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ALCGRSV 012/07
SUBJ: OCT 2007 RESERVE SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION (RSWE) COMPETITION
A. PSCINST M1418.1C DTD 25 FEB 2005,
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/PSC/ADV/PSCINSTM1418SERIES.PDF
B. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6A,
HTTP://CGWEB2.COMDT.USCG.MIL/CGDIRECTIVES/CIM/CIM_1000_6A.PDF
C. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28A, CHAP.7.C.,
HTTP://CGWEB2.COMDT.USCG.MIL/CGDIRECTIVES/CIM/CIM_1001_28A.PDF
D. ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1414.8C.,
HTTP://CGWEB2.COMDT.USCG.MIL/CGDIRECTIVES/CIM/CIM_1414_8C.PDF
E. PSC HOME PAGE AT HTTP://CGWEB.PSC.USCG.MIL
1. THIS MSG SUPERCEDES GUIDANCE PROVIDED IN ALCGRSV 011/07. ALL
ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE DATES LISTED AS 02 JUL 2007 IN ALCGRSV 011/07
HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO 01 JUL 2007.
2. SUMMARY. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE OCT 2007 RSWE COMPETITION IN
ALL RATINGS FOR PAY GRADES E-5 THROUGH E-9. ALL PERSONNEL INTENDING
TO PARTICIPATE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS AND THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFIRM THEY ARE MET. ALL SPOS, UNITS, ESOS, RSWE
BOARD OFFICERS, AND AFFECTED MEMBERS SHALL FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES
WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS ALCGRSV. PSC (ADV) IS THE SINGLE POC FOR
ALL RSWE INQUIRIES.
3. SCHEDULE. RSWES WILL BE ADMINISTERED ON SATURDAY AM 20 OCT 07.
ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS (IF OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE) WHO RELAD BY 30 JUN 07
AND AFFILIATE WITH THE READY OR STANDBY RESERVE (ACTIVE STATUS) MAY
PARTICIPATE IN THIS RSWE CYCLE.
4. RSWE/END OF COURSE TEST (EOCT)/ENLISTED PERFORMANCE
QUALIFICATIONS (EPQS) INFORMATION.
A. THE OCT 2007 RSWE IS WAIVED FOR THE FOLLOWING RATINGS: BM1,
BM2, FS2, IV2, MK1, MK2, MST1, OS1, AND OS2.
B. RATING EOCTS FOR THE OCT 2007 RSWE ARE WAIVED FOR THE
FOLLOWING RATINGS: FS1, MST2, AND HS2.
C. RSWE AND EOCT WAIVERS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE RATES
LISTED ABOVE. THIS ALCGRSV SUPERSEDES ANY PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
WAIVERS. SEE ALCOAST 323/06 FOR SPECIFIC PROCEDURES CONCERNING
CURRENT RESERVE SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
D. COS SHALL NOT WAIVE RATING EOCTS FOR THE RATES LISTED ABOVE
IN PARA 3.A.
E. REF A, ART 5.D OF REF B, AND THE RSWE INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
MAILED WITH THE EXAMS, GIVE GUIDANCE TO RSWE OFFICERS AND ESOS ON
TEST ADMINISTRATION AND HANDLING PROCEDURES. ROLLING PLOTTERS
(WEEMS), COMPASS, DIVIDER AND MANEUVERING BOARDS MAY BE USED BY BM
CANDIDATES. MEMBERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE SOME ELECTRONIC
CALCULATORS SOLELY FOR MATH CALCULATIONS. THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED
ANY DEVICE THAT PRODUCES TEXT OR ANY COMMUNICATION DEVICE OF ANY
TYPE.
