Greetings, The Subsistence Product Line (SPL) has been renamed the Culinary Operations Service Line (COSL). Moving forward, please send all Permanent/Temporary Disestablishment Memos and Annual Audits to SMB-HSWLSC-COSL_Helpdesk@uscg.mil , the SPL inbox will be going away soon. For clarification, the Culinary Support Branch (CSB) is a branch within COSL. Our name will not be changing.
Author Archives: Coast Guard Culinary Specialists
New Annual Audit Job Aids: Message From CSB Lead Master Chief Vernon Joiner
Greetings! The new Annual Audit Job Aids have been updated on the CS Portal. Click here: Annual Audit Job Aids Perpetual Inventory and Purchase Vs. Allowance have been separated into their own Job Aids. This will ensure a user-friendly process. The Annual Audit Job Aids are listed as follows. **Please Note**The submission email has changed. …
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CS Bonus Payment Status Info: Message from the CS FORCE Master Chief
We have received many questions regarding the delay in bonus payments. Our findings have revealed that the primary issue is improper submission of forms to PPC. These forms are often returned with instructions for corrections or requests for a waiver from CG-1M1, but are not being acted upon and resubmitted. There have been reports of …
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Check Your Email! 2025 CS Degree Programs – Message from the AO!
Good afternoon CS’s! The AY2025 Advanced Education Application Message has been released! 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 …
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ALCGENL 164/24 – SUBJ: ENLISTED POSTGRADUATE AND ADVANCED EDUCATION APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2025 (AY25)
ALCGENL 164/24SUBJ: 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 2025C. Commandant’s and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard’s Guidance to AY25 Enlisted Selection Boards and PanelsD. COMCOGARD …
April 2024 Update: RFMC
Culinary Specialists, Good morning from Base New Orleans. We have a couple Vested Crews members getting ready for A School here. SN Micheal Herman and SN Dane Smith. They tell me Chief John Ross and his Galley team are doing a great job preparing them for life as a CS. I’m headed to Galveston tomorrow. …
Upcoming Transfer Season 2024? Check your Emails! Senior Chief Eric Toler Says:
Greetings, In case you were not aware, on 06MAR24 the Purchase Card team released new versions of the Credit Card Holder and Approving Official agreements. The Citi bank application has not changed. • If you are a supervisor, be sure to download fresh copies of these agreements for incoming members. • If your current Approving Official is …
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SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) April 2024
ALCGFINANCE 013/24SUBJ: BASIC DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE (BDFA) April 20241. The issued base BDFA for April 2024 is 15.07.Afloat 15.07Ashore 20.352. All CG District 17 and Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA)units are authorized, but not mandated a 25 percent increase in thebase BDFA.3. The Purchase Order (PO) Number for Subsistence Purchase Cardpurchases for the month of …
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April 2024 UPDATE: CS School (A + C School, RKM)
RKM The Occupational Analysis (OA) is currently underway and is crucial for shaping the future of the CS rate through training. This is your opportunity to contribute your insights to potential changes in RPQs and the curriculum at our A and C schools. The RFMC will be handpicking high-performing individuals to help the RTAC create …
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April 2024 UPDATE: Assignment Officer (AO)
Good morning CS’s! Happy April and the kick-off of Assignment Year (AY25)!! AY24 officially came to an end yesterday and we are already beginning preparations for AY25. Thank you all for being patient with me as I navigated the assignment year and everything that brought with it (FAI, Vested Crew Members, A2P, etc.). All orders …
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CS FORCE Master Chief "LIVE" Force Notes 