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Officer Personnel Management Division

Officer Boards, Promotions, and Separations Branch (CG PC-opm-1)

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Active Duty/ADPL Board and Panel Precept Information:

Promotion years are 01 July through the following 30 June.  As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year precepts are added.  Selection boards are to consider individuals for promotion to the next higher grade.  Designation and appointment boards consider individuals to transfer into that specialty.  As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year results are added.  This is a work in progress to get back board results and precepts.

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Announcements and Messages:

 

• PY09 Commandants Guidance to Boards and Panels

• COMDTINST 1401.5AD  PY09 Schedule of Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) and Inactive Duty Promotion List (IDPL) Officer Personnel Boards and Panels

• COMDTINST 1410.2:  Documents Viewed by Boards and Panels

• ALCGOFF 059/07:  PY08ADPL Zone Sizes

• ALCGOFF 013/08:  2008 OER Submissions and PY09 Officer Selection Boards

• ALCOAST 031/06:  In Zone Reordering for ADPL Promotion Boards

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Important Links:

 

• Coast Guard Message Traffic

• Officer Boards Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Officer Non-Selection Matrix

• Chief Warrant Officer Appointment Process

• Chief Warrant Officer Appointment - Advice on OERs and Resumes

• CWO Appointment Guide

• CWO2 Appointment Report

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Active Duty/ADPL Board Precepts and Results:

Board Type	PY 2007	PY 2008	PY 2009
RADM Continuation	Precept No Results Message	Precept ALCOAST 437/07
O-7 Selection	Precept ALCOAST 387/06	Precept (July) ALCOAST 387/07 --- Precept (September) ALCOAST 460/07	Precept ALCOAST 348/08
O-6 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 055/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 038/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 043/08
O-6 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 056/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 042/07	Precept
O-5 Continuation	Precept	Precept	Precept
O-5 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 051/07	Precept  ALCGPERSCOM 050/08
O-4 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 051/07	Precept
O-4 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 066/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/07
O-3 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 066/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/07
O-3 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 087/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 069/07
O-2 Selection	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 101/06 --- Precept (June) ALCGPERSCOM 037/07	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 004/08 --- Precept (June) ALCGPERSCOM 039/08
PCTS Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 043/07	Precept
PCTS Designation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 080/06	Not Held
RPA O-6 Continuation	Not Held	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral
RPA Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 076/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 065/07
RPA Designation	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral
CWO Selection/SERB	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 092/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 033/08
CWO Appointment	Not Held	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 078/07
CWO to LT Appointment	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 075/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 063/07
Band Director Appointment	Not Held	Not Held
Band Director Selection	Not Held	Not Held
Bandmaster Appointment	Not Held	Not Held
Reserve Extension	Precept (July) ALCGPERSCOM 048/06 --- Precept (January) ALCGOFF 175/06	Precept (July) ALCGPERSCOM 041/07 --- Precept (January) ALCGPERSCOM 004/07

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Assignment Panel Precepts and Results:

These panels are convened and administered by CG PC-opm-2.  Please visit CG Central for all assignment panel precepts and results.

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Boards and Panels Convened by CG PC-opm:

The Officer Boards Section in CGPC-opm-1 handles all of the following Active Duty boards:

• RDML Selection Board

• RADM Continuation Board

• Captain Selection Board

• Captain Continuation Board

• Commander Selection Board

• Commander Continuation Board

• LCDR Selection Board

• LCDR Continuation Board

• LT Selection Board

• LT Continuation Board

• LTJG Selection Board

• Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff Designation Board

• Reserve Program Administrator Promotion Boards

• CWO To LT Selection Board

• CWO Promotion and Appointment Boards

• Reserve Officer Extension Board

• Band Director/Master Appointment Boards

• Special Boards (Removal From Promotion List, Removal of Reserve Officer from Active Duty, Vacation of Temporary Appointment, Revocation Of Commission)

Coast Guard Recruiting Command conducts all Officer Accession boards including OCS, Direct Commission Officer Programs, CSPI, MARGRAD, etc.

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Laws and Policies Governing Boards and Panels:

The following are laws that directly apply to CGPC-opm-1's Officer Boards and are most frequently used or requested:

• 10 USC 573 - Convening of selection boards (CWO Selection Boards only)

• 10 USC 576 - Information to be furnished to selection boards; selection procedures (CWO Selection Boards only)

• 10 USC 12643 - Boards for appointment, promotion, and certain other purposes; composition

• 10 USC 14105 - Notice of convening of promotion board

• 14 USC 41a - Active duty promotion list

• 14 USC 251 - Selection boards; convening of boards

• 14 USC 252 - Selection boards; composition of boards

• 14 USC 253 - Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board

• 14 USC 254 - Selection boards; oath of members

• 14 USC 255 - Number of officers to be selected for promotion

• 14 USC 257 - Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion

• 14 USC 258 - Selection boards; information to be furnished boards

• 14 USC 259 - Officers to be recommended for promotion

• 14 USC 260 - Selection boards; reports

• 14 USC 261 - Selection boards; submission of reports

• 14 USC 262 - Failure of selection for promotion

• 14 USC 271 - Promotions; appointments

• 14 USC 272 - Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion

• 14 USC 276 - Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list

• 14 USC 281 - Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service

• 14 USC 289 - Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement

• 14 USC 290 - Rear admirals and rear admirals lower half; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement

• 14 USC 321 - Review of records of officers

• 14 USC 322 - Boards of inquiry

• 14 USC 323 - Boards of review

• 14 USC 324 - Composition of boards

• 14 USC 325 - Rights and procedures

• 14 USC 326 - Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary

• 14 USC 327 - Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; severance benefits

• 14 USC 336 - United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director

The following chapters in the CG Personnel Manual provide useful information about the officer promotion board process:

• Chapter 5.A - Promoting Commissioned Officers

• Chapter 5.B - Promoting Chief Warrant Officers

• Chapter 12.A - Special Board Procedures

• Chapter 14.A - Commissioned and Chief Warrant Officer Personnel Boards

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Communications to Boards and Panels:

Individuals appearing before a selection board (one considering people for promotion) may communicate directly with the board.  Rules for this are governed in Section 5.A.4.E of the Personnel Manual.  The communications should be in standard Coast Guard memorandum format addressed to the President of the particular board.  This should only address matters of the officer's record.  See the Communications to the Board section on the FAQ.

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Board Membership:

All members of promotion boards are volunteers.  The following are guidelines for volunteering for Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) Selection Boards:

1. Must be on the APDL (includes regular officers and Reserve Officers on EAD contract)
2. Should be O-3 or above (note, there are very few opportunities for O-3s - most of the opportunities are for O-4 and above).  You must be O-4 or above for the CWO to LT board.
3. Be a strong performer who is currently not above zone for promotion.
4. Not have a pending separation request submitted to CGPC.

Volunteering for board membership will will include all types of boards - requests to sit on specific boards will automatically be denied.  Your name will be added to a list of volunteers and will remain for at least three years.  Please to not contact CGPC to ask about the status of your selection for a board.

You may volunteer by sending an email to OPM-1.  In your request, please include:

• Full Name
• EMPLID
• Unit
• Primary Specialty

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