ALCGENL 270/24 - SUBJ: BOATSWAIN’S MATE (BM) AY25 SITREP ONE

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ALCGENL 270/24
SUBJ: BOATSWAIN’S MATE (BM) AY25 SITREP ONE
A. ALCGENL 186/24 EPM ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2025 KICK OFF
B. ALCGENL 231/24 UPDATED EPM ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2025 TIMELINE
C. Military Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST M1000.8 (series)
D. COMDTINST 16114.32 (series), BOAT OPERATIONS AND TRAINING MANUAL, VOL. I
E. BM AO Sharepoint Page
F. BM AO Teams Channel
1. This SITREP kicks off AY25 for the BM Rating. Members who are
tour complete in AY25 or competing for advancement should begin looking
ahead to their next assignment. These BMs are strongly encouraged to seek Assignment
counseling from their Assignment Officer (AO) and advice from mentors.
2. Career management:
a. To schedule Assignment counseling, send an email to their respective AO
with the subject line (Assignment counseling-Name-EMPLID). Assignment counseling requests
for AY25 may be submitted until 08 August 2024. Counseling will continue until all requests
are completed.
b. The member's eResume remains the primary communication tool with the AOs. Be advised,
every position not on an eResume directly communicates to the AO the member would rather receive
a list of unfilled positions rather than apply for those jobs.
3. Advancement:
a. The Coast Guard advances to fill vacancies. Commands and members are
reminded, as outlined in Ref (C), personnel who compete for advancement must
be prepared for reassignment to fill any authorized position at the next higher pay grade.
b. Units are highly encouraged to work with their AO to identify fleet-up opportunities for
members in billet-to-paygrade mismatches.
4. Fleet Ups:
a. Fleet ups for members in non-command cadre positions are maximized by
the AOs. Fleet ups which result in a billet to paygrade mismatch will be
evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
5. Extensions:
a. BM AOs will continue to maximize first time extensions opportunities received prior to the
unofficial shopping list publication date in AY25. Member requests and command endorsements are
required for all extensions. The preferred method to request an extension is for the member to email
the command requesting the extension, then the command forwards that email with their endorsement
to the appropriate AO.
b. Command Cadre members who desire an extension must screen and compete for an extension unless they
have an approved retirement letter in conjunction with an endorsed extension request.
6. Slating:
a. BM AOs begin the assignment year by slating command cadre (OIC, XPO)
and Senior Enlisted (E8/E9) followed by a single eResume deadline
for all general duty E7 through E4 assignments. This allows all members
to compete for afloat and ashore assignments simultaneously. For timeline
updates, members and commands should review Refs (E) & (F) periodically for any AY25 assignment process
and/or specific timeline updates.
b. Afloat Assignments:
Members should apply for afloat assignments if: they need sea time for advancement,
are a BM1 or BMC who hasn't earned a DWO certification or have a DWO certification and completed two or
more consecutive ashore assignments. It is the responsibility of every member competing for assignment to
pursue all positions available in a given assignment year.
7. General Assignment Guidance:
a. As outlined in Ref (C), some positions require a command endorsement. Members must work with their
command to ensure they meet the specific requirements of the position requested and that a command endorsement
is included in the eResume submission. Failure to include a command endorsement prohibits a member from earning
those positions.
b. PATFORSWA assignments and timelines are based on the criteria contained in the solicitation message which
will be released SEPCOR.
c. Prospective Surfman assignments and timelines are based on criteria contained in the solicitation message
which will be released SEPCOR.
d. Women afloat:
Every year cutters are converted to mixed gender largely due to members
communicating directly with the Women Afloat Coordinator. In addition to normal AO counseling, all women are highly
encouraged to contact the Women Afloat Coordinator listed at the bottom of this message.
8. BM AY25 Timeline:
01 MAY 2024: Assignment counseling begins
19 JUL 2024: OIC screening panel submissions in Direct Access due
01 AUG 2024: Assignment counseling request deadline
16 AUG 2024: XPO screening process submissions in Direct Access due
02 SEP 2024: XPO screening process begins
09 SEP 2024: OIC screening panel begins
16 SEP 2024: OIC screening panel results posted
08 NOV 2024: XPO screening process results posted
22 NOV 2024: OIC/Senior BM (E8/E9) eResume deadline
13 DEC 2024: OIC/Senior BM (E8/E9) slate posted
13 JAN 2025: XPO eResume deadline
24 JAN 2025: XPO slate posted
31 JAN 2025: General duty eResume deadline (all assignment priorities
both afloat and ashore)
30 APR 2025: All routine AY24 orders issued
9. Command representatives and members can contact the AOs
using the information below:
a. D1, D9:
BOSN2 S.D. Currington until 17 Jul 2024 - (202) 795-6607
BOSN3 T.M. Young after 17 Jul 2024 - (202) 795-6614
b. D5, D7: BOSN2 S.D. Currington - (202) 795-6607
c. D8, D14, D17: BMCS J.C. Hermes - (202) 795-6585
d.D11, D13, All TRACENs, Surf Units, BM “A” School, PATFORSWA:
BOSN3 M.E. Jorgensen - (202) 795-6571
e. Women Afloat Coordinator: EMC S.S. Komen - (202) 795-6573
10. Released by: LCDR T. Seleznick
11. Internet release authorized.