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ALCGENL 047/06
SUBJ: ENL PERS MGMT - ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2007 - SITREP ONE
A. MY 181619Z APR 06 AY-07 ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS ROAD SHOW SCHEDULE
1. THIS MESSAGE KICKS OFF ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2007. ALL MEMBERS THAT
ARE TOUR COMPLETE IN 2007 SHOULD USE THIS TIME TO THINK ABOUT THEIR
NEXT TOUR, CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND TO SEEK GUIDANCE FROM MENTORS.
COMMANDS SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING FOR THE NEXT TRANSFER SEASON AND
BEGIN WORKING WITH CGPC TO MAINTAIN UNIT READINESS.
2. AY-07 TIMELINES. DATES BELOW SHOULD REMAIN CONSTANT. NECESSARY
CHANGES WILL BE PUBLISHED ON OUR WEBSITE AND BE ANNOUNCED IN
SUBSEQUENT ALCGENL AY-07 SITREPS.
   A. NORMAL ASSIGNMENTS
             18 APR: ROADSHOW SKED PUBLISHED (REF A)
    01 JUN - 31 AUG: PAL MAINTENANCE - VALIDATION OF PALS BY CMDS,
                     CACS AND AOS. MEMBERS CONTACT AOS FOR CAREER
                     COUNSELING/MENTORING
                TBD: ADVANCED EDUCATION BOARDS
    26 JUN - 31 AUG: COMMAND VISITS (NOTE 1)
             15 JUL: DEADLINE FOR REQUESTING CMD VISIT DATES
             31 AUG: COMMAND CONCERNS DUE (NOTE 1)
             29 SEP: SHOPPING LIST PUBLISHED
    30 SEP - 08 OCT: COMMANDS VALIDATE SHOPPING LIST
             03 NOV: E-RESUMES DUE
    NOV 06 - MAR 07: SLATE MBRS AND ISSUE ORDERS
          15 APR 07: PUBLISH AY-07 FINAL REPORT
NOTE 1: ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE HOSTING COMMAND VISITS AT CGPC FROM 26
JUN THROUGH 31 AUG, COMMANDS SHALL REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT BY 15
JULY. COMMAND CONCERNS FOR VISITING UNITS MUST BE RECEIVED 2 WEEKS
IN ADVANCE. FAILURE TO SUBMIT A COMCON IN THIS TIME FRAME WILL
RESULT IN THE VISIT BEING CANCELLED. COMMAND CONCERNS FOR UNITS NOT
VISITING CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH 31 AUG. SUBMISSIONS AFTER THIS
DATE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE FACTORED INTO THE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS.
   B. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS PROCESS FOR AY-07 IS WELL UNDERWAY. FOR
UP TO DATE TIMELINE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL
ASSIGNMENTS WEBSITE:
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgPC/epm/epm-2/AO_Pages/saao.html
3. PERSONNEL ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL) VALIDATION: CMDS ARE REMINDED TO
VALIDATE PALS ROUTINELY TO ENSURE THEY REFLECT WHERE MBRS ARE
ACTUALLY ASSIGNED IN THE UNIT. CMDS SHOULD CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE
AO IF DISCREPANCIES EXIST TO ENSURE PROJECTED VACANCIES ARE SHOPPED
FOR AY-07. AUTOMATIC MECHANISMS ARE NOT IN PLACE TO TRACK RELADS.
CMDS MUST NOTIFY AOS (BEFORE THE SHOPPING LIST IS RELEASED IF
POSSIBLE) IN ORDER TO ASSURE POSITIONS ARE SHOPPED AND BACKFILLED
IN A TIMELY MANNER.
4. CAREER COUNSELING/MENTORING. MBRS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE TOUR
COMPLETE IN AY-07 OR THOSE WHO MAY SHORT-TOUR DUE TO ADVANCEMENT,
ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT AOS TO RECEIVE CAREER COUNSELING, DISCUSS
E-RESUMES, ETC.
