ALCOAST 397/25 - SEP 2025 PROBATIONARY AND TRIAL PERIOD POLICY CHANGES - UPDATE

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ALCOAST 397/25
SSIC 12750
SUBJ: PROBATIONARY AND TRIAL PERIOD POLICY CHANGES - UPDATE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 021624Z JUL 25/ALCOAST 302/25
B. Executive Order 14284, Strengthening Probationary Periods
in the Federal Service
C. OPM Memorandum, Updated Guidance on President Trump's Executive
Order Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service
D. 5 C.F.R. Part 11, Probationary and Trial Periods (Rule XI)
E. Civilian Personnel Actions: Disciplinary, Adverse, and
Performance Based Actions, COMDTINST 12750.4A
1. This ALCOAST updates REF (A). Consistent with REFs (B) and (C),
effective 1 October 2025, the authority to certify continued
employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period
shall be made by the second level supervisor, typically the
reviewing official for performance management. If the first-level
supervisor is a Flag Officer or Senior Executive Service (SES)
member, they may certify continued employment directly. However,
any supervisor, at any level of supervision within an individual's
chain of command may initiate a termination action consistent
with REF (D).
2. These changes will be incorporated into future updates to
REF (E).
3. For questions or guidance, contact your servicing Labor and
Employee Relations Specialist COMDT (PSC-CPM-2). A directory is
available at:
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https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cg1214/cg-124

4. This message will be cancelled on 22 SEP 2026.
5. POC: COMDT (CG-WMC), Rhonda Lunsford, (206) 827-0286,
Rhonda.Lunsford@uscg.mil.
6. RDML Z. Merchant, Assistant Commandant for Workforce
Management (CG-WM), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.