5. RESPONSIBILITIES.
A. MEMBER. TO COMPETE IN THE OCT 2007 RSWE, THE MEMBER MUST
ENSURE ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IAW ART 5.C.4.B OF REF
B AND SECTION 7.C OF REF C. MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
(1) EER AND CO RECOMMENDATION. PER ART 5.C.4.E.4 OF REF B,
THE COS RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IS VALID ONLY FOR A SPECIFIC
RSWE CYCLE AND MUST BE RENEWED FOR EACH SUCCEEDING CYCLE. IMPROVED
CAPABILITIES IN DIRECT ACCESS (DA) NOW ALLOW VALIDATION OF THIS
REQUIREMENT IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY. A NEW CO RECOMMENDATION ON
THE MOST CURRENT EER MUST BE POSTED FINAL AND VISIBLE IN THE
EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY SECTION IN DA. THE EER EFFECTIVE DATE MUST
BE AFTER THE ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE DATE OF THE PREVIOUS RSWE CYCLE
AND BEFORE THE ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE DATE FOR THE CURRENT RSWE
CYCLE. THOSE EER EFFECTIVE DATES ARE AFTER 01 JUL 06 AND BEFORE
02 JUL 07. EERS DATED OUTSIDE THESE DATE RANGES WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED FOR CURRENT CO RECOMMENDATION. IF THE LATEST REQUIRED
EER WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO REASONS LISTED IN ART 10.B.5.A OF REF
B, COMMANDS MAY COMPLETE A "SWE-EER" WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE NLT 01
JUL 07. CHANGES OF "NOT RECOMMENDED" TO "RECOMMENDED" SUBMITTED
AFTER 01 JUL 07 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR RSWE ELIGIBILITY. ONLY
THE APPROVING OFFICIAL WHO ASSIGNED A "NOT RECOMMENDED" ON THE
CURRENT EER MAY CHANGE IT TO "RECOMMENDED" PRIOR THE NEXT SCHEDULED
ANNUAL EER DATE.
(2) ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION (EPME). UNLESS
WAIVED IN PARA 3.B OF THIS MESSAGE, A RATING EOCT IS REQUIRED TO BE
COMPLETED AND POSTED IN DA WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF NLT 01 JUL 07.
MEMBER MUST ENSURE THE COURSE EDITION IS THE ONE CURRENTLY REQUIRED
BY HIS/HER RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF.
(3) EPQS/EPME. THE ENLISTED PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION
(EPME) SYSTEM, WHICH REPLACED THE OBSOLETE MRN SYSTEM, IS NOW IN
EFFECT. ALL EPME PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NEXT HIGHER
PAYGRADE MUST BE COMPLETED AND DATED NLT 01 JUL 07. ALL EPQ/EPME
FACTORS FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE MUST BE SIGNED OFF AND DATED
NLT 01 JUL 07. COMPLETION MUST BE VERIFIED BY MEMBERS COMMAND AS
THEY ARE CURRENTLY NOT RECORDED IN DA. IN ADDITION, THOSE MEMBERS
SEEKING ADVANCEMENT TO E-6 AND E-8 MUST PASS THE E-6 OR E-8
ADVANCEMENT QUALIFICATION EXAM (AQE) NLT 01 JUL 07. THERE IS NO
EPME AQE FOR E-5 OR E-7 CANDIDATES. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING EPME REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN THE EPME MANUAL,
COMDTINST M1510.2 AND AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/TCPET/TPF/EPMESMS/EPMESMS.SHTM
(4) COMPETENCY CODES. MEMBERS REQUIRING COMPETENCY CODES IAW
ART 5.C.4.B OF REF B, MUST ENSURE COMPLETION IS VISIBLE IN DA WITH
COMPLETION EFFECTIVE DATE NLT 01 JUL 07.
(5) PERSONAL DATA EXTRACT (PDE) VERIFICATION. PDES WILL BE
MAILED TO MEMBERS UNIT, AND AVAILABLE IN DA SELF SERVICE. THE PDE
COPY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE MEMBERS HOME ADDRESS HAS BEEN REPLACED
BY THE ONLINE PDE. THE ONLINE PDE IS AVAILABLE FROM ANY COMPUTER
WITH INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH DIRECT ACCESS AT HTTPS://HR.DIRECT-
ACCESS.US/SERVLETS/INCLIENTSERVLET/USCGP1HR/?COM=LOGIN. THE MEMBER
IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE TO REVIEW ALL DATA FOR ACCURACY. REPORT ANY
DISCREPANCY TO YOUR ADMIN SUPPORT STAFF FOR CORRECTION. PROVIDE
DOCUMENTATION PROOF TO ADMIN SUPPORT STAFF OF MISSING AWARDS,
COMPETENCIES, OR ANY OTHER PDE ERRORS FOR CORRECTION IN DA. VERIFY
CORRECTIONS IN DA PRIOR TO PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE DATE TO ENSURE
THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. MEMBER FAILURE TO REPORT AND
VERIFY CORRECTIONS MAY RESULT IN NOT ELIGIBLE STATUS FOR RSWE OR
LOSS OF POINTS IN THE FINAL MULTIPLE. IF UNABLE TO CORRECT OR
VERIFY DATA PRIOR TO PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE, CONTACT PSC (ADV)
PRIOR TO DEADLINE DATE FOR ASSISTANCE. ONLINE PDES SHOULD BE
AVAILABLE IN DA OOA 01 AUG 07. EACH RSWE CYCLE, A SIGNIFICANT
NUMBER OF MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT BECAUSE
THEY FAIL TO ENSURE CORRECTIONS ARE POSTED IN DA PRIOR TO THE PDE
DEADLINE.
