ALCGRSV 044/18 - RESERVE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AND SENIOR ENLISTED (E7-E9) ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2019 (AY19) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT

united states coast guard

24 AUG 18

UNCLAS //N01301//
ALCGRSV 044/18
SUBJ: RESERVE CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AND SENIOR ENLISTED
(E7-E9) 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 Chief Warrant Officers (CWOs) and
senior enlisted personnel (E7-E9) competing for
assignment, command cadre, supervisors and Reserve
personnel at large. Supplemental information on the
assignment process, including The Reserve CWO Assignment
Guide and The Reserve Senior Enlisted (E7-E9) 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
AY18 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 who will
change Reserve Component Category (RCC) to Selected
Reserve (SELRES), members advanced to E7 prior to the e-
resume submission deadline noted in paragraph 10, members
in reprogrammed positions, members projected to be
released from active duty, and members in billets with
more than one member assigned. This includes Reserve
Chief Warrant Officers and senior enlisted personnel
serving on long-term Active Duty for Operational Support
(ADOS) who desire a SELRES assignment following their
release from active duty. PSC-RPM-2 will track additions
and deletions to the pool created by promotions,
advancements, 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.
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.
Members who fail to submit an e-resume IAW paragraph 9
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. AY19 CWO and Senior Enlisted Assignment 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 – 30 Dec 18: E-resume submission period
for CWOs.
    e. 13 Nov 18 – 13 Jan 19: E-resume submission period
for senior enlisted members.
    f. 13 Nov 18 - 30 Dec 18: AO available for CWO
assignment counseling.   
    g. 13 Nov 18 - 13 Jan 19: AOs available for senior
enlisted assignment counseling. 
    h. 30. Dec 18: Deadline for CWOs to submit e-resumes.
    i. 13 Jan 19: Deadline for senior enlisted members to
submit e-resumes.
    j. 14 Feb 19: CWO assignment slates approved and
finalized.
    k. 11 Apr 19: Senior enlisted assignment slates
approved and finalized.
    l. 31 May 19: PCS orders released in DA, available to
units in DA airport terminal.
    m. 30 Jun 19: Requests to retire or separate in lieu
of orders due to PSC-RPM.
    n. 1 Oct 19: Effective date for AY19 assignments.
10. Assignment officers:
    a. Chief Warrant Officers (W2-W4): MLES3 Timothy
Waldt, (202) 795-6528, Timothy.C.Waldt@uscg.mil.
    b. CGD ONE senior enlisted assignments: YNCM Andray
James,(202) 795-6531, Andray.S.James@uscg.mil.
    c. CGD FIVE senior enlisted assignments: LT Tracy
LaCorte, (202) 795-6503, Tracy.J.LaCorte@uscg.mil.
    d. CGD SEVEN senior enlisted assignments:
MLES3 Timothy Waldt, (202) 795-6528,
Timothy.C.Waldt@uscg.mil.
    e. CGD EIGHT and NINE senior enlisted assignments:
YNCS Otmane Karim, (202) 795-6521, Otmane.Karim@uscg.mil.
    f. CGD ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, and SEVENTEEN
senior enlisted assignments: YNCM Toby Burke, (202) 795-
6526, Toby.S.Burke@uscg.mil.
11. CAPT Michael W. Wampler, Chief, PSC-RPM, sends.
12. Internet release authorized.