ALCGRSV 024/24 - PROMOTION YEAR 2025 (PY25) INACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (IDPL) SELECTION, RETENTION AND CONTINUATION BOARDS FOR CAPT, CDR, LCDR, AND LT

united states coast guard

12 JUN 2024

ALCGRSV 024/24
SUBJ: PROMOTION YEAR 2025 (PY25) INACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST (IDPL) SELECTION,
RETENTION AND CONTINUATION BOARDS FOR CAPT, CDR, LCDR, AND LT
A. 2024 Register of Officers, PSCINST M1427.1O
B. Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3 (series)
C. PY25 Schedule of Officer Personnel Boards and Panels, CG PSCNOTE 1401
D. Title 14, U.S. Code
E. Documents Viewed by Coast Guard Officer Promotion and Special Boards,
COMDTINST 1410.2 (series)
F. Guidance and Eligibility Criteria for Officer Personnel Boards and Panels, CG
PSCINST 1401.1 (series)
G. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series)
1. This message announces the PY25 IDPL selection, retention and continuation
boards, zone sizes, and opportunities of selection (OOS). Signal numbers
(SIGNOs) referenced below are from REF A, which was signed on 29 March 2024 and
available on the PSC-OPM-1 website at: https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/
psc_spo/psc-opm/SitePages/ProjectHome.aspx. Members in-zone for promotion should
notify PSC-RPM-1 of any changes to their names, (e.g., as a result of marriage
or divorce) if not reflected in the 2024 Register of Officers.
2. PY25 IDPL promotion zone sizes are influenced by the running mate system.
Generally, IDPL officers compete for promotion when their ADPL running mates are
considered for promotion.
   a. In-zone: IDPL promotion zones include officers being considered for the
first time and those who have been considered, but not selected, by a previous
board.
3. Approximately 30 days prior to the convening of each selection board, an
ALCGRSV message will be released announcing the names of officers who will be
considered for promotion. Announcements of zone sizes and opportunities of
selection for IDPL Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) will be issued separately.
If your name does not appear on the ALCGRSV and you believe you should be
in-zone for consideration, contact the PSC-RPM-1 Boards and Panels Section
immediately at HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@uscg.mil.
4. CAPT Retention Board: IAW REF C and Section 3752 of REF D, the CAPT Retention
Board convenes on 09 July 2024 to consider all CAPTs in an active status who
have 18 years or more service towards retirement, except CAPTs who meet one of the
following conditions:
   a. are on a list of selectees for promotion,
   b. will complete 30 years total commissioned service by 30 June 2025,
   c. will have reached age 59 by the date the board is convened, or
   d. are on extended active duty.
All CAPTs who are not recommended for retention will be given the opportunity to
retire at the conclusion of 20 years of qualifying service towards a non-regular
retirement or be transferred to the Standby Reserve, Inactive Status List (ISL),
no later than 30 June 2025. The Board shall recommend 16 Captains for retention.
5. CAPT Selection Board: IAW REF C and Sections 3740 thru 3742 of REF D, the
CAPT Selection Board convenes on 15 July 2024 to consider eligible candidates
consisting of CDR James J. Carmany, SIGNO 714A, and those CDRs senior
thereto on the IDPL. The zone is approximately 15 members with a stated OOS of
49 percent.
6. CDR Continuation: IAW REF C the CDR Continuation Board will convene on 15
July 2024. Eligibility and criteria for continuation are contained in REF G and
section 22.a. of this message.
7. CDR Retention Board: IAW REF C and Section 3752 of REF D, the CDR Retention
Board will convene on 15 July 2024 to consider all CDRs in an active status with
18 years or more service towards retirement, except CDRs who meet one of the
following conditions:
   a. are on a list of selectees for promotion,
   b. will complete 30 years total commissioned service by 30 June 2025,
   c. will have reached age 59 by the date the board is convened, or
   d. are on extended active duty.
All CDRs who are not recommended for retention will be given the opportunity to
retire at the conclusion of 20 years of qualifying service towards a non-regular
retirement or be transferred to the ISL, no later than 30 June 2025. The Board
shall recommend 49 CDRs for retention.
8. CDR Selection Board: IAW REF C and Sections 3740 thru 3742 of REF D, the CDR
Selection Board convenes on 22 July 2024 to consider eligible candidates
consisting of LCDR Kaitlin E. Skiver, SIGNO 1925A and those LCDRs senior thereto
on the IDPL. The zone is approximately 55 members with a stated OOS of 51 percent.
9. LCDR Continuation: IAW REF C, the LCDR Continuation Board will convene on 22
July 2024. Eligibility and criteria for continuation are contained in REF G and
section 22.a. of this message.
10. LCDR Retention Board: IAW REF C and section 3752 of REF D, the LCDR
Retention Board will convene on 22 July 2024 to consider all LCDRs in an active
status with 18 years or more service towards retirement, except LCDRs who meet
one of the following conditions:
   a. are on a list of selectees for promotion,
   b. will complete 30 years total commissioned service by 30 June 2025,
   c. will have reached age 59 by the date the board is convened, or
   d. are on extended active duty.
All LCDRs who are not recommended for retention will be given the opportunity to
retire at the conclusion of 20 years of qualifying service towards a non-regular
retirement or be transferred to the ISL, no later than 30 June 2025. The Board
shall recommend 81 LCDRs for retention.
