ALCOAST 023/08
SUBJ: ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS
SURVEY
1. IN OCTOBER 2007, I INITIATED PHASE II OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT,
TACTICAL AND SECURITY GROUP OCCUPATION (LETSGO) STUDY.  THIS EFFORT
BUILDS UPON THE FINDINGS OF THE FIRST PHASE AND IS CURRENTLY
ANALYZING THE TRAINING AND CAREER NEEDS OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE
PERSONNEL WHO PERFORM ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY DUTIES.
2. WE ARE NOW ENTERING A KEY STAGE OF PHASE II.  BEGINNING 22
JANUARY, THOUSANDS OF ENLISTED MEN AND WOMEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN
THE ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS
SURVEY. THIS ON-LINE SURVEY WILL IDENTIFY THE COMMON SKILLS,
KNOWLEDGE, AND EXPERIENCES THAT WILL INFORM DECISIONS REGARDING THE
POSSIBLE CREATION OF A NEW RATING AND DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER HUMAN
RESOURCE ACTIONS. ALL CG ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE ENLISTED PERSONNEL
CURRENTLY PERFORMING ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY RELATED
DUTIES, ALL DSF PERSONNEL, AND ALL RESERVE PORT SECURITY (PS)
PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE A DIRECT EMAIL, WITH AN EMBEDDED LINK,
ASKING THEM TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY.  IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL
AND YOU FALL WITHIN ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO
TAKE THE SURVEY BY GOING TO WWW.MTISURV.COM/LE  PASSWORD FOR THE
SURVEY IS ENFORCEMENT.  THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE
INTRANET AND INTERNET ALLOWING COMPLETION USING EITHER A CG OR HOME
COMPUTER SYSTEM.
3.  TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE REGARDING THIS SURVEY, ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN NOW AND THE DATE OF THE FIRST SURVEY DATA PULL ON 18 FEB
08.  TIMELY COMPLETION OF THIS SURVEY IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS
OF THE LETSGO STUDY AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND SECURITY MISSIONS.  THE LETSGO PHASE I REPORT OUTLINED WHY
FUNDAMENTAL AND CONCRETE STEPS TOWARD ESTABLISHING LAW ENFORCEMENT,
TACTICAL, AND SECURITY GROUP DUTIES AS AN OCCUPATION, COMPETENCY,
OR SPECIALITY MUST BE TAKEN, AND WITH URGENCY.
4. TO EMPHASIZE URGENCY, I HAVE ASSIGNED A STRICT AND AGGRESSIVE
PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES (POAM) TO THE STUDY GROUP.  ALTHOUGH
THE SURVEY WILL OFFICIALLY CLOSE ON 14 MARCH, A WIDESPREAD FIELD
RESPONSE TO THE SURVEY BY 18 FEB WILL SIGNIFICANTLY ASSIST THE
STUDY TEAM IN PREPARING FOR THE ANALYTICAL PART OF PHASE II. 18
FEB IS A KEY WAY POINT AS IT WILL SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF
DEMOGRAPHICS AND PROGRESS TOWARDS ACHIEVING FULL PARTICIPATION.
COMMANDING OFFICERS, OFFICERS IN CHARGE AND SUPERVISORS OF
PERSONNEL IDENTIFIED IN PARAGRAPH TWO SHOULD MAKE EVERY REASONABLE
EFFORT TO ENABLE PERSONNEL TO EXPEDITIOUSLY COMPLETE THE SURVEY.
REACHING OUT TO RESERVISTS BETWEEN DRILL PERIODS TO NOTIFY THEM OF
THE SURVEY AND ABILITY TO ACCESS FROM HOME IS ENCOURAGED.
5. THE AVERAGE SURVEY COMPLETION TIME IS 60-90 MINUTES.  THE SURVEY
CAN BE SAVED AND COMPLETED IN MULTIPLE SESSIONS.  PARTICIPATION BY
A MAJORITY OF ARMED LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE A VALUABLE
INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF OUR ENLISTED WORK FORCE PERFORMING
THESE IMPORTANT DUTIES.  UNITS DEPLOYED DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD
THAT EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ACCESSING THE SURVEY WILL BE PROVIDED A
DEADLINE EXTENSION TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION BY THEIR ENLISTED
PERSONNEL.
6. I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS
IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR.  MY POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING
THE LETSGO II STUDY IS CDR JAMES M. KELLY, JAMES.M.KELLY3(AT)
USCG.MIL.  QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SURVEY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO PTC
REPRESENTATIVES LCDR TIMOTHY HAWS AT (757)856-2173 OR MR. WILLIAM
SELETYN AT (757)856-2027.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8. VADM ROBERT J. PAPP COAST GUARD CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS.