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SUBJ: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARITIME ENFORCEMENT
SPECIALIST (ME) RATING - UPDATE TWO - MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS
ANALYSIS (MRA) SURVEY
1. ON 23 JUN, I ANNOUNCED MY DECISION TO AUTHORIZE THE STAND-UP OF
A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY RATING. ON 20AUG, I ANNOUNCED
THE NAME OF THE NEW RATING, SEVERAL IMPORTANT IMPLEMENTATION
MILESTONES, AND THE TARGET DATE FOR ESTABLISHMENT.  SINCE THAT
TIME, OUR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS HAVE MOVED FORWARD AND WE HAVE
COMPLETED SEVERAL OF THOSE KEY MILESTONES, NAMELY THE SELECTION OF
THE FOUR MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST MASTER CHIEFS AND THE
PUBLISHING OF THE ME EPQS.
2. ON 16 DEC, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZING THE
FIRST FOUR MASTER CHIEFS FOR THE ME RATING:  MECM GORDON MUISE, ME
RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF; MECM STEVEN LOWRY, SENIOR SWE EXAM
WRITER; MECM RANDY KRAHN, ME A SCHOOL CHIEF AND MECM SAM ALLRED,
USCGR.  MASTER CHIEF ALLRED WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN HIS CAPACITY
AS PS RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF AND WILL OVERSEE THE LATERAL OF
RESERVE MEMBERS INTO THE ME RATING. THIS INFORMAL CEREMONY MARKED A
HISTORIC MOMENT FOR OUR SERVICE AND REFLECTS YET AGAIN OUR SERVICES
CAPACITY TO MODERNIZE TO MEET CHANGING OPERATIONAL DEMANDS.
3. THE ME EPQS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, AND MAY BE VIEWED AT THE
USCG LEARNING PORTAL AT HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL.  AFTER LOGGING
IN, THE EPQS CAN BE FOUND UNDER ENLISTED ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE
MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST.
4. THIS UPDATE ALSO MARKS THE RELEASE OF THE ME RATING MRA SURVEY,
ANOTHER OF OUR KEY IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES. ANALYSIS OF THE
SURVEY DATA WILL SERVE AS THE CORNERSTONE OF THE ME BILLET MAP
DEVELOPMENT. ACCCORDINGLY, PARTICIPATION IN THIS SURVEY IS A
CRITICAL PART OF THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE ME RATING. ALL
COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS IN CHARGE ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO ENSURE TIME IS ALLOWED FOR FULL PARTICIPATION BY THEIR
PERSONNEL.
5. MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE EARLIER LETSGO II
SURVEY, THE ARMED MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY TAILORED
OCCUPATION STUDY. IF SO, THANK YOU. THE INFORMATION GAINED FROM
THAT EFFORT SERVED AS THE STARTING POINT FOR THE CURRENT SURVEY.
THE MRA SURVEY IS DIFFERENT THAN OUR EARLIER REQUESTS FOR
INFORMATION BECAUSE IT WILL CAPTURE THE ACTUAL TIME MEMBERS IN
SPECIFIC BILLETS SPEND EXECUTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY
TASKS. THIS WILL CLARIFY THE WORKLOAD AT SPECIFIC UNIT TYPES ACROSS
THE COAST GUARD. THE ANSWERS YOU PROVIDE WILL HELP DETERMINE THE
SIZE OF THE ME RATING AND WHERE MEMBERS OF THE RATING WILL BE
ASSIGNED.
6. THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR THIS SURVEY IS APPROXIMATELY 22,000
ENLISTED ACTIVE AND RESERVE MEMBERS, ACROSS CUTTERS, STATIONS, DSF
UNITS, AND SECTORS. THIS IS A LARGER POPULATION THAN THE PREVIOUS
LETSGO II SURVEY. PERSONNEL IN THE TARGET AUDIENCE HAVE RECEIVED A
DIRECT EMAIL, WITH AN EMBEDDED LINK, ASKING THEM TO COMPLETE THE
SURVEY.  THE SURVEY CAN BE COMPLETED FROM ANY COMPUTER WITH
INTERNET ACCESS AND IS NOT RESTRICTED SOLELY TO STANDARD COAST
GUARD WORKSTATIONS.
7. IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS YOUR UNITS LAW ENFORCEMENT
PETTY OFFICER (LEPO), YOU WILL ALSO BE ASKED FOR NUMBERS OF
BOARDINGS / SECURITY EVOLUTIONS CONDUCTED BY YOUR UNIT FOR THE LAST
THREE YEARS. HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE BEFORE SITTING DOWN TO
TAKE THE SURVEY.
8. COMPLETE THE SURVEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, PREFERABLY BEFORE 26
JANUARY. IT IS NOTED THAT MEMBERS UNDERWAY MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES
ACCESSING THE SURVEY DUE TO BANDWIDTH ISSUES. IF YOUR UNIT HAS
LIMITED BANDWIDTH CAPABILITY, COMPLETE THE SURVEY UPON RETURN TO
HOMEPORT. DEPLOYED PERSONNEL WHO HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING THE
SURVEY SHOULD CONTACT THE POCS LISTED BELOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO
DISCUSS OPTIONS.
9. THE ENTIRE SURVEY SHOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES TO
COMPLETE. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO FINISH THE SURVEY IN ONE SITTING,
EXIT BY SIMPLY CLOSING THE BROWSER WINDOW. YOU MAY THEN REENTER THE
SURVEY USING THE SAME LINK PROVIDED IN THE INITIAL EMAIL. YOUR
PREVIOUSLY ENTERED DATA WILL BE STORED.
10. AS OF TODAY, WE REMAIN ON TRACK TO STAND UP THE ME RATING IN
JANUARY 2010.  THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME FOR OUR SERVICE AND AN
IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY
PROFESSIONALS.
11. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ASSISTANCE, CONTACT A MEMBER
OF THE ANALYSIS TEAM: LT CLAYTON BEAL AT (202) 372-3042 OR
CLAYTON.R.BEAL(AT)USCG.MIL, OR MR. JAMES MARTIN AT (901) 874-6326
OR JAMES.R.MARTIN(AT)USCG.MIL.
12. ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
13. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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