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Officer Boards, Promotions, and Separations Branch CG PSC (opm-1)

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Active Duty/ADPL Board and Panel Precept Information:

Promotion years are 01 July through the following 30 June.  As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year precepts are added.  Selection boards are to consider individuals for promotion to the next higher grade.  Designation and appointment boards consider individuals to transfer into that specialty.  As board reports are approved and signed by the Secretary, current promotion year results are added.  This is a work in progress to get back board results and precepts.

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Announcements and Messages:

 

• PY09 Commandant's Guidance to Boards and Panels

• COMDTINST 1401.5AD  PY09 Schedule of Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) and Inactive Duty Promotion List (IDPL) Officer Personnel Boards and Panels

• PY10 Commandant's Guidance to Boards and Panels

• COMDTINST 1401.5AE  PY10 Schedule of Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) and Inactive Duty Promotion List (IDPL) Officer Personnel Boards and Panels

• COMDTINST 1410.2:  Documents Viewed by Boards and Panels

• ALCGOFF 059/07:  PY08ADPL Zone Sizes

• ALCGOFF 013/08:  2008 OER Submissions and PY09 Officer Selection Boards

• ALCOAST 031/06:  In Zone Reordering for ADPL Promotion Boards

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Important Links:

 

• Coast Guard Message Traffic

• Officer Boards Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• Officer Non-Selection Matrix

• Chief Warrant Officer Appointment Process

• Chief Warrant Officer Appointment - Advice on OERs and Resumes

• CWO Appointment Guide

• Scope of Warrant Specialties

• PY09 CWO Resume/OER Receipt Roster (Updated: 08/21/2009)

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Active Duty/ADPL Board Precepts and Results:

Board Type	PY 2007	PY 2008	PY 2009
RADM Continuation	Precept No Results Message	Precept ALCOAST 437/07	Precept ALCOAST 434/08
O-7 Selection	Precept ALCOAST 387/06	Precept (July) ALCOAST 387/07 --- Precept (September) ALCOAST 460/07	Precept ALCOAST 348/08
O-6 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 055/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 038/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 043/08
O-6 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 056/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 042/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 047/08
O-5 Continuation	Precept	Precept	Precept
O-5 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 051/07	Precept  ALCGPERSCOM 050/08
O-4 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 051/07	Precept
O-4 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 066/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 062/08
O-3 Continuation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 066/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/07	Precept
O-3 Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 087/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 069/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 070/08
O-2 Selection	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 101/06 --- Precept (June) ALCGPERSCOM 037/07	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 004/08 --- Precept (June) ALCGPERSCOM 039/08	Precept (November) ALCGPERSCOM 086/08 --- Precept (June) ALCGPSC 022/09
PCTS Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 060/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 043/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 048/08
PCTS Designation	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 080/06	Not Held	Electrical and Computer Engineering Section Precept Civil Engineering Section Precept ALCGPERSCOM 071/08
RPA O-6 Continuation	Not Held	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral
RPA Selection	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 076/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 065/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 065/08
RPA Designation	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral	See RPM CGCentral
CWO Selection/SERB	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 092/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 033/08	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 081/08
CWO Appointment	Not Held	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 078/07	Precept  ALCGPSC 012/09
CWO to LT Appointment	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 075/06	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 063/07	Precept ALCGPERSCOM 067/08
Band Director Appointment	Not Held	Not Held	Not Held
Band Director Selection	Not Held	Not Held	Not Held
Bandmaster Appointment	Not Held	Not Held	Not Held
Reserve Extension	Precept (July) ALCGPERSCOM 048/06 --- Precept (January) ALCGOFF 175/06	Precept (July) ALCGPERSCOM 041/07 --- Precept (January) ALCGPERSCOM 004/07	Not Held

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Assignment Panel Precepts and Results:

These panels are convened and administered by CG PSC (opm-2).  Please visit CG Central for all assignment panel precepts and results.

