ALCGRECRUITING 11/08 SUBJ: FY09 COAST GUARD RECRUITING COMMAND (CGRC) SELECTION PANEL SCHEDULE FOR CGRC OFFICER ACCESSION PROGRAMS A. CG RECRUITING MANUAL, COMDTINST M1100.2E B. CG PERSONNEL M ANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A C. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE 12 (HSPD-12) - "POLICY FOR A COMMON IDENTIFICATION STANDARD FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS" D. ALCOAST 511/06 HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE 12 IMPLEMENTATION IMPACT ON COMMON ACCESS CARD (CAC) ISSUANCE E. CG MEDICAL MANUAL, COMDTINST M6000.1C F. WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS FOR CG MILITARY PERSONNEL, COMDTINST M1020.8F G. CG RC AGE STANDARDIZATION MEMO, DATED 18 AUGUST 2008 1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES FY09 SELECTION PANEL DATES AND APPLICATION DEADLINES FOR THE FOLLOWING CGRC OFFICER ACCESSION PROGRAMS: COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE (CSPI), PRE- COMMISSIONING PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL (PPEP), OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS), BLUE 21 GUARANTEED FLIGHT INITIATIVE (BLUE 21), AVIATION CANDIDATE (AVCAD), DIRECT COMMISSION AVIATOR (DCA), DIRECT COMMISSION ENGINEER (DCE), DIRECT COMMISSION INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (DCIO), DIRECT COMMISSION LAWYER (DCL), DIRECT COMMISSION MARITIME GRADUATE (MARGRAD), CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY PRE-COMMISSIONING PILOT PROGRAM (CMAPPP), DIRECT COMMISSION SELECTED SCHOOL (DCSS) GRADUATE PROGRAM, AND SELECTED RESERVE DIRECT COMMISSION (SRDC) PROGRAMS. THE MOST ACCURATE AND UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON ALL OFFICER PROGRAMS, OFFICER SELECTION PANEL SCHEDULES, AND POINTS OF CONTACT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE AT HTTP://WWW.GOCOASTGUARD.COM. GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS CAN BE FOUND IN REFS A AND B. 2. APPLICATION DEADLINES IN PARA 3 REPRESENT THE LAST DAY A COMPLETE APPLICATION MAY BE ACCEPTED AT THE SPECIFIED REVIEW POINT. 3. DEADLINE DATES: CGRC ESO RO CGRC PANEL PANELS DEADLINE DEADLINE DEADLINE START DATE 01-09 (OCS) 25AUG08 08SEP08 22SEP08 27OCT08 02-09 (DCO) 01SEP08 29SEP08 27OCT08 01DEC08 03-09 (DCO) 24NOV08 29DEC08 26JAN09 23FEB09 04-09 (SRDC) 15DEC08 12JAN09 09FEB09 09MAR09 05-09 (CSPI/PPEP) 12JAN09 09FEB09 09MAR09 13APR09 06-09 (OCS) 26JAN09 23FEB09 23MAR09 04MAY09 07-09 (DCO) 23FEB08 23MAR08 20APR09 18MAY09 4. THE DCO AND OCS OFFICER SELECTION PANELS SCHEDULE WILL CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR EACH SPECIFIC PANEL, AS LONG AS FY09 VACANCIES EXIST: A. 01-09 (OCS): RESERVE, BLUE 21, DCSS. B. 02-09 (DCO): DCA, MARGRAD, MARGRAD KP. C. 03-09 (DCO): DCE, DCIO, DCL, MARGRAD, CMAPPP, DCSS. D. 06-09 (OCS): TEMP, AVCAD, RESERVE, AND BLUE 21. E. 07-09 (DCO): ALL DCO PROGRAMS. 5. APPLICATION PROCESS: LOCAL RECRUITING OFFICES (RO) SERVE AS THE DATA ENTRY PROCESSING POINT FOR ALL CGRC OFFICER APPLICATION PACKAGES. CG MEMBERS APPLYING FOR OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS SHALL SUBMIT COMPLETED PACKAGES TO THEIR EDUCATION SERVICE OFFICERS (ESO). ESO'S SHALL INITIATE INTERVIEW SCHEDULES AND FORWARD APPLICATION PACKAGES TO THEIR LOCAL RO'S. RO'S WILL REVIEW ALL OFFICER APPLICATION PACKAGES FOR COMPLETENESS AND ENTER DATA INTO THE RECRUITING ANALYSIS AND TRACKING SYSTEM PRIOR TO FORWARDING TO CGRC. ADDITIONAL DATA ENTRY GUIDANCE PASEP. TO ENSURE PROPER RECEIPT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, ALL OFFICER APPLICATIONS FORWARDED TO CGRC FROM THE LOCAL RO MUST BE MARKED ATTN: PANELS AND REPORTS TEAM. A COMPREHENSIVE OFFICER ACCESSION CHECKLIST HAS BEEN POSTED FOR APPLICANT, ESO AND RO USE ON HTTP://WWW.GOCOASTGUARD.COM AND CG CENTRAL. THIS CHECKLIST COVERS REQUIRED APPLICATION, SECURITY CLEARANCE, AND ACCESSION DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CGRC OFFICER PROGRAMS AND IS MANDATORY FOR ALL OFFICER APPLICATIONS. 