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Reserve Personnel Management Division

Career Management

Introduction

Mirroring the recent creation of OPM-4, RPM will offer career management counseling to officer (CWO2 to LCDR). We will primarily focus on helping Reserve officers (on or off Active Duty) in their future career decisions to ensure they meet their professional goals within the USCGR and increase the readiness of the SELRES corps to meet our nation’s needs. Also, upon request, we will counsel officers concerning competitiveness and failure of selection for Post-Graduate and promotion for grades CWO2 thru O-4.

The below is a quick list of possible tools and resources to help with your Reserve Career. It is brand new and will undergo many changes in the upcoming months. If you have comments or wish to schedule an appointment, please email your Name, Rank, EMPLID, and comments to:

ARL-PF-CGPC-rpm-Query@uscg.mil

Categories Chart:

Thinking about changing categories, but not sure which is the best for you? The Reserve Policy Manual (RPM) describes the various categories of the Reserve Component, but you may also want to view this quick summary sheet to understand the impact of moving from the SELRES to the ISL or anything in-between.

Reserve Officer Status PowerPoint

RPM has been publishing a series of Career Management articles in The Reservist. As we do so, we will keep a collection of them here…..

RPM Career Speak Articles

1. Are you running Your Career?

2. A Four Step Process to Successful Mentoring

3. Critical Success Factors for Managing your RJO Career

4. Reserve Admirals Outline Keys to Successful RJO Career

5. An Unofficial Guide for Junior Officer Promotions

6. Two Reserve Junior Officer's Success Stories

Assignments:

The RPM speaks to assignments, and is a good basis for understanding your career options. I also strongly encourage every officer to read the Commandant’s Guidance to Boards and Panels (PY12).

5.C.2 of the RPM (Reserve Officer Career Tracks)

Promotion Year 2012 Commandant's Guidance to Boards and Panels

Applicable Modernization/CAIO9/RFRS Information
(How the CG is changing, etc)

1. Modernization Special Issue 2008

Mentoring:

Whether formal or informal, connecting with senior officer and learning from them allows you as a JO to become better prepared for upcoming challenges. As well, you should always look to help others at your level or junior to ensure a strong and robust Coast Guard Reserve. Click here if you want to use the Coast Guard Mentoring program.

Leadership and Professional Development- Individual Development Plans (IDPs)

For those RJO's who want a full-time CG Career...

1. Reserve Program Administrator

2. Requesting EAD

3. OPM-4

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Last Modified 7/17/2012