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R 261900Z APR 07 ZUI ASN-A00116000034 FM COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA//EPM-2// TO ALCGENL BT UNCLAS ALCGENL 064/07 SUBJ: ENLISTED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT - ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2007 (AY07) SITREP III AND FINAL REPORT 1. THE AY07 CYCLE IS LARGELY COMPLETE WITH ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS (AOS) FINALIZING REMAINING ASSIGNMENTS RESULTING FROM FALLOUTS. THESE FALLOUTS INCLUDE UNANTICIPATED CWO APPOINTMENTS, OFF-SEASON POSITION REPROGRAMMINGS, RILOS, SILOS, LATE OR UNSUCCESSFUL OVERSEAS SCREENINGS, AND MEMBERS WITH NO OR UNREALISTIC E-RESUMES. WE ANTICIPATE ALL AY07 PCS ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED NLT THAN 10MAY2007. IF YOU ARE TOUR COMPLETE IN AY07 AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ORDERS OR HEARD FROM YOUR AO, USING YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND CONTACT YOUR AO OR THE COGNIZANT CENTRAL ASSIGNMENT COORDINATOR (CAC). 2. TO DATE OVER 7306 RATED PCS ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR AY07. A DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF AY07 STATISTICS ARE PROVIDED BELOW. AY06 AND AY05 ARE PROVIDED FOR COMPARISON: A. TOTAL RATED PCS ORDERS: 7306 (AY06-8529, AY05-6369) B. TOTAL RATED EXTENSIONS: 763 (AY06-867, AY05-732) 1) EXTENSIONS AFLOAT: 106 (AY06-143, AY05-96) C. TOTAL FLEET-UPS: 1086 (AY06-1146, AY05-1047) D. ORDERS ISSUED TO NON-TOUR COMPLETE MEMBERS: 1) SHORT TOUR - CRITICAL VACANCY 105 (AY06-132, AY05-189) 2) SHORT TOUR - POSN REPROGRAMMING 120 (AY06-111, AY05-106) 3) SHORT TOUR - ADVANCEMENT 228 (AY06-221, AY05-140) 4) SHORT TOUR - SERVICE/MBR NEED 57 (AY06-69, AY05-86) 5) SHORT TOUR - OTHER 106 (AY06-178, AY05-166) E. ANTICIPATED VACANCIES: 118 3. ONCE AGAIN IN AY07 WE MAXIMIZED THE USE OF FLEET-UPS AND EXTENSIONS TO REDUCE WORK FORCE CHURN, PROVIDE GEOGRAPHIC STABILITY, AND MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL READINESS BY KEEPING QUALIFIED/TRAINED PEOPLE IN CRITICAL POSITIONS. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL COST SAVINGS TO THE COAST GUARD OF $14.8M IN AFC-20 FUNDS. 4. CHALLENGES/COMPLICATIONS FACED IN AY07: A. WEIGHT STANDARDS. COMMANDS ARE REMINDED THAT MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET CG MAW STANDARDS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND PIPELINE TRAINING WITHOUT A WAIVER FROM CG-1221. MEMBERS WHO ARE IN RECEIPT OF ORDERS WHO EXCEED THEIR MAW MUST OBTAIN PERMISSION FROM EPM-2 TO EXECUTE THEIR PCS TRANSFER. MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET CG MAW LIMIT THEIR ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES. B. SPECIAL NEEDS. SPECIAL NEEDS IS A MANDATORY PROGRAM. MEMBERS WHO ENROLL IN THE PROGRAM AFTER ORDERS ARE ISSUED, RISK BEING ASSIGNED TO A LOCATION BASED SOLELY ON AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES. C. PROCESSING ORDERS. COMMANDS CONTINUE TO LEAVE FLEET-UP AND EXTENSION ORDERS UNPROCESSED IN THEIR AIRPORT TERMINALS IN DIRECT ACCESS. THIS HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR TO AN INCORRECT PAL. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SPO EXECUTES ALL ORDERS ISSUED FOR YOUR UNIT. D. FOLLOWING MESSAGE TRAFFIC. RECORD MESSAGE TRAFFIC CONTINUES TO BE DISREGARDED. MEMBERS AND COMMANDS ARE REMINDED THAT THE BULK OF ALL INFORMATION REGARDING ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITIES IS DISSEMINATED VIA RECORD MESSAGE TRAFFIC DIRECTION. A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF MEMBERS WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR DESIRED ASSIGNMENT DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO FOLLOW MESSAGE TRAFFIC. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE MAXIMUM VISIBILITY OF ASSIGNMENT YEAR SITREPS AND JOB SOLICITATIONS ARE MADE KNOWN TO THEIR MEMBERS. ULTIMATELY IT IS UP TO INDIVIDUAL MEMBER TO ENSURE THEY MEET ANY AND ALL REQUIREMENTS OR DEADLINES FOR AN ASSIGNMENT OPPORTUNITY. E. COMMAND CONCERNS. WE RECEIVED ALMOST 20% OF AY07'S COMMANDS CONCERNS PAST OUR DEADLINE. COMMANDS ARE REMINDED THAT FAILURE TO SUBMIT COMMAND CONCERNS PRIOR TO THE DEADLINE MAY LEAVE THOSE CONCERNS UNADDRESSED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT YEAR. COMMAND CONCERNS SUBMITTED ONCE E-RESUMES ARE DUE GREATLY LIMIT OUR ABILITY TO MEET COMMAND EXPECTATIONS. F. TURNING DOWN ADVANCEMENT. WE CONTINUE TO SEE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF SENIOR ENLISTED MEMBERS (E-7 AND ABOVE) TURN DOWN ADVANCEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THEY MAY HAVE TO MOVE. MEMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT WE ADVANCE MEMBERS TO FILL VACANCIES. MEMBERS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT NEED TO HAVE THE EXPECTATION THAT SHOULD THEY ADVANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR TRANSFER IS VERY HIGH. 5. LOOKING AHEAD. AS AY07 COMES TO A CLOSE EPM HAS ALREADY BEGUN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING TIME LINES FOR AY08. WE HAVE ALREADY PUBLISHED THE SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS SOLICITATION AND THE AY08 EPM ROADSHOW SCHEDULE. WE ANTICIPATE RELEASING THE FIRST AY08 SITREP IN EARLY MAY. IN AN EFFORT TO BETTER SERVE THE FLEET, AND EACH RATE IN PARTICULAR, EPM-2 WILL CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF PUBLISHING RATE SPECIFIC SITREPS AS WE DID IN AY07. IN PREPARATION FOR AY08, COMMANDS SHOULD BE REVIEWING THEIR PALS AND START THINKING ABOUT WHAT IMPACTS THE UPCOMING TRANSFER SEASON WILL HAVE ON YOUR CREWS AND OVERALL OPERATIONAL READINESS. FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE TOUR COMPLETE IN AY08, NOW IS THE TIME TO START THINKING ABOUT YOUR NEXT AND FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS. AOS ARE AVAILABLE FROM NOW UNTIL 31AUG06 FOR INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING. 6. AS ALWAYS, IF COMMANDS HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US. A. EPM-2 BRANCH CHIEF CDR JIM FITTON 202-493-1292 B. CAC I (BM/OS) LT STEVE HALPIN 202-493-1285 C. CAC II (MK/DC/EM) LT BOBBY GOMEZ 202-493-1270 D. CAC III (FS/SK/MU/PA/YN/HS) LT LISA BOLZ 202-493-1260 E. CAC IV (AVIATION/MST/GM) LT LISA BOLZ 202-493-1260 F. CAC V (ET/IT/A-SCHOOL LT STEVE HALPIN 202-493-1285 (NON-RATES/SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS) G. WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGPC/EPM/DEFAULT.HTML 7. CDR J. O. FITTON SENDS. 8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. BT
