AY08 SITREP THREE - ASSIGNMENT SEASON UPDATE

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ALCGOFF 207/07
SUBJ: AY08 SITREP THREE - ASSIGNMENT SEASON UPDATE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-83//102321Z SEP 07/ALCGFINANCE
029/07 (AFTER ACTION REPORT ON THE ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2008 (AY08)
SEMI-ANNUAL REPROGRAMMING REVIEW (SARR) AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE
AY09 FALL SARR)
B. MY 031857Z AUG 07, ALCGOFF 112/07 (ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2008 (AY08)
SPECIAL STAFF ASSIGNMENTS SHOPPING LIST)
C. MY 011457Z NOV 07, ALCGOFF 192/07 (SOLICITATION FOR 110' WPB
AFLOAT AND BAHRAIN SHORESIDE PATFORSWA POSITIONS ISO OPERATION
IRAQI FREEDOM)
D. MY 191712Z NOV 07, ALCGOFF 206/07 (AY08 OFFICER SHOPPING LIST
UPDATE - SEVEN)
E. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-01//022315Z OCT 07/ALCOAST 468/07
(ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS (CG-ACO))
F. MY 241941Z SEP 07, ALCGOFF 170/07 (AY08 SITREP TWO - OFFICER
SHOPPING LIST MESSAGES RELEASED AND E-RESUME GUIDANCE)
1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE AY08 ASSIGNMENT SEASON,
ANNOUNCES NEW BILLETS TO STAFF OPCOM AND FORCECOM IMPLEMENTATION
TEAMS, AND PROVIDES DETAILS ON A VARIETY OF OTHER ASSIGNMENT
ISSUES.
2. COMMAND CONCERNS: THANK YOU TO ALL UNITS THAT SUBMITTED COMMAND
CONCERNS. ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS (AO'S) WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO
ADDRESS UNIT CONCERNS WHILE ENSURING SERVICE NEEDS ARE MET. NOTE
THAT ALL REQUESTS FOR FLEET-UPS, EXTENSIONS AND EARLY TRANSFERS ARE
ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS THAT WILL BE MADE DURING THE NORMAL ASSIGNMENT
TIMELINE.
3. AY08 SARR: PER REF (A), THE AY08 SEMI ANNUAL REPROGRAMMING
REVIEW (SARR) IS COMPLETE AND ALL AUTHORIZED REPROGRAMMINGS ARE
REFLECTED IN DIRECT ACCESS AND THE OFFICER SHOPPING LIST. AS A
REMINDER, CG PC CAN ONLY TAKE ACTION ON APPROVED PERSONNEL
ALLOWANCE LIST (PAL) CHANGES.
4. DUINS ASSIGNMENTS: ALL ASSIGNMENTS FOR MID-YEAR GRADUATES OF
POST GRADUATE (PG) SCHOOL PROGRAMS ARE COMPLETE. IF YOU ARE IN A PG
SCHOOL PROGRAM WITH GRADUATION EXPECTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 07 AND HAVE
NOT RECEIVED PCS ORDERS, CONTACT YOUR AO IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU EXPECT
TO GRADUATE BETWEEN 1 JAN 08 AND 15 APR 08, CONTACT YOUR AO FOR
FURTHER GUIDANCE.
5. CASP: ALL AY08 COMMAND AFLOAT SCREENING PANELS ARE COMPLETE.
FURTHER GUIDANCE FOR OFFICERS WHO SCREENED FOR COMMAND AFLOAT WILL
BE PROVIDED VIA SEPCOR.
6. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS: AO'S ARE CONDUCTING RECORD REVIEWS AND
DEVELOPING "SHORT LISTS" FOR SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS PER REF (B). AO'S
WILL CONTACT OFFICERS PLACED ON SHORT LISTS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR
THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROCESS. OFFICERS DO NOT NEED TO UPDATE E-
RESUMES FOLLOWING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS IF THEIR E-RESUMES
INCLUDED ALL OF THEIR ASSIGNMENT PREFERENCES, INCLUDING THOSE OTHER
THAN SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. NOTE THAT BEING PLACED ON A SHORT LIST OR
BEING SELECTED AS THE PRIMARY CANDIDATE FOR AN ASSIGNMENT IS NOT
THE SAME AS BEING ASSIGNED. DO NOT ACT ON AN ASSIGNMENT UNTIL YOU
RECEIVE PCS ORDERS FROM CG PC-OPM-2.
7. OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS: OUR FOCUS FOLLOWING SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS
WILL BE ON OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS TO ALLOW TIME FOR OVERSEAS SCREENING
AND PCS LOGISTICS. O-6 AND O-5 OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE
DURING THEIR RESPECTIVE ASSIGNMENT PANELS. O-4'S AND BELOW SEEKING
OCONUS ASSIGNMENTS CAN EXPECT TO BE ENGAGED BY THEIR AO IN
FEBRUARY, WITH A GOAL OF ISSUING ORDERS BY 1 MAR 08.
8. PATFORSWA: PER REF (C), THE E-RESUME DEADLINE FOR OFFICERS
DESIRING ASSIGNMENT TO PATFORSWA 110' WPB AFLOAT AND BAHRAIN SHORE
ASSIGNMENTS WAS 19 NOV 07. ALL O-5 AND BELOW PATFORSWA ASSIGNMENTS
ARE MANAGED BY THE AFLOAT AO, LCDR BURDIAN, STEPHEN.V.BURDIAN(AT)
USCG.MIL.
9. STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION: FOURTEEN OF THE 25 ACTIVE DUTY
OFFICER BILLETS NEEDED TO STAFF FORCECOM AND OPCOM IMPLEMENTATION
TEAMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND WERE ADVERTISED IN REF (D). ADDITIONAL
BILLETS, INCLUDING DCMS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM, ARE PENDING AND WILL
BE ADVERTISED WHEN APPROVED. REF (E) ANNOUNCED THE ASSISTANT
COMMANDANT FOR OPERATIONS (CG-ACO) REALIGNMENT. WHILE MOST OF THE
CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INITIATIVE WILL SIMPLY INVOLVE NEW
STAFF NUMBERS/SYMBOLS, THERE WILL ALSO BE A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER
OF BILLETS AFFECTED IN AY08. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING CLOSELY WITH
THE APPROPRIATE RESOURCE STAFFS TO IDENTIFY THOSE BILLETS AND
MINIMIZE ANY POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE INCUMBENT OFFICER. AS
SOON AS INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, IT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN
FUTURE SHOPPING LIST UPDATES AND AY08 SITREPS.
10. E-RESUMES: SOME OFFICERS HAVE SUBMITTED UNREALISTIC E-RESUMES
LISTING ONLY ONE TYPE OF BILLET (E.G., COMMAND), ONE GEOGRAPHIC
AREA, NOTHING IN THEIR DESIGNATED SPECIALTY, CONSECUTIVE
OPERATIONAL TOURS, OR AN EXTENSION IN THEIR CURRENT POSITION WITH
NO OTHER POSITIONS SELECTED. PER PARA 3A OF REF (F), UNREALISTIC E-
RESUMES MAY RESTRICT OFFICERS FROM CONSIDERATION FOR SOME DESIRABLE
POSITIONS. IF YOU HAVE AN UNREALISTIC E-RESUME, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND
YOU ADD SOME JOB DIVERSITY TO YOUR LIST AND LET YOUR AO KNOW VIA
EMAIL THAT YOU HAVE UPDATED YOUR E-RESUME.
11. CAREER COUNSELING: O-5'S AND BELOW NOT TOUR COMPLETE IN AY08
SEEKING GENERAL CAREER GUIDANCE SHOULD CONTACT CG PC-OPM-4, LCDR
JOHN DAILEY OR LCDR WARREN JUDGE VIA EMAIL AT ARL-PF-CG PC-
OPM-4(AT)USCG.MIL.
12. AO NOTES: AO'S PUBLISH AO NOTES TO CONVEY INFORMATION
PERTAINING TO THEIR SPECIFIC ACCOUNT AND THEIR PROGRESS ON
DEVELOPING CHANGES IN THE POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN A GIVEN ASSIGNMENT
YEAR. AO NOTES CAN BE FOUND IN CG CENTRAL AT MY WORKSPACE: CAREER:
MANAGEMENT: OFFICER: ASSIGNMENTS.
13. UPCOMING AY08 MILESTONES:
A. 08-10 JAN 08: O-6 ASSIGNMENT PANEL
B. 05-07 FEB 08: O-5 ASSIGNMENT PANEL
C. 01 MAR 08: OCONUS ORDERS ISSUED (O-4 AND BELOW)
D. 15 MAR 08: O-4 ORDERS ISSUED
E. 15 APR 08: O-3 AND BELOW ORDERS ISSUED
14. UPDATED ASSIGNMENT GUIDES FOR CWO, ENS TO LCDR, AND CDR ARE NOW
AVAILABLE ON CG CENTRAL:
HTTP://CGCENTRALWEB.USCG.MIL/CLINK/00000944
15. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
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