R 162346Z JUL 09 ALCOAST 410/09 COMDTNOTE 1430 SUBJ: MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) ADVANCEMENTS FOR 2010 AND BEYOND A. COMDT ALLHANDS E-MAIL 23 JUN 2008 B. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES) C. TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10 (SERIES) 1. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVE DUTY MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) ADVANCEMENTS AND THE ME A-SCHOOL WAITING LIST. REF A ANNOUNCED THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE ME RATING. ONCE THE LATERAL PROCESS IS COMPLETE, ME ADVANCEMENTS WILL COMMENCE AND ME A-SCHOOL APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED AS SET FORTH BELOW. 2. ME ADVANCEMENTS. A. 2009 ME ADVANCEMENTS: (1) MEMBERS SELECTED TO LATERAL TO ME WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THE MAY OR NOVEMBER 2008 ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LISTS OR A SUPPLEMENTAL LIST IN THEIR LEGACY RATINGS WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN THEIR LEGACY RATINGS, SHOULD VACANCIES OCCUR, THROUGH 01 DEC 09. (2) SHOULD A LEGACY RATING FROM THE MAY OR NOVEMBER 2008 ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST BE EXHAUSTED AND EARLY ADVANCEMENT AUTHORIZED FROM THE MAY OR NOVEMBER 2009 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST, MEMBERS MAY ADVANCE FROM THOSE ELIGIBILITY LISTS, IN THOSE LEGACY RATINGS, SHOULD VACANCIES OCCUR, THROUGH 01 DEC 09. B. 2010 ME ADVANCEMENTS: (1) 01 JAN 10 - 01 DEC 10 ADVANCEMENTS FOR E5 - E9 PERSONNEL: MEMBERS MAY CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN THEIR LEGACY RATING EXAMS FOR THE NOVEMBER 2009 SWE COMPETITION. THE ME LATERAL PANEL IS NOT EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE ITS RESULTS UNTIL AFTER THE SWE COMPETITION IS COMPLETE. UPON PUBLICATION OF THE ME LATERAL PANEL RESULTS, ALL MEMBERS SELECTED TO LATERAL TO ME WILL IMMEDIATELY BE REMOVED FROM THEIR LEGACY MAY OR NOVEMBER 2009 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST AND MERGED ONTO AN "ME 2009 SWE ELIGIBILITY LIST" BY THE COAST GUARD PAY AND PERSONNEL CENTER (PPC). THE "ME 2009 SWE ELIGIBILITY LIST" WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM 01 JAN 10 - 16 DEC 10. PLACEMENT ON THE 2009 ME ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, CALCULATED AS INDICATED IN PARA 5.C.3.B OF REF B: PERFORMANCE FACTOR, TIME IN SERVICE, TIME IN PAY GRADE, MEDALS AND AWARDS, AND SEA/SURF DUTY. SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION SCORE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PLACEMENT CALCULATION. (2) WHEN PPC CREATES THE "ME 2009 SWE ELIGIBILITY LIST," IF THERE ARE ANY MEMBERS REMAINING ABOVE THE CUTOFF ON THEIR MAY OR NOVEMBER 2008 LEGACY ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LISTS, THEY WILL BE LATERALED AND ADVANCED TO THE HIGHER PAYGRADE EFFECTIVE UPON STAND UP OF THE RATING. (3) SHOULD CUTOFFS BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE LEGACY RATINGS MAY 2009 SWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST PRIOR TO LATERAL PANEL RESULTS BEING PUBLISHED, ANY MEMBER ABOVE A CUTOFF IN THEIR LEGACY RATING SHALL BE LATERALED TO THE HIGHER PAYGRADE. IF CUTOFFS HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED UPON RELEASE OF THE LATERAL PANEL RESULTS, ALL MEMBERS APPROVED FOR LATERAL WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR LATERAL TO THE PAYGRADE HELD AS OF THE DATE OF THE LATERAL PANEL RESULTS AND RANKED BY PPC AS INDICATED IN PARAGRAPH 2.B.1. C. 2011 ME ADVANCEMENTS: MEMBERS INTENDING TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE 2010 MAY SWE CYCLE MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF CHAP 5 OF REF B, EXCEPT THAT ME EOCTS FOR THE NEXT PAY GRADE WILL BE WAIVED. FOR THE NOV 2010 SWE THE ME EOCT FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE WILL BE REQUIRED. D. 2012 AND BEYOND ADVANCEMENTS: IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN CHAP 5 OF REF B, ME MEMBERS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT DURING THE 2011 SWE CYCLES AND BEYOND MUST NOT ONLY COMPLETE ME EPQS FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE, BUT ALSO ALL LOWER PAYGRADES. 3. ME A-SCHOOL: A. REQUESTS TO BE PLACED ON THE ME A-SCHOOL WAITING LIST WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING 01 OCT 09. MEMBERS SELECTED TO ATTEND ME A-SCHOOL CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE ORDERS AFTER ME LATERAL SELECTIONS ARE ANNOUNCED. NON-RATES AND MEMBERS REQUESTING TO CHANGE RATINGS SHOULD FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE IN CHAP 5.C OF REF B, CHAP 2.A.2 OF REF C, AND SUPPLEMENTAL A- SCHOOL APPLICATION GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY CGPSC-EPM-2, WHICH CAN BE FOUND BY CLICKING ON THE A-SCHOOL LIST LINK ON THE CGPSC-EPM WEBPAGE: http://www.uscg.mil/psc/epm/EPM2default.asp. THE FIRST CG ME A-SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO CONVENE 08 FEB 10 AT MLEA CHARLESTON, SC. 4. POINTS OF CONTACT: A. QUESTIONS REGARDING ME ADVANCEMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR. W. PATTERSON, CG PPC (ADV), 785-339-3401. B. QUESTIONS REGARDING ME A-SCHOOL APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YNCS RHONDA KILLMON, 202-493-1275, CGPSC-EPM-2. C. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ME RATING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LCDR C. BEAL, ME RATING IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT MGR, 202-372-3042 OR CLAYTON.R.BEAL(AT)USCG.MIL, OR MECM G. MUISE, ME RFMC, 202-372-3044 OR GORDON.J.MUISE(AT)USCG.MIL. 5. RADM R. T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES, SENDS. 6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.