August 2024 UPDATE: Culinary Operations Service Line (CSB, COSL, FINCEN, DLA)

New Team Members We are pleased to welcome two new members to the COSL team this transfer season: CS Configuration Management/Logistics Coordinator: CSC Kevin Ball, previously serving as the CS School Chief at TRACEN Petaluma. Financial/Automation Coordinator: CSC Greg Runo, formerly the FSO at CGC ACTIVE. Our existing COSL team members include: Division Chief: Ms. …

August 2024 UPDATE Assignment Officers (AOs)

Good morning, CS’s! Happy Wednesday! What we week are having here at EPM-2, kicking off the week with Master Chief John “Scott” Jeffries reporting in to assume the duties and responsibilities of the Junior Account CS Assignment Officer. Over the next couple of weeks Master Chief and I will be conducting our pass down, after …

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. …

April 2024 UPDATE: CS School (A + C School, RKM)

CS School Chief changeout; CSMC Kevin Ball will be relieved by CSCM (select) Adam Shelton Demonstrate effective techniques in presenting food that maximizes the flavor of the products used. The goal of this course is to make the requirement for annual sanitation training easily accessible and available for all Culinary Specialist (CS) personnel.  C-STAR features …

Feb 2024 UPDATE: Culinary Program

DCMS wanted an update to post on the following CS topics for Pride in Food Service Week. The Program/RFMC response works great for the FEB Culinary Program Update Post: The future is bright and the CS rating is still working on becoming even better. The following are some of our current initiatives the CS Leadership …

Feb 2024 UPDATE: RFMC

Ongoing- RTAC/RFMC/Program/Product Line collaborations New CS RFMC “LIVE” Force Notes released at https://coastguardculinary.com/ AMIO CS Procedures PI/PVA Lant/PAC Alignment (Program, SPL, CSB) 2024 WPT/SDP panel submissions (Program, AOs) Assignment Priority Panel (Program, AOs) OMR for OPC staffing models JOD Competency Requirements Round Table (Program, RTAC, CSB) FRC Support Hub Research LA/LB Late March LA/LB Symposium …

Feb 2024 UPDATE: Assignment Officer (AO)

Good morning CS’s!! Happy Tuesday!  I wanted to give you all an update on where I currently am in AY24 transfer season. Thus far,  247 orders have been issued since official eResumes were due in December. I have approximately 55 orders left to issue (not including A school orders) with the majority being at the …

Feb 2024 UPDATE: TRACEN PETALUMA CS School

“A” School Currently, the CS A School is redesigning Capstone to align with the ACF Certified Fundamentals Cooks practical exam.  Other current projects include developing instructional materials for recently added TPOs and making quality improvements to students’ homework. The goal of this course is to make the requirement for annual sanitation training easily accessible and …

Feb 2024 UPDATE: SPL/CSB

Subsistence Product Line 1.  Ashore Major Equipment – SPL continues to work with the Culinary Program (CG-1K13) to seek out funding for major equipment replacement at ashore units. SPL has sent out several messages to FSOs asking for their needs and equipment status. CSC Sukohl, Equipment and Facilities Branch Chief Michael.r.sukohl@uscg.mil  is the lead at …

JULY ASSINGMENT OFFICER (AOs) UPDATE

Good morning CS’s and Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a relaxing 4th of July and was able to enjoy some fireworks! The 2024 Coast Guard Culinary Team Solicitation message was released. See ALCOAST 246-26 for application requirements. I have released another A2P critical fill solicitation for a CS1 on board CGC Winslow Griesser. See …