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ALCGENL 097/06 
SUBJ: NOV 2006 SERVICEWIDE EXAMINATION (SWE) COMPETITION 
A. PSCINST M1418.1C DTD 25 FEB 2005 
   HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/PSC/ADV/PSCINSTM1418SERIES.PDF 
B. CG PERSMAN, COMDTINST M1000.6A 
   HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/G-WP/G-WPM/PERSMAN/PERSMAN.PDF 
C. ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1414.8C. 
D. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC R302012Z MAR 04/ALCOAST 
153/04,SERVICEWIDE EXAM (SWE) POINTS FOR SURFMAN DUTY 
E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 101413Z JUL 06/ALCOAST 372/06, EARLY 
ADVANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION AND REVISED SUPPLEMENTAL ADVANCEMENT 
PROCEDURES 
1. SUMMARY. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE NOV 2006 SWE COMPETITION IN 
ALL RATINGS FOR PAY GRADES E-5 THRU E-6, EXCEPT MU.  ALL PERSONNEL 
INTENDING TO PARTICIPATE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THESE REQUIREMENTS AND 
THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONFIRM THEY ARE MET.  ALL SPOS, UNITS, 
ESOS, SWE BOARD OFFICERS, AND AFFECTED MEMBERS SHALL FAMILIARIZE 
THEMSELVES WITH THE CONTENTS OF THIS ALCGENL.  PSC (ADV) IS THE 
SINGLE POC FOR ALL SWE INQUIRIES. 
2. SCHEDULE.  THE SWES WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER THE FOLLOWING 
SCHEDULE. ANY REQUESTS FOR DEVIATIONS FROM THE SCHEDULE MUST COMPLY 
WITH REFS A AND B. 
   AM      02 NOV 06 (THURS)      SWE FOR ADV TO      E-5 
   PM      02 NOV 06 (THURS)      SWE FOR ADV TO      E-6 
3. SWE/EOCT/ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS INFORMATION. 
  A. THE NOV 2006 SWE IS WAIVED FOR THE FOLLOWING RATINGS: BM2,DC2, 
ET2, FS2, GM1, OS2, PA1 AND PA2. 
  B. END OF COURSE TESTS (EOCTS) ARE WAIVED FOR THE NOV 2006 SWE AS 
FOLLOWS: AET1, AET2, AMT1, AMT2, FS1, HS1, AND HS2. 
  C. SWE AND EOCT WAIVERS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR THE RATES LISTED 
ABOVE. THIS ALCGENL SUPERCEDES ANY PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WAIVERS. 
SEE REF E FOR SPECIFIC PROCEDURES CONCERNING CURRENT SUPPLEMENTAL 
ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 
  D. COS SHALL NOT WAIVE RATING EOCTS FOR THE RATES LISTED ABOVE IN 
PARA 3.A. 
  E. IAW REF B(ART.5.D.6.D.4) AND THE SWE INSTRUCTION 
BOOKLET(SHIPPED WITH EXAMS) ROLLING PLOTTERS(WEEMS), COMPASS, 
DIVIDER AND MANEUVERING BOARDS MAY BE USED BY BM CANDIDATES.  ALL 
CANDIDATES MAY USE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS. 
4. RESPONSIBILITIES. 
  A. MEMBER.  TO COMPETE IN THE NOV 2006 SWE, THE MEMBER MUST 
ENSURE ALL THEIR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET IAW ART.5.C.4.B 
OF REF B.  MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: 
      (1) EER AND CO RECOMMENDATION.  PER ART 5.C.4.E.4 OF REF B, 
THE CO'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IS VALID ONLY FOR A 
SPECIFIC COMPETITION AND MUST BE RENEWED FOR EACH SUCCEEDING 
COMPETITION.  IMPROVED CAPABILITIES IN DIRECT ACCESS (DA) NOW ALLOW 
VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY.  A NEW 
CO RECOMMENDATION ON THE MOST CURRENT EER MUST BE POSTED FINAL AND 
VISIBLE IN THE EMPLOYEE REVIEW SUMMARY SECTION IN DA.  THE EER 
EFFECTIVE DATE MUST BE NO EARLIER THAN THE ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE 
DATE OF THE PREVIOUS SWE CYCLE AND NLT THE ELIGIBILITY DEADLINE 
DATE FOR THE CURRENT SWE CYCLE.  THOSE DATES ARE AFTER 01 FEB 06 
AND NLT 01 AUG 06 FOR ALL CANDIDATES.  EERS DATED OUTSIDE THESE 
DATE RANGES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR CURRENT CO RECOMMENDATIONS. 
