R 162356Z JUL 09

ALCOAST 411/09
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: RESERVE MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) ADVANCEMENTS FOR
2010 AND BEYOND
A. COMDT ALLHANDS E-MAIL 23 JUN 2008
B. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR RESERVE
MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) ADVANCEMENTS AND RESERVE ME A-
SCHOOL ACCESSIONS. REF A ANNOUNCED THE DECISION TO ESTABLISH THE ME
RATING. ONCE THE LATERAL PROCESS IS COMPLETE, RESERVE ME
ADVANCEMENTS WILL COMMENCE AND ME A-SCHOOL ACCESSIONS WILL BE
SELECTED AS SET FORTH BELOW.
2. ME ADVANCEMENTS.
  A. 2009 RESERVE ME ADVANCEMENTS:
    (1) MEMBERS SELECTED TO LATERAL TO ME WHOSE NAMES ARE ON THE
OCTOBER 2008 ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST 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 AN ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST FROM THE OCTOBER
2008 RSWE FOR A LEGACY RATING BE EXHAUSTED AND EARLY ADVANCEMENT
AUTHORIZED FROM THE OCTOBER 2009 RSWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST,
MEMBERS MAY ADVANCE FROM THOSE ELIGIBILITY LISTS, IN THOSE LEGACY
RATINGS, SHOULD VACANCIES OCCUR, THROUGH 01 DEC 09.
  B. 2010 RESERVE ME ADVANCEMENTS: 01JAN10-01DEC10 ADVANCEMENTS FOR
E5 - E9 PERSONNEL: MEMBERS MAY CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN THEIR LEGACY
RATING EXAMS FOR THE OCTOBER 2009 RSWE. THE ME LATERAL PANEL IS NOT
EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE ITS RESULTS UNTIL AFTER THE OCT 09 RSWE
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 2009 RSWE ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST
AND MERGED ONTO AN "ME 2009 RSWE ELIGIBILITY LIST" BY PPC. THAT "ME
2009 RSWE ELIGIBILITY LIST" WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM 01JAN10-16DEC10.
PLACEMENT ON THE 2009 ME ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY LIST WILL BE BASED
ON THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, CALCULATED AS INDICATED IN REF B,
PARAGRAPH 5.C.3.B:  PERFORMANCE FACTOR, TIME IN SERVICE, TIME IN
PAY GRADE, MEDALS AND AWARDS. SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION SCORE WILL
NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PLACEMENT CALCULATION.
  C. 2011 RESERVE ME ADVANCEMENTS: MEMBERS INTENDING TO COMPETE FOR
ADVANCEMENT IN THE 2010 OCT RSWE CYCLE MUST COMPLY WITH ALL
REQUIREMENTS OF CHAP 5 OF REF B, EXCEPT THAT ME EOCTS FOR THE NEXT
PAY GRADE ARE WAIVED.
  D. 2012 AND BEYOND RESERVE ME ADVANCEMENTS: IN ADDITION TO THE
REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN CHAP 5 OF REF B, ME MEMBERS COMPETING FOR
ADVANCEMENT DURING THE OCTOBER 2011 RSWE MUST COMPLETE THE ME EOCT
FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET
FORTH IN CHAP 5 OF REF B, ME MEMBERS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT
DURING THE OCT 2012 RSWE AND BEYOND MUST NOT ONLY COMPLETE ME EPQS
FOR THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE, BUT ALSO ALL LOWER PAYGRADES.
3. ME A-SCHOOL:  THERE IS NO ME A-SCHOOL LIST FOR THE RESERVE
COMPONENT.  ME RATING A-SCHOOL QUOTAS ARE ACOMPLISHED THROUGH CG
RECRUITING ACCESSIONS.  THE FIRST CG ME A-SCHOOL IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO CONVENE 8 FEB 2010 AT MLEA CHARLESTON, SC.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT:
  A. QUESTIONS REGARDING RESERVE ME ADVANCEMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TO MR. W. PATTERSON, CG PPC (ADV), 785-339-3401.
  B. QUESTIONS REGARDING RESERVE ME ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TO CGPC-RPM-2, ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-QUERY(AT)USCG.MIL
  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, MECM G. MUISE, ME RFMC, 202-372-3044
OR GORDON.J.MUISE(AT)USCG.MIL, OR PSCM T. MCCOOK, PS RFMC,
202-372-3044 OR THOMAS.W.MCCOOK(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. RADM R. T. HEWITT, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES,
SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.