R 021705Z JUL 09 SUBJ: CWO TO LT SELECTION BOARD A. SCHEDULE OF OFFICER PERSONNEL BOARDS AND PANELS, COMDTINST 1401.5AE B. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6A 1. THE CWO TO LT SELECTION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2009 IAW REF A. THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO RECOMMEND THE BEST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES IN THE ESTIMATED NUMBERS AND OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS INDICATED BELOW (FINAL NUMBERS WILL BE DETERMINED PRIOR TO BOARD CONVENING): OCCUPATIONAL FIELD PRI RELATED SPECIALTY SURFACE OPS 1 BOSN MMS 10 MSSD/MSSE NAVAL ENGINEERING 5 ENG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1 ISM COMMUNICATIONS 1 OSS/ISM WEAPONS 1 WEPS ELECTRONICS 2 ELC PERSONNEL ADMIN 1 PERS FINANCE AND SUPPLY 6 F(AND)S AVIATION ENGINEERING 3 AVI MEDICAL ADMIN 2 MED PHOTOJOURNALIST 1 INF 2. THE NUMBERS ESTABLISHED ABOVE ARE BASED ON ANTICIPATED SERVICE NEEDS AT THIS TIME AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OF THE FINAL LIST. THE FY10 ACCESSION PLAN HAS NOT YET BEEN APPROVED. SELECTEES WILL BE OFFERED APPOINTMENTS AS TEMPORARY OFFICERS. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT, THEY WILL BE PLACED ON THE ADPL PER THE PROVISIONS OF ART 5.A.2 OF REF B, AND WILL INCUR THREE YEARS OF SERVICE OBLIGATION FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT. 3. ALL APPLICANTS SHOULD EXPECT PCS TRANSFER IF SELECTED. APPLICANTS FOR THE NAVAL ENGINEERING AND SURFACE OPS OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS SHOULD EXPECT TO BE ASSIGNED AFLOAT IF SELECTED. 4. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CWO TO LT IN THE COMMUNICATIONS FIELD, APPLICANTS IN THE OSS AND ISM SPECIALTIES MUST HAVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS WHILE SERVING AS A CWO: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS DESIGN, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, OR RADIO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT; OR HAVE SERVED IN AN OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BILLETED POSITION AS A CWO. 5. IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE SURFACE OPS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, APPLICANTS' EXPERIENCE MUST INCLUDE SERVICE IN AN AFLOAT BILLET SINCE 1 JUNE 2003. DESIRED EXPERIENCE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, SERVICE ABOARD WAGB/WMSL/WHEC/WMEC/WLB CUTTERS WITH UNDERWAY OOD QUALIFICATIONS. APPLICATION LETTERS SHOULD HIGHLIGHT PERTINENT DECK WATCH OFFICER AND OVERALL OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER, SINCE ONLY THE OFFICER PORTION OF THE SERVICE RECORD IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. 6. IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE NAVAL ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, APPLICANTS MUST HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE TOUR IN THE CAPACITY OF MAIN PROPULSION ASSISTANT (MPA) ABOARD A WAGB/WMSL/WHEC/WMEC, AT LEAST ONE TOUR IN THE CAPACITY OF ENGINEERING PETTY OFFICER (EPO) ABOARD A WLM, OR AT LEAST ONE TOUR IN THE CAPACITY OF ENGINEER OFFICER (EO) ABOARD A WLB/WLM/WTGB SINCE 1 JUNE 2003. THOSE MEMBERS WHO DO NOT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, BUT HAVE SERVED IN THE CAPACITY OF DIVISION CHIEF ABOARD A WAGB/WMSL/WHEC/WMEC OR ENGINEERING PETTY OFFICER (EPO/E-7) ABOARD A CUTTER SINCE 1 JUNE 2003 MAY SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUESTING CONSIDERATION. WAIVER PACKAGES SHOULD INCLUDE A COPY OF ENLISTED PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORMS AND ANY AWARD CITATIONS RECEIVED DURING THE DIVISION CHIEF/EPO TOUR. IN ADDITION, APPLICATION LETTERS SHOULD HIGHLIGHT PERTINENT AFLOAT EXPERIENCE AS AN ENLISTED MEMBER SINCE ONLY THE OFFICER PORTION OF THE SERVICE RECORD IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. 