IF THE LATEST REQUIRED EER WAS NOT COMPLETED DUE TO REASONS LISTED 
IN ART 10.B.5.A OF REF B, COMMANDS MAY COMPLETE A "SWE-EER" WITH AN 
EFFECTIVE DATE NLT 01 AUG 06.  THE CO RECOMMENDATION IN PLACE ON 01 
AUG 06 WILL DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NOV 2006 SWE.  CHANGES OF 
"NOT REC" TO "REC" SUBMITTED AFTER 01 AUG 06 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED 
FOR SWE ELIGIBILITY. 
    (2) EOCT/AQE.  UNLESS WAIVED IN PARA 3.B OF THIS MESSAGE, ALL 
REQUIRED RATING EOCT AND E-PME AQE ARE REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED AND 
POSTED IN DA (DA) WITH COMPLETION DATES NLT 01 AUG 06.  MEMBERS 
MUST ENSURE THE COURSE EDITION IS THE ONE CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY 
HIS/HER RATING FORCE MANAGER. 
    (3) EPQS.  ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS MUST BE 
COMPLETED AND DATED NLT 01 AUG 06.  COMPLETION OF EPQS MUST BE 
VERIFIED BY MEMBERS COMMAND, AS THEY ARE NOT RECORDED IN DA.  EPQS 
FOR EACH RATING ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G- 
W/G-WT/G-WTT/G-WTT-2/TRAPOL/QUALS.HTM.  MEMBERS ANTICIPATING A 
DEPLOYMENT AND LIMITED INTERNET CONNECTIVITY SHOULD DOWNLOAD AND 
VIEW/PRINT RELEVANT DATA PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. 
    (4) SEA TIME. ARTICLE 5.C.15.C OF REF B LISTS ALL RATINGS 
REQUIRING SEA TIME FOR ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILTY.  THIS TIME MUST BE 
MET BY THE 01 AUG 06 ELIGIBILITY DATE.  IF A MEMBER IS PRESENTLY 
SERVING AT SEA OR UNDER PCS ORDERS TO A SEAGOING ASSIGNMENT AND 
WILL MEET THE SEA TIME REQUIREMENT BY 01 JUL 07, A SEA TIME WAIVER 
MAY BE REQUESTED IAW 5.C.15.A. OF REF B.  SEE PARA 5.D BELOW 
CONCERNING CREDIT FOR PRIOR OR OTHER SERVICE SEA TIME. 
    (5) COMPETENCY (QUAL) CODES.  MEMBERS REQUIRING COMPETENCY 
CODES IAW 5.C.4.B OF REF B MUST ENSURE COMPLETION IS VISIBLE IN DA 
WITH COMPLETION EFFECTIVE DATE NLT 01 AUG 06. 
