ALCOAST 047/25 - FEB 2025 OFFICER AND ENLISTED EVALUATION REPORTS, UPDATE

R 051650Z FEB 25 MID320000760542U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS
ALCOAST 047/25
SSIC 1401
SUBJ: OFFICER AND ENLISTED EVALUATION REPORTS, UPDATE
A. Executive Order, Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI
Programs And Preferencing
B. OPM Memo of January 21, 2025, Initial Guidance Regarding
DEIA Executive Orders
C. Executive Order, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring
Merit-Based Opportunity
1. REFs (A) through (C) require the federal government to end all
programs, policies, and practices that promote "Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion" and related principles. To ensure alignment with
this guidance, the Coast Guard is initiating a review of Officer
Evaluation Report (OER) forms and Enlisted Employee Review (EER)
forms.
2. OER: While this review is ongoing, the WORKPLACE CLIMATE
dimension in the OER is temporarily suspended.
    a. Reported on Officers and Rating Chains are ordered not to
evaluate, mark, or include comments related to this dimension in
OERs and will leave that dimension blank for all OERs with an end
of period that occurs on 31 January 2025 through 31 July 2025 and
any OER that is delayed past 31 July 2025 due to PCS of the ROO
or change in RO. An update will be provided by 31 July 2025 for
OERs with an end of period on or after 30 August 2025.
    b. Guidance will be provided to future boards and panels to
appropriately account for this temporary suspension.
3. EER: While this review is ongoing, use of the RESPECT FOR OTHERS
performance competency in the EER and EER Support Form is
temporarily suspended.
    a. This direction affects all EERs with an effective date on or
after 2 February 2025.
    b. Due to the DA requirement that all performance competencies
have a numerical value, Rating Chains shall assign a mark of '4'
under RESPECT FOR OTHERS to all enlisted members (paygrades E1-E9).
The mark of a 4 has been assigned as a placeholder and is not an
indication of the member's performance of duties.
    c. Guidance will be provided to boards and panels to
appropriately account for this temporary suspension.
4. OPM and EPM are directed to take all necessary action to ensure
compliance with the above, including but not limited to rejecting
the submission, returning for modification, or otherwise redacting
the dimension.
5. Suspending use of performance dimensions WORKPLACE CLIMATE in the
OER and RESPECT FOR OTHERS in the EER does not change the
expectation that members at all times, foster a respectful workplace
climate and adhere to our Core Values of Honor, Respect, and
Devotion to Duty.
6. Mr. Gary C. Rasicot, Deputy for Personnel Readiness
(CG-DCMS-DPR), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.