ALCOAST 151/25 - MAR 2025 MID-PERIOD COUNSELING FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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UNCLAS
ALCOAST 151/25
SSIC 1000
SUBJ: MID-PERIOD COUNSELING FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS
A. Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST 1000.2C
1. This ALCOAST updates REF (A) to require rating chains to conduct
mid-period counseling for Enlisted members and introduces resources
available to facilitate performance feedback discussions.
2. Requirements:
    a. Supervisors will conduct mid-period counseling with Enlisted
members halfway through the marking period to discuss performance
expectations and provide feedback.
    b. Marking Officials will ensure supervisors conduct mid-period
counseling as required by the Approving Official.
    c. Approving Officials will establish a method to conduct and
track mid-period counseling.
3. Effective and routine feedback is a critical component of a
successful performance evaluation and should be used in conjunction
with establishing expectations and managing performance. Providing
feedback to members is an important and necessary part of
leadership. Enlisted members need to know in a timely manner how
they are performing, to include what they are doing well and where
they need to improve. It is the responsibility of the Approving
Official to establish a process to conduct mid-period counseling
for Enlisted members.
4. The mid-period counseling session should leave the member with
clear performance expectations and a review of their current
performance. In addition, the supervisor should leave with an
understanding of the member's personal and professional goals to
best support them.
5. While formal evaluations are suspended for members in paygrades
E1 thru E3, these members should receive routine performance
feedback.
    a. Mid-Period counseling guides are available to support members
and supervisors. The guides are on EPM-3's SharePoint page under
Training and Resources at:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/
psc-epm/epm-3/SitePages/Enlisted-Evaluation-System-(EES).aspx

    b. For general questions on counseling best practices or further
discussion, please contact EPM-3 at:
HQS-CGPSC-EPM-3-Evaluations@uscg.mil.
6. Questions or changes may be directed to Office of Military
Personnel Policy COMDT (CG-1M1) at: HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil.
7. These changes are effective immediately and will be incorporated
into the next revision of REF (A), which will be released within the
year. All other policies outlined in REF (A) not specifically
addressed within this message remain unchanged.
8. This message will be cancelled on 27 MAR 2026.
9. CAPT Ryan P. Matson, Acting Assistant Commandant for Military
Personnel (CG-1M), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.