ALCGENL 098/23 - MACHINERY TECHNICIAN (MK) AY24 SITREP ONE

R 021901Z MAY 23 MID120000023996U
FM COMCOGARD PSC WASHINGTON DC
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ALCGENL 098/23
SUBJ: MACHINERY TECHNICIAN (MK) AY24 SITREP ONE
A. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences Manual, COMDTINST
M1000.8A
B. SNIPES Place - Home (sharepoint-mil.us)
C. ALCGENL 078/23 ENLISTED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (EPM) ASSIGNMENT
YEAR 2024
KICK OFF
D. ALCOAST 072/23 RATED SEA TIME FOR ADVANCEMENT IN DC, EM, ET,
AND MK RATINGS
E. Assignments Branch (EPM-2) (sharepoint-mil.us)
F. MK Assignments Microsoft Teams Page (Snipes Place) SNIPES Place MS Teams
G. ALCGENL 080/23 AY24 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS KICK‐OFF
1. This SITREP kicks off AY24 for the MK rating. All
members who are tour complete in AY24 should take time to consider their
career aspirations, career progression, professional development, and seek
guidance from mentors. Commands should begin evaluating readiness impacts,
preparing AY24 command concerns, and should counsel tour complete
members to ensure they are ready and available for worldwide assignment. In
addition, commands should identify all members nearing the end of their
enlistment to review reenlistment eligibility and career intentions for continued
service.
2. Slating:
a. MK Assignment Officers (AO) will utilize a traditional slating process for
AY24. EPO's, AP1, AP2, and MKCM's will submit e-Resumes earlier in AY24. All
remaining MKs will submit their e-Resumes NLT 07 Dec 2023. This will allow
members who applied for but did not earn an assignment a chance to submit an
updated e-Resume for remaining available positions. This approach will aid all
members in submitting a more competitive e-Resume based on available billets
in AY24. Members should review Snipes Place Teams and Share point for future
MK SITREPS at references (B) and (F).
b. E-6 to E-4 AP3 and below: Members E-6 and below that have less than 36
months of rated sea time are considered sea duty candidates in AY24 per
reference (D) and are highly encouraged to craft e-Resumes that include all
cutter opportunities. E-6 and below members with more than 36 months of sea
time will be considered for follow on sea duty assignments after all members in
need of sea time to advance have been assigned.
3. Advancement: The Coast Guard advances members to fill vacancies.
Accordingly, members and commands are reminded that as outlined in
reference (A), personnel who compete for advancement must be prepared to be
reassigned to fill vacant positions at the next higher paygrade. Members who
will take the May 2023 SWE, and are at or above the published cut, should apply
for positions at the pay grade to which they will advance. If a member is close to
the cut and tour complete, the member should delay submitting their e-Resume
until the published deadline. Members who come above the cut in AY24, are in
a pay grade to billet mismatch, or double encumbered should consider
themselves tour complete in AY24 and submit an e-Resume.
4. Fleet-Ups and Extensions:
a. E-6 to E-4: MK AOs will continue to maximize fleet-up and extension
opportunities in AY24. Command endorsements are required for all extension
requests. Fleet-ups for members in non-command cadre positions will be
maximized. Commands should communicate both fleet-up opportunities and
extensions with recommendations through their AY24 Command Concerns.
b. E-9 to E-7: All AY24 tour complete E-9 to E-7 will be required to compete for
any desired extensions IAW reference (A) by placing their current position as
their number one pick on their e-Resume. Commands should communicate
both fleet-up opportunities and extensions for E-9 to E-7 with recommendations
through their AY24 Command Concerns.
5. Career Management:
a. It is difficult to define a realistic e-Resume across all paygrades, so it is highly
recommended that members take advantage of the AO career counseling (01
May - 01 Aug). This is available to all MK's, not just those that are tour complete.
b. Members should always craft their e-Resume to reflect a diverse career
path. No member should try, or expect, to remain in one mission set or
geographic area for an entire career. Members should list as many positions as
possible on their e-Resume that they would be willing to go to. Members also
need to take into consideration their assignment priority (AP) and rank when
selecting the number of positions to apply for. Tour complete members who
submit an unrealistic e-Resume or do not earn an assignment will either receive
a list of remaining positions to rank order or will be assigned to a service need
position.
c. Members that complete back-to-back assignments afloat or ashore should
expect an assignment to a different unit type. Failure to apply for positions in a
different unit type can cause a delay in assignment decisions. Career and
mission diversity will continue to be the cornerstones in developing a wellrounded senior MK workforce.
