R 251702Z MAR 09 ALCGPSC 002/09 SUBJ: OFFICER PROMOTION AUTHORIZATION LISTING (OPAL) NO. 04-09 A. PERSONNEL MANUAL (COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)) B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL (COMDTINST M1001.28 (SERIES)) C. COAST GUARD WEIGHT AND BODY FAT STANDARDS PROGRAM (COMDTINST M1020.8 (SERIES)) D. ALCOAST 064/01, CAREER INTENTION SURVEY PROGRAM 1. COMMANDING OFFICERS/OFFICERS EXERCISING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL MAY PROMOTE THE PERSONNEL LISTED BELOW, EFFECTIVE ON THE DATES INDICATED. PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED ARE AUTHORIZED FROM DATE OF RANK. 2. PRIOR TO PROMOTION, COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH PARA 5.A.13 OF REF (A) FOR ADPL PROMOTIONS TO O-2 THROUGH O-6, PARA 5.B.6 OF REF (A) FOR ADPL PROMOTIONS TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AND SECTION 7.A.10 OF REF (B) FOR IDPL PROMOTIONS. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL ALSO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REF (C), UNLESS AN EXEMPTION HAS BEEN GRANTED. IF PROMOTION IS DELAYED, CO SHALL NOTIFY: COMMANDER, COAST GUARD PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER (OPM-1) OR (RPM), PPC, AND SPO/PERSRU PRIOR TO THE AUTHORIZED PROMOTION DATE. 3. IF A PROMOTION IS DELAYED UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, FURTHER PROCEEDINGS UNDER CHAPTER 12 OF REF (A) OR SECTION 8.A. OF REF (B) WILL DEPEND UPON THE CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE DELAY. WHEN AN OFFICER WHOSE PROMOTION HAS BEEN DELAYED SUBSEQUENTLY MEETS THE STANDARDS FOR PROMOTION, COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL NOTIFY COMMANDER, CG PSC (OPM-1) OR (RPM) AND REQUEST AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE THE OFFICER. COMMANDER, CG PSC (OPM-1) OR (RPM) WILL AUTHORIZE PROMOTION WITH A DATE OF RANK AT THE TIME THE OFFICER WOULD HAVE BEEN PROMOTED HAD THE PROMOTION NOT BEEN DELAYED. IF THE DELAY RESULTED FROM NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS OF REF (C), PAY AND ALLOWANCES ACCRUE FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROMOTION, NOT THE BACK DATE OF RANK. 4. AS PER ARTICLE 12.C.9 OF REF (A), ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTION OBLIGATES OFFICERS TO SERVE TWO YEARS TIME IN GRADE (TIG) PRIOR TO RETIREMENT. CURRENTLY, SERVICE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH WORK FORCE MANAGEMENT IN ALL OFFICER GRADES WILL NOT ALLOW TIG WAIVERS. THE TIG REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO AN OFFICER RESIGNING HIS OR HER COMMISSION. 5. THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS ARE AUTHORIZED: NAME STATUS DOR UNIT DESCR TO CAPTAIN: BRAGAW,JOHN L. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-451) TO COMMANDER: NOE,JAMES E. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-7112) BENSON,SCOTT R. RESERVE 01APR2009 CG SEC DETROIT SAUNDERS,DAVID W. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG AIRSTA MIAMI KAPLAN,CHRISTOPHER R. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-9311) SHEFFIELD, ANDREW R. RPA 01APR2009 CG MSU MORGAN CITY WARREN,GEOFFREY J. RESERVE 01APR2009 CG SEC OHIO VALLEY CAMPBELL,DWIGHT L. RESERVE 01APR2009 CG SEC MOBILE MASON,SCOTT P. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG SEC DETROIT TO LIEUTENANT COMMANDER: BAILEY,JAMES J. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-1) HANSEN,KARL A. RESERVE 01APR2009 CG SEC DETROIT RUOCCO,GENNARO A. RESERVE 01APR2009 CG SEC SAN FRANCISCO RASCH,MICHAEL J. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG AIRSTA ELIZ CITY BEAL,CLAYTON R. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-1321) SOMERS,GREGORY M. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG PACAREA WILLIAMSON,TIMOTHY C. