ALCGOFF 032/18 - OFFICER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2018 (AY18) FINAL REPORT

R 25 MAY 18

ALCGOFF 032/18
SUBJ: OFFICER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2018 (AY18) FINAL REPORT
A. ALCGOFF 058/17, ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2018 OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS KICK 
OFF-TIMELINES, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OUTREACH
1. AY18 activities are complete and AY19 preparations are underway. 
Assignment actions and processes were employed to address service 
requirements, meet unit needs, and consider member desires to the 
maximum extent possible. AY18 Fleet-ups, extensions, and geo-stable 
no-cost assignments were executed when prudent. 
2. General summary of AY18 as of 14 MAY 2018 (AY17 numbers in 
parenthesis):
   A. OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS ORDERS ISSUED: 3193 (3054)
     (1) O6/O6(SEL): 182 (157)
     (2) O5/O5(SEL): 382 (331)
     (3) O4/O4(SEL): 576 (451)
     (4) O3/O3(SEL): 742 (733)
     (5) O2/O2(SEL): 300 (401)
     (6) O1: 63 (81)
     (7) CWO: 592 (555)
     (8) CGA: 208 (196)
     (9) OCS: 148 (148)
     (10) TOTAL NO-COST: 905(749) of all orders issued or 28 (25) 
percent. This includes extensions, fleet-ups, and orders to the same 
geographical area in support of workforce stability.
     (11) COST/NO-COST ORDERS ISSUED TO MEMBERS NOT TOUR COMPLETE: 
85/96 (150/175), includes reassignments for command opportunities, 
PG school, to meet critical skill set/experience requirements, 
COLOs, and rank/billet mismatches. It is important to note that of 
these non-tour complete reassignments, 53 (54) percent were fleet-up 
or no-cost assignments.
   B. PAY GRADE MISMATCHES RESULTING FROM AY18 ORDERS ISSUED:
     (1)  O6 BILLETS FILLED BY O5/O4: 1 (1)
     (2)  O5 BILLETS FILLED BY O4: 16 (33)
     (3)  O4 BILLETS FILLED BY O5/O5(SEL): 22 (15)
     (4)  O4 BILLETS FILLED BY O3 AND BELOW: 79 (60)
     (5)  O3 BILLETS FILLED BY O5(SEL)/O4/O4(SEL): 95 (15)
     (6)  O3 BILLETS FILLED BY O2/O1: 73 (127)
     (7)  O2 BILLETS FILLED BY O4/O3/O3(SEL): 103 (33)
   C. ACCESSION AND TRAINING ORDERS ISSUED:
     (1)  CGA CLASS OF 2018: 208 (196)
     (2)  OCS: 148 (148)
     (3)  DCO (C4IT, AVIATORS, DCIO, DCL, MARGRAD): 101 (95) 
     (4)  CWO-LT: 43 (24)
     (5)  NEW CWO APPOINTEES: 183 (230)
     (6)  ADVANCED EDUCATION/INDUSTRY TRAINING: 201 (177)
     (7)  TO/FROM FLIGHT SCHOOL:  73/58
   D. VACANT AND GAPPED BILLETS BY RANK. INCLUDES DIRECTED VACANCIES 
AND REDUXES:
     (1)  O6:  0 (0)
     (2)  O5:  1 (0)
     (3)  O4: 37 (21)
     (4)  O3: 95 (119)
     (5)  O2: 21 (21)
     (6)  CWO: 7 (3)
     Note: OPM used LT continuation and Direct Commission Officer 
programs to mitigate these vacancies and is continuing to mitigate 
via retired recall and EAD contracts. 
   E. VACANT AND GAPPED BILLETS BY ASSIGNMENT ACCOUNT. INCLUDES 
DIRECTED VACANCIES AND REDUXES:
     (1)  AFLOAT STAFF: 5 (7) – 1.26 percent of AY18 afloat 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 0
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 0
         (c) Undirected vacant: 5
     (2)  RESPONSE: 19 (13) 4.46 percent of AY18 response 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 0
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 0
         (c) Undirected vacant: 19 
     (3)  PREVENTION: 8 (18) – 2.45 percent of AY18 prevention 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 2
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 1
         (c) Undirected vacant: 5
     (4)  STAFF/SPECIAL: 24 (30) – 6.20 percent of AY18 special 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 1
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 1
         (c) Undirected vacant: 22
     (5)  AVIATION: 49 (42) – 11.34 percent of AY18 aviation 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 0
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 0
         (c) Undirected vacant: 49
     (6)  ENG/C4IT/INTEL/LOGISTICS: 49 (51) – 10.47 percent of AY18 
assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 2
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 2
         (c) Undirected vacant: 45
     (7)  CWO: 7 (3) – 1.20 percent of AY18 CWO assignments.
         (a) Directed vacant for OMR/SARR: 0
         (b) Gapped for mid-year fill: 0
         (c) Undirected vacant: 7
3. OVERBILLETS: Consistent with the junior officer first tour 
assignment policy, we over-billeted cutters, sectors, and air 
stations with 108(102) junior officers which is 27% of junior 
officer first tour assignments. 
4. OPERATIONAL CAREER PATH TRANSITIONS: OPM continues to field 
questions on opportunities to change operational career paths. 
Recognizing the organizational value of officers serving in 
specialties they are most passionate about, every effort is made to 
balance member desires with unit level proficiency and qualification 
requirements. The following shows the number of junior officers who 
transitioned into a new operational community in AY18. (AY 17 in 
parenthesis)
      Response  Prevention  Afloat  Aviation
O4 	26 (2)    1  (2)      0  (0)   0  (0)
O3 	9  (13)   10 (8)      1  (1)   0  (0)
O2 	38 (18)   20 (20)     2  (1)   55 (54) (Note 1)
Note (1): Of 228 (222) officers completing their first tour afloat, 
73 (81) went back to an afloat assignment, 62 (94) transferred to 
another operational billet, and 93 (47) went to non-operational or 
staff assignment (includes Civil Eng, Naval Eng, C4IT).
5. The AY19 assignment timeline will remain consistent with recent 
years.  April through August is the best time for individuals to 
engage directly with their assignment officer for general career 
counseling and initial guidance on AY19 intentions. For members 
anticipating re-assignment in AY19, now is the time to begin 
preparations for the assignment season including updating your 
officer record, validating competencies, completing a Record of 
Professional Development (Form CG-4082), verifying contact 
information in Direct Access, registering for special needs if 
necessary, and reviewing/updating your employee summary sheet. This 
is also a good time to contact the OPM-4 Officer Career Management 
Branch for career guidance. Requests for OPM-4 career counseling 
should be sent to arl-pf-cgpsc-opm-4(at)uscg.mil.
6. All O5-and-below off-season assignment opportunities will be 
announced via ALCGOFF messages. The OPM Sharepoint site 
(https://cglink.uscg.mil/347c825e) is also the online source for 
information on officer personnel management issues and news. The OPM 
Sharepoint site contains AO notes and information on boards/panels, 
officer evaluations, and career management.
7. Throughout the summer months and into the fall, we will continue 
to communicate through traditional channels (SITREPS, off-season 
solicitations, and shopping list updates); however, the most up-to-
date information can be found on the OPM Sharepoint site and AO 
notes.
8. We greatly appreciate the professionalism and patience 
demonstrated by field commands, staffs, and the officer corps 
throughout this extremely busy assignment season.
9. CAPT Chris Glander, Chief PSC-OPM, Sends.
10. Internet release authorized.