d. Members E-6 and below should seek diverse assignments in order to be
eligible for all assignments at E-7 and above positions. In addition to the 36
months sea time requirement, members should complete a tour at a boat forces
unit prior to advancing to E-7. Members without prior boat forces experience
are ineligible for assignment to boat forces units as E-7 and above.
e. All members are highly encouraged to pursue at least one Special
Assignment during their career. These career broadening assignments provide
members valuable opportunities to represent their ratings, network, and learn
about other operational and mission support activities, making them ideal
candidates for future assignments to highly visible leadership and management
positions (e.g. Silver Badge or School Chief). Members that are interested are
encouraged to review the Special Assignments Kick-off message, reference (G)
and the Special Assignment website at:
Special Assignments (sharepoint-mil.us)
f. Women Afloat assignments vary from year to year depending upon the
requests received. In addition to normal AO counseling, all women are highly
encouraged to contact the Women Afloat Coordinator listed at the bottom of
this message.
6. General assignment guidance:
a. As outlined in reference (A), some positions require a command
endorsement. It is imperative that each member works with their command to
ensure that they meet the specific requirements of the position requested and
that a command endorsement is included with the e-Resume submission.
Failure to include a command endorsement will automatically disqualify a
member from competing for the desired position.
b. PATFORSWA assignments will be advertised in a future solicitation message
which will be released SEPCOR. Specific requirements and the application
process will be covered in the solicitation message. Members that are already
interested can find additional information at the following website:
PATFORSWA (sharepoint-mil.us)
c. Potential position reprogramming: EPM-2 receives numerous requests to fill
billets being proposed for reprogramming. EPM-2 can only assign members to
approved positions. Commands and program managers should anticipate billet
reprogramming requests and ensure requests or approvals align with the
assignment season to capitalize on a robust candidate pool and adequately
address the intended position reprogramming action (e.g. rate change, location
change). Direct Access is the primary tool EPM-2 and AOs have to advertise
open or newly established positions. Vacant positions may also be found at
reference (B).
d. Operational Commander Priorities: The Coast Guard is experiencing an
unprecedented, enlisted workforce shortage. In AY23, EPM-2 solicited intent
from Operational Commanders to prioritize vacancies within their respective
areas of responsibility. In AY24, EPM-2 will follow the same established business
practice and will consolidate priorities submitted by District and Area
Commanders to facilitate the effective distribution of junior enlisted personnel.
EPM-2 will continue to push vacancies to the junior enlisted paygrades. This
practice provides an opportunity to fill vacancies year-round with A School
graduates. When determining their operational priorities, District and Area
Commanders should expect vacancies to increase each AY for the foreseeable
future. For detailed guidance on the procedures to submit District and Area
Commander priorities, refer to the template posted on the EPM Sharepoint Site
in the "OP Commander Priorities" folder located at:
EPM Command Concerns (sharepoint-mil.us)
e. Engineering Petty Officer (EPO) MK and EM combined screening and
assignment process for AY24 will be covered SEPCOR. Additional information
can be found at reference (B), EPO Panel Guide.
8. MK AY24 Timeline:
01 May – 01 Aug 2023: Members contact AOs for career counseling
17 Jul 2023: Panel Submissions due for EPO screening
01 Aug 2023: Command concerns due
01 May – 31 Aug 2023: AOs conduct PAL validation
31 Aug 2023: EPO screening results released
07 Sep – 27 Sep 2023: Unofficial shopping lists published, commands
validate shopping list
28 Sep 2023: Official shopping list published
TBD: PATFORSWA E-resume deadline (PATFORSWA
solicitation will update this deadline)
04 Oct 2023: e-Resume due for EPO positions
24 Oct 2023: EPO orders issued
01 Nov 2023: AP1, AP2, & MKCM e-Resumes due
07 Dec 2023: e-Resumes due for all remaining rotating personnel
31 Mar 2024: All AY24 orders issued.
9. Timeline changes and additional information will be communicated through
future SITREPS on Snipes Place Teams and Sharepoint at reference (B) and (F).
10. MK AO POCs:
a. CWO Grant Boyette: D5, PATFORSWA and MKA School (202) 795-6602
(CWO Ryan Phillips (202) 795-6597 after 10 Jul)
b. CWO Christopher Wolf: D1 and D7 (202) 795-6598
c. MKCM Afip Castillo: D8 and D9 (202) 795-6589
d. CWO Nicholas Johnson: D11, D13, D14 and D17 (202) 795-6597
(Phone (202) 795-6602 after 02 JUN)
e. Women Afloat Coordinator: OSCS Ramona Mason (202) 795-6573
(EMC Sharina Komen after 20 Jul)
11. Released by: LT R. Rand, (202) 795-6616.
12. Internet release authorized