ALCGRSV 042/18 - ESERVE CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2019 (AY19) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT

24 AUG 18

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ALCGRSV 042/18
SUBJ: RESERVE CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2019
(AY19) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT
A. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series)
1. This message announces the kickoff of the AY19 Reserve
assignment season and provides important guidelines and
information for Reserve captains and commanders competing
for assignment, command cadre, supervisors and the
Reserve officer corps at large. Supplemental information
on the assignment process, including The Reserve Captain
Assignment Guide and The Reserve Commander Assignment
Guide, is available on the PSC-RPM website:
http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/psc/rpm/rpm-2/Assignments.
Request widest dissemination of this message.
2. Shopping lists: PSC-RPM is developing and validating
AY19 shopping lists, which will identify anticipated
billet vacancies. Updates will be published on the PSC-
RPM website.
    a. Validation: Commencing 1 Sep 18, unit commanders
should verify the accuracy and status of each Reserve
position on their PAL as reflected in Direct Access (DA),
along with anticipated vacancies. The Command Concerns
process guide is located on the PSC-RPM website denoted
in paragraph 1. Select the "Command Concerns link after
expanding the "RPM-2" tab on the left.  Submit
discrepancies or comments to the appropriate PSC-RPM
Assignment Officer (AO) via Command  Concerns by 31 Oct
18.
    b. Availability: Shopping list messages will be
released OOA 13 Nov 18.
3. AY19 Assignment Candidate Pool:
    a. The primary candidate pool consists of captains
and commanders reported in DA as tour complete in 2019,
captains-select, commanders-select, members who will
change Reserve Component Category (RCC) to Selected
Reserve (SELRES), members filling positions in which a
paygrade mismatch exists between member and billet,
members in reprogrammed positions, and members projected
to be released from active duty. This includes Reserve
captains and captains-select, and Reserve commanders and
commanders-select, serving on long-term Active Duty for
Operational Support (ADOS) who desire a SELRES assignment
following their release from active duty. PSC-RPM will
track additions and deletions to candidate pools created
by promotions, screening panels, separations, position
reprogramming and other actions.
    b. Members serving on long-term ADOS orders that
terminate at any time during 2019 are highly encouraged
to apply for assignment. Members who do not apply for
assignment will be transferred to the Individual Ready
Reserve (IRR) and may participate in the AY20 assignment
cycle.
    c. Captains-select will only be considered for O-6
positions and shall not submit e-resumes for O-5
positions. Commanders-select will only be considered for
O-5 positions and shall not submit e-resumes for O-4
positions.
    d. PSC-RPM will adhere to tour completion dates when
considering assignments. Members generally will not
rotate prior to completion of their tours. However, early
rotations are sometimes necessary to meet Service needs.
4. Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD): REF A, Article
5.C. describes policy regarding RCD. As a member becomes
more senior, opportunities for assignment within RCD
become increasingly scarce. If a member wants to continue
to serve in a SELRES status, the member should consider
assignments beyond RCD. The decision to accept orders
beyond RCD, however, is purely voluntary.
5. Members who decline orders are subject to a transfer
to the IRR, Standby Reserve, or may request retirement or
separation, IAW REF A, Article 5.A.10. Members who do not
successfully compete for an AY19 assignment will be
transferred to the IRR and may compete for an AY20
assignment. Members who fail to submit an e-resume IAW
paragraph 9 will be transferred to the IRR and may
compete for assignment in AY20.
6. For e-resume guidance refer to the CG PPC DA II
website at:
http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-
1/PPC/GUIDES/GP/SelfService/Member/Se
lf%20Service%20-%20eResume.pdf.
To ensure that an e-resume endorsement is completed on
time, members should notify their command when an e-
resume requiring command endorsement has been submitted.
The current version of DA will not notify the endorser of
the request and does not allow late e-resume submission.
7. For captain assignments only, all applicants must
prepare and submit a one-page biography. The biography
requirements and template are available in The Reserve
Captain Assignment Guide.
8. Career Counseling:
    a. Reserve Officer Career
Counseling (ROCC) will be available beginning SEP 2018. 
The ROCC is an on-line interactive counseling mechanism
available throughout the year with PSC-RPM via the Skype
for Business application. Officers with the Skype
functionality (icon located at the bottom of your screen
once you are logged into Outlook) installed on their
workstation are able to participate. Establishing a live
meeting is the quickest means for an officer to review
their record with PSC-RPM and greatly enhances the
counseling session. Reserve captains and commanders
desiring an interactive live meeting should contact their
respective AO via email with the subject title “Career
Counseling”.
9. AY19 SELRES Captain and Commander Plan of Action and
Timeline:
    a. 1 Sep 18: Potential shopping lists available in
DA for unit validation.
    b. 31 Oct 18: Command Concerns and shopping list
validations due to PSC-RPM.
    c. 13 Nov 18: Shopping lists released and available
in DA.
    d. 5 - 9 Nov 18: Reserve Senior Command Screening
Panel.
    e. 13 Nov 18 - 30 Dec 18: E-resume submission period.         
    f. 13 Nov 18 - 30 Dec 18: AOs available for
assignment counseling.
    g. 30 Dec 18: Deadline for members to submit e-
resumes.
    h. 30 Dec 18: Deadline for one-page biography for
captain assignments.
    i. 4 - 8 Mar 19: Reserve Captain and Commander
Assignment Panels.
    j. 24 Mar 19: Requests to retire or separate in lieu
of orders due to PSC-RPM.
    k. 31 May 19: PCS orders released in DA, available to
units in DA airport terminal.
    l. 1 Oct 19: Effective date for AY19 assignments.
10. Assignment officers:
    a. Captain assignments: CAPT Michael Wampler, (202) 795-
6499, Michael.W.Wampler@uscg.mil.
    b. Commander assignments: CDR Troy Fryar, (202) 795-
6501, Troy.E.Fryar@uscg.mil.
11. CAPT Michael Wampler, Chief, PSC-RPM, sends.
12. Internet release authorized.