ALCOAST 250/17 - AUG 2017 SOLICITATION FOR FY 2018 COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARDS PANEL

R 211630 AUG 17
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-13//
TO ALCOAST
UNCLAS //N01780//
ALCOAST 250/17
COMDTNOTE 1780
SUBJ:  SOLICITATION FOR FY 2018 COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARDS PANEL
A. RECOGNITIONS PROGRAMS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1650.26 (SERIES)
B. COAST GUARD RESERVE AWARDS PANEL, COMDTINST 1650.12 (SERIES)
1. COMDT (CG-13) solicits volunteers to serve on the 2018 Coast Guard
Reserve Awards Panel.  Panel members have a unique leadership opportunity
to impact selection for the Coast Guard Reserve awards and scholarships
administered annually by COMDT (CG-131).
2. The panel consists of one Captain (O6), six members, and one
alternate.  The alternate will serve as a voting member in the event
a quorum cannot be reached.  Selected panel members will be appointed
by COMDT (CG-13) to serve for fiscal year 2018.
3. The panel will convene multiple times during the year based on the
submission schedules for each award or scholarship.  The panel will
meet virtually and shall deliberate as deemed necessary by the panel
president.
4. Panel membership is open to all Coast Guard Active Duty, Reserve,
Auxiliary, and Civilian personnel.  Applicants shall submit a Coast
Guard Memorandum not to exceed two pages, addressing interest in
panel membership and reasons for applying.  Military applicants shall
include an Employee Summary Sheet from Coast Guard Business
Intelligence (CGBI).  Civilian applicants shall include a personal
resume.  All applications must have command signature endorsement and
shall be submitted electronically in PDF format to the point of
contact (POC) below.  Application deadline is 30 September 2017.
5. Additional information regarding the Coast Guard Reserve Forces
Awards may be found in Chapter 7 of REF (A).  Information
about the Coast Guard Reserve Awards Panel may be found in REF (B).
6. POC: LT Monica Villegas, COMDT (CG-1313), Monica.Villegas@uscg.mil
or 202-475-5437.
7. RDML A. S. McKinley, Acting Director of Reserve and Military
Personnel, sends.
8. Internet release authorized.