ALCGOFF 087/20 - PROMOTION YEAR 2021 (PY21) ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (ADPL) SELECTION AND CONTINUATION BOARDS FOR RADM, RDML, CAPT, CDR, LCDR, AND LT

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R 04 JUN 20

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ALCGOFF 087/20
SUBJ: PROMOTION YEAR 2021 (PY21) ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST
(ADPL) SELECTION AND CONTINUATION BOARDS FOR RADM, RDML, CAPT,
CDR, LCDR, AND LT
A. 2020 USCG Register of Officers, PSCINST M1427.1I
B. PY21 Schedule of Officer Personnel Boards and Panels,
PSCNOTE 1401
C. Title 14 U.S. Code
D. Guidance and Eligibility Criteria for Officer Personnel
Boards and Panels, PSCINST 1401.1(series)
E. Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST
M1000.3(series)
F. Promotion Year 2021 Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL)
Officer Corps Management Plan dtd 12 April 2020
G. Documents Viewed by Coast Guard Officer Promotion and
Special Boards, COMDTINST 1410.2
1. This message announces the PY21 ADPL Selection and
Continuation Boards, zone sizes, and opportunities of
selection. Signal Numbers (SIGNOS) referenced below are from
the 2020 Register of Officers as of 1 Jan 20. Ref A is
available in the OPM reference library on the CG Portal at
http://cglink.uscg.mil/ea2ea20f. Members should notify PSC-
OPM-1 (Officer Boards, Promotions, and Separations) of any
changes to their name (e.g., as a result of marriage, divorce,
or any other reason) not reflected in the 2020 Register of
Officers.
2. RADM Continuation Board: IAW Ref B and Section 2151 of Ref
C, the RADM Continuation Board will convene in late summer of
2020 to consider the six most senior officers not previously
considered and serving in the grade of RADM consisting of RADM
Keith M. Smith, SIGNO 19, and five RADMs junior thereto on the
ADPL, including RADM Pat DeQuattro, RADM John P. Nadeau, RADM
Matthew T. Bell, RADM Melissa Bert, and RADM Anthony J Vogt.
The Board may recommend three of those considered for
continuation. Guidelines for communications to the Board are
contained in paragraph 10.D of Ref D and Article 3.A.4.F of
Ref E. Communications may be sent to COMDT (CCG) to arrive NLT
the date the Board convenes.
3. RDML Selection Board: IAW Ref B and Sections 2106 thru 2119
of Ref C, the RDML Selection Board convenes on 13 Jul 20 to
consider all CAPTs on the ADPL with a date of rank (DOR) of 1
Jul 18 or earlier. The zone will consist of the most senior
officer in the grade of CAPT, CAPT Kathleen A. Duignan, SIGNO
46, and those CAPTs junior thereto on the ADPL with a DOR of 1
Jul 18 or earlier. The Board shall recommend seven of those
eligible.
4. CAPT Continuation Board: IAW Ref B and Section 2150 of Ref
C, the CAPT Continuation Board convenes 13 Jul 20 to consider
those CAPTs with a DOR of 1 Jan 17 or earlier who have not
been previously selected for promotion to RDML, who have not
been previously considered for continuation and who are not
scheduled to be mandatorily retired in PY21. The zone will
consist of CAPT Gregory B. Tlapa, SIGNO 170, and those CAPTs
junior thereto on the ADPL with a DOR of 1 Jan 17 or earlier.
The stated opportunity of selection (OOS) is 50 percent. The
Board may recommend 19 of those considered for Continuation in
the grade of CAPT.
5. CAPT Selection Board: IAW Ref B and Sections 2106 thru 2119
of Ref C, the CAPT Selection Board convenes on 6 Jul 20 to
consider 156 CDRs consisting of CDR Brian J. Mcsorley, SIGNO
580, and those 155 CDRs junior thereto on the ADPL. The stated
OOS is 57 percent. The Board may recommend 89 of those
eligible. A CDR Continuation Board will not be held in
conjunction with the CAPT Selection Board.
