SUBJ: SWE SEA/SURF DUTY AND AWARDS POINT POLICY CHANGE
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES A POLICY CHANGE TO THE PROCEDURE
FOR CREDITING POINTS FOR SEA TIME, SURF TIME, AND AWARDS IN THE
FINAL MULTIPLE ON THE SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION.  EFFECTIVE 1
JANUARY 2010, PARA 5.C.16 AND PARA 5.C.3.B.OF REF A ARE CHANGED
TO AUTHORIZE FINAL MULTIPLE CREDIT FOR ONLY THAT SEA TIME,
SURF TIME, AND THOSE AWARDS EARNED AT A MEMBER'S CURRENT
PAY GRADE WHEN THEIR DATE OF RANK IN THAT PAY GRADE IS 1
JANUARY 2010 OR LATER.  THIS CHANGE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITH
THE FOLLOWING RULE.
2. ALL MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE FULL CREDIT FOR ALL EARNED COAST
GUARD SEA TIME, SURF TIME, AND ALL AWARDS CURRENTLY
AUTHORIZED FINAL MULTIPLE POINTS FOR THEIR FIRST ADVANCEMENT
ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2010. FOR EXAMPLE, A MEMBER WHO IS NOT
ADVANCED IN 2010 BUT AT A LATER DATE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE
ALL EARNED COAST GUARD CREDIT FOR SEA TIME, SURF TIME, AND ALL
AWARDS CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED. ALL SUBSEQUENT ADVANCEMENTS
WILL BE BASED ON THE NEW POLICY.
3. THIS CHANGE WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR THE RESERVE COMPONENT
WITH THE OCTOBER 2010 SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION AND APPLY TO
ALL DATES OF RANK OF 1 JANUARY 2010 AND LATER.
4. MEMBERS ARE DIRECTED TO THE MCPOCG BLOG AT
HTTP://COASTGUARDALLHANDS.BLOGSPOT.COM/2009/05/SEASURFAWARD-POINT-
ADVANCEMENT-RESET.HTML TO POST QUESTIONS.
PLEASE REVIEW THE POSTS AND OFFICIAL ANSWERS BEFORE ADDING
NEW QUESTIONS.
5. RADM JODY A. BRECKENRIDGE, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
HUMAN RESOURCES, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.