MEMBER DEADLINES INCLUDE:
REQUIREMENT DEADLINE
1. MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF 01 JUL 07
ART 5.C.4.B OF REF B
2. VERIFY ALL PDE DATA CORRECTIONS ARE COMPLETED 01 SEP 07
AND VISIBLE ON THE ONLINE PDE. NO CORRECTIONS
ARE AUTHORIZED AFTER THIS DATE
3. LAST DAY FOR MEMBER TO NOTIFY COMMAND IF RSWE 14 SEP 07
SHOULD BE MAILED TO A LOCATION OTHER THAN
YOUR NORMAL EXAM OPFAC DUE TO BEING TDY,
LEAVE STATUS, OPERATIONAL OR MEDICAL REASONS
B. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES. CO RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DISCUSSED
IN ART 5.C.4.E OF REF B. COS MUST ENSURE MEMBERS RECEIVE ADMIN
SUPPORT FOR PDE CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE. A
MISSING EER IN DA REMAINS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR NON-
ELIGIBILITY. COMMAND FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED ADMIN SUPPORT IS
NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE WAIVERS REGARDLESS IF
"NO FAULT OF MBR". MEMBER IS RESPONSIBLE TO FOLLOW-UP WITH COMMAND
TO ENSURE CORRECTIONS ARE POSTED TO ONLINE PDE. PDE CORRECTION
DEADLINE WAIVERS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FOR DOCUMENTED REASONS OF
OPERATIONAL OR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES WHICH PREVENTED COMPLIANCE. COS
ARE REMINDED TO WITHHOLD OR WITHDRAW ADVANCEMENTS FOR MEMBERS WHO
BECOME INELIGIBLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SERVICEWIDE CYCLE (SWC)
IAW ART 5.C.31.F OF REF B. REGARDLESS OF LIST STANDING, SEND NOTICE
VIA MESSAGE TO COGARD PSC TOPEKA KS//ADV// INFO COMCOGARD PERSCOM
ARLINGTON VA//RPM-2//. COS ARE REMINDED THAT ART 5.D.6 OF REF B
REQUIRES THE EXAM BOARD OFFICER WHO HANDLES RSWES AND HAS ACCESS TO
THE EXAM SAFE MUST BE A COMMISSIONED OFFICER, DESIGNATED CIVILIAN,
OR OINC E8 OR ABOVE. EXAMS AND SAFES MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE TO ANY
OTHER ENLISTED MEMBERS.
COMMAND DEADLINES INCLUDE:
REQUIREMENT DEADLINE
1. INFORM PERSONNEL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ADV ON GOING
2. ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET 01 JUL 07
AND POSTED IN DA (EXCEPT EPQS)
3. EPQS MUST BE COMPLETED/VERIFIED BY COMMAND 01 JUL 07
4. LAST DAY TO CHANGE CO ADV RECOMMENDATION 01 JUL 07
FROM "NOT RECOMMENDED" TO "RECOMMENDED"
5. PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE FOR DATA ERRORS 01 SEP 07
6. INFORM PSC (ADV) VIA MSG OF ALL PERSONNEL 01 SEP 07
WHOSE PDE SAYS "ELIGIBLE" BUT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE
TO TEST BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING ALL EPQS SIGNED
OFF TO PREVENT NEEDLESS SWE MAILING
7. LAST DAY EXAM BOARD OPFAC CAN BE CHANGED 14 SEP 07
(MSG TO PSC//ADV)
8. LAST DAY TO REQ SUBSTITUTE RSWE (SEND REQ VIA 27 OCT 07
MSG TO PSC//ADV). REQ FOR SUBSTITUTE RSWE
WILL BE CONSIDERED UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES
OUTLINED IN ART 5.D.3 OF REF B
C. PERSRU AND SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE (SPO) RESPONSIBILITIES.
PERSRUS AND SPOS ARE THE ADMIN SUPPORT FOR MOST PDE CORRECTIONS.
