ALCGPSC 163/24 - PY25 RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGER (RCM) DESIGNATION BOARD RESULTS

11 DEC 2024

ALCGPSC 163/24
SUBJ: PY25 RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGER (RCM) DESIGNATION BOARD RESULTS
A. 14 U.S.C. 2104
B. 10 U.S.C. 12241
C. ALCGPSC 105/24, PY25 Reserve Component Manager (RCM) Designation
Application Process
1. The Commandant has approved the report of the RCM Designation Board,
which convened on 22 October 2024.
2. The Secretary, acting for the President, has approved the following
officers for designation as provisional RCMs. Primary selectees are listed
in alphabetical order by last name. Alternate selectees are listed in
order of preference.
Primary:
   No.  Rank   Name
   1.   PERS2  Aragoni, Peter T.
   2.   LT     Bettencourt, Michael B.
   3.   LT     Crone, James S.
   4.   LTJG   Huffman, Ryan S.
   5.   ENS    Lowery, Summer E.
   6.   LTJG   McNeill, Robert H.
   7.   LT     Wilson, Kelsey E.
Alternate:
   No.  Rank   Name
   1.   LTJG   Cabral, Jessica J.
   2.   LT     Giddings, Kyle P.
   3.   LT     Walker, Amanda N.
   4.   LTJG   Vailoces, Audi A.
   5.   LTJG   Peterson, Christopher G.
3. Upon acceptance, those chief warrant officers (CWOs) selected for
designation as provisional RCMs will be appointed under the authority of
REF (a) as temporary Reserve lieutenants with an RCM designation.
To accomplish this, regular CWO selectees will first be required to accept
an appointment to a Reserve Warrant Officer grade under REF (b).
4. Selectees will be contacted by LCDR Josue Roman, Branch Chief of
CG PSC-RPM-2, to coordinate provisional RCM Designation and assignment
opportunities.
5. Selectees who do not desire an RCM Designation must notify LCDR Josue
Roman at Josue.J.Roman@uscg.mil no later than 6 January 2025.
6. Administrative guidance will be provided to each member appointed as a
provisional RCM to complete the designation process, including guidance
for P&A and SPO offices for completing the necessary transactions in Direct
Access. P&A and SPO offices shall not execute RELAD/separation transactions
without the direction of CG PSC-RPM-3. Staff from CG PSC-RPM-3 will reach
out to each selected member's SPO to provide specific direction on how to
process each member. For questions regarding the Direct Access processing
of a selected member contact YNCS Kory M. Rudman at Kory.M.Rudman@uscg.mil.
7. As noted in REF (c), Those officers designated as provisional RCMs are
offered a three-year Extended Active Duty (EAD) contract and can expect
assignment to a training/developmental billet. After two years of active
duty, provisional RCMs are considered for permanent RCM status via a board
convened by CG PSC-RPM. An RCM who acquires permanent status receives
indefinite active-duty orders and serves on active duty until separation
or retirement. Selected provisional RCMs will execute EAD contracts on
1 May and can expect to PCS to their first RCM assignment 1 May through
1 September 2025, based upon Service needs.
8. The board membership and units are listed below:
Name                               UNIT
CDR  Erin M. Bennett, USCGR        COMMANDANT (CG-7213)
LCDR Brendan C. Rogers, USCGR      PACAREA (PAC-3SF)
LCDR Tony J. Seleznick, USCG       PSC EPM-2
LCDR Bryan A. Cooper, USCGR        PSC PSD MILITARY PROGRAMS SEC
LT   Jessica A. Tull, USCGR        BASE NOLA PERS SUPPORT DEPT(P)
LT   Heather D. Davis, USCGR       SEC VIRGINIA CP/RDNS STF
9. Proceedings of the RCM Designation Board, including its deliberations
and criteria for selection, cannot be disclosed to any person who was not
a member of the Board. For questions regarding the board process, contact
LT Arnold Uhrina, Boards and Panels Section Chief, at 202-795-6509 or via
email at Arnold.Z.Uhrina@uscg.mil. For questions about the Board results,
contact LCDR Josh Denney, Branch Chief of CG PSC-RPM-1 at 202-795-6507 or
via email at Joshua.A.Denney@uscg.mil.
10. RDML Z. Merchant, Commander, Personnel Service Center (CG-PSC), sends.
11. Internet release authorized.