INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS) AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS SPECIALIST (ISS) SITREP ONE

P 141740Z JAN 08
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ALCOAST 013/08
COMDTNOTE 1221
SUBJ: INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS) AND INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
SPECIALIST (ISS) SITREP ONE
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 132044Z JUL 07, ALCOAST 341/07
B. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA 201825Z JUN 07, ALCGPERSCOM
030/07
C. COMCOGARD PERSCOM ARLINGTON VA 301922Z AUG 07, ALCGENL 135/07
1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE OFFICIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IS
RATING AND ISS CWO SPECIALTY AND PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON THE IS
IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. 01JAN08 MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN
COAST GUARD HISTORY WITH THE TRANSITION OF 234 ACTIVE DUTY AND 46
RESERVE ENLISTED MEMBERS TO FORM THE INAUGURAL CORPS OF CG
INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS. IN ADDITION, 5 CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (4
ACTIVE DUTY AND 1 RESERVE) BECAME THE FIRST CG INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
SPECIALISTS.
2. AN IMPLEMENTATION TEAM HAS COMPLETED NUMEROUS CRITICAL TASKS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STAND UP OF THE IS RATING AND ISS SPECIALTY.
MAJOR MILESTONES COMPLETED INCLUDE:
A. DEVELOPED AND PUBLISHED IS/ISS BILLET MAPS.
B. CONDUCTED IS OCCUPATIONAL ANALYIS.
C. PUBLISHED IS ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ).
D. PUBLISHED POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR IS ADVANCEMENTS, THE IS A-
SCHOOL WAITING LIST, AND ISS CWO APPOINTMENTS (REF A).
E. SELECTED ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MEMBERS TO LATERAL TO ISS AND
IS (REF B ANNOUNCED ISS SELECTIONS AND REF C ANNOUNCED IS
SELECTIONS).
F. CREATED NEW IS ADVANCEMENT LISTS FROM LEGACY RATING ADVANCEMENT
LISTS.
G. ISSUED AY08 ASSIGNMENT ORDERS FOR 109 ACTIVE DUTY IS MEMBERS
AND COORDINATED RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS WITH SUPPORTING ISC (PF)
STAFFS.
H. DESIGNED AND PRODUCED IS RATING AND ISS SPECIALTY BADGES.
I. DEVELOPED IS SERVICE WIDE EXAM.
J. FORMALLY TRANSITIONED ALL SELECTED MEMBERS TO ISS AND IS.
K. COORDINATED INTERIM USE OF NAVY IS A-SCHOOL AT THE NAVY MARINE
CORPS INTEL TRAINING CENTER (NMITC) IN DAM NECK, VA. THE FIRST 4 CG
STUDENTS REPORTED TO IS A-SCHOOL ON 07JAN08. NMITC WILL CONTINUE
TO TRAIN AND GRADUATE CG IS STUDENTS UNTIL THE FIRST CG IS A-SCHOOL
CONVENES AT TRACEN YORKTOWN IN SEP 2008.
L. ADDED IS3 TO THE ACTIVE DUTY OPEN RATE LIST. FOR INFORMATION ON
THE IS RATING VISIT THE COAST GUARD RECRUITING WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.GOCOASTGUARD.COM/RATES/ISRATE.HTM.
3. ALTHOUGH THE IS RATING AND ISS SPECIALTY ARE NOW FORMALLY
ESTABLISHED, SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES REMAIN:
A. CONDUCT FIRST ACTIVE DUTY IS SWE IN MAY 08.
B. CONVENE PILOT CG IS A-SCHOOL AT TRACEN YORKTOWN IN SEP 08.
C. CONDUCT FIRST RESERVE IS SWE IN OCT 08.
D. PUBLISH IS PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDES (PQG).
E. PUBLISH IS END OF COURSE TESTS (EOCT).
4. ALL IS/ISS IMPLEMENTATION NEWS AND INFORMATION WILL CONTINUE TO
BE POSTED ON CG CENTRAL. IS EPQS, IS SWE STUDY MATERIALS, IS AND
ISS BILLET MAPS, ALL RELATED IS AND ISS MSGS, FAQS, DETAILED
TIMELINES, UPDATED INFORMATION AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
ARE ALL POSTED AND ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED. FROM THE CG CENTRAL
OPENING PAGE (OUR CG), GO TO STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IN THE LEFT-HAND
COLUMN, THEN CLICK ON "FUTURE FORCE," THEN CLICK ON "INTELLIGENCE
SPECIALIST ENLISTED RATING AND CWO INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
SPECIALIST." YOU CAN SET YOUR CG CENTRAL ALERT TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN
ADDITIONAL CONTENT IS POSTED ON THIS SITE.
5. CURRENT IS A-SCHOOL WAIT TIME IS LESS THAN SIX MONTHS. THE WAIT
TIME IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS AS MORE
NAMES ARE ADDED TO THE IS A-SCHOOL LIST. NON-RATED MEMBERS
INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN THE COAST GUARD INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
SHOULD ACT SWIFTLY TO ENSURE PLACEMENT ON THE IS A-SCHOOL WAITING
LIST. TO VIEW LATEST A-SCHOOL WAITING LIST INFORMATION, VISIT THE
ENLISTED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (EPM) WEBSITE AT:
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGPC/EPM/EPM2HOME.HTML.
6. IS RATING BADGE AND ISS INSIGNIA PURCHASES CAN BE MADE BY
CONTACTING THE CG UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION CENTER (UDC) AT (800) 874-
6841 OR HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/G-W/G-WP/UDC/UDC_ORDERS.HTM. CG
PERSONNEL SERVICE CENTER (PSC) WILL CREDIT ENLISTED IS MEMBERS
SELECTED AS PER REF C (ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE), FOR THE COST OF
ONE RATING BADGE ACCORDING TO THEIR RANK AS OF 01JAN08. IS A-SCHOOL
GRADUATES AND THOSE MEMBERS WHO REQUEST TO LATERAL TO IS AFTER
01JAN08 DO NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THIS PROVISION. DUE
TO 37 USC 417-418 PROHIBITING THE PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ITEMS FOR
OFFICERS, ISS MEMBERS WILL NOT RECEIVE A PAYMENT CREDIT FOR THE
INITIAL COST OF INSIGNIA. EACH QUALIFIED ENLISTED MEMBER CAN EXPECT
TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT IN THE MARCH END OF MONTH PAY EQUAL TO UDC
OCT 2007 PRICES, WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. E-4 THROUGH E-6: TWO DOLLARS AND 58 CENTS.
B. E-7 AND E-8: EIGHTEEN DOLLARS AND 54 CENTS.
C. E-9: THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS AND 96 CENTS.
7. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE IS RATING CAN BE DIRECTED TO ISCM D.
ROCHEFORT, IS RFMC, COMDT CG-212, (202) 372-2741. QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE ISS SPECIALTY CAN BE DIRECTED TO LT C. BURRUS, COMDT
CG-212, (202) 372-2736.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
9. RELEASED BY RADM C. I. PEARSON, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR HUMAN
RESOURCES AND RADM J. T. RIKER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR
INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
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