    (6) PDE VERIFICATION.  PDES WILL BE MAILED TO MEMBER'S UNIT AND 
AVAILABLE IN DA SELF SERVICE O/A 01 AUG 06.  MEMBER IS SOLEY 
RESPONSIBLE TO REVIEW ALL DATA FOR ACCURACY.  REPORT ANY 
DISCREPANCY TO YOUR ADMIN SUPPORT STAFF FOR CORRECTION.  PROVIDE 
DOCUMENTATION PROOF TO ADMIN SUPPORT STAFF OF MISSING AWARDS, 
COMPETENCIES, TDY AFLOAT ORDERS, OR ANY OTHER PDE ERRORS FOR 
CORRECTION IN DA.  AFTER REPORTING DISCREPANCIES TO YOUR ADMIN 
SUPPORT STAFF ENSURE THAT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN BY 
VERIFYING CORRECTIONS IN DA USING THE SELF SERVICE APPLICATION.  IF 
YOUR PDE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED CONTACT PSC VIA GLOBAL E-MAIL 
ADRESS "PSC-ADV".  THIS MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO PDE CORRECTION 
DEADLINE OF 1 OCT.  MEMBER'S FAILURE TO REPORT AND VERIFY 
CORRECTIONS MAY RESULT IN NOT ELIGIBLE STATUS FOR SWE OR LOSS OF 
POINTS IN THE FINAL MULTIPLE.  EACH SWE CYCLE, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER 
OF MEMBERS ARE UNABLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT BECAUSE THEY FAIL 
TO PERSONALLY ENSURE CORRECTIONS ARE POSTED IN DA PRIOR TO THE 
DEADLINE. 
  B.  MEMBERS DEADLINES INCLUDE: 
       REQUIREMENT                                    DEADLINE 
      (1) MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS          01 AUG 06 
OF 5.C.4.B.OF REF B. 
      (2) VERIFY ALL PDE DATA CORRECTIONS ARE        01 OCT 06 
COMPLETED AND VISIBLE IN DA.  NO CORRECTIONS 
AUTHORIZED AFTER THIS DATE. 
      (3) LAST DAY FOR MBR TO NOTIFY COMMAND IF SWE  06 OCT 06 
SHOULD BE MAILED TO A LOCATION OTHER THAN MEMBER'S 
NORMAL EXAM OPFAC DUE TO BEING TDY, LEAVE STATUS, 
OPERATIONAL OR MEDICAL REASONS. 
   C. COMMAND RESPONSIBILITIES.  CO RESPONSIBILITIES ARE DISCUSSED 
IN ART 5.C.4.E OF REF B.  COS MUST ENSURE MBRS RECEIVE ADMIN 
SUPPORT FOR PDE CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE. 
MISSING EERS IN DA REMAINS THE MOST COMMON REASON FOR MEMBER 
INELIGIBILITY. EACH SWE CYCLE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN DENIED THE 
OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE SOLEY BECAUSE COMMANDS HAVE NOT COMPLETED 
THE EER IN DIRECT ACCESS BY THE 1 AUG DEADLINE. COMMAND FAILURE TO 
PROVIDE ADMIN SUPPORT IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR PDE CORRECTION 
DEADLINE WAIVERS REGARDLESS IF "NO FAULT OF MBR".  PDE CORRECTION 
DEADLINE WAIVERS WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FOR DOCUMENTED INSTANCES 
OF OPERATIONAL OR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES PREVENTING COMPLIANCE WITH 
ESTABLISHED DEADLINES. PURSUANT TO ART 5.C.31.F OF REF B, COS ARE 
REMINDED TO WITHHOLD OR WITHDRAW ADVANCEMENTS FOR MEMBERS WHO 
BECOME INELIGIBLE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SWE CYCLE, REGARDLESS OF 
ELIGIBILITY LIST STANDING.  SEND MESSAGE NOTIFICATION TO COGARD PSC 
TOPEKA KS//ADV// INFO COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON 
VA//EPM-1/EPM-2//.  COS ARE REMINDED THAT ART 5.D.6 OF REF B 
REQUIRES THAT THE EXAM BOARD OFFICER WHO HANDLES SWES AND HAS 
ACCESS TO THE EXAM SAFE MUST BE A COMMISSIONED OFFICER, DESIGNATED 
CIVILIAN, OR OINC E-8 OR ABOVE. EXAMS AND SAFES MAY NOT BE 
ACCESSIBLE TO ANY OTHER ENLISTED MEMBERS. 
