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ALCGRSV 050/07
SUBJ:  NEW CWO SPECIALTY IMPLEMENTATION AND LATERAL PROCESS FOR
RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) CWO MSS SPECIALTIES
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 121242Z OCT 07/ALCOAST 481/07
1. THE NEW MSSD AND MSSE CWO SPECIALTIES ANNOUNCED IN REF A WILL
APPLY TO THE RESERVE COMPONENT (RC) AND WILL BE INCORPORATED IN THE
PY08 CWO APPOINTMENT BOARD.
2. THE LATERAL PROCESS DETAILED IN PAR. 5 OF REF A WILL BE
EFFECTIVE 1 FEB 08 FOR EXISTING RESERVE MSS CWOS.
3. RESERVE MSS CWOS WHO DESIRE A LATERAL PATH CONTRARY TO THAT
OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH 5 OF REF A MUST SUBMIT A CG MEMO TO CGPC-
RPM-1, THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND AND COMDT (CG-7D-1).  THIS
MEMO MUST STATE WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE OPPOSING
SPECIALTY.  INCLUDE ENLISTED EXPERIENCE, SEA DUTY, MARINE SAFETY
QUALS, AND WHEN YOU EARNED THEM.  THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT SHOULD
ADDRESS YOUR SUITABILITY FOR THE SPECIALTY THAT YOU ARE REQUESTING.
ALL REQUESTS MUST ARRIVE TO COMDT (CG-7D-1) PRIOR TO 21 DEC 07.  TO
EXPEDITE THIS, MBRS MAY EMAIL A COMMAND-ENDORSED PDF OF THE MEMO TO
MSS4 LARRY STEINMETZ AT LARRY.P.STEINMETZ(AT)USCG.MIL AND THEN MAIL
THE ORIGINAL MEMO.  THE 21 DEC 07 DEADLINE FOR THE RESERVE
COMPONENT WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL PROCESSING TIME SINCE RC CWOS DRILL
ONLY ONCE A MONTH.
4. NO MANDATORY SELECTIVE RESERVE (SELRES) PCS TRANSFERS ARE
ANTICIPATED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NEW MSSD AND MSSE SPECIALTIES.
5. A REVIEW OF CURRENT RC CWO MSS POSITIONS ON THE PERSONNEL
ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL) WILL DETERMINE WHETHER RECODING FROM MSS TO
EITHER MSSD OR MSSE IS WARRANTED.  THE RESULTS OF THE PAL REVIEW
WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN A FUTURE ALCGRSV MESSAGE.
6. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MSSD AND MSSE CWO SPECIALTIES AND THE
LATERAL PROCESS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SPECIALTY FORCE MANAGER,
MSS4 LARRY STEINMETZ, COMDT (CG-7D-1), AT (202) 372-1337,
LARRY.P.STEINMETZ(AT)USCG.MIL.  CGPC(RPM) POC: PERS3 DAN MEEK,
202-493-1708, EMAIL DANIEL.R.MEEK(AT)USCG.MIL
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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