL ROUTE ORDERS TO YN2 ROCKLAGE, EMPLID 1204590.
UNITS LOCATED IN OREGON SHALL ROUTE ORDERS TO YN2 M. KIRKER,
EMPLID 1201936.  BEFORE GENERATING ADT-OTD AND ADSW-RC ORDERS IN
DIRECT ACCESS, REQUEST FUNDING APPROVAL VIA EMAIL TO ISC SEATTLE
(PF) AFC 90 FUNDS MANAGER, LT ROEBUCK AT
MONIQUE.M.ROEBUCK@USCG.MIL  EMAIL REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE MEMBER
NAME, RATE/RANK, PURPOSE OF ORDERS, LOCATION, AND ESTIMATED COSTS
FOR PAY, ALLOWANCES, AND TRAVEL ENTITLEMENTS.  ISC SEATTLE (PF)
WILL APPROVE, DISAPPROVE, OR RETURN ORDERS FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.  FOR ADT-AT, ADT-OTD, AND ADSW-RC, DIRECT ACCESS WILL
PROVIDE TONO AND
 LINE OF ACCOUNTING FOR PAY, ALLOWANCES, FICA, AND
ANY APPLICABLE TRAVEL OR PER DIEM UPON (PF) APPROVAL.  FOR ADSW-AC
ORDERS, THE UNIT SUBMITTING THE REQUEST MUST PROVIDE THE TONO AND
LINE OF ACCOUNTING.  AFTER APPROVAL, THE ORDERS SHOULD APPEAR ON
AIRPORT TERMINAL IN DIRECT ACCESS, AND THE UNIT SHALL FORWARD
ORDERS TO THE MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  REF A, PARA 3.B.1
REQUIRES ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS BE ISSUED BEFORE SELRES MEMBERS REPORT
FOR DUTY.  NO MEMBER SHOULD REPORT TO THEIR UNIT WITHOUT ORDERS IN
HAND.  IF A RESERVE MEMBER HAS NOT RECEIVED ORDERS 15 DAYS PRIOR
TO START OF ACTIVE DUTY THEY SHOULD CONTACT THEIR COMMAND ADMIN TO
CHECK THE STATUS.  THE ACTIVE DUTY COMMAND WILL VERIFY THE STATUS
IN DIRECT ACCESS AND, IF NECESSARY, CONTACT ISC SEATTLE (PF) TO
SEE IF THE ORDERS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.  IF PROPER PROCEDURES HAVE
BEEN FOLLOWED, (PF) WILL APPROVE ORDERS PRIOR TO START DATE.
7. NON-CONSECUTIVE ADT:  WE ARE NOT CAPABLE OF ISSUING NON-
CONSECUTIVE ORDERS IN DIRECT ACCESS.  INSTEAD, ISC SEATTLE (PF)
WILL ALLOW THE USE OF MULTIPLE SETS OF SHORTER DURATION
CONSECUTIVE ORDERS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.  IN THESE INSTANCES,
THE UNIT IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION AND THE SPECIFIC
DATES OF DUTY REQUESTED.  A REQUEST FORWARDED TO ISC SEATTLE (PF)
WITHOUT JUSTIFICATION OR DATES OF DUTY WILL NOT BE APPROVED.  ALL
REQUESTS FOR NON-CONSECUTIVE DUTY SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO
YN2 ROCKLAGE OR YN2 KIRKER.  SINCE EAC
H SEPARATE PERIOD OF DUTY
REQUIRES A SUBSEQUENT SET OF ORDERS CREATING AN ADDITIONAL
WORKLOAD, MULTIPLE SETS OF ORDERS WILL NOT BE AUTHORIZED FOR THE
CONVENIENCE OF THE MEMBER, BUT RATHER WITH COMMAND DETERMINATION
INDICATING THE NATURE OF THE TRAINING DUTY IS BEST ACCOMPLISHED IN
SMALL INCREMENTS AND THE MEMBER LIVES NEAR THE UNIT, ELIMINATING
THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL TRAVEL OR LODGING COSTS.  REIMBURSABLE
TRAVEL ENTITLEMENT IS LIMITED TO ONE ROUND TRIP FROM HOME TO DUTY
LOCATION AND RETURN, WHETHER THE MEMBER PERFORMS ADT-AT IN
MULTIPLE SEGMENTS OR CONSECUTIVELY.  THE MEMBER MUST PERFORM DUTY
ON THE DATES SPECIFIED IN THE ORDERS.
