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R 122128Z FEB 07 ZUI ASN-PCC044000116 ZYB PSN 565492I31 FM COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA//C// TO ALCGPERSCOM BT UNCLAS //N01401// ALCGPERSCOM 010/07 SUBJ: 2007 ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD UPDATE - MSS SPECIALTY A. MY 012142Z NOV 06/ALCGPERSCOM 086/06 B. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 061637Z FEB 07, ALCOAST 066/07 C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 232216Z NOV 04, ALCOAST 520/04 1. SERVICE NEED HAS NECESSITATED A SEPARATION OF THE ENLISTED RATINGS FEEDING THE MSS SPECIALTY FOR THE PY07 ACTIVE DUTY CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD, CONVENING 9 APRIL 2007 AS IDENTIFIED IN REF A. 2. IAW REF B, THE ENLISTED RATINGS FEEDING THE MSS SPECIALTY HAVE BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO SUBSETS, WHICH WILL BE USED BEGINNING WITH BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO SUBSETS, WHICH WILL BE USED BEGINNING WITH THE 1 JUNE 2008 APPOINTMENT CYCLE. CGPC-OPM-1 HAS COMPLETED THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS IN DIRECT ACCESS. MEMBERS WHO HAVE APPLIED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE LEGACY SPECIALTY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE TO THE MSS SPECIALTY. WAIVER REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 3. THE TWO SUBSETS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. MEMBERS IN THE AST, BM, GM, AND MST RATINGS WILL MAKE UP ONE SUBSET. THESE APPLICANTS WILL DETERMINE THEIR QUALIFICATION AS A PRIMARY OR ALTERNATE CANDIDATE BY REVIEWING THE PREBOARD SCORE CUTOFF UNDER "MSS" ON THE PRE-BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST MESSAGE. B. MEMBERS IN THE DC, EM, AND MK RATINGS WILL MAKE UP THE SECOND SUBSET. THESE APPLICANTS WILL DETERMINE THEIR QUALIFICATION AS A PRIMARY OR ALTERNATE CANDIDATE BY REVIEWING THE PREBOARD SCORE CUTOFF UNDER "MSS (ENG)" ON THE PRE-BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST MESSAGE. 4. THE WARRANT PDE FOR THE "MSS" SUBSET IS IDENTIFIED IN DIRECT ACCESS AS "PERSONAL DATA EXTRACT FOR MSS APR 2007"; THE WARRANT PDE FOR THE "MSS (ENG)" SUBSET IS IDENTIFIED AS "PERSONAL DATA EXTRACT FOR MSSENG APR 2007". ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS SHOULD VIEW THEIR WARRANT PDE AND WARRANT PROFILE LETTER AND DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS TO THE CGPC POC. 5. THE DEADLINES IN REF A AND PROVISIONS OF REF C ARE STILL APPLICABLE, E.G., MSS SPECIALTY APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS NORMAL COLOR PERCEPTION. 6. ABOVE PROCEDURES APPLY TO THE ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT ONLY. GUIDANCE ON THE RESERVE COMPONENT WILL BE RELEASED IN A FOLLOW-ON ALCGRSV TO AMEND ALCGRSV 001/07. 7. CGPC POC: CWO2 GLEN BUTTON AT 202-493-1613. 8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED. BT
