USCG Specific Frequently Asked Questions

For additional coronavirus questions not covered in these FAQ or that your chain of command cannot answer, please e-mail OutbreakQuestions@uscg.mil. To ensure the most timely response, please identify yourself (i.e. military member, civilian, Auxiliarist, contractor, family member) in your e-mail inquiry. 

April 3, 2020

ALCOAST 122/20 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) SITUATION AND GUIDANCE: SITREP 2

https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/library/generalmessages/General%20Messages/GENMSG2020/ALCOAST/122-20_ALCOAST.txt

April 2, 2020

CG Chief Medical Officer Coronavirus Update 2

Dear Shipmates,As your Chief Medical Officer, I am reaching out to acknowledge the many ways in which COVID-19, a face-less enemy, is changing the way we live. We each make sacrifices, for the good of the whole.  Prevention requires patience…the alternative is truly unfathomable.Less than two weeks ago, one of our Master Chiefs lost her mother.

April 2, 2020

ALCOAST 118/20 - TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF HAIR GROOMING STANDARDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

R 020724 APR 20FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//TO ALCOASTUNCLAS //N01020//ALCOAST 118/20COMDTNOTE 1020SUBJ: TEMPORARY RELAXATION OF HAIR GROOMING STANDARDS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMICA. Uniform Regulations, COMDTINST M1020.6 (series)B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 251009 NOV/ACN 139/191. This ALCOAST announces a temporary relaxation of hair

April 1, 2020

Mental Health Assistance (EAP, CGSUPRT, SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline)

Psychological effects of a pandemic are wide-ranging, and adds additional personal and professional stress on Coast Guard members and employees. For assistance coping with the anxiety caused by these unusual circumstances, contact your local Employee Assistance Program Coordinator at:

March 29, 2020

Coast Guard planning a modified PCS season

As our Nation and Coast Guard confront the unprecedented challenges of the coronavirus pandemic, the Coast Guard faces a clear challenge that requires us to be committed, patient, and flexible. The movement of our personnel to fill critical billets around the Nation is paramount. We must ensure that key positions are staffed, while safeguarding

March 27, 2020

ALCOAST 110/20 - MAY 2020 SERVICE WIDE EXAMINATION (SWE) COMPETITION AND MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL (MCAP)

R 272006 MAR 20FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//TO ALCOAST UNCLAS //N01418//ALCOAST 110/20COMDTNOTE 1418SUBJ: MAY 2020 SERVICE WIDE EXAMINATION (SWE) COMPETITION AND MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL (MCAP)A. COMCOGARD PSC Washington DC 08 JAN 20/ALCGENL 003/20B. COMCOGARD PSC Washington DC 27 NOV 19/ALCGENL 220/19C. Enlistments, Evaluations, and

March 27, 2020

ALCGPSC 040/20 - UPDATE 5 TO PY20 SCHEDULE OF OFFICER PERSONNEL BOARDS AND PANELS - PSCNOTE  1401

ALCGPSC 040/20UNCLAS //N01401//SUBJ: UPDATE 5 TO PY20 SCHEDULE OF OFFICER PERSONNEL BOARDS AND PANELS - PSCNOTE  1401A. PY20 Schedule of Officer Personnel Boards and Panels, PSCNOTE 14011. This message announces COVID-19 schedule impacts to Enclosures (1) and (2) of  reference (A), the PY20 Schedule of ADPL and IDPL Officer Personnel Boards and 

March 26, 2020

COVID chaos? Your ombudsman can help. Here's how.

Ironically, this is an article about avoiding information overload – and finding just the resources you actually need.“Families are getting 5,000 emails a day about coronavirus, and it makes our eyes glaze over,” says Tiffany Lyford. Her husband is active duty on board the CGC KATHERINE WALKER, and she’s the unit ombudsman. “I stay on top of it

March 26, 2020

Wellness Support Resources

Resources to assist you and your family.

March 26, 2020

What can I do to help? Give blood.

Coast Guard members and civilians are encouraged to donate blood. Supervisors may authorize donations on duty time. “Working” uniforms are authorized during blood donations.