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE PDE CORRECTION REQUESTS FROM
MEMBERS ARE COMPLETED AND VISIBLE IN DA PRIOR TO THE PDE CORRECTION
DEADLINE DATE.
PERSRU/SPO DEADLINES INCLUDE:
1. LAST DAY TO INPUT PDE CORRECTIONS INTO DA 01 SEP 07
D. PSC ACTION. ALL PUBLISHED DATES ARE APPROXIMATE.
1. DISTRIBUTE PDES 01 AUG 07
2. BEGIN EARLY MAILING OF RSWES TO U/W UNITS 15 AUG 07
3. BEGIN MAILING RSWES TO EXAM BOARDS 17 SEP 07
4. COMPUTE FINAL MULTIPLE DEC 07
5. DISTRIBUTE RSWE PROFILE LETTERS DEC 07
6. MISCELLANEOUS.
A. GOOD CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY. AS PER REF B, MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED
TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM GOOD CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY PERIODS FOR
ADVANCEMENT:
ADV TO PAY GRADE PERIOD OF ELIGIBILITY
E-7/E-8/E-9 24 MONTHS
E-5/E-6 12 MONTHS
GOOD CONDUCT PERIODS OF ELIGIBILITY WILL BE CALCULATED FROM THE
DATE AN UNSAT CONDUCT MARK IS ASSIGNED TO THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY
DATE (TED). THE TED FOR THE OCT 2007 RSWE IS 01 JAN 08.
B. EVALUATION (EER) INFORMATION.
(1) THE FOLLOWING EERS WILL BE USED TO COMPUTE THE OCT 2007
COMPETITION MARKS MULTIPLE:
E-5 CANDIDATES: 01 SEP 06 TO 01 JUL 07 IN PAYGRADE E-4
E-6 CANDIDATES: 01 APR 06 TO 01 JUL 07 IN PAYGRADE E-5
E-7 CANDIDATES: 01 MAY 05 TO 01 JUL 07 IN PAYGRADE E-6
E-8 CANDIDATES: 01 MAR 05 TO 01 JUL 07 IN PAYGRADE E-7
E-9 CANDIDATES: 01 MAY 05 TO 01 JUL 07 IN PAYGRADE E-8
(2) WHEN THERE IS NO EER COMPLETED IN CURRENT RATING AND PAY
GRADE WITHIN THE ABOVE TIME FRAMES, COMPLETE A "SWE" EER IN DA WITH
A PERIOD ENDING DATE NLT 01 JUL 06. SUBMIT "SWE" EER PRIOR TO
PUBLISHED PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE.
7. IAW SECTION 7.C.5 OF REF C, E-7, E-8, AND E-9 CANDIDATES MUST
HAVE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF PAY STATUS ELIGIBILITY REMAINING AS
COMPUTED FROM 01 JAN OF THE YEAR FOLLOWING THE OCT RSWE TO BE
ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.
8. INDIVIDUALS SCHEDULED FOR DISCHARGE, DUE TO REACH THEIR 30 YEAR
TIME IN SERVICE (TIS) ANNIVERSARY, OR REACHING MAXIMUM AGE FOR
MANDATORY RETIREMENT DURING THE TWO YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING THE
01 JAN 08 TED ARE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
9. MEMBERS IN PAY GRADES E-7, E-8, AND E-9 WITH OVER 28 YEARS OF
SERVICE OR PAST THE AGE OF 58 ARE INELIGIBLE FOR OCT RSWE
COMPETITION.
10. REFER ALL RSWE QUESTIONS TO PSC (ADV) AT (785)339-3400 OR EMAIL
TO PSC-DG-ADV(AT)USCG.MIL. WAIVER REQUESTS MUST BE SENT BY MSG TO
COGARD PSC TOPEKA KS//ADV// IAW REF A, AND PRIOR TO SCHEDULED
DEADLINES.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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