ALCGENL 164/24 – SUBJ: ENLISTED POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2025 (AY25)

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ALCGENL 164/24
SUBJ: ENLISTED POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2025 (AY25)
A. Performance, Training, and Education Manual (PTEM), COMDTINST 1500.10(series)
B. Active Duty Enlisted Postgraduate and Advanced Education Application Process Guide for Assignment Year 2025
C. Commandant’s and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’s Guidance to AY25 Enlisted Selection Boards and Panels
D. COMCOGARD FORCECOM NORFOLK VA 261900Z FEB 24/ALCOAST 096/24
1. This message announces enlisted postgraduate and advanced education (PG/Adv
Ed) opportunities in accordance with references (a) through (d). The anticipated panel schedule and list of individual Program Managers is posted on the EPM-1 Boards and Panel SharePoint at https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards%20and%20Panels . EPM-1 will convene panels for the following Training Allowance Billets (TABs) in AY25 ***all but CS related removed from original message:

-Culinary Management CM 1 TAB Management
-Dietician DIET_E 1 TAB Management
-Hospitality Management HMAE_E 1 TAB Management
-Nutritionist NUT_E 1 TAB Management

2. Deadlines: Applicants are responsible for ensuring their application
is submitted on time and in compliance with applicable instruction. Applicants
are responsible for working with their command, SPO, Education and Training
Quota Management Command, and PSC Records Branch (BOPS-MR) to correct any record
errors or omissions and to ensure Enlisted Evaluation Reports are marked final
in Direct Access. Applicants who fail to meet the established requirements will
not be considered. The following deadlines will apply:
a. 14 July 2024: Application Submission Deadline in applicable Direct Access “My
Panel Submission” (Must be marked final).
b. 14 July 2024: Waiver Submission in Direct Access “My Panel Submission” Code:
PGWV_E (Must be marked final).
c. 29 July 2024: Management Advanced Education Sub-Panel convenes.
d. 05 August 2024: Technology Advanced Education Sub-Panel convenes.

3. Applications:
a. Prior to applying, applicants are strongly encouraged to schedule an
appointment with CG PSC-EPM-4 through the “EPM-4 Career Advisory Request”
located at https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-4/SitePages/Enlisted-Career-Advisory-Branch.aspx .
b. Reference (b) is the primary source for information on properly completing
the application process in Direct Access. Do not use the “PCS E-Resumes” feature
when applying to PG/Adv Ed programs, use “My Panel Submission.” The Process
Guide, ref (b), contains amplifying guidance to complete the application
and command endorsement portion correctly. Applicants, units, and SPOs should
use this guide to ensure eligibility requirements are met.
c. Applicants must verify their “My Panel Submission” is endorsed and marked
final prior to the application deadline. It is the members responsibility to
ensure their “My Panel Submission” is marked final to be considered a candidate.
d. All member comments and command endorsements must be under 500 characters.
Direct Access will allow members to type additional characters; however,
anything beyond 500 characters will not be viewable by the panel.
e. Candidates applying to multiple advanced education programs must list their
applications in preference order.

4. Eligibility Requirements:
a. Members who are tour complete in AY25 or AY26 are eligible to apply. Members
who believe they may be transferring early due to advancement should contact
their respective Assignment Officer (AO). Only members who have a 2025 or 2026
rotation date in Direct Access prior to the panel convening will be eligible.
b. Members currently enrolled in or who have already attended a Coast Guard
sponsored PG/Adv Ed program are not eligible to apply.
c. Members recalled to active duty under Title 10, ADOS, or drilling reservists
are not eligible to apply.
d. Each program has provided eligibility requirements on the “Enlisted Advanced
Education Shopping List” posted on the EPM-1 Boards and Panels SharePoint at
https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards%20and%20Panels/SitePages/Boards-and-Panels.aspx
e. Applicants who fail to meet the established requirements will not be
considered by the panel.

5. Waiver Requests:
a. Members who do not meet specific program requirements outlined on the
“Enlisted Advanced Education Shopping List” posted at https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/psc_spo/psc-epm/epm-1/Boards%20and%20Panels/SitePages/Enlisted-Panels.aspx or eligibility requirements outlined in paragraph 4 of this
message, must submit a waiver request in Direct Access.
b. All waiver requests shall be submitted via Direct Access “My Panel
Submission” Code: PGWV_E. Waiver requests must be under 500 characters. Direct
Access will allow members to type additional characters; however, anything
beyond 500 characters will not be viewable by the panel.
c. Members must indicate the program(s) they are requesting a waiver for and the
eligibility requirement they do not meet at the beginning of their PGWV_E “My
Panel Submission.”
d. Command comments are required for waiver requests and the PGWV_E “My Panel
Submission” must be marked final by the command. It is the members
responsibility to ensure any waiver requests are marked final.
e. CG PSC-EPM-1 will adjudicate waiver requests after the application deadline.

6. Panel Materials: Selection panels are guided by the panel precept and
decisions are based on information in official personnel records. Each applicant
shall ensure their record is updated and accurate while adhering to the
deadlines outlined in paragraph 2 of this message. Selection panels will view
the following items while in session:
a. Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) in iPERMS.
b. Employee Summary Sheet (Panel View).
c. Enlisted Evaluation Reports.
d. Applicant’s “My Panel Submission” comments (must be under 500 characters).
e. Command endorsement in Direct Access “My Panel Submission” (must be under 500
characters).
Note: Separate communications to the panel, other than your “My Panel
Submission” comments, are not permitted.

7. Results: Primary and alternate selections will be announced via ALCGENL
after the panel adjourns and the results are approved. Upon
results message release and transmission of an official acceptance memo from
EPM-1, primary selectees will be afforded 5 business days to formally accept or
decline the TAB offered.

8. Program Acceptance: Members selected will be assigned to Duty Under
Instruction (DUINS) in the summer of 2025 for the duration of their program.
Accepting a TAB constitutes accepting assignment for AY25. Deferrals will be
considered based on the needs of the Service and may be offered by the relevant
AO if needed. Requesting an open-ended deferral to continue to compete for
alternate assignments will not be permitted.

9. Test Scores: Standardized test scores are not required for the AY25
panel application. If selected for a program that requires a standardized test
score, or if the member or program choose a school that requires a standardized
test, the member must take the test required to gain admittance to that
institution.

10. Obligated Service: In accordance with ref (a) and applicable statutes, PG
/Adv Ed school graduates incur obligated service and should expect a program
related assignment upon completion of the PG/Adv Ed program. See references
(a) and (b) for further information on obligated service. Members who
accept an enlisted Advanced Education program will remain on active duty as an
enlisted member until they have concluded their program of study and any
follow-on assignment, unless otherwise determined by Personnel Service Center.

11. Points of Contact:
a. EPM-1 PG/Adv Ed inbox:
HQS-SMB-CGPSC-EPM-1-PANELS@USCG.MIL
b. EPM Post Grad/Adv Ed Coordinator:
LTJG Maxwell McClay, Maxwell.McClay@uscg.mil – Until 28 May 2024.
CSCM Nicholas Wright, Nicholas.A.Wright@uscg.mil
c. Individual Program Managers:
As noted on the “Enlisted Advanced Education Shopping List” posted on the
EPM-1 Boards and Panels SharePoint site.

12. CAPT J. W. Guyer, Chief, Enlisted Personnel Management Division, sends.

13. Internet release is authorized