8. READINESS MANAGEMENT PERIOD (RMP):  MEMBERS MAY REQUEST RMP'S
THROUGH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR APPROVAL.  COMMANDS SHALL
ENSURE THE PURPOSE OF THE RMP MEETS THE PROVISIONS OF REF A, PARA
2.A.5 BEFORE APPROVING THE REQUEST.  RMP'S MAY ONLY BE APPROVED
FOR MEDICAL/DENTAL READINESS EXAMS OR PARTICIPATION IN THE
SERVICEWIDE EXAM.
9. CANCELLATIONS:  IF ACTIVE DUTY ORDERS MUST BE CANCELLED,
COMMANDS SHALL NOTIFY ISC SEATTLE (PF) IMMEDIATELY SO FUNDS CAN BE
DE-OBLIGATED AND RE-ISSUED.  CHANGES TO ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED
TO (PF) WITHIN 45 DAYS AFTER NOTIFYING (PF) OF THE CANCELLATION OR
CHANGE.
10. COMPLETION:  UPON COMPLETION OF ACTIVE DUTY ALL COMMANDS ARE
REMINDED TO UPDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND RECORD TRAINING DATA IN
TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL (TMT).
11. IDT BERTHING:  GOVERNMENT BERTHIN
G OF SELRES MEMBERS IS NOT AN
ENTITLEMENT; HOWEVER, THE COAST GUARD WILL MAKE QUARTERS
AVAILABLE, WHERE POSSIBLE.  REF A, PARA 2.B.6 DESCRIBES THE COAST
GUARD'S POLICY FOR IDT BERTHING.  IAW REF A, SELRES MEMBERS WHO
RESIDE MORE THAN 50 MILES FROM THEIR HOME UNIT ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE
BERTHED IN GOVERNMENT QUARTERS OR THROUGH A COMMERCIAL SOURCE IF
GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.  SELRES MEMBERS PERFORMING
IDT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED COMMERCIAL BERTHING IF GOVERNMENT QUARTERS
ARE AVAILABLE.  OCCUPANCY STANDARDS EXPLAINED IN REF A AND ISC
SEATTLE POLICY SHALL BE FOLLOWED.
12. IDT MEALS:  ENLISTED PERSONNEL PERFORMING IDT ARE AUTHORIZED
COMMUTED RATIONS AND SHALL PAY FOR THEIR MEALS.  THERE IS NO
ENTITLEMENT FOR OFFICERS.  ISC SEATTLE (PF) HAS NOT ISSUED ANY
WAIVERS TO THIS POLICY.  THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WHEN A SELRES
MEMBER (ENLISTED OR OFFICER) IS PERFORMING IDT WITHOUT PAY.  IN
THOSE INSTANCES, THE UNIT MAY ALLOW A SUBSISTENCE IN KIND (SIK)
MEAL IF THE UNIT HAS AN APF DINING FACILITY.  WHEN THIS OCCURS,
THE UNIT WILL PROVIDE A MONTHLY MEMO TO ISC SEATTLE (PF) WITH THE
DRILL DATE AND FULL NAME AND RATE/RANK OF THE MEMBERS RECEIVING
DRILL DATE AND FULL NAME AND RATE/RANK OF THE MEMBERS RECEIVING
SIK MEALS.
13. ISC SEATTLE (PF) AFC90 FUNDS MANAGER IS LT MONIQUE ROEBUCK,
(206) 217-6326.  FAX (206) 217-6327.
14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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