ALCGRSV 035/25 - PY26 RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGER (RCM) CAPTAIN CONTINUATION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT

06 JUN 2025

UNCLAS
ALCGRSV 035/25
SUBJ: PY26 RESERVE COMPONENT MANAGER (RCM) CAPTAIN CONTINUATION BOARD
ANNOUNCEMENT
A. PY26 Schedule of Officer Personnel Boards and Panels, PSCNOTE 1401
B. ALCGRSV 022/25, Promotion Year 2026 (PY26) Reserve Component Manager (RCM)
Promotion, Continuation, and Designation Boards Kickoff Announcement
C. Military Separations, COMDTINST 1000.4 (series)
D. Title 14, U.S. Code
E. Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3 (series)
F. Guidance and Eligibility Criteria for Officer Personnel Boards and Panels,
PSCINST 1401.1 (series)
G. ALCGPSC 064/25, 2025 OER Submission and Promotion Year (PY) 2026 Officer
Selection Boards
H. Documents Viewed by Coast Guard Officer Promotion and Special Boards,
COMDTINST 1410.2 (series)
1. In accordance with references (A) through (C), and Section 2150 of
reference (D), the RCM CAPT Continuation Board is scheduled to convene on
8 July 2025 to consider RCMs in the grade of captain for involuntary
retirement. The following officers, listed alphabetically by last name,
will be considered by the Board:
   No.  Rank  Name                   Unit Name
   1.   CAPT  TOVES, SCOTT C.        COMMANDANT (CG-R)
   2.   CAPT  HOWELL, RICHARD A.     OL-OASD RA M&P-WASH DC
2. The stated opportunity of selection (OOS) for this Board is 50 percent.
3. This Board will consider all RCM captains with a date of rank of 1 January
2022 or earlier for involuntary retirement who meet the following conditions:
   a. have completed at least three years time-in-grade;
   b. who were not selected to promote to Rear Admiral;
   c. who were not previously continued; and
   d. who will not be mandatorily retired for reaching 30 years of total
      commissioned service.
4. In accordance with reference (C), RCM captains eligible for active duty
retirement and not recommended for continuation must be involuntarily retired
no later than 30 June of the promotion year in which the Board convened
unless they otherwise request retirement. RCM captains ineligible for active
duty retirement under any provision of law and not recommended for
continuation will remain on active duty for release to inactive duty or
retirement, if they request, on the last day of the month in which they
complete 20 years of active duty, unless removed earlier under another
provision of law.
5. Officers with an approved retirement letter on file, who do not retire
prior to the Board convening, will appear before the Board. Approved
retirements are provided to and viewed by the Board.
6. Officers desiring to submit communications to the Board must follow the
guidelines provided in Article 3.A.4.f of reference (E) and paragraph 10.d of
reference (F). Communications shall be sent via email 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 required to allow adequate time for correction
should a submission contain unauthorized content. Communications are subject
to the same restrictions as Officer Evaluation Report Prohibited Comments
outlined in Section 5.I of reference (E).
7. All officers should review reference (G) regarding OER guidance and policy.
Rating chains and administrative reviewers must expedite OER submissions
to ensure eligible officers have up-to-date records on file before the Board
convenes.
8. Documents Viewed by Selection Boards: In accordance with reference (H),
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 Direct Access, and communications from candidates
properly submitted to the Board.
   a. 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 Direct Access. The individual ESS may be accessed at the
      following website: https://cgbi.osc.uscg.mil/2.0/contentpanes/
      personal_files/summary_sheet.cfm
   b. Officers are also encouraged to review their official CGMHRR for
      accuracy on the interactive personnel electronics records management
      system (iPERMS). To review your CGMHRR via iPERMS, visit the following
      website: https://iperms.mymilrecord.uscg.mil/
   c. Officers shall ensure their Direct Access information, including
      their Reserve Member Balance, is accurate. Total qualifying years
      of service (TQS) for retirement is used to establish the candidate
      pools for retention and continuation Boards and is taken directly
      from an officer's Reserve Member Balance. Officers who identify
      discrepancies in their in Direct Access data should immediately notify
      their servicing administrative staff for assistance.
9. Any officer who believes they are eligible to be considered for selection
by this Board and whose name does not appear on the above list should contact
the RPM-1 Boards and Panels staff immediately at the following email address:
HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@uscg.mil.
10. CAPT Troy Fryar, Chief, CG PSC-RPM, sends.
11. Internet release authorized.