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Boards and Panels Convened by CG PSC-opm:

The Officer Boards Section in CG PSC (opm-1) handles all of the following Active Duty boards:

• RDML Selection Board

• RADM Continuation Board

• Captain Selection Board

• Captain Continuation Board

• Commander Selection Board

• Commander Continuation Board

• LCDR Selection Board

• LCDR Continuation Board

• LT Selection Board

• LT Continuation Board

• LTJG Selection Board

• Permanent Commissioned Teaching Staff Designation Board

• Reserve Program Administrator Promotion Boards

• CWO To LT Selection Board

• CWO Promotion and Appointment Boards

• Reserve Officer Extension Board

• Band Director/Master Appointment Boards

• Special Boards (Removal From Promotion List, Removal of Reserve Officer from Active Duty, Vacation of Temporary Appointment, Revocation Of Commission)

Coast Guard Recruiting Command conducts all Officer Accession boards including OCS, Direct Commission Officer Programs, CSPI, MARGRAD, etc.

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Laws and Policies Governing Boards and Panels:

The following are laws that directly apply to CG PSC (opm-1)'s Officer Boards and are most frequently used or requested:

• 10 U.S.C 573 - Convening of selection boards (CWO Selection Boards only)

• 10 U.S.C 576 - Information to be furnished to selection boards; selection procedures (CWO Selection Boards only)

• 10 U.S.C 12643 - Boards for appointment, promotion, and certain other purposes; composition

• 10 U.S.C 14105 - Notice of convening of promotion board

• 14 U.S.C 41a - Active duty promotion list

• 14 U.S.C 251 - Selection boards; convening of boards

• 14 U.S.C 252 - Selection boards; composition of boards

• 14 U.S.C 253 - Selection boards; notice of convening; communication with board

• 14 U.S.C 254 - Selection boards; oath of members

• 14 U.S.C 255 - Number of officers to be selected for promotion

• 14 U.S.C 257 - Eligibility of officers for consideration for promotion

• 14 U.S.C 258 - Selection boards; information to be furnished boards

• 14 U.S.C 259 - Officers to be recommended for promotion

• 14 U.S.C 260 - Selection boards; reports

• 14 U.S.C 261 - Selection boards; submission of reports

• 14 U.S.C 262 - Failure of selection for promotion

• 14 U.S.C 271 - Promotions; appointments

• 14 U.S.C 272 - Removal of officer from list of selectees for promotion

• 14 U.S.C 276 - Promotion of officers not included on active duty promotion list

• 14 U.S.C 281 - Revocation of commissions during first five years of commissioned service

• 14 U.S.C 289 - Captains; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement

• 14 U.S.C 290 - Rear admirals and rear admirals lower half; continuation on active duty; involuntary retirement

• 14 U.S.C 321 - Review of records of officers

• 14 U.S.C 322 - Boards of inquiry

• 14 U.S.C 323 - Boards of review

• 14 U.S.C 324 - Composition of boards

• 14 U.S.C 325 - Rights and procedures

• 14 U.S.C 326 - Removal of officer from active duty; action by Secretary

• 14 U.S.C 327 - Officers considered for removal; retirement or discharge; severance benefits

• 14 U.S.C 336 - United States Coast Guard Band; composition; director

The following chapters in the Coast Guard Personnel Manual provide useful information about the officer promotion board process:

• Chapter 5.A - Promoting Commissioned Officers

• Chapter 5.B - Promoting Chief Warrant Officers

• Chapter 12.A - Special Board Procedures

• Chapter 14.A - Commissioned and Chief Warrant Officer Personnel Boards

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Communications to Boards and Panels:

Individuals appearing before a selection board (one considering people for promotion) may communicate directly with the board.  Rules for this are governed in Section 5.A.4.E of the Coast Guard Personnel Manual.  The communications should be in standard Coast Guard memorandum format addressed to the President of the particular board.  This should only address matters of the officer's record.  See the Communications to the Board section on the FAQ.

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Board Membership:

All members of promotion boards are volunteers.  The following are guidelines for volunteering for Active Duty Promotion List (ADPL) Selection Boards:

1. Must be on the APDL (includes regular officers and Reserve Officers on EAD contract)
2. Should be O-3 or above (note, there are very few opportunities for O-3s - most of the opportunities are for O-4 and above).  You must be O-4 or above for the CWO to LT board.
3. Be a strong performer who is currently not above zone for promotion.
4. Not have a pending separation request submitted to CG PSC.

Volunteering for board membership will will include all types of boards - requests to sit on specific boards will automatically be denied.  Your name will be added to a list of volunteers and will remain for at least three years.  Please to not contact CG PSC to ask about the status of your selection for a board.

You may volunteer by sending an email to OPM-1.  In your request, please include:

• Full Name
• EMPLID
• Unit
• Primary Specialty

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