  REQUIREMENT                                         DEADLINE 
      (1) INFORM PERSONNEL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ADV    ON GOING 
      (2) ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET   01 AUG 06 
AND POSTED IN DA (EXCEPT EPQS). 
      (3) VERIFY THAT MEMBER'S EPQS HAVE BEEN        01 AUG 06 
COMPLETED (VERIFICATION OF EPQS WITHIN DA IS NOT 
POSSIBLE). 
      (4) LAST DAY TO CHANGE CO ADV RECOMMENDATION   01 AUG 06 
FROM "NOT REC" TO REC" ON LATEST EER 
IN CURRENT RATE. 
      (5) LAST DAY UNITS AWAY FROM HOMEPORT ON       01 OCT 06 
CONTINUOUS DEPLOYMENT FM MID-OCT TO SWE DATE MAY 
REQUEST EARLY MAILING OF THEIR SWES TO ARRIVE PRIOR 
TO DEPARTURE. 
      (6) PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE.                   01 OCT 06 
      (7) INFORM PSC-ADV VIA MSG OR EMAIL OF ALL     01 OCT 06 
PERSONNEL WHOSE PDE SAYS "ELIGIBLE" BUT ARE NOT 
ELIGIBLE TO TEST BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING COMPLETED 
EPQS.  THIS WILL PREVENT A SWE FROM BEING MAILED 
UNNECESSARILY. 
      (8) LAST DAY EXAM BOARD OPFAC CAN BE CHANGED   06 OCT 06 
PRIOR TO PSC EXAM MAILOUT (MSG TO PSC-ADV). 
      (9) LAST DAY TO REQ SUBSTITUTE SWE (SEND REQ   09 NOV 06 
VIA MSG TO PSC-ADV. REQ FOR SUBSTITUTE SWE WILL BE 
CONSIDERED UNDER STRICT GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN 
ART 5.D.3 OF REF B). 
      (10) LAST DAY A SUBSTITUTE SWE ANSWER SHEET    02 DEC 06 
MAY BE RETURNED TO PSC-ADV IAW ART 5.D.3.C OF REF B. 
  D.  PERSRU AND SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE (SPO) RESPONSIBILITIES. 
PERSRUS AND SPO'S ARE THE ADMIN SUPPORT FOR MOST PDE CORRECTIONS. 
CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE PDE CORRECTION REQUESTS FROM 
MEMBERS ARE COMPLETED AND VISIBLE IN DA PRIOR TO THE PDE CORRECTION 
DEADLINE DATE. 
PERSRU/SPO DEADLINES INCLUDE: 
   (1) LAST DAY TO INPUT PDE CORRECTIONS INTO DA     01 OCT 06 
  E. PSC ACTION. 
   (1) DISTRIBUTE PDES                               01 AUG 06 
   (2) BEGIN EARLY MAILING OF SWES TO U/W UNITS      03 OCT 06 
   (3) BEGIN MAILING SWES TO EXAM BOARDS             10 OCT 06 
   (4) COMPUTE FINAL MULTIPLE                           JAN 07 
   (5) DISTRIBUTE SWE PROFILE LETTERS                   JAN 07 
5. MISCELLANEOUS. 
  A. GOOD CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY: PER REF B, CANDIDATES COMPETING FOR 
ADVANCEMENT TO E-5 AND E-6 ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE 12 MONTHS MINIMUM 
OF GOOD CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY CALCULATED FROM THE DATE AN UNSAT 
CONDUCT MARK IS ASSIGNED TO THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE (TED). 
THE TED FOR THE NOV 2006 SWE IS 01 JUL 2007. 
  B. THE FOLLOWING EERS IN MEMBER'S CURRENT GRADE WILL BE USED TO 
COMPUTE THE MARKS MULTIPLE PER ART 5.C.6.B OF REF B. 
