Oct. 27, 2020

ACN 128/20 - OCT 2020 BODY COMPOSITION SCREENING UPDATE

R 231736 OCT 20FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//TO ALCOAST UNCLAS //N01020//ACN 128/20SUBJ:  BODY COMPOSITION SCREENING UPDATEA. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 091725 JUL 20/ACN 083/20B. Coast Guard Weight and Body Fat Standards Program Manual, COMDTINST M1020.8 (series)C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 101130 MAR 20/ACN 033/201. This ACN modifies the

Oct. 19, 2020

ALCOAST 363/20 - SEP 2020 COVID-19: MOBILIZING RESERVISTS DURING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC - UPDATE 1

R 250932 SEP 20FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-R//TO ALCOASTUNCLAS //N05400//ALCOAST 363/20COMDTNOTE 5400SUBJ:  COVID-19: MOBILIZING RESERVISTS DURING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC - UPDATE 1A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 071735 APR 20/ALCOAST 128/20B. 10 U.S.C. 123021. Initial policy governing Reserve mobilization orders in response to thethreats

Oct. 19, 2020

ALCOAST 358/20 - SEP 2020 COVID-19: TEMPORARY POLICY CHANGE TO MODIFY THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RESERVE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (RGCM) DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

R 231216 SEP 20FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-1//TO ALCOASTUNCLAS //N01650//ALCOAST 358/20COMDTNOTE 1650SUBJ:  COVID-19: TEMPORARY POLICY CHANGE TO MODIFY THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTSFOR THE RESERVE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL (RGCM) DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMICA. Coast Guard Medals and Awards Manual, COMDTINST M1650.2E1. As a result of disruptions caused by

Oct. 7, 2020

Wellness Wednesday Invite for 07 October

Wellness Wednesday will take place from 1500 to 1600.Dear Shipmates,Nutrition can be complicated, especially when you are flooded with information from the internet. The frustration can easily increase when you do not see the results you are expecting. As the holiday season approaches, now is a perfect time to re-focus on healthy eating.  The

Sept. 23, 2020

Wellness Wednesday Invite for 23 September

Dear Shipmates,Our Nation and Service continue to experience and respond to months of fires, floods, hurricanes, and a hundred year pandemic.  Some have suffered the primary trauma of illness, loss of loved ones, damaged or destroyed homes; for others there is an ever present anxiety associated with family members who have co-morbidities, shifting

Sept. 18, 2020

Body composition screenings resume Oct. 1

All Body Composition Screenings will resume Oct. 1, after being suspended this spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Body Composition Program (“weigh-ins”) is currently in a pilot phase, which has abdominal circumference (AC) as an additional method of compliance, based on medical data indicating that it provides a more accurate health snapshot.

Sept. 16, 2020

Wellness Wednesday Invite for 09 September

Hello Shipmates,In this time of uncertainty, finding reliable resources, trustworthy information, or simply someone who understands what you are going through, can be difficult.  This week on Wellness Wednesday, we will expand on two great resources ─ our well-established Ombudsman network and their Communities of Practice and the newly launched

Sept. 10, 2020

USCG experiences successful transfer season during a pandemic

Mask, gloves, hand sanitizer. Wipe everything down and don’t touch your phone. Get what you need and get out as quickly as possible. If you thought the simple chore of running into the grocery store during a pandemic was a new level of complicated, imagine what 11,000 Coast Guard families felt on the verge of their scheduled relocation.

Aug. 26, 2020

Wellness Wednesday Invite for 26 August

Hello Shipmates,September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness month; however, every day we have a responsibility to demonstrate authentic concern for others and serve as a protective force against all forms of harm, including suicide. The campaign theme for 2020 is “Connect to Protect.”  This messaging aims to reinforce the connection we have

Aug. 25, 2020

Command leadership can now use the Agile Workforce Guide

The Coast Guard released the updated COVID-19 Agile Workforce Guide this week to provide commanding officers and managers a common framework that can help protect the workforce while ensuring mission readiness. The purpose of the guide is to help assess risk and tailor mitigation measures in a safe, controlled, and thoughtful way.The unique nature