SUBJ: SELECTION OF THE 2022 FORREST O. REDNOUR MEMORIAL AWARDS FORCULINARY SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR (CSOY) AND DINING FACILITY OF THEYEAR (DFOY)

ALCOAST 163/23A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 271235Z OCT 22/ALCOAST 419/221.In accordance with REF (A), a selection board convened to reviewnominations for the CSOY and the DFOY.2.We are pleased to announce the selections for Culinary Specialistof the Year.a. Culinary Specialist Second Class (CS2) Micah D. Hetrick fromCG STATION Chatham is selected as the Junior CSOY:CS2 Hetrick …

Message From Product Line. SPL WMEC Equipment Status Survey Check your Emails!

A separate Email stating “Galleys cannot be reconfigured with non-standard equipment either” was sent out recently. I felt it was insensitive to cooks. During my travels, I find most everything on Cutter Galleys is bought through a non-standard process. Broken equipment is a retention/recruiting disaster now that our new members have blended retirements and nonrates …

Message From A-School ****JOD and C-STAR Courses

Below is a great email update about all the projects A-School is working on. Summary: A-School student #s, Jack of The Dust Course, ACF Accreditation, FSO-PVA/FSO-PI Updates and Sanitation Training – thanks for all the name ideas the winner is C-Star**** Sanitation Training Annual Refresher. The Runner-up was GRITs (Who can figure out the acronym?) …

ALCOAST 109/23 – MAR 2023 COAST GUARD ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS AY2024

ALCOAST 109/23SSIC 1524A. National Defense Authorization Act of 2023B. Performance, Training and Education Manual, COMDTINST M1500.10C1. This ALCOAST lists the anticipated AY24 Training Allowance Billet(TAB) allocations for military, non-senior service school, andacademic programs in support of Coast Guard advanced educationrequirements. Congress has not released Coast Guard appropriationsfor FY24. Accordingly, this ALCOAST anticipates TAB allocationsbased on …

Looking for an ADVENTURE? Check your Email – Message from the RFMC (select)

Everyone’s seeing the Eagle MISSION CRITICAL CS SUPRT email. I’ll be signing up to duty cook for Team Phase One starting one month from now on May 6th. Come join us for the trip of a lifetime with a flight from New London CT to Den Helder (Netherlands), then we sail to Oslo (Norway), we’ll …

APRIL BDFA Message from Chief Toler (FSOs Check your Email)

Good day, Linked here is the BDFA message for April 2023. Also included are the Requisitions for Purchase Cards and DLA. We are using a new Comms plan. All FSOs should have received this email. If you are an FSO and do not receive the BDFA email culinaryprogram@uscg.mil and tell me your unit and that …

SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) APRIL 2023

ALCGFINANCE 010/23 SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) APRIL 2023 The issued base BDFA for APRIL 2023 is 14.99.Afloat 14.99Ashore 20.24 All CG District 17 and Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA)units are authorized, but not mandated a 25 percent increase in thebase BDFA. The Requisition Number and Purchase Order (PO) Number forSubsistence Purchase Card purchases …

Email From CSC Toler: New Load Guide Assist Tool

I really wish I had something like this calculator Chief Toler created when I was FSO. Please take a look at this amazing load-out calculator. Chief Toler is a master at these excel spreadsheets. Between his new inventory workbook and this load guide tool, I would have saved countless hours/days of back in the day. …

MARCH BDFA Message from Chief Toler (Check your Email)

Good day CSs, Linked here is the BDFA message for March 2023. Also included are the Requisitions for Purchase Cards and DLA. You will see in the BDFA message, the Requisition Numbers and Purchase Order (PO) Numbers are included. There will be used for the receipting, verifying, and approving your purchases in FSMS. March 2023 …

SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) MARCH 2023

ALCGFINANCE 008/23SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) MARCH 20231.The issued base BDFA for MARCH 2023 is 14.90.Afloat 14.90Ashore 20.122.All CG District 17 and Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) units are authorized, but not mandated a 25 percent increase in the base BDFA.3.The Requisition Number and Purchase Order (PO) Number for Subsistence Purchase Card purchases for …