6. CDR Selection Board: IAW Ref B and Sections 2106 thru 2119
of Ref C, the CDR Selection Board convenes on 20 Jul 20 to
consider 283 LCDRs consisting of LCDR Kimberly A. Hess, SIGNO
1635, and those 282 LCDRs junior thereto on the ADPL. The
stated OOS is 72 percent. The Board may recommend 204 of those
eligible. A LCDR Continuation Board will be held in
conjunction with the CDR Selection Board. IAW Ref F LCDRs
being considered for continuation will have the following
specialties: Cyber/C4IT (CG-4I10 & CG-CYB10, Naval Engineering
(CG-ENG12 & CG-NEN10), Response-Aviation (CG-AVI10), or
Prevention (CG-OAP10).
7. LCDR Selection Board: IAW Ref B and Sections 2106 thru 2119
of Ref C, the LCDR Selection Board convenes on 3 Aug 20 to
consider 404 LTs consisting of LT Spencer E. Ross, SIGNO 3172,
and those 403 LTs junior thereto on the ADPL. The stated OOS
is 85 percent. The Board may recommend 343 of those eligible.
A LT Continuation Board will be held in conjunction with the
LCDR Selection Board. IAW Ref F LTs being considered for
continuation will have the following specialties: Cyber/C4IT
(CG-4I10 & CG-CYB10, Naval Engineering (CG-ENG12 & CG-NEN10),
or Response-Aviation (CG-AVI10).
8. LT Selection Board: IAW Ref B and Sections 2106 thru 2119
of Ref C, the LT Selection Board convenes on 14 Sep 20 to
consider those LTJGs with a DOR of 1 Jul 19 or earlier. The
zone will consist of LTJG Darrick J. Lowe, SIGNO 5362, and
those LTJGs junior thereto on the ADPL with a DOR of 1 Jul 19
or earlier. The stated OOS is 92 percent.
9. Officers eligible for selection per paragraphs 3-8 above
desiring to submit communications to the Board must follow the
guidelines of paragraph 10.D of Ref D and Article 3.A.4.f of
Ref E. Communications should be sent via email as a command
endorsed, electronically signed memo to CDR James Bendle at
James.R.Bendle@uscg.mil to arrive no later than the date the
Board convenes. Early submission of communications to the
Board is encouraged to allow adequate time for correction
should a submission contain unauthorized content.
Communications that do not fully comply with the above
references will not be accepted and will be returned to the
officer for editing only if time permits. Non-compliant
wording not corrected by the officer will be redacted from the
memo or endorsement prior to releasing it to the Board
President for consideration.
10. Officers with approved voluntary separation requests on
file who have not been separated prior to the Board convening
will appear before the Board. A list of officers with approved
voluntary separation requests, with the exception of approved
temporary separations, is provided to and viewed by the Board.
11. IAW Article 5.E.2.b of Ref E, all candidates within or
above the selection zones are reminded that their
annual/semiannual OERs shall not be extended past regular end
of reporting periods. IAW Ref B, all in-zone or above-zone
candidates for this year's LT Selection Board must submit
semiannual OERs with an ending date of 30 Jun 20 instead of 31
Jul 20 to ensure that the OERs are processed in time for the
Board. All OERs should arrive at PSC-OPM-3 (Officer
Evaluations Branch) no later than 45 days after the end of
reporting periods. Rating chains and OER administrators should
expedite submission of these OERs to ensure eligible officers
have up-to-date performance records on file before the Board
convenes and should ensure that the SUBJ line for OER
submission includes "PRIORITY BOARD CANDIDATE <INSERT MEMBERS
NAME>" in the submission. This will allow OPM-3 to ensure it
gets properly routed and prioritized. A green evaluation
status in CGBI indicates a current OER is on file and was
received by PSC-OPM-3. For OER questions please visit
http://cglink.uscg.mil/OPM-3 or contact PSC-OPM-3.
12. Ref G identifies those documents in an officer's
Electronically Imaged-Personnel Data Record (EI-PDR) that are
permitted to be viewed by Selection Boards. Per paragraph 7.B
of Ref G, ENS OERs are masked from view at LCDR and above ADPL
Selection Boards. The LTJG and LT Selection Boards, however,
will view the officer's complete record, including ENS OERs.
