ALCOAST 064/09
COMDTNOTE 1001
SUBJ:  RESERVE ANNUAL SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (ASQ) REQUIREMENT
POLICY REVISION
A. TITLE 10 U.S.C. 10149
B. RESERVE POLICY MANUAL, COMDTINST M1001.28(SERIES)
C. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC R 141904Z OCT 08/ALCOAST 512/08
1. THIS ALCOAST CLARIFIES THE POLICY REVISION TO THE ANNUAL
SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (ASQ) REQUIREMENT FOR RESERVISTS.
2. REF A AND B REQUIRE ALL READY RESERVISTS (SELRES AND IRR) BE
SCREENED AT LEAST ANNUALLY TO ENSURE THEIR AVAILABILITY FOR
MOBILIZATION.
3. IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH A BENCHMARK AND CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THE
COAST GUARD RESERVE, REF C REQUIRES RESERVISTS TO COMPLETE AN ASQ
BY 31 OCTOBER 2008.
4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE REQUIRED COMPLETION DATE FOR THE ASQ
WILL BE 31 OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR. THE ASQ POLICY WILL REQUIRE
RESERVISTS TO COMPLETE THE ASQ ANNUALLY BETWEEN 01 AUGUST AND 31
OCTOBER. THIS 92 DAY WINDOW HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO SYNCHRONIZE
COMPLETION OF THE ASQ WITH THE ASQ REPORTING SYSTEMS.
5. CG BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (CGBI) REPORTING WILL BE DISPLAYED AS
FOLLOWS:
 A. FOR ALL MEMBERS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ASQ, THE INDICATOR IN
THE MY READINESS PORTLET WITHIN THE MY WORKSPACE TAB IN CG CENTRAL
WILL TURN YELLOW ON 01 AUGUST. IF THE MEMBER COMPLETES THE ASQ
ANYTIME OUTSIDE THE COMPLETION WINDOW (01 AUGUST - 31 OCTOBER),
EVEN IF THE MEMBER UPDATED THEIR ASQ ON 31 JULY, THE INDICATOR WILL
TURN YELLOW ON 01 AUGUST.
 B. WHEN A MEMBER COMPLETES THE ASQ WITHIN THE COMPLETION WINDOW OF
01 AUGUST TO 31 OCTOBER, THE INDICATOR WILL TURN GREEN AND REMAIN
SO UNTIL 01 AUGUST OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
 C. IF A MEMBER DOES NOT COMPLETE THE ASQ BY THE REQUIRED
COMPLETION DATE AND WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED WINDOW, THE INDICATOR
WILL TURN RED ON 01 NOVEMBER.  IF A MEMBER COMPLETES THE ASQ AT
ANYTIME AFTER THE DEADLINE, THE INDICATOR WILL TURN GREEN AND
REMAIN GREEN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING YEAR ON 01 AUGUST.
6. SELRES MEMBERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN ASQ ARE
CONSIDERED UNSATISFACTORY PARTICIPANTS. COMMANDS SHALL ENSURE THAT
MEMBERS ARE IN COMPLIANCE BEFORE SCHEDULING AND APPROVING ADT
ORDERS. PER REF B, COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ENSURE UNIT
READINESS, INCLUDING COMPLETION OF THE ASQ.
7. THIS CHANGE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A FUTURE UPDATE TO REF B.
8. THE POC FOR ASQ POLICY QUESTIONS IS LTJG YANIRA TIRADO, E-MAIL
YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL. THE POC FOR PROCESSING NON-COMPLIANT
MEMBERS IS YNCS ALBERT SUCCI, EMAIL ALBERT.J.SUCCI(AT)
USCG.MIL.
9. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING, SENDS.
10. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.