ALCGOFF 034/24 - SENIOR EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP PANEL (SEFP) PHASE I - CANDIDATE MESSAGE

ALCGOFF 034/24
SUBJ: SENIOR EDUCATION AND FELLOWSHIP PANEL (SEFP) PHASE I
- CANDIDATE MESSAGE
A. PY25 Schedule of Officer Personnel Boards and Panels,
PSCNOTE 1401
1. As noted in Ref A, SEFP Phase I will be conducted 9-12
July 2024 to screen eligible candidates for selection to
the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) fellowship.
2. This program offers an exceptional experience that will
serve an officer well in the most challenging segments of
the Coast Guard. The member selected for this prestigious
fellowship will be expected to fulfill a follow-on assignment
at the discretion of the Vice Commandant which will target
positions of significant impact and influence. Amplifying
program info is provided below.
A. CFR: New York, NY. An independent, nonpartisan
membership organization, think tank, and publisher devoted
to a better understanding of the world and the foreign
policy choices faced by the U.S. and other countries. The
program exposes the selected officer to a wide variety of
strategic issues affecting U.S. foreign policy development,
international relations, and economic security. Fellows
participate in CFR membership programs, meet with CFR
members and staff and engage in research and studies.
The CFR Studies Program fosters independent research leading
to published articles or reports, roundtable and panel
speaking opportunities, and briefings apprising senior USCG
and DHS leaders of significant developments and emerging
views on homeland security, economic, and policy issues
within the CFR. Fellows also assist in arranging several
politico-military trips for CFR members during the year.
Eligibility requirements are listed in paragraph 11 of
Ref A. and can be found here: https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/
sites/psc_spo/psc-opm/SitePages/ProjectHome.aspx.
3. All captains with a date of rank of 1 July 2022 or
earlier are eligible to apply. Additionally, officers
reaching their mandatory separation date 1 July 2025 or
earlier will not be screened.
4. Interested candidates can apply by submitting an e-resume
with the SS-COUNCIL FOREIGN REL FELLOW 00089652 position
selected. There is no commanding officer endorsement required
for this application submission. Those applicants unable to
connect to DA may communicate requests to apply via email to
the OPM POC listed in paragraph 8, NLT 30 June 2024 which is
the application deadline.
5. Waivers to apply will be considered for non-tour complete
captains who are not in command cadre positions and who will
have completed at least two years in their current assignment
by 15 Sep 2025. Officers requesting a waiver to apply should
immediately contact the POC listed in paragraph 8 via email,
with an emailed Flag endorsement allowing the member to go
into play, and request inclusion in the candidate pool. The
POC will facilitate waiver requests with PSC-OPM and must
be received by Friday, 21 June 2024.
6. The selection panel has the discretion to select any
eligible candidate (captain with a date of rank of 1 July 2022
or earlier) whether they formally applied or not.
7. Candidates should act now to ensure their Employee Summary
Sheet (ESS), contact information in Direct Access (DA), and
Official Military Personnel File (e.g., OERs, Record of
Professional Development (CG-4082), and academic transcripts)
are updated and complete.
8. POC: CAPT Joan Snaith at Joan.Snaith@uscg.mil.
9. Internet release authorized.