7. IN ORDER TO COMPETE FOR APPOINTMENT AS MMS, DESIRED EXPERIENCE FOR APPLICANTS IS QUALIFICATION AS HULL INSPECTOR AND/OR MACHINERY INSPECTOR. ALTERNATIVELY, A COMBINATION OF ANY THREE VESSEL INSPECTIONS/EXAMINATIONS QUALIFICATIONS IN THE FOREIGN OR DOMESTIC DISCIPLINES WILL BE ACCEPTED AS QUALIFYING. QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE FOREIGN CHEMICAL TANKER EXAMINER (FCTE/ML), FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL EXAMINER (FPVE/CVE), FOREIGN TANK VESSEL EXAMINER (FTVE/TV), FOREIGN GAS CARRIER EXAMINER (FGCE), FOREIGN FREIGHT VESSEL EXAMINER (FFVE/FV), HULL INSPECTOR (HI), HULL INSPECTOR TANKSHIP (HT), MACHINERY INSPECTOR (MI), MACHINERY INSPECTOR STEAM (MS), MOBILE OFFSHORE DRILLING UNIT INSPECTOR (MU) OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSEL INSPECTOR (OI), BARGE INSPECTOR (BI), DRYDOCK INSPECTOR (DI), SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTOR (TI), SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL INSPECTOR (KI), MARINE CASUALTY INVESIGATOR (FO), MARITIME ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATOR (EO), SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION INVESTIGATOR (FN), OR SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION HEARING INVESTIGATOR (RO). ALL QUALIFICATION LETTERS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICANT PACKAGES AND WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS. 8. W-2'S WHO DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY TIME IN SERVICE FOR SELECTION TO W-3, BUT MEET THE ABOVE CRITERIA, ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR COMMISSION UNDER THE DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER (DCO) PROGRAM (COMDTINST M1100.2D, CHAP 4). FOR TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE DCE PROGRAM, PLEASE VISIT HTTP://WWW.GOCOASTGUARD.COM/DC/DCINDEX.HTM. 9. PER ARTICLE 5.B.10.G OF REF B, APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED FROM CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS, W-3, W-4, OR W-2 WHO WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE W-3 SELECTION BOARD IN THE SAME PROMOTION YEAR. CWO'S WITH A DOR OF 15 DECEMBER 06 OR EARLIER WILL BE ELIGIBLE. HOWEVER, APPOINTMENTS OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS W-2 TO LIEUTENANT SHALL BE OFFERED ONLY TO THOSE CWO'S SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO W-3. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED TO THOSE NOT MEETING THE ABOVE CRITERIA. W-2'S INTERESTED IN OBTAINING A COMMISSION ARE ENCOURAGED, IF QUALIFIED, TO APPLY UNDER THE DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER PROGRAM. ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE SERVING ON THE ACTIVE DUTY PROMOTION LIST AND MUST HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 13 YEARS BUT NOT MORE THAN 26 YEARS OF ACTIVE DUTY FOR RETIREMENT, COMPUTED TO 30 JUNE FOLLOWING THE BOARD. IN ADDITION, ALL APPLICANTS, REGARDLESS OF SPECIALTY, MUST POSSESS NORMAL COLOR PERCEPTION. WAIVERS FOR COLOR VISION WILL NOT BE GRANTED. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THAT APPLICANTS ARE MEDICALLY QUALIFIED. 10. RATING CHAINS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWERS PLEASE EXPEDITE SUBMISSION OF OERS TO ENSURE CANDIDATES HAVE AN UP-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE FILE PRIOR TO THE BOARD CONVENING ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2009. 11. APPLICATIONS MAY BE MADE FOR ONLY THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD WHICH IS RELATED TO THE WARRANT OFFICER SPECIALTY LISTED IN ART 5.B.10.H.4 OF REF B. IF THE APPLICANT IS SERVING IN A WARRANT SPECIALTY RELATED TO MORE THAN ONE OF THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS OFFERED, THE OFFICER MAY REQUEST CONSIDERATION FOR MORE THAN ONE; HOWEVER, THE OFFICER MUST SPECIFY THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE (I.E., FIRST AND SECOND CHOICE). 12. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT AN E-RESUME AS WELL AS THE STANDARD LETTER APPLICATION. COMMAND ENDORSEMENT IS ONLY REQUIRED ON THE STANDARD LETTER APPLICATION AND NOT ON THE E-RESUME. THE DEADLINE FOR THE E-RESUME AND STANDARD LETTER APPLICATION IS COB 14 AUGUST 2009. 