ALCOAST 349/08
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) STUDY GUIDE
AND ADVANCEMENT QUALIFICATION EXAM (AQE) REVISIONS
A. ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME) MANUAL COMDTINST
M1510.2
B. ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION STUDY GUIDE USCG
PAMPHLET NO. H0600
1. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT HAVE
OCCURRED DURING THE PAST FOUR YEARS, ALL THREE EPME STUDY GUIDE
DELIVERY FORMATS (WEB-BASED, COMPUTER-BASED, AND PAPER-BASED) HAVE
BEEN UPDATED TO REFLECT THESE CHANGES. TO REDUCE THE USE OF PAPER
AND RELATED COSTS, ONLY THE PAPER-BASED EPME STUDY GUIDE HAS BEEN
DIVIDED INTO THREE INDIVIDUAL STUDY GUIDES: APPRENTICE 0462-2 (E-4
AND E-5), JOURNEYMAN 0662-2 (E-5 AND E-6), AND MASTER 0862-2 (E-7
THROUGH E-9).
2. THE COMPLETE WEB-BASED EPME STUDY GUIDE IS LOCATED ON THE E-
LEARNING PORTAL AT HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL/.  REQUESTS FOR ANY
PAPER-BASED STUDY GUIDES OR A CD-ROM COPY OF THE COMPLETE EPME
STUDY GUIDE, MUST BE MADE THROUGH YOUR ESO.
3. ALL THREE REVISED EPME STUDY GUIDE DELIVERY FORMATS WILL SERVE
AS THE BASIS FOR EACH EPME ADVANCEMENT QUALIFICATION EXAM (AQE)
BEGINNING 02AUG08. PREVIOUS EPME AQE EDITIONS BECOME OBSOLETE
EFFECTIVE 01AUG08.  THE NEW EDITION OF THE AQES HAVE A TIME LIMIT
OF SIXTY (60) MINUTES FOR THE TEST. ESO/PROCTORS SHALL ENSURE THIS
NEW TESTING TIME REQUIREMENT IS UPHELD.
4. QUESTIONS REGARDING EPME CONTENT MAY BE DIRECTED TO EPME SUBJECT
MATTER SPECIALISTS (SMS) MCPO KRAMER, PHONE (707)765-7294 OR EMAIL;
ATHAN.R.KRAMER(AT)USCG.MIL AND CPO SIMPSON, PHONE (707) 765-7374 OR
EMAIL; STEVEN.M.SIMPSON2(AT)USCG.MIL. QUESTIONS REGARDING EPME
REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAM RELATED MATTERS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
EPME PROGRAM MANAGERS MCPO LACUMSKY, PHONE (202) 475-5519 OR EMAIL;
DIANE.M.LACUMSKY@USCG.MIL AND SCPO SEYBOLD, PHONE (202) 475-5511 OR
E-MAIL; CATHERINE.L.SEYBOLD(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.