   (1) E-5 CANDIDATES: 01 OCT 05 TO 01 AUG 06 IN PAYGRADE E-4. 
       E-6 CANDIDATES: 01 MAY 05 TO 01 AUG 06 IN PAYGRADE E-5. 
   (2) WHEN THERE IS NO EER COMPLETED IN CURRENT RATING AND PAY 
GRADE WITHIN THE ABOVE TIME FRAMES, COMPLETE A SWE EER WITH A 
PERIOD ENDING DATE NLT 01 AUG 2006. SUBMIT SWE EER PRIOR TO 
PUBLISHED PDE CORRECTION DEADLINE. SWE EERS CANNOT BE SUBMITTED 
SOLELY TO CHANGE A CO RECOMMENDATION.  IF THE COMMAND DECIDES TO 
CHANGE AN ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDATION, THE APPROVING OFFICIAL WHO 
ASSIGNED THAT MARK MUST APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO IT.  THE REQUEST 
SHALL BE SUBMITTED IAW REF A AND ART 10.B.7.4 OF REF B NLT THE 01 
AUG 2006 DEADLINE. 
  C. SEA TIME FOR ELIGIBILITY AND SEA DUTY POINTS: SEA TIME FOR 
ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY AS DISCUSSED IN 5.C.15.C OF REF B, IS BASED 
ON YOUR DA RECORD OF PCS ASSIGNMENTS.  ELIGIBILITY CREDIT FOR TDY 
AFLOAT, PRIOR CG SERVICE OR OTHER SERVICES SEA TIME MAY BE CREDITED 
ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.  TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR SEA TIME NOT 
VISIBLE ON YOUR ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY IN DA, A REQUEST MUST BE SENT TO 
PSC-ADV VIA E-MAIL OR BY MESSAGE.  FOR PRIOR SERVICE SEA DUTY, 
FIRST A STATEMENT OF CREDITABLE SEA SERVICE (SOCSS) MUST BE 
REQUESTED BY MEMBER'S UNIT VIA PERSRU OR SPO, AND SENT TO PSC-SES. 
IF SOCSS IS NOT REQUESTED AND COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE PDE CORRECTION 
DEADLINE, PRIOR SERVICE SEA DUTY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS 
CYCLE.  FOR CG TDY AFLOAT TIME TO BE CONSIDERED, MEMBER'S SEA PAY 
DOCUMENTS MUST BE UP TO DATE IN JUMPS SHOWING THE TDY PERIODS.  NO 
CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR TDY AFLOAT WHERE SEA PAY WAS NOT STARTED 
AND STOPPED IN JUMPS.  FOR CONSIDERATION OF OTHER SERVICE SEA TIME, 
FORWARD REQUESTS TO PSC-ADV.  SEA DUTY POINTS ARE EARNED ONLY FOR 
COAST GUARD SEA SERVICE AFTER 01 FEB 1994 WHERE THE MEMBER RECEIVED 
SEA PAY. 
  D. SURF DUTY POINTS:  SURF POINTS WILL BE CREDITED TO ELIGIBLE BM 
CANDIDATES AS PER ALCOAST 153/04.  ALL SURF DUTY AT DESIGNATED SURF 
UNITS FROM 01 JAN 2000 UP TO 01 AUG 2005 WILL BE COUNTED FOR 
MEMBERS HOLDING THE SURFMAN COMPETENCY CODE IN DA.  POINTS WILL BE 
BASED ON THE 01 JAN 2000 PROGRAM START DATE, COMPETENCY DATE OR 
ASSIGNMENT DATES TO SURF STATIONS. 
6. REFER ALL SWE QUESTIONS TO PSC-ADV AT (785)339-3400 OR EMAIL TO 
GLOBAL ADDRESS "PSC-ADV".  WAIVER REQUESTS MUST BE SENT BY MSG TO 
COGARD PSC TOPEKA KS//ADV// IAW REF A, PRIOR TO SCHEDULED 
DEADLINES. 
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. 
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