ALCOAST 322/08 COMDTNOTE 1430 SUBJ: EARLY ADVANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION AND SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT PROCEDURES A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES) B. ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (E-PME) MANUAL, COMDTINST M1510.2 (SERIES) C. WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS FOR COAST GUARD MILITARY PERSONNEL, COMDTINST M1020.8 (SERIES) D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 101824Z APR 08/ALCOAST 176/08 E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 021648Z APR 08/ALCOAST 160/08 1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES EARLY ADVANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION OFF THE MAY 2008 SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION (SWE) ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST AND WAIVERS OF THE NOV 2008 SWE. 2. IAW REF D, COMPLETION OF LAMS IS REQUIRED BY 1 FEB 2009, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 2009 SWE FOR FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER (E-6). ALL MEMBERS REQUESTING PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT LIST TO E-6 AFTER 31 DEC 2008 MUST BE LAMS COMPLETE AT THE TIME OF THEIR REQUEST. 3. THE NOV 2008 SWE WILL BE WAIVED FOR THE FOLLOWING RATES: BM2, DC2, FS2, GM1, GM2 AND PA1. 4. THE ET2 AND PA2 SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL ADVANCEMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED FROM THE NOV 2008 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST. PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE TO BE PLACED ON THIS SUPPLEMENTAL LIST USING THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THIS ALCOAST UNTIL 31 JUL 2008. SINCE PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL LIST DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADVANCEMENT, ALL ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL DESIRING TO ADVANCE TO ET2 AND PA2 SHOULD TAKE THE NOV 2008 SWE. ONCE ADVANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED FROM THE NOV 2008 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST, THE SUPPLEMENTAL LIST FOR THESE TWO RATES WILL BE TERMINATED. 5. ALL MEMBERS AND UNIT COMMANDS ARE REMINDED OF THE GUIDELINES IN ART 5.C.10 OF REF A REGARDING RATINGS REQUIRING ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. IN ORDER TO MEET THE SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT TO ADVANCE IN THESE RATINGS, A PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION (PSI) IS REQUIRED EVERY 10 YEARS. THEREFORE, ALL MEMBERS IN CLASSIFIED RATINGS MUST HAVE A CURRENT PSI ON FILE IN DIRECT ACCESS OR MUST SUBMIT A NATIONAL AGENCY CHECK WITH LAW AND CREDIT (NACLC) PACKAGE TO INITIATE THIS INVESTIGATION PRIOR TO PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST. THIS REQUIREMENT IS IN EFFECT EVEN IF ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED MATERIAL IS NOT NEEDED IN THE MEMBERS CURRENT POSITION. COMMAND VERIFICATION OF SECURITY CLEARANCE ELIGIBILITY IS ALSO REQUIRED FOR SWE COMPETITION. QUESTIONS CONCERNING SUBMITTING NACLC PACKAGES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE LOCAL SECURITY MANAGER. 6. THE E-PME SYSTEM HAS REPLACED THE OBSOLETE MRN SYSTEM. MEMBERS SEEKING ADVANCEMENT TO E-5 AND E-6 MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THE E-PME PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAY GRADE PRIOR TO PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST. IN ADDITION, THOSE MEMBERS SEEKING ADVANCEMENT TO E-6 MUST PASS THE E- 6 ADVANCEMENT QUALIFICATION EXAM (AQE) PRIOR TO LIST PLACEMENT. (THERE IS NO E-PME AQE REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E-5.) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING E-PME REQUIREMENTS MAY BE FOUND IN REF B AND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/TCPET/TPF/EPMESMS/EPMESMS.SHTM. 7. IN MOST CASES, PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDES (PQG) HAVE REPLACED THE OLD CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. FOLLOWING THE PQG PREPARES EACH MEMBER TO TAKE THE WRITTEN EXAM AND DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) THAT MUST BE SIGNED OFF. THE CURRENT EPQS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL. YOU WILL HAVE TO ENTER YOUR EMPLID AND LAST NAME AND ENROLL TO SEE THE EPQS. SINCE CHANGES CONSTANTLY TAKE PLACE TO THIS PROCESS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED REGARDING THE SPECIFIC PQG (OR CORRESPONDENCE COURSE) REQUIREMENTS AND EPQS THAT MUST BE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED PRIOR TO PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT LIST: A. BM2 - COMPLETE THE PQG W/EXAM, EPQS (REV 12-06), AND E-PME. MEMBERS WHO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE OLD CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR BM2 (0209) OR QM2 (0237) PRIOR TO 1 APR 2004 MAY STILL USE THESE COURSES. AS OF 1 FEB 2008, THE ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN REF E WILL BE IN EFFECT. B. DC2 - COMPLETE THE PQG W/EXAM, EPQS (REV 11-07), AND E-PME. C. FS2 - COMPLETE THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE W/EOCT, EPQS (REV 4- 06), AND E-PME. D. GM1 - COMPLETE THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE W/EOCT, EPQS (REV 10-05), AND E-PME W/AQE. E. GM2 - COMPLETE THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE W/EOCT, EPQS (REV 10-05), AND E-PME. F. PA1 - COMPLETE THE PQG W/EXAM, EPQS (REV 11-04), AND E-PME W/AQE. 8. AS COURSES, PQGS, AND EPQS ARE UPDATED, MORE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE RELEASED BY ALCOAST. FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS REGARDING THESE REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF (RFMC). 