5. COMMAND CONCERNS (COMCONS). AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT
PROCESS, COMCONS ARE THE PRIMARY MEANS FOR UNITS TO VOICE ENLISTED
ASSIGNMENT ISSUES DURING AY-07.
   A. COMCONS SHOULD ADDRESS:
      (1) UNIT PAL DISCREPANCIES
      (2) ANTICIPATED AY-07 RELADS AND RETIREMENTS
      (3) FLEET-UP OPPORTUNITIES AND EXTENSION REQUESTS
      (4) SPECIFIC QUALIFICATION/SKILL NEEDS
      (5) MISC ISSUES IMPACTING AY-07 TRANSFERS, I.E. MEDICAL
      (6) REQ UNIT POC INFO.
   B. E-MAILS W/ATTACHMENTS ARE PREFERRED, BUT COMCONS MAY ALSO BE
SENT VIA MSG. SEND E-MAILS TO ARL-DG-CGPCCOMCONS(AT)USCG.MIL OR
MSGS TO COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA//EPM-2//.
6. COMMAND VISITS. DURING THIS PERIOD, COMMAND VISITS WILL BE
CONDUCTED IAW THE PROCESS OUTLINED BELOW. PLEASE NOTE: TO
EFFECTIVELY PREPARE FOR COMMAND VISITS, COMMAND CONCERNS SHALL BE
RCVD NLT TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED VISITS. COMMAND REPS WILL
MEET WITH THE EPM-2 BRANCH CHIEF AND CACS IN THE EPM CONFERENCE
ROOM FOR INTRODUCTIONS AND GENERAL DISCUSSION, FOLLOWED BY ONE-ON-
ONE AO INTERACTION AS NECESSARY. AFTER COMPLETING THE VISIT, THE
DIVISION CHIEF AND/OR BRANCH CHIEF WILL CONDUCT AN OUT-BRIEF. THE
FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED DURING EACH COMMAND VISIT:
      (1) REVIEW OF UNIT PAL AND PERSONNEL ASSIGNED, INCL. INFO
          PERTINENT TO POSSIBLE PAL CHANGES, I.E. - MBR CAREER
          INTENTIONS, MEDICAL BOARDS, ETC.
      (2) REVIEW POSITIONS TO BE PLACED ON SHOPPING LIST
      (3) REVIEW OF COMMAND CONCERNS
      (4) DISCUSS REALISTIC E-RESUMES FOR DEPARTING MBRS
NOTE: TO SCHEDULE A COMMAND VISIT, REQ COMMAND POC CONTACT YNC MIKE
SHARRON AT (202)493-1275 OR E-MAIL MICHAEL.J.SHARRON(AT)USCG.MIL. A
CALENDAR OF DATES AVAILABLE FOR COMMAND VISITS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON
OUR WEBSITE AT: WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGPC/EPM
7. CGPC-EPM-2 STAFF CHANGES AND CHALLENGES:
   A. AS MANY OF YOU HAVE NOTICED SOME OF OUR SHIPMATES HAVE BEEN
HAVING DIFFICULTY PASSING THE E-PME REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT.
THIS WILL HAVE SEVERE IMPACTS ON SOME RATINGS AND THE AVAILABILITY
OF FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS TO FILL FIRST CLASS POSITIONS. FOR
EXAMPLE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE NOV
05 AND MAY 06 SERVICEWIDE EXAMS THE FOLLOWING RATINGS WILL HAVE
SEVERE SHORTAGES AT THE E-6 LEVEL: BM, OS, MK.
   B. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RATING SPECIFIC SITREPS ANNOUNCING
EARLY SLATE AND GENERAL AY-07 INFORMATION.
   C. BOTH COMMANDS AND UNITS ARE INVITED AND STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
TO ATTEND OUR AY-07 ROADSHOWS - SEE REF A. FOR LOCATIONS AND TIMES.
DUE TO BOTH BUDGETARY AND TIME CONSTRAINTS, WE REGRETTABLY CANNOT
AFFORD TO VISIT ALL COAST GUARD UNITS. HOWEVER, IF WE ARE SKED TO
VISIT YOUR AOR, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.
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