R 24 AUG 18
ALCGOFF 089/18
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR AY19 PATFORSWA AFLOAT AND ASHORE
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8A
B. Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST M1000.2 (series)
C. Coast Guard Personnel Service Center Instruction 1300
1. BACKGROUND: OPM is soliciting for officers interested in afloat and
ashore assignments in the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) operational
theater. All ashore assignments and WPB CO/XO positions are open to men and
women. Due to berthing configurations, WPB Operations Officer positions will
likely be limited to male candidates. Female officers may still apply for these
positions and if berthing for a particular cutter allows for an assignment of
a female officer, they may be considered.
2. DISCUSSION: These challenging and demanding one year tours of duty are
dependent restricted PCS assignments. Highly motivated officers applying for
PATFORSWA should expect high optempo duty in support of a highly visible
national defense mission. Officers selected for this opportunity will be
required to attend pre-deployment training (PDT). PDT lasts approximately
4-5 weeks based on the requirements of the billet assigned. Deployment to
PATFORSWA will occur between Apr - Jun 2019 with the exception of the
Admin/Pers Officer position (PERS CWO) who will report OOA 1 November 2019.
Actual report dates are set by the Admin Officer at PATFORSWA. Each billet
requires a 14 day overlap between the arriving and departing officer to ensure
successful orientation and mission accomplishment.
3. POSITION INFORMATION: Officer positions are being advertised in
Direct Access for PATFORSWA shoreside billets, six WPBs, and the WPB
relief CO/XO. Desired skill sets for these billets include law enforcement,
naval engineering, training, admin, finance, procurement, intelligence,
operations afloat, and operations ashore. A detailed description of duties
for each of these positions may be found on the OPM-2 portal webpage at
https://cgportal2.uscg.mil/units/psc/opm-2/SitePages/Home.aspx
The appropriate position numbers are as follows:
00075858 CDR PATFORSWA Deputy CDR
00036925 CDR PATFORSWA DDE-CGLO NAVCENT CSF
00076112 LCDR PATFORSWA Logistics Dept Head (Note 1)
00075859 LT PATFORSWA Current Ops/CTF 55 CGLO
00032952 LT PATFORSWA Intelligence Officer (Note 2)
00075388 LT PATFORSWA Future Ops/Exercises
00075893 LTJG PATFORSWA MET Supervisor
00075894 LTJG PATFORSWA Force Protection
00075860 CWO/ENG PATFORSWA ENG Officer Duty (Note 3)
00075861 CWO/F(AND)S PATFORSWA Chf Finance/Supply Div (Note 4)
00078880 CWO/PERS PATFORSWA Chf Admin/Personnel Div (Note 4)
00032606 CWO/INV4 PATFORSWA DDE-Special Agent (Note 4)
00028518 LT CGC ADAK Commanding Officer
00030715 LTJG CGC ADAK Executive Officer
00017490 LTJG CGC ADAK Operations Officer
00022901 LT CGC AQUIDNECK Commanding Officer
00022899 LTJG CGC AQUIDNECK Executive Officer
00005933 LTJG CGC AQUIDNECK Operations Officer
00005907 LT CGC BARANOF Commanding Officer
00005906 LTJG CGC BARANOF Executive Officer
00067736 CWO4/BOSN CGC BARANOF Operations Officer (Note 3)
00010970 LT CGC MAUI Commanding Officer
00010969 LTJG CGC MAUI Executive Officer
00039457 LTJG CGC MAUI Operations Officer
00000116 LT CGC MONOMOY Commanding Officer
00000115 LTJG CGC MONOMOY Executive Officer
00007992 LTJG CGC MONOMOY Operations Officer
00015407 LT CGC WRANGELL Commanding Officer
00018594 LTJG CGC WRANGELL Executive Officer
00073279 LTJG CGC WRANGELL Operations Officer
00008566 LT WPB RELIEF CREW Commanding Officer
00027276 LTJG WPB RELIEF CREW Executive Officer
Note 1: LCDR Mikael Anderson is the OPM POC. Email: mikael.d.anderson@uscg.mil,
Phone: (202) 795-6454.
Note 2: LCDR Jeremy Kime is the OPM POC. Email: jeremy.a.kime@uscg.mil,
Phone: (202) 795-6452
Note 3: CWO Hailie Browne is the OPM POC. Email: hailie.browne@uscg.mil,
Phone: (202) 795-6462.
Note 4: CWO John Caicedo is the OPM POC. Email: john.h.caicedo@uscg.mil,
Phone: (202) 795-6453.
4. ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA:
A. Must be eligible for overseas assignment IAW Refs A and C.
B. Must have a basic qualification on the M16 or M4 rifle within previous
5 years of receiving orders to Pre-Deployment Training.
C. Must be a U.S. citizen.
D. The following PATFORSWA positions require an active TS/SCI clearance,
Deputy CDRE, CGLO NAVCENT, Current Ops, Future Ops, MET Supervisor and
Intel Officer. Members submitting for positions requiring TS/SCI must be
TS/SCI eligible. For cutter Commanding Officers, TS/SCI remains the desired
clearance level, but is not required. All other positions require an active
Secret security clearance.
5. E-RESUMES/COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS:
A. After CG-1300 (Report of Suitability for Overseas Assignment) is
completed and is determined satisfactory by the command screener, interested
officers should submit a command endorsed e-resume by 1 Sep 2018 with all
desired PATFORSWA billets as well as other desired billets from the regular
AY19 shopping list.
B. Each command endorsement shall address the member's eligibility for
overseas duty, as well as the acceptance of a potential billet gap until
summer 2019 to allow for required PDT and an April to June PCS transfer.
If married, the endorsement shall also indicate the intended PCS location
of dependents (those officers assigned to PATFORSWA are entitled to
send dependents to an authorized CONUS location of their choosing).
6. COMPENSATION: IAW Ref B, members assigned to these positions shall
be entitled to the following compensation package:
A. Hardship Duty Pay, currently 50 dollars per month.
B. Family Separation Allowance-Restricted, currently 250 dollars per
month, if applicable.
C. Combat Zone Tax Relief; the majority of all federal pay is tax exempt
with exception of FICA (Social Security and Medicare funding). Combat Zone
pay is also exempt from taxation in many states.
D. Cost of Living Allowance w/o dependents (varies by rank and costs of
goods and services).
E. Level 4 Sea Pay for all afloat positions commensurate with pay grade
and cumulative sea time, if applicable.
F. Increased ceiling on Thrift Savings Plan contributions.
G. Savings Deposit Program eligibility.
7. OPM POC: LCDR Michael Clell Thomas is the Assignment Officer for
all officer and afloat CWO positions in PATFORSWA with the exceptions
listed in Notes (1), (2), (3), and (4) above. Email: michael.c.thomas@uscg.mil,
Phone, (202)795-6451.
8. OTHER POC INFO: Any questions regarding PDT training requirements
should be addressed to the SMTC-PDT Team at (910)440-6505 or
D05-DG-PDTTRNG@uscg.mil. Any questions regarding PDT administrative
requirements should be addressed to the SMTC-PDT Team at (910) 440-6177 or
D05-DG-PDTadmin@uscg.mil.Pay/entitlement inquiries should be addressed to
the member's Service Personnel Office.
9. Internet release not authorized.