Check Your Email! 2025 CS Degree Programs – Message from the AO!

Good afternoon CS’s!

The AY2025 Advanced Education Application Message has been released!

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

I want to give a huge shout out to Master Chief James Swenson for all his work setting up this years Advanced Education opportunities for Culinary Specialists. Through Master Chiefs hard work and dedication, he was able to acquire an additional 3 Training allowance billets for AY25 adding three new programs (Dietician, Nutritionist, Hospitality Management) to the list for a total of four Advanced Education opportunities for CS!!

For information on various programs offered, please visit EPM-AY25-PG-Shopping-List.xlsx (sharepoint-mil.us), which provides the program description, Prior and Current Members, Follow on Tour Assignment, Targeted Pay grade, Obligated Service Requirement and Available Schools.

For information on how to apply, please review Boards and Panels – AY25-Advanced-Education-Process-Guide.pdf – All Documents (sharepoint-mil.us) that will walk you through what is required.

Members interested in applying for one of the programs should familiarize themselves with the Active Duty Enlisted Postgraduate and Advanced Education Application information provided on Post Graduate and Advanced Education (PG/Adv Ed) Panels (sharepoint-mil.us) .

Applications for the Advanced Education Program are due by 14 July 2024!!

Please do not wait until last minute to apply. This solicitation is open to all members E5 to E7 (not above the cut for E8), regardless of rotation date. The more members that put in, the better the chances that these programs stick around!!

If after reviewing the information you still have questions, please give myself or Master Chief James Swenson a call to discuss.

Very Respectfully,
CWO2 Nicholas Wernicke
Culinary Specialist Assignment Officer

More Info:

DEADLINE
The AY25 PG/Adv Ed application deadline for all programs is July 14, 2024. The following must be delivered by this date:
a. “My Panel Submission” in Direct Access
b. Command endorsement marked final in Direct Access
c. Waiver submission (if applicable)

Applicant Check List:
 Become familiar with the AY25 PG/Adv Ed application process.
 Meet the requirements set forth in this process guide, the Coast Guard Performance, Training, and Education Manual, and any applicable AY25 PG/Adv Ed message traffic.
 Apply for the AY25 PG/Adv Ed program(s) desired by submitting a “My Panel Submission” to your Commanding Officer.
 Apply for waivers, if necessary.
 Review completeness of OMPF on iPERMS.
 Verify completeness of ESS.

The PG/Adv Ed application process has changed considerably over the years and will continue to adjust to meet the needs of the Service. Please read this guide in its entirety to ensure compliance with current policy and procedures.

CSs considering opportunities should also examine career paths and follow-on assignment possibilities. Selectees will be subject to a direct service or program-specific payback assignment.

POSTGRADUATE/ADVANCED EDUCATION SELECTION PANELS
The PG/Adv Ed Panel schedule and Precepts will be available on CG PSC-EPM-1’s Panel SharePoint: Post Graduate and Advanced Education (PG/Adv Ed) Panels
Each Panel will meet on a date established by CG PSC-EPM-1. The Panel report and results message are prepared and routed through the chain of command to CG PSC-EPM. The Panel’s results message takes approximately two weeks for approval and subsequent release via ALCGENL. PG/Adv Ed selection Panels are guided by the Panel Precept and base their decisions on official matters of record and applications. Panels will see the following for each applicant:
a. OMPF on iPERMS in “Board Record View”
b. Enlisted Evaluation Reports (EERs)
c. Applicant’s “My Panel Submission” and comments
d. Command endorsement/comments
e. Employee Summary Sheet (ESS) in Panel View

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
In order for an application to be considered complete, members must meet the following eligibility requirements by the application deadline. Additional requirements may be set forth in program specific.
a. Enlisted members due to transfer in AY25 or AY26 are permitted to apply.
b. Enlisted members should meet the minimum requirements of Coast Guard service at the time of enrollment in the AY25 academic program. Applicants to these programs should consult the enlisted Advanced Education Shopping list for specific academic requirements.
c. Members who have previously attended full-time Coast Guard funded PG/Adv Ed programs are not eligible to apply and will not be selected for additional programs.
d. Enlisted members applying to PG/Adv Ed programs leading to an advanced degree must have a conferred baccalaureate degree at the time of their “My Panel submission.” The only exceptions to this requirement are those members applying to programs that do not require a degree. Applicants to these programs should consult the respective enlisted Advanced Education Shopping List and the Program manager for specific academic requirements.
e. Enlisted members who submit retirement requests will be withdrawn from further consideration and removed from any PG/Adv Ed programs for which they were selected.
f. Enlisted members recalled from retirement are not eligible to apply for PG/Adv Ed