6. APPLICANT RESPONSIBILITY: THE OFFICER APPLICATION PROCESS IS NECESSARILY COMPLEX AND TIME CONSUMING. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALLOW AT LEAST FOUR WEEKS TO PREPARE APPLICATION PACKAGES, SCHEDULE OFFICER INTERVIEW BOARDS, SCHEDULE PHYSICALS, ACQUIRE COMMAND ENDORSEMENTS (AS APPROPRIATE), AND ENSURE OFFICER APPLICATION CHECKLIST DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION DEADLINES. APPLICANTS HAVE FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING THAT ALL MATERIALS ARE GATHERED AND SUBMITTED AND ALL ELIGIBILITY ISSUES ARE RESOLVED BY THE DEADLINES. EXCEPTIONS TO POSTED DEADLINES WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR UNDERWAY OR DEPLOYED PERSONNEL WHO DEMONSTRATE THEY MADE THE BEST EFFORT POSSIBLE TO MEET THE DEADLINES CONSISTENT WITH THEIR DUTY. 7. ALL APPLICANTS MUST: A. ENSURE THEY MAINTAIN CURRENT CONTACT INFORMATION WITH THEIR LOCAL RO OR ESO AS APPROPRIATE. B. BE U.S. CITIZENS. C. MEET COAST GUARD PRE-COMMISSIONING PHYSICAL STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE MEDICAL MANUAL. D. MEET WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS OUTLINED IN WEIGHT/PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS MANUAL. E. MEET CHARACTER STANDARDS OUTLINED IN ART. 4.B.1.A OF THE RECRUITING MANUAL. F. RECEIVE A FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FROM AN OFFICER INTERVIEW BOARD. G. COMPLETE A NATIONAL POLICE RECORD CHECK (FORM DD-369). H. COMPLETE A CREDIT CHECK (DHS FORM 11000-9). I. MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE (MIN SECRET) ELIGIBILITY. J. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE REVISED STANDARDIZED AGE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AS OUTLINED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CWO'S APPLYING FOR OCS. 1. OCS (TEMPORARY) COMMISSION: APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 21ST BIRTHDAY, BUT NOT THEIR 35TH BIRTHDAY AS 30 SEPTEMBER OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PANEL CONVENES. *CONSTRUCTIVE AGE DOES NOT APPLY. 2. OCS (RESERVE) COMMISSION: APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 21ST, BUT NOT THEIR 31ST BIRTHDAY AS 30 SEPTEMBER OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PANEL CONVENES. *CONSTRUCTIVE AGE DOES NOT APPLY 3. DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER PROGRAM (EXCEPT AVIATION AND SELECTED RESERVE): ALL DIRECT COMMISSION APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 21ST BIRTHDAY, BUT NOT THEIR 41ST BIRTHDAY AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PANEL CONVENES. *CONSTRUCTIVE AGE D OES NOT APPLY. 4. AVIATION PROGRAMS (OCS AND DIRECT COMMISSION): NO CHANGE FROM CURRENT AGE REQUIREMENTS. 5. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS (CSPI, PPEP, AND CMAPP): CSPI AND CMAPP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 19TH BIRTHDAY, BUT NOT THEIR 28TH BIRTHDAY AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER THE OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PANEL CONVENES. PPEP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE REACHED THEIR 21ST BIRTHDAY, BUT NOT THEIR 33RD BIRTHDAY AS OF 30 SEPTEMBER OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN WHICH THE PANEL CONVENES. K. IF PRESENTLY IN THE COAST GUARD OR COAST GUARD RESERVE, A COMMANDING OFFICER'S (CO) ENDORSEMENT IS NECESSARY. THE ENDORSEMENT MUST BE FROM A COMMISSIONED OFFICER. BY SIGNING THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, COMMANDING OFFICERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT SELECTED APPLICANTS COULD BE COMMISSIONED ON OR BEFORE 30SEP09. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON THE CO'S ENDORSEMENT IS CONTAINED IN PARA 4.B.1.B. OF THE RECRUITING MANUAL. 8. SPECIFIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS: A. