ALCOAST 144/09
COMDTNOTE 1500
SUBJ: ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST (AFCT) IN-SERVICE TESTING
PROGRAM UPDATE.
A. PHYSICAL SECURITY AND FORCE PROTECTION PROGRAM MANUAL CH 2,
COMDTINST M5530.1 (SERIES)
B. ARMED SERVICES MILITARY PERSONNEL ACCESSION TESTING PROGRAMS
COMDTINST M1130.24 (SERIES)
C. AFCT STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) REVISED DTD 4 NOV 2008
D. INFORMATION AND LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT MANUAL, COMDTINST
M5212.12A (SERIES)
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES FOR NEW EXAM
VERSIONS PER REF (A) AND (B).
2. THE AFCT IS A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST ADMINISTERED BY EDUCATION
SERVICE OFFICER (ESOS) TO MEMBERS TRYING TO IMPROVE THEIR ARMED
SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB) SCORES TO QUALIFY FOR
CLASS "A" SCHOOLS AND OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS).
3. AFCT FORM 17B WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED FOR RETESTING UNTIL NEW
FORMS ARE RECEIVED. NEW AFCT FORMS 18F AND 19G WILL SUPERSEDE
FORMS 17A AND 17B ON 1 MAY 2009.
4. ALTHOUGH THE TESTS WERE DESIGNED AS A BATTERY AND ARE REQUIRED
BY DOD TO BE ADMINISTERED TOGETHER, THE COAST GUARD WILL CONTINUE
TO AUTHORIZE SUBTESTS TO BE ADMINISTERED INDIVIDUALLY.
5. IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES:
 A. UNITS AUTHORIZED TO MAINTAIN A STOCK OF AFCTS ARE LISTED IN
REF (C). ALL CURRENT AFCT STOCKING UNITS WILL REVIEW THEIR CURRENT
INVENTORY LOCATED IN CG CENTRAL: LEARNING A-SCHOOL AND STRIKER
PROGRAMS ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TESTS/ARMED SERVICES
VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY FOR ACCURACY AND REPORT ANY
DISCREPANCIES VIA EMAIL TO CGI-PF-AFCT(AT)USCG.MIL. NEGATIVE
REPORTS ARE REQUIRED. INVENTORY CONSISTS OF ALL MATERIALS
INCLUDING: ADMINISTRATION MANUALS, SCORING DIRECTIONS, SCORING
KEYS, AND TEST BOOKLETS (17A AND 17B). UPON RECEIPT OF NEW EXAMS,
18F AND 19G, AND TEST MATERIAL, COMMANDS POSSESSING TESTING
MATERIAL ON LOAN FROM A STOCKING UNIT (E.G. SECTORS, VESSELS) WILL
INVENTORY ALL OLD AFCT TESTING MATERIAL USING SF FORM 153 (COMTAC
MATERIAL REPORT) AND RETURN ALL TESTING MATERIAL ALONG WITH THE SF
FORM 153 TO THEIR STOCKING UNIT.
 B. AFTER STOCKING UNITS VERIFY INVENTORIES WITH THE CG INSTITUTE
AND BEFORE 30 APRIL 2009, DESTROY BLANK ANSWER SHEETS AND THE
INVENTORY LISTED IN PARA. 5.A. ABOVE BY BURNING, SHREDDING, OR
PULVERIZING. RECORD ALL ITEMS DESTROYED USING SF FORM 153 (COMTAC
MATERIAL REPORT) PLEASE CHECK "DESTROY" IN SECTION 1 OF YOUR
REPORT. INVENTORIES MUST BE CONDUCTED AND REPORTS MUST BE
WITNESSED BY TWO MEMBERS. SEND COPY OF SF FORM 153 TO CG INSTITUTE
(NRT). THE CG INSTITUTE AND MS. MARY NORWOOD, COMDT (CG-1324) WILL
BE NOTIFIED OF INVENTORY DISCREPANCIES. AFCT GENERAL FILES WILL BE
RETAINED AND DESTROYED IAW REF (D).
 C. THE CG INSTITUTE WILL BEGIN SHIPPING REPLACEMENT MATERIAL TO
ALL CURRENT AUTHORIZED COMMANDS IN MARCH 2009. NEW AFCT
MATERIAL INCLUDES: THE NEW ADMINISTRATION MANUAL, SCORING
DIRECTIONS, CONVERSION TABLES, SCORING KEYS, TEST BOOKLETS FOR NEW
FORMS 18F AND 19G AND NEW ANSWER SHEETS. INVENTORY VERIFICATION
WILL BE CONDUCTED VIA THE TRANSCRIPTS ASSESSMENTS CUSTOMER CARE
TRACKING SYSTEM (TACCTS) SIMILAR TO THE CURRENT END OF COURSE TEST
(EOCT) VERIFICATION PROCESS. ANY REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TESTING
MATERIAL OR DISCREPANCIES WITH INVENTORIES WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA A
TACCTS REQUEST. VERIFICATION OF ALL TESTS AND MATERIAL WILL BE
CONDUCTED SEMI-ANNUALLY (01 APR AND 01 OCT) OR UPON RELIEF.
6. THE ABOVE CHANGES WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A FUTURE EDITION OF
REF (C).
7. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO CG INSTITUTE, MR. CHARLES
GARRISON AT (405) 954-7263 OR CHARLES.E.GARRISON (AT) USCG.MIL OR
HQS POC: COMDT (CG-1324), MS. MARY NORWOOD AT (202) 475-5485 OR
MARY.L.NORWOOD (AT) USCG.MIL.
8. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.