13. DIRECT ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS: TO ENSURE YOUR NAME POPULATES FOR THE BOARD, DO NOT REQUEST A SPECIFIC UNIT OR POSITION NUMBER ON YOUR E-RESUME. IF YOU DO, THE SYSTEM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR REQUEST TO BE SEEN BY THE CWO TO LT BOARD. SELECT "CWO - LT BOARD" FROM THE "POSITION SOURCE" PULL-DOWN MENU AND ENSURE ALL REMAINING FIELDS ARE EMPTY. APPLY FOR THE APPROPRIATE JOB TITLE AND COMPLETE THE E-RESUME. YOU SHOULD RECEIVE A VERIFICATION E-MAIL FROM DIRECT ACCESS INDICATING YOUR E-RESUME EVEN IF YOUR E-RESUME WAS IMPROPERLY SUBMITTED. 14. PER ARTICLE 5.B.10.H OF REF B, CANDIDATES MUST APPLY BY MEMORANDUM TO COMMANDER (CG PSC-OPM-1) VIA THEIR IMMEDIATE COMMAND. NO ENCLOSURES TO THE APPLICATION ARE PERMITTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HULL OR MACHINERY QUALIFICATION LETTERS. THE APPLICATION/RESUME SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN BASIC COAST GUARD MEMORANDUM FORMAT (LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 2 PAGES, SINGLE-SIDED, SINGLE-SPACED, 12-POINT TEXT WITH 1-INCH MARGINS) AND IN THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE: A. PARAGRAPH 1. THE OCCUPATIONAL FIELD, OR FIELDS (SPECIFY PREFERENCE) FOR WHICH THE CANDIDATE IS APPLYING. B. PARAGRAPH 2. THE HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF UNITS ASSIGNED AS A CWO WITH THE PRIMARY AND COLLATERAL DUTIES ASSUMED FOR EACH (LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER WITH THE MOST RECENT FIRST). C. PARAGRAPH 3. A SUMMARY OF MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING MEDALS, AWARDS, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT (LIST ONLY PERSONAL MEDALS AND AWARDS). D. PARAGRAPH 4. A STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE CANDIDATE'S REASONS FOR DESIRING APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT. 15. THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT MUST ADDRESS THE APPLICANT'S POTENTIAL TO PERFORM SUCCESSFULLY IN THE GRADE OF TEMPORARY LIEUTENANT AND INCLUDE A COMPUTATION OF THE APPLICANT'S TOTAL SERVICE COMPUTED TO 30 JUNE FOLLOWING THE BOARD. 16. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF APPLICATIONS BEING SUBMITTED, IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCOMMODATE THE MANY PHONE CALLS REQUESTING VERIFICATION OF RECEIPT. THEREFORE, (CG PSC-OPM-1) WILL CONTACT EACH CANDIDATE VIA E-MAIL UPON RECEIPT OF THEIR APPLICATION. THIS RECEIPT WILL SERVE AS THE CANDIDATE'S ONLY NOTIFICATION THAT THE LETTER APPLICATION WAS RECEIVED AND PROCESSED. IF THE CANDIDATE IS NOT ON THE CG GLOBAL ADDRESS LIST, THEY WILL NEED TO PROVIDE CG PSC-OPM-1 WITH A VALID E-MAIL ADDRESS. APPLICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS OR SPECIALTIES NOT SOLICITED IN THIS MESSAGE WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. 17. ALL ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN ART 5.B.10 OF REF B. 18. FOR NEWLY REPORTED CANDIDATES, IT IS RECOMMENDED THE NEW COMMAND CONTACT THE PREVIOUS COMMAND TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE ENDORSEMENT. RATING CHAINS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWERS ARE ASKED TO EXPEDITE PENDING OER SUBMISSIONS TO ENSURE ELIGIBLE OFFICERS HAVE UP-TO-DATE PERFORMANCE FILES BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES. 19. APPLICATIONS WITH ENDORSEMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN STANDARD COAST GUARD MEMO FORMAT VIA E-MAIL TO CWO2 JAMES DIGNAN: JAMES.M.DIGNAN(AT)USCG.MIL. PLEASE ENSURE ALL SCANNED DOCUMENTS ARE CLEARLY LEGIBLE. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED 14 AUGUST 2009. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER 14 AUGUST 2009 WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT ACTION. 20. ALL CWO'S SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR OFFICIAL RECORD. PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING A COPY OF AN OFFICER'S OFFICIAL RECORD CAN BE FOUND AT: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSC/ADM/ADM3/. 21. COMMANDS SHOULD BRING THE CONTENTS OF THIS MESSAGE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS AND ENCOURAGE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO APPLY. POC IS CWO JAMES DIGNAN AT (202) 493-1613. 22. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.