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG MLCLANT ALLEN,ERIC C. REGULAR 01APR2009 CG TRACEN YORKTOWN HOWARD,JEFFERY S. REGULAR 01APR2009 COMDT (CG-094) TO LIEUTENANT: ANTIA,IDONGESIT O. REGULAR 11APR2009 CG ESU CLEVELAND AYOUB,EDWARD THOMAS REGULAR 11APR2009 CG SEC ST PETERSBURG TUCKER,BRYCE MASAMI REGULAR 11APR2009 CG OSC CROSSLAND,JASON R. REGULAR 21APR2009 CG SEC N CAROLINA ALBRIGHT,WILLIAM C. REGULAR 30APR2009 CG SEC SAN FRANCISCO COOPER,ERIC S. REGULAR 30APR2009 DDE - CG TO NOCG NORWAY FINN,BRIAN M. REGULAR 30APR2009 CG TACLET PACAREA INGRAM,KENNETH R. REGULAR 30APR2009 BASIC FLIGHT KOR,MATTHEW ERIK REGULAR 30APR2009 CG SEC SS MARIE MAAS,MICHAEL A. REGULAR 30APR2009 CGC EDISTO POMEROY,JESS P. REGULAR 30APR2009 CG AIRSTA MIAMI VELASCO,JOHN W. REGULAR 30APR2009 CGC COBIA EGAN,KATHRYN W. RESERVE 30APR2009 CG SEC NEW ORLEANS MERRILL,BRETT R. RESERVE 30APR2009 CG SEC ANCHORAGE PALUMBO,MICHAEL J. RESERVE 30APR2009 CG SEC NY TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (W4): BARTHELEMY,JOSEPH REGULAR 01APR2009 CG NESU NOLA TO CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (W3): PARKER,JEFFREY O. REGULAR 01APR2009 CGC BEAR 6. PAY INCREASES WILL NORMALLY BE INCLUDED IN PAYMENTS FOR THE FIRST PAYDAY AFTER THE DATE OF THE PROMOTION. FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES, A PROMOTION CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE CAN BE PRINTED FROM HTTP://CGCENTRAL.USCG.MIL UNDER MY WORKSPACE: CAREER MANAGEMENT: OFFICER: PROMOTIONS. ACTUAL CERTIFICATES ARE NOT NORMALLY SENT UNTIL AFTER AN OFFICER'S PROMOTION IS EFFECTED. 7. OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE GRADE OF COMMANDER OR BELOW DURING A REPORTING PERIOD SHALL APPLY THE SUBMISSION CRITERIA FOR THE GRADE TO WHICH PROMOTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THEIR NEXT OER IS DUE. SEE PARA 10.A.3 OF REF (A) FOR DETAILS. PROMOTION OER'S ARE REQUIRED FOR PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN ONLY IF MORE THAN 182 DAYS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THEIR PREVIOUS OER SUBMISSION. 8. THE FOLLOWING IS A 6-MONTH ESTIMATE OF PENDING PROMOTIONS. IT IS BASED ON CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN USING THE SELECTION NUMBERS FROM THE APPLICABLE SELECTION BOARD ALCGPERSCOM. MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT CAPT ADPL 16 17-22 23-49 50 51-55 56-57 IDPL NONE NONE 5-10 NONE NONE NONE CDR ADPL 73 74-86 87-123 124-134 135-150 151-158 IDPL NONE 14-18 19-23 24-26 27-32 33-35 LCDR ADPL 85-87 88-109 110-155 156-171 172-192 193-205 IDPL NONE 12-14 15-20 NONE 21-22 NONE 9. LT PROMOTIONS NORMALLY OCCUR 30 MONTHS FROM THE LTJG DATE OF RANK. LTJG PROMOTIONS NORMALLY OCCUR 18 MONTHS FROM THE ENS DATE OF RANK. IAW 14 USC 736, ALL IDPL OFFICERS WILL BE PROMOTED ON THE SAME DATE AS THEIR RUNNING MATE. LAW LIMITS THE NUMBER OF LCDR AND ABOVE PROMOTIONS, AND THE NUMBER IS AUTHORIZED EACH YEAR BY COMMANDANT. EACH CONTROLLED GRADE CAN ONLY COMPRISE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL OFFICER CORPS. EVEN IF THE COAST GUARD HAS VACANT BILLETS IN A CONTROLLED GRADE, WE CAN ONLY PROMOTE OFFICERS UNTIL WE REACH OUR AUTHORIZATION CAP. THAT IS WHY WE SOMETIMES FILL LCDR BILLETS WITH LTS. THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF OFFICERS IN EACH CONTROLLED GRADE IS DETERMINED EVERY YEAR IN MAY AFTER THE ACADEMY CLASS GRADUATES AND THE COAST GUARD OFFICER CORPS IS AT ITS LARGEST. PROMOTION NUMBERS FOR CONTROLLED GRADES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS DUE TO THE HIGHER NUMBER OF OFFICER SEPARATIONS DURING THESE MONTHS. 10. PER REFERENCE (D), MEMBERS BEING PROMOTED ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER INTENTION SURVEY PROGRAM ON THE INTRANET AT: HTTP://SURVEY.USCG.MIL/PERSEUS/SE.ASHX?S(EQUALS SIGN)6319823218CB2775.HTML. UNDERSTANDING WHY PEOPLE STAY IN THE COAST GUARD IS VITAL TO THE CONTINUED WELL-BEING OF OUR ORGANIZATION. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS THE KEY TO AN ACCURATE ASSESSMENT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO PARTICIPATE. 11. POC FOR RESERVE OFFICERS IS LCDR DARYL SCHAFFER CG PSC (RPM-1) (202)493-1720. POC FOR REGULAR OFFICERS IS LT BLANCA ROSAS CG PSC- (OPM-1E) (202)493-1620. 12. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.