ALCGRSV 043/18 - RESERVE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TO ENSIGN ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2019 (AY19) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT

24 AUG 18

UNCLAS //N01301//
ALCGRSV 043/18
SUBJ: RESERVE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TO ENSIGN 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 lieutenant commanders through
ensigns competing for assignment, command cadre,
supervisors and the Reserve officer corps at large.
Supplemental information on the assignment process,
including The Reserve Lieutenant Commander through Ensign
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-2 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 members
reported in DA as tour complete in 2019, members filling
positions in which a paygrade mismatch (plus or minus 2
pay grades) exists between member and billet, members in
reprogrammed positions, and members projected to be
released from active duty. This includes Reserve
lieutenant commanders through ensigns serving on long-
term Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) and
Extended Active Duty (EAD) who desire a SELRES assignment
following their release from active duty. PSC-RPM-2 will
track additions and deletions to candidate pools caused
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. 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.
    d. Members who will be affiliating with the SELRES via the
Regular to Reserve (R2R) process shall follow the
timeline in paragraph 10. Those who miss the deadlines in
paragraph 10 should monitor AY19 Off-Season assignment
messages or expect to remain in the IRR until the AY20
assignment cycle.
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 will voluntarily accept orders beyond RCD
shall include the following statement in their e-resume
member comments: “I, (rank and name) on (date), understand
the Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD) policy stipulated
in COMDTINST M1001.28 (series), and will voluntarily accept
orders beyond RCD.”
6. 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 10 will be transferred to the IRR and may
compete for an AY20 assignment.
7. 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.
8. For assignment guidance refer to the PSC-RPM website
denoted in paragraph 1.
9. 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-2 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-2 and greatly
enhances the counseling session. Junior Officers (JOs)
desiring an interactive live meeting should contact LCDR
Erin Bennett via email with the subject title “Career
Counseling” at: Erin.M.Bennett@uscg.mil.
    b. Each Officer’s career development is critical to
the Coast Guard’s overall success. We ask that
supervisors and Senior Officers pay particular attention
to mentoring JOs. Active mentoring and timely performance
feedback is the best method of preparing JOs for future
assignments and promotion. 
10. AY19 SELRES Lieutenant Commander through Ensign 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
corrections due to PSC-RPM-2.
    c. 13 Nov 18: Shopping lists released and available
in DA.
    d. 13 Nov 18 - 13 Jan 19: E-resume submission period.
    e. 13 Nov 18 - 13 Jan 19: AOs available for
assignment counseling.
    f. 13 Jan 19: Deadline for members to submit e-
resumes.
    g. 11 Apr 19: Assignment slates approved and
finalized.
    h. 31 May 19: PCS orders released in DA, available to
units in DA airport terminal.
    i. 30 Jun 19: Requests to retire or separate in lieu
of orders due to PSC-RPM.
    j. 1 Oct 19: Effective date for AY19 assignments.
11. Assignment officers:
    a. CGD ONE, FIVE, and SEVEN junior officer
assignments: LT Jessica Snyder, (202) 795-6534,
Jessica.L.Snyder@uscg.mil.
    b. CGD EIGHT and NINE junior officer assignments: LT
Tracy LaCorte, (202) 795-6503, Tracy.J.LaCorte@uscg.mil.
    c. CGD ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, and SEVENTEEN
junior officer assignments: LT Jacqueline Bethel, (202)
795-6498, Jacqueline.M.Bethel@uscg.mil.
12. CAPT Michael Wampler, Chief, CG PSC-RPM, sends.
13. Internet release authorized.