ALCGENL 009/24 - SUBJ: 2024 MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT

ALCGENL 009/24
SUBJ: 2024 MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT
A. Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST M1000.2 (series)
B. Coast Guard Military Human Resource Record (CGMHRR) System, COMDTINST 1080.10
(series)
C. Military Separations, COMDTINST 1000.4 (series)
D. Guidance and Eligibility Criteria for Enlisted Personnel Boards and Panels,
PSCINST 1401.2 (series)
1. Summary. This message announces the 2024 Master Chief Advancement Panel
(MCAP), to recommend eligible active duty Senior Chief Petty Officers (SCPOs)
for advancement to Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO) in each rating, except MU.
COs and OICs must ensure distribution of this message to all active duty SCPOs
within their command and be aware of all eligibility requirements to ensure
candidates are properly and fairly considered for advancement. SCPOs must be
aware of the eligibility requirements outlined below and familiarize themselves
with the contents of refs (a) through (d). Failure to follow these requirements
will not justify a waiver.
2. Eligibility.
a. Eligibility requirements are outlined in Chapter 5 of ref (a) and paragraph
10 of ref (d). Additional information is available at
https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Advancements.
b. All eligibility requirements must be completed by the Panel Eligibility Date
(PED): 01 February 2024.
c. This ALCGENL supersedes previously published eligibility waivers. Waiver
requests for advancement and core competency requirements must be sent to
hqs-smb-cgpsc-epm-1-panels@uscg.mil prior to the PED; late requests will not be
accepted. Ref (d) provides waiver guidance.
3. Candidate Responsibilities.
a. IAW ref (a), candidates are responsible for ensuring their eligibility in all
aspects of the MCAP. Candidates shall verify the accuracy of their Personal
Data Extract (PDE) in Direct Access (DA) and that their name appears on the
ALCGENL final eligibility list. Candidates reviewed during a previous MCAP
should not assume they are eligible. Members must take early action to report
incorrect PDE data to their unit Admin or Servicing Personnel Office (SPO).
After reporting incorrect data, candidates must verify PDE corrections are
complete prior to the 01 April 2024 correction deadline. If the PDE correction
is not completed, then the candidate shall submit a Trouble Ticket before 01
April 2024 to ppc-dg-customercare@uscg.mil. PDE corrections must be completed
and visible on the PDE NLT 01 April 2024. Failure to report and verify PDE
corrections prior to the deadline will result in a "Not Eligible" status.
b. IAW ref (a), each candidate is personally responsible for ensuring accuracy
and completeness of their record. Candidates must take early action to ensure
their record is up to date and accurate prior to 29 April 2024. The record
includes Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), Enlisted Evaluation Reports
(EERs), and Employee Summary Sheet (ESS). Ref (b) provides a complete list of
documents maintained in the OMPF. IAW ref (d), the Panel will review the past
seven years, 13 May 2017 to 13 May 2024, of EERs and OMPF. The entire ESS will
be reviewed. Members must contact their Record Manager for OMPF assistance.
When submitting a request, indicate "URGENT: MCAP CANDIDATE" in the subject
line. The "How to Update Your Personnel Record" document located at
https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards%20and%20Panels
/SitePages/Master-Chief-Advancement-Panel.aspx is available to assist members
with record preparation.
c. Candidates should review the Commandant and Master Chief Petty Officer of the
Coast Guard Guidance to Enlisted Selection Boards and Panels. This document is
available at https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards
%20and%20Panels/SitePages/Master-Chief-Advancement-Panel.aspx and will
be provided to the Panel. It clearly sets forth the Commandant and Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Coast Guard's vision for selection to MCPO.
d. IAW refs (a) and (d), candidates may submit communication to the Panel. All
communication to the Panel must be sent to hqs-smb-cgpsc-epm-1-panels@uscg.mil
with the subject "MCAP Communication" NLT 15 April 2024. Communication to the
Panel received after this deadline will not be accepted.
4. Command Responsibilities.
a. Chapter 3 of ref (a) details Command responsibilities.
b. Members missing a current EER is a common reason for ineligibility.
Candidates must have an EER with a mark of "Ready" dated between 02 February
2023 and 01 February 2024. Members with a "Not Ready" may have a Commanding
Officer Recommendation Change (CORC) EER submitted with an effective date NLT
01 February 2024 to fulfill the eligibility requirement. Members without an EER
during this period will require a Service Wide Exam (SWE) EER dated between 02
February 2023 and 01 February 2024. SWE EERs should be dated greater than 184
days prior to 29 February 2024 (29 August 2023) when possible, to return to the
regular marking cycle. A regularly scheduled E-8 EER must be finalized NLT 30
March 2024. This provides a record of the candidate's most recent performance.
If a candidate on the 2024 MCAP eligibility list receives a mark of "Not Ready"
or "Not Recommended" between the PED and MCAP convening, commands must notify
EPM at hqs-smb-cgpsc-epm-1-panels@uscg.mil for removal. The email should
include "MCAP" in the subject line and must include the candidate's name,
EMPLID, rank, and EER date that changed the candidate's mark of ready or
recommended. If a member is eligible for the MCAP, but does not desire to be
considered for advancement, they should receive a "Not Ready" mark. Contact CG
PSC-EPM-3 at hqs-smb-cgpsc-epm-3-evaluations@uscg.mil with any EER questions.
c. Commands shall verify the candidate's most current Rating Performance
Qualifications (RPQs) and Enlisted Performance Qualifications (EPQs) are
completed and signed NLT 01 February 2024. After command verification, EPQ
and RPQ completion shall be entered directly in DA; TMT entry is not required.
Use the "ERATS - DA Competency Entry Process Guide" to accurately record
completion through your Personnel & Administration (P&A). The rating competency
code must appear in the candidate's DA competency record, even if there is no
RPQ standards for that pay grade, to receive an "Eligible" PDE. Commands may
enter backdated competency codes in DA prior to the PDE correction deadline;
however, competencies should be entered prior to the PED to ensure members
receive an "Eligible" PDE. Commands shall notify PPC (ADV) at
ppc-dg-customercare@uscg.mil if a candidate received an "Eligible" PDE but
has not completed eligibility requirements by the PED.
5. Timeline.
a. 01 February 2024: Panel Eligibility Date (PED) and Waiver submission
deadline.
b. Mid-February 2024: Personnel Data Extract (PDE) available in DA.
c. OOA 20 February 2024: Initial 2024 MCAP eligibility list released via
ALCGENL.
d. 29 February 2024: End of E-8 marking period.
e. 30 March 2024: Regular E-8 EERs finalized in DA.
f. 01 April 2024: PDE Correction Deadline.
g. OOA 15 April 2024: Final 2024 MCAP eligibility list released via ALCGENL.
h. 15 April 2024: Communication to the Panel submission deadline.
i. 29 April 2024: OMPF update deadline.
j. 13 May 2024: 2024 MCAP convenes.
6. EPM-1 is the single point of contact for all MCAP inquiries including current
MCPOs interested in participating as a Panel member. They can be reached at
hqs-smb-cgpsc-epm-1-panels@uscg.mil. When sending an email regarding MCAP,
include "MCAP" at the beginning of the subject line. For additional information
go to https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards%20and
%20Panels/SitePages/Master-Chief-Advancement-Panel.aspx.
7. CAPT J. W. Guyer, Chief, Enlisted Personnel Management, Personnel Service
Center, sends.
8. Internet release authorized.