Additionally, as addressed in paragraphs 5.B and 5.C of Ref G,
data contained within Direct Access (DA) is part of an
officer's record, and data fields from DA are permitted be
reviewed by a Board. It is the responsibility of each officer
appearing before a Board to ensure that his or her DA
information is correct. For those officers who have prior
enlisted service, it should be noted that officer Selection
Boards only view and consider the officer portion of records.
Each Board is given an alphabetically-ordered eligibility
roster of the candidates with above-zone and in-zone officer
rosters integrated, ensuring that the status of each candidate
is not discernible.
13. Article 3.A.4.e of Ref E contains the policy regarding In-
Zone Reordering for all ADPL best-qualified Selection Boards
for ranks LT through CAPT. Selection Boards have the option to
recognize officers of particular merit by reordering them to
the top of the promotion selection list. If the reordering
tool is employed, Selection Boards may only select up to five
percent of the total authorized to be recommended for
promotion to LT or LCDR, up to seven and a half percent of the
total authorized to be recommended for promotion to CDR, and
up to ten percent of the total authorized to be recommended
for promotion to CAPT.
14. Article 6.B.14 of Ref E contains the policy regarding
Specialty Considered Selections (SCS) for all ADPL best-
qualified Selection Boards for ranks LT through CAPT. If SCS
is employed, the Commandant will provide the Selection Board
with guidance on selecting officers possessing a particular
Officer Specialty Code (OSC) to meet an existing or
anticipated Service need. The number selected when specialty
is considered a factor in selection may not exceed five
percent of the total authorized to be recommended for
promotion to LT or LCDR, seven and a half percent of the total
authorized to be recommended for promotion to CDR, and ten
percent of the total authorized to be recommended for
promotion to CAPT, unless such a percentage is a number less
than one, in which case the Board may recommend one officer.
15. Officers should review their Employee Summary Sheets (ESS)
before their Board convenes. The ESS provides a consolidated
view of an officer's career information as it appears in DA.
As part of the ESS review and in alignment with SCS, members
should verify that all of their OSCs are up to date. All
candidates should submit OSC applications no less than 60 days
prior to a Board to ensure they are properly reviewed and
entered in DA. Also, please ensure they are labeled "PRIORITY
BOARD CANDIDATE <INSERT MEMBERS NAME>" in the submission. All
officers above-zone and in-zone should also take steps to
review their official record. Directions on how to obtain a
copy of the EI-PDR is listed on the PSC-PSD-BOPS-MR website at
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant-
Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Personnel-Service-Center-
PSC/BOPS/PSC-BOPS-C/PSC-BOPS-C-MR/.
16. Approximately 30 days prior to convening the RDML, CAPT,
CDR, LCDR, and LT Selection Boards, an ALCGOFF message will be
released announcing the names of the officers that will be
considered for promotion. If an officer believes that he or
she should be in the zone for promotion but his or her name
does not appear in the ALCGOFF, please contact the Boards POC
listed in paragraph 18.a immediately. Occasionally, there may
be small changes in the candidate pools projected in this
message, and the names listed in the ALCGOFF messages
announcing each specific Selection Board. These changes may be
caused by authorized adjustments to zone size or ADPL
movements attributed to Extended Active Duty contracts,
Permanent Commissioned Teach Staff or Reserve Program
Administrator designations, or unexpected changes to planned
separations.
17. Announcements of zone sizes and OOSs for CWO, RPA, and
PCTS will be issued separately as appropriate. It is highly
recommended that all CWO, RPA, and PCTS members also take
steps now to ensure compliance with paragraphs 11, 12, and 15.
18. Points of contact in PSC-OPM-1:
  a. Boards: LCDR David Ratner (after 15 June 2020) and CWO
  Michele Natale.
  b. Register of Officers: LT Sara Pepin.
  c. Separations: LT Colin Schuster and LT Adam Derby.
19. Points of contact in PSC-OPM-3:
  a. General OER questions: ARL-PF-CGPSC-OPM@uscg.mil.
  b. Officer Evaluations: LT Katherine Webb.
  c. Officer Specialty Management System: Mr. Brandon Chittum.
20. Point of contact in PSC-OPM-4:
  a. Career Counseling: CDR James Bendle.
21. CAPT M. T. Brown, Chief, PSC-OPM, sends.
22. Internet release is authorized.