9. ONCE A RATE ON THE MAY 2007 SWE (E7 AND ABOVE) OR NOV 2007 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST IS CLEARED, CGPC-EPM IS AUTH TO ADVANCE PERSONNEL TO FILL VACANCIES USING THE MAY 2008 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THAT RATE. MEMBERS APPEARING ON THE MAY 2008 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST, WHO WOULD NORMALLY MEET THE TIME IN GRADE AND SEA DUTY REQUIREMENTS BY 1 JAN 2009, WILL BE GRANTED A WAIVER OF THOSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING EARLIER. THIS WAIVER APPLIES ONLY TO THOSE PERSONNEL APPEARING ON THE SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO PREREQUISITES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL LIST PLACEMENT. 10. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THROUGH 31 JAN 2009 FOR THE RATES LISTED IN PARA 3, A COMMANDING OFFICER OR OIC MAY SUBMIT REQUESTS RECOMMENDING ELIGIBLE MEMBERS FOR PLACEMENT ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST WHEN THE MEMBER MEETS ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED IN ART 5.C.4.B.1 OF REF A. EACH MEMBERS STANDING ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST IS BASED SOLELY ON THE DATE-TIME-GROUP (DTG) OF THE NOTIFICATION MSG. COMMANDS MAY SEND A MSG AS SOON AS THE MEMBER HAS MET ALL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND SHOULD CONTACT PSC(ADV) IF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT MSG IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS. PSC(ADV) WILL ONLY USE DTG REFLECTING THE ACTUAL TIME OF RELEASE OF THE MSG. BACKDATING THE DTG IS NOT PERMITTED. COMMANDS REQUESTING PLACEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE INDIVIDUAL (REGARDLESS OF RATING) ON THE SAME DAY MUST SUBMIT A SEPARATE MSG WITH A DIFFERENT DTG FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOTIFICATION MSG, PSC(ADV) WILL PLACE THE MEMBERS NAME IN THE NEXT POSITION ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST FOR THAT RATE PROVIDED ALL PREREQUISITES HAVE BEEN MET. IF A REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION IN DIRECT ACCESS INDICATES MISSING PREREQUISITES, A REPLY MSG WILL BE PROVIDED WITH ACTION REQUIRED. ONCE ACTION IS COMPLETED, COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT ANOTHER REQUESTING MSG. 11. NOTE: NON-RECEIPT OF REQUIRED ENLISTED EMPLOYEE REVIEWS (EER) WITHIN CURRENT PAY GRADE CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY MISSING PREREQUISITE. COMMANDS MUST PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO STATUS OF EERS WHEN SUBMITTING A PLACEMENT MSG. THE MOST RECENT REQUIRED EER MUST APPEAR IN THE EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY SECTION TO BE CONSIDERED FINAL. COMMANDS MAY VERIFY SUCCESSFUL DIRECT ACCESS UPLOAD AS FOLLOWS - HOME: DEVELOP WORKFORCE: PLAN CAREERS: INQUIRE: EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY. IN THE MEMBERS EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY PAGE, SELECTING THE REFRESH SUMMARY BUTTON WILL REVEAL THE LATEST EER SUBMITTED. CONFIRMATION OF THE EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY UPDATE MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE SUBMISSION OF MESSAGE REQUEST. 12. A COMMANDING OFFICER OR OIC MUST SUBMIT THE RECOMMENDATION VIA MSG TO COGARD PSC TOPEKA KS//ADV// INFO COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA//EPM-1/EPM-2// FOR PLACEMENT ON A SPECIFIC SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT. SUBJ: ACTIVE DUTY SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST 1. LIST FOR WHICH RECOMMENDATION IS SUBMITTED (E.G., BM2) 2. MEMBER RATE, NAME, AND EMPLOYEE ID 3. DATE OF RANK IN CURRENT PAY GRADE 4. COMPLETION DATES FOR: A. RATING EPQ B. E-PME PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS C. RATING EOCT OR PQG EXAM D. E-PME AQE (E-6 ONLY) E. ADDITIONAL ADVANCEMENT (COMPETENCY) REQUIREMENTS 5. DATE OF CURRENT PSI ON FILE OR SUBMISSION DATE OF NACLC PACKAGE (ET, GM, AND PA ONLY) 6. EFFECTIVE DATE OF MEMBERS LAST EER IN CURRENT RATE/PAY GRADE ALONG WITH A STATEMENT INDICATING WHETHER THE MEMBER MEETS THE MINIMUM TOTAL FACTOR MARKS, GOOD CONDUCT CRITERIA, WEIGHT STANDARDS, AND RETAINS THE COMMANDS RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT. AS A REMINDER, PERSONNEL RECOMMENDED FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS GOOD CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY PRIOR TO LIST PLACEMENT. MEMBERS WHO EXCEED THEIR MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE WEIGHT MAY BE PLACED ON A SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST, BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ADVANCED UNLESS THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WEIGHT STANDARDS IAW REF C. 7. A STATEMENT THAT ALL RELEVANT DIRECT ACCESS DATA FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND IS VIEWABLE IN DIRECT ACCESS. 8. UNIT POC, CONTACT EMAIL, AND PHONE NUMBER 9. RELEASED BY (NAME OF COMMANDING OFFICER OR OIC) 13. UPDATED VERSIONS OF SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LISTS WILL BE POSTED MONTHLY ON THE PSC INTRANET LINK AT HTTP://CGWEB.PSC.USCG.MIL/ADV.HTM. 14. FOR SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT LIST PLACEMENT QUESTIONS CONTACT YNC RONY HARDEN, PSC(ADV), 785-339-3410. FOR GENERAL ENLISTED POLICY QUESTIONS CONTACT CWO J. LOPEZ, COMDT(CG-1221), 202-475- 5372. 15. RDML DANIEL A. NEPTUN, DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, SENDS. 16. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.