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CUMULATIVE 2.5 G.P.A. ON A 4.0 SCALE (DOES NOT APPLY TO DCA, DCIO, DCL, MARGRAD, SRDC, TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS FOR OCS AND TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS FOR AVCAD). B. MARGRAD AND MARGRAD KP APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A CUMULATIVE 2.2 G.P.A. ON A 4.O SCALE. C. OCS, BLUE 21, AVCAD, PPEP, CSPI AND SRDC PROGRAMS REQUIRE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM STANDARDIZED TEST SCORES: 1. 1000 ON THE SAT (TESTS TAKEN PRIOR TO 01APR95). 2. 1100 ON ALL SAT TESTS TAKEN AFTER 01APR95. FOR TESTS TAKEN AFTER 31MAR05 THE SCORE CONSISTS OF COMBINING THE CRITICAL READING AND MATH SCORES. 3. 23 ON THE ACT. 4. 110 ON THE ASVAB GENERAL TECHNICAL (GT) PRIOR TO 1 JULY 04. GT CONSISTS OF COMBINING THE WORK KNOWLEDGE AND PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION (VE) AND ARITHMETIC REASONING (AR) SCORES. 5. 109 ON THE ASVAB GT AFTER 1JUL04. D. FOR ALL DCO PROGRAMS, UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE: HAVE LESS THAN TEN YEARS OF NON-COAST GUARD ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE AND HAVE LESS THAN THIRTEEN YEARS OF PREVIOUS SERVICE CREDITABLE FOR RETIREMENT IN ANOTHER ARMED FORCE OR ITS RESERVE COMPONENT. E. CONSTRUCTIVE AGE: NO LONGER APPLICABLE TO ANY DCO PROGRAMS AS PER REFERENCE G. 9. PROCESS FOR INITIATING SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR ALL SELECTED OFFICER PROGRAM APPLICANTS: A. ALL SELECTED APPLICANTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE COAST GUARD (ACTIVE OR RESERVE) THAT PROVIDE PROOF OF A COAST GUARD SECURITY CLEARANCE OF SECRET OR HIGHER ARE EXEMPT FROM SUBMITTING ELECTRONIC QUESTIONNAIRES FOR INVESTIGATIONS PROCESSING (EQIP SF-86). B. RECRUITERS SHALL CONSULT WITH THE COAST GUARD SECURITY CENTER TO CONFIRM CLEARANCE STATUS OF APPLICANTS REPORTING A SECURITY CLEARANCE OF SECRET OR HIGHER FROM ANOTHER FEDERAL AGENCY. C. RECRUITERS SHALL INITIATE A NACLC CHECK VIA THE COAST GUARD SECURITY CENTER UPON RECEIPT OF THE SELECTION MESSAGE FOR ALL CIVILIAN SELECTEES THAT REQUIRE A SECURITY CLEARANCE. D. COMMAND SECURITY OFFICERS SHALL INITIATE A NACLC CHECK VIA THE COAST GUARD SECURITY CENTER FOR ALL ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARD SELECTEES THAT REQUIRE A SECURITY CLEARANCE. 10. DCO ACCESSION PROCESS: ONCE A DCO SELECTEE HAS SIGNED A LETTER OF INTENT ACKNOWLEDGING ACCEPTANCE OF A RESERVE COMMISSION, RO'S SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: A. CONTACT CGRC PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND CONFIRM THE DATE OF THE OATH OF OFFICE, AND THE DATE OF DCO COURSE ATTENDANCE. B. COORDINATE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE AND EAD CONTRACT FOR THE APPLICANT. THE OATH OF OFFICE IS TO BE ADMINISTERED BY A CG OFFICER OR NOTARY PUBLIC. OATH OF OFFICE AND EAD CONTRACT FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT BY CGPC-OPM-1. C. COORDINATE THE COMPLETION OF THE APPROVED REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL RELEASE DD-368 FORM FOR ALL DCO APPLICANTS WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN AN ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE COMPONENT OF ANY U.S. ARMED FORCE OTHER THAN THE CG. THE DD-368 SHALL BE COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE. THE RECRUITER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE APPLICANT FORWARDS THE COMPLETED DD-368 TO THEIR PRIOR MILITARY SERVICE THE DAY THE OATH OF OFFICE IS ADMINISTERED. D. COORDINATE THE COMPLETION OF THE PCS DEPARTING WORKSHEET PCS 2000 (REV 9-07) FOR THE APPLICANT. THE PCS 2000 (REV 9-07) SHALL BE COMPLETED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE. ACCESSION AND PCS FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED TO THE APPLICANT BY CGRC. E. FAX THE COMPLETED OATH OF OFFICE, EAD CONTRACT, AND PCS 2000 (REV 9-07) THE SAME DAY THAT THEY ARE COMPLETED, ATTENTION TO THE CENTRAL ACCESSION POINT AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY AT FAX 860-444-8591. F. COORDINATE THE NEWLY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS CHECK-IN WITH THEIR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION OFFICE TO ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL PCS MOVE. 11. OFFICER INTERVIEWS: OFFICER SELECTION PANELS HAVE OFTEN REPORTED THAT THE INTERVIEW PACKAGE IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS IN AN APPLICATION PACKAGE. OFFICER INTERVIEWS CAN PROVIDE THE MOST USEFUL INFORMATION BUT ARE TYPICALLY OF THE MOST UNEVEN QUALITY. COMMANDING OFFICERS AND OFFICERS PARTICIPATING IN INTERVIEW BOARDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FULLY STAFF AND CONDUCT HIGH QUALITY INTERVIEW BOARDS. OFFICER INTERVIEWS ARE OFTEN THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL CONTACT WITH AN APPLICANT REPORTED BY COAST GUARD OFFICERS AND ARE VITAL TO THE SELECTION PROCESS. FOR THE FY09 PANEL SCHEDULE, ONLY THE LATEST VERSION OF THE OFFICER PROGRAMS PANEL SCHEDULE, ONLY THE LATEST VERSION OF THE OFFICER PROGRAMS APPLICANT INTERVIEW FORM (CG-5527, REV. 06-04) IS AUTHORIZED. THE 06-04 VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/FORMS/CG.ASP. OTHER SITES SUCH AS USCG ADOBE FORMS MAY CONTAIN OBSOLETE VERSIONS (03-04, 04-03, 04-00, AND 10-89). OBSOLETE VERSIONS OF FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. IT IS CRUCIAL FOR ROS/ESOS TO ENSURE THE CORRECT BOARD MAKEUP. INTERVIEW BOARD MEMBERS MUST BE OF A RANK EQUAL OR GREATER THAN THE HIGHEST RANK FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT QUALIFIES. THE SENIOR BOARD MEMBER MUST BE AN ACTIVE DUTY LIEUTENANT COMMANDER OR HIGHER. ARTICLE 4.C.2 OF THE RECRUITING MANUAL AND ARTICLES 1.B.8 AND 1.B.9 OF THE PERSMAN PROVIDE DETAILED INTERVIEW BOARD GUIDANCE. FOR COAST GUARD AND COAST GUARD RESERVE APPLICANTS: OFFICERS WITH PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE APPLICANT AND OFFICERS IN THE APPLICANTS CHAIN OF COMMAND MAY NOT BE INTERVIEW BOARD MEMBERS. IF NECESSARY, ESO'S SHALL REQUEST INTERVIEWS BE CONDUCTED AT ANOTHER COMMAND TO AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF BIAS. APPLICANTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT DELAYS CAN OCCUR IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. 12. WAIVERS: A. NO TIME IN SERVICE WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FY09 FOR ANY OFFICER PROGRAM EXCEPT THE DCA PROGRAM. B. NO AGE WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR FY09 FOR ANY OFFICER PROGRAM EXCEPT THE DCA AND SRDC PROGRAMS. C. MEDICAL WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. 13. DCO SELECTEES WILL BE COMMISSIONED BY 30 SEP 09 AND CAN EXPECT TO ATTEND DCO SCHOOL EITHER 06 MAR 09, 19 JUN 09 OR 13 AUG 09. SRDC SELECTEES CAN EXPECT TO ATTEND RESERVE OFFICER CANDIDATE INDOCTRINATION (ROCI) TRAINING ON 19 JUN 09 OR 17 JUL 09. OCS SELECTEES WILL ATTEND OCS IN JAN 2009 OR IN AUG 2009. 14. CAREER COUNSELING: CGPC-OPM-2 (ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS) AND CGPC- OPM-4 (CAREER MANAGEMENT BRANCH) OFFER COUNSELING FOR COAST GUARD ENLISTED MEMBERS CONCERNING THEIR COMMISSIONING OPTIONS. 15. PROGRAM COORDINATORS: A. CSPI,PPEP: LT JULIO GONZALES, 703-235-1766, EMAIL: JULIO.R.GONZALES (AT) USCG.MIL. B. OCS: MRS. IZOLA PROCTOR, 703-235-1772, EMAIL: IZOLA.W.PROCTOR (AT) USCG.MIL. C. MARGRAD, CMAPPP, DCSS: LTJG KRISTA SMITH, 703-235-1873 , EMAIL: KRISTA.L.SMITH (AT) USCG.MIL. D. DCL: LTJG SEAN LENAHAN, 703-235-1774, EMAIL: SEAN.D.LENAHAN (AT) USCG.MIL. E. DCE, DCIO: LT NICOLE BURGESS, 703-235-1000, EMAIL: NICOLE.S.BURGESS (AT) USCG.MIL. F. SRDC: LTJG ANTHONY GOLDSTEIN, 703-235-1872, EMAIL: ANTHONY.F.GOLDSTEIN (AT) USCG.MIL. G. DCA, BLUE 21, AVCAD: LT CARLA LONGANECKER, 703-235-1775, EMAIL: CARLA.L.LONGANECKER (AT) USCG.MIL. 16. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED