ALCOAST 288/25 - JUN 2025 2025 RESERVE MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT

R 271101Z JUN 25   MID120002039350U
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
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ALCOAST 288/25
SSIC 1000
SUBJ: 2025 RESERVE MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT
A. Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST 1000.2C
B. Leadership Development Framework, COMDTINST 5351.3B
C. Guidance and Eligibility Criteria for Enlisted Personnel Boards
and Panels, PSCINST 1401.2 (series)
D. Coast Guard Military Human Resource Record (CGMHRR) System,
COMDTINST 1080.10J
E. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST 1001.28D
F. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 061320Z JUN 25/ALCOAST 258/25
1. This message announces eligibility requirements for the Reserve
Master Chief Advancement Panel (R-MCAP) for advancement to E-9 in
the Reserve Component. The R-MCAP will continue to serve
as the mechanism for advancement to the paygrade of E-9 in the
Reserve Component.
2. The R-MCAP convenes annually to select eligible Senior Chief
Petty Officers (SCPOs) in the Reserve Component, including members
of the Selected Reserve (SELRES), Individual Ready Reserve (IRR),
Active Status List (ASL), and reservists on Extended Active Duty
(EAD), for advancement to Master Chief Petty Officer for all
ratings. This advancement panel serves as a talent management
tool that strengthens the senior enlisted corps by incorporating
qualitative information found in a member's record, with a focus
on professionalism, leadership, and performance, to include the
Leadership Development Framework outlined in REF (B). In accordance
with REF (C), eligible candidates will be scored based on the four
factors utilized for enlisted evaluations as defined in REF (A)
at 4.A.3.e. COs and OICs must ensure widest dissemination of this
message to all Reserve SCPOs within their commands. SCPOs must be
aware of the eligibility requirements outlined within this message
and familiarize themselves with the contents of REFs (A)
through (E).
3. The R-MCAP replaces the E-9 Reserve Servicewide Exam for all
ratings. Advancement to the paygrade E-8 will be conducted using
the R-SCAP that was announced in REF (F). The advancement process
for all other paygrades up to E-7 remains unchanged. Reserve Service
members who have completed the eligibility requirements for
advancement to E-9 will be reviewed by the Panel, regardless of
intention to compete for advancement.
    a. Current eligibility requirements, as outlined in REFs (A)
and (D), remain in effect and are used by CG PSC-RPM to determine
eligibility.
    b. All advancement eligibility requirements must be completed
by the Panel Eligibility Date (PED) of 1 July 2025, the
date previously used as the Servicewide Eligibility Date
(SED) during Servicewide competition to the E-9 paygrade.
    c. Members will be able to verify their eligibility utilizing
the Personal Data Extract (PDE) generated in Direct Access
in July 2025.
4. Command Responsibilities.
    a. Enlisted Evaluation Reports (EERs). The most common reason
for member ineligibility is a missing EER. Per Chapter 3.A.7 of
REF (A), each candidate must have a current EER with their CO's
recommendation. The EER must be dated after 1 July 2024 and no
later than 1 July 2025. If an EER was not completed due to reasons
listed in Chapter 4.C.1.b(4) of REF (A), commands must complete a
"SWE-EER" with an effective date after 1 July 2024 and no later
than 1 July 2025. SWE-EERs must be submitted NLT the 1 September
2025 PDE correction deadline date. SWE-EERs cannot be submitted
to change a CO recommendation per article 3.A.7.c-Note of REF (A).
    b. Advancement Recommendation. If the CO wishes to change an
advancement recommendation, the command must submit a CO's
Recommendation Change (CORC) EER and it must be submitted IAW
Chapter 4.D.3.i of REF (A). Changes of CO's recommendation
must be dated after 1 July 2024 and no later than 1 July 2025 and
must be received by the 1 September 2025 PDE correction deadline.
If a candidate on the R-MCAP eligibility list receives an
Advancement Recommendation mark of Not Ready or Not Recommended
between the 1 July 2025 PED and R-MCAP, commands must notify
CG PSC-RPM-1 at: HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@uscg.mil. The email
must include R-MCAP in the subject line and must include the
candidate's name, EMPLID, rank, and date of EER that changed the
candidate's advancement recommendation mark of Ready. As a result,
the candidate will be removed from the 2025 R-MCAP. If a member is
otherwise eligible for the 2025 R-MCAP, but does not desire to be
considered for advancement, they should be given an Advancement
Recommendation mark of Not Ready.
5. Candidate Responsibilities.
    a. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure their online
PDE shows a status of Eligible to be reviewed by the R-MCAP. The PDE
for the upcoming R-MCAP must be verified. Candidates expecting
extended time away from their unit (e.g., extensive C school,
deployments, TDY, parental leave, etc.) between the PED posting date
and the end of the correction period should make alternate
arrangements to verify their PDE. Candidates must report incorrect
PDE data to the unit's servicing administrative staff. After
reporting incorrect data, candidates must verify PDE corrections
were made by reviewing their online PDE prior to the 1 September
2025 PDE correction deadline. If the online PDE was not corrected,
the candidate must submit a Trouble Ticket prior to 1 September 2025
to PPC by e-mail to PPC-DG-CustomerCare@uscg.mil. PDE corrections
must be visible on the online PDE and completed NLT 1 September
2025. Failure to report and verify online PDE corrections by the
deadline will result in a Not Eligible status for the R-MCAP.
    b. It is essential that all SCPOs review and update their
personnel records, to include their complete Coast Guard Military
Human Resource Record (CGMHRR), their Employee Summary Sheet (ESS),
and their EERs in preparation for this advancement panel. SCPOs
should review these early and work with their command and servicing
administrative staff for updates to this information. SCPOs should
review their CGMHRR via the interactive Personnel Electronic Records
Management System (iPERMS)within the guidelines outlined in
REF (D) and work with their servicing administrative staff as
soon as possible to allow for ample correction time.
iPERMS link:
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https://iperms.mymilrecord.uscg.mil/login/

SCPOs may review their ESS at the following website using
the "Board View" option:
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https://cgbi.osc.uscg.mil/2.0/contentpanes/personal_files/summary_
sheet.cfm

6. All Reserve E-9 billets have transitioned from rating-specific
to universal master chief leadership assignments. The R-MCAP results
will be published as an integrated list of ratings, rank ordered by
advancement recommendation. Members will then be advanced to
vacancies at any available E-9 position. Reserve Assignment Officers
will play a key role in determining best placement for the needs of
the Service, member, and unit. This significant change allows for
the advancement of our best qualified Reserve senior enlisted
leaders, regardless of rating-specific limitations outside of the
member's control such as retirements. Those not taking an offered
E-9 assignment will remain on the list and be offered the next
available assignment based on the order of those remaining on the
list. Members are authorized to hold ceremonious advancements after
notification and acceptance of assignment.
7. Additional details for the R-MCAP will be posted on the
CG PSC-RPM-1 Reserve Enlisted Boards and Panels SharePoint site:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-rpm/RPM1/SitePages/
Enlisted%20Boards-%26-Panels.aspx

8. Panel membership for the R-MCAP will consist of at least five
members from across the enterprise, to include a panel president
in the paygrade of O-6 and at least four personnel in paygrades
E-9 and above. Members interested in serving on the R-MCAP may
submit a board membership volunteer request form to CG PSC-RPM-1
for consideration. The link to submit a volunteer request may be
found on the following websites:
    a. Internet:
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https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/RPM-1/Boards_And_Panels/

    b. SharePoint:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-rpm/RPM1/SitePages/
Boards-&-Panels.aspx

9. Timeline of Events:
    a. Panel Eligibility Date: 1 July 2025
    b. PDE Correction Date: 1 September 2025
    c. Scheduled Dates for 2025 R-MCAP: 14-17 October 2025
10. CG PSC-RPM-1 POCs:
      a. Branch Chief: LCDR Josh Denney, Joshua.A.Denney@uscg.mil
      b. Boards and Panels Section Chief: LT Arnie Uhrina,
Arnold.Z.Uhrina@uscg.mil
      c. RPM-1 Boards and Panels:
HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-BoardsPanels@uscg.mil
      d. RPM-1 Status: HQS-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-1-Status@uscg.mil
11. Policy questions can be directed to COMDT (CG-1M1) at:
HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil.
12. This message will be cancelled on 26 JUN 2026.
13. CAPT M. M. Roebuck, Acting Assistant Commandant for Military
Personnel (CG-1M), sends.
14. Internet release is authorized.