11. LCDR Selection Board: IAW REF C and Sections 3740 thru 3742 of REF D, the
LCDR Selection Board convenes on 05 August 2024 to consider eligible candidates
consisting of LT Louis F. DePaolis, SIGNO 3550A and those LTs senior thereto
on the IDPL. The zone is approximately 69 members with a stated OOS of 35
percent.
12. LT Continuation: IAW REF C, the LT Continuation Board will convene on 05
August 2024. Eligibility and criteria for continuation are contained in REF G and
section 22.a of this message.
13. LT Selection Board: IAW of REF C and Sections 3740 thru 3742 REF D, the LT
Selection Board convenes on 16 September 2024 to consider all LTJGs whose
running mate has a DOR of 01 July 2023 or earlier. The zone is approximately 84
members with a stated OOS of 81 percent.
14. Changes to the ADPL directly correlate to changes to the IDPL. Officers
returning to an active status in the Reserve from EAD and officers affiliating
with the Reserve after the date of this message should confer with RPM regarding
their status prior to their potential promotion board.
15. All officers shall ensure their Reserve Member Balance and Direct Access
(DA) information is accurate.
16. Officers with approved retirements or separations on file, who have not been
retired or separated prior to the board convening, will appear before the board.
A list of officers approved for retirement will be provided to the board.
17. IAW Article 5.E.2.b. of REF B, no officer shall delay their OER past the
normal submission month. Extensions will not be granted. LTJGs in zone for LT
must have an end of period of 30 June 2024 vice 31 July 2024. All OERs should
arrive at CG PSC-RPM-1 NLT 45 days after the end of reporting period, and no
later than 14 days prior to a board convening date. Rating chains and OER
administrators must expedite submission of these OERs to ensure eligible
officers have up-to-date performance files prior to boards convening. All OERs
shall be e-mailed to: HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-OER@uscg.mil.
18. Selection boards see and review only the officer portion of a candidate's
record contained in the official Coast Guard Military Human Resource Record
(CGMHRR), data contained in DA, and communications from candidates properly
submitted to the board. As stated in paragraph 7.d of REF E, ensign OERs are
masked from view at IDPL selection boards for LCDR and above. The LTJG and LT
selection boards will continue to view ensign OERs of candidates.
19. Officers are encouraged to review their Employee Summary Sheets (ESS). The
ESS provides a consolidated view of a member's information as it appears in DA.
20. All officers requesting candidacy are also encouraged to review
their official CGMHRR. To find out more about viewing your CGMHRR via iPERMS,
please visit the PSC-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/CGMHRR/iPERMS-Access/.
21. Officers eligible for selection and/or retention desiring to submit
communications to the board must follow the guidelines of paragraph 10.d of REF
F and Article 3.A.4.f. of REF B. Communications must be sent via e-mail as a
command endorsed, electronically signed memo to: HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@
uscg.mil to arrive no later than the day before the board convenes. Early
submission of communications to the board is encouraged, allowing 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
shall be returned to the officer 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.
22. Guidance to officers not selected for promotion is included in Chapter 7.A
and 8.A. of REF G. PSC-RPM will make non-selection notifications to commands
prior to releasing the approved board results.
   a. IAW REF G, IDPL CDRs, LCDRs, and LTs who have received their second non-
selection for promotion, who have less than 18 years of total qualifying service,
will be considered for continuation in an active status by a board. For CDRs and
LCDRs, this will be a one-time board. LTs will continue to be considered
annually until they are either selected for promotion or become retirement eligible.
The requirements for continuation in active status are described below:
      (1) Have less than 18 years of satisfactory federal service for retirement,
      (2) Have 75% of total commissioned service as satisfactory years for
retirement,
      (3) Have three of the last four years met requirements for satisfactory
federal service for retirement,
      (4) Have documentation of sustained active participation in performance
records, and
      (5) Have solid performance in current grade, documented in OER.
   b. IAW REF G, LTJGs twice non-selected will be honorably discharged by 30
June 2025 if they have less than 18 years of creditable service towards
retirement.
   c. Officers twice non-selected with more than 18 years of creditable service
will be retained until they have 20 years of creditable service, IAW Article 8.C
of REF G. Officers with 20 or more years creditable service must submit an
approved Reserve Retirement Request, (CG-2055A) NLT 01 March 2025 for a 01 July
2025 retirement, or they will be transferred to the ISL.
23. Points of contact in PSC-RPM-1:
   a. Reserve officer inquiries: HQS-DG-CGPSC-RPM-1@uscg.mil
   b. Officer Management issues: LCDR Josue J. Roman, (202)795-6525.
   c. Boards and Panels Section Chief: LCDR Joshua A. Denney, (202)795-6507.
   d. Officer Status: LT Corinthia T. Cortez, (202)795-6512.
   e. Register of Officers: Ms. Rose M. Lord, (202)795-6510.
   f. Reserve OES Manager: LTJG Robert H. McNeill, (202)795-6506.
24. CAPT T. E. Fryar, Chief CG PSC-RPM, sends.
25. Internet release authorized.