08 SEP 2022 ALCGRSV 048/22 SUBJ: RESERVE CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2023 (AY23) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT A. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series) 1. This message announces the AY23 Reserve assignment season kickoff and provides important guidelines and information for Reserve Captains and Commanders competing for assignment, their command cadre or supervisors and the Reserve officer corps at large. Supplemental information on the assignment process, including The Reserve Captain Assignment Guide and the Reserve Commander Assignment Guide, are available on the PSC-RPM website: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Assistant- Commandant-for-Human-Resources-CG-1/Personnel-Service- Center-PSC/Reserve-Personnel-Management-PSC-RPM/RPM-2/ Assignments/AY23/. Request widest dissemination of this message. 2. Shopping lists: PSC-RPM is developing and validating AY23 shopping lists, which will identify anticipated billet vacancies. Updates will be published on the PSC- RPM website. a. Validation: Unit commanders should verify the accuracy and status of each Reserve position on their PAL as reflected in Direct Access (DA), along with anticipated vacancies. The Command Concerns Process Guide is located on the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1. Select the "Command Concerns" link after expanding the "RPM-2" tab on the left. Submit discrepancies or comments to the appropriate PSC-RPM Assignment Officer (AO) via Command Concerns by 28 Oct 22. b. Availability: Shopping lists will be released OOA 01-04 Nov 22. 3. AY23 Captain and Commander Assignment Candidate Pool: a. The primary candidate pool consists of Captains and Commanders reported in DA as tour complete in 2023, Commanders selected for Captain, Lieutenant Commanders selected for Commander, members who will change Reserve Component Category (RCC) to Selected Reserve (SELRES), members filling positions in which a paygrade mismatch exists between member and billet, members in reprogrammed positions, and members projected to be released from active duty. This includes senior officers (O5-O6) serving on long-term Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) who desire a SELRES assignment following their release from active duty. PSC-RPM will track additions and deletions to candidate pools created by promotions, screening panels, separations, position reprogramming and other actions. b. Members serving on long-term ADOS orders that terminate at any time during 2023 are highly encouraged to apply for assignment. Members who do not apply for assignment will be transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) and may participate in the AY24 assignment cycle. c. Senior officers selected for promotion to Captain or Commander will only be considered for positions of the promoted grade. d. PSC-RPM will adhere to tour completion dates when considering assignments. Members generally will not rotate prior to completion of their tours. However, early rotations are sometimes necessary to meet Service needs. Selection for promotion or existing position rank mismatches automatically trigger new assignment consideration regardless of tour completion date. 4. Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD): REF A, Article 5.C describes policy regarding RCD. As a member becomes more senior, assignment opportunities within RCD become increasingly scarce. If a member wants to continue to serve in a SELRES status, the member should consider assignments beyond RCD. 5. Members who decline orders are subject to a transfer to the IRR, Standby Reserve, or may request retirement or separation, IAW REF A, Article 5.A.10. Members who do not successfully compete for an AY23 assignment will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for an AY24 assignment. Members who do not submit an e-resume IAW paragraph 8 will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for assignment in AY24. 6. For e-resume guidance refer to the CG PPC DA II website at: http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-1/PPC/GUIDES/GP/ SelfService/Member/Self%20Service%20-%20eResume.pdf. To ensure that an e-resume endorsement is completed on time, members should notify their command when an e- resume requiring command endorsement has been submitted. The current version of DA will not notify the endorser of the request and does not allow late e-resume submission. 7. For Captain assignments only, all applicants must prepare and submit a one-page biography. The biography requirements and template are available in the Reserve Captain Assignment Guide. 8. AY23 SELRES Captain and Commander timeline: a. 01 Sep 22: Potential shopping lists were posted in DA for unit validation per 2.A of this message. RPM-2 sent guidance for Reserve shopping list validation to the Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS) staffs. Units began validation for AY23. b. 28 Oct 22: Command Concerns and shopping list validations due to PSC-RPM. c. 01-04 Nov 22: Shopping lists released and available in DA. d. 14-18 Nov 22: Reserve Senior Command Screening Panel. e. 07 Nov - 09 Dec 22: AOs available for assignment counseling. f. 09 Dec 22: Deadline for Reserve Captain and Commander e-resumes. Also deadline for Reserve Captains to submit one page biography to RPM as per the Reserve Captain Assignment Guide. g. 27 Feb - 03 Mar 23: Reserve Captain and Commander Assignment Panels. h. 17 Mar 23: Deadline for requests to retire or separate in lieu of orders due to PSC-RPM. i. 01 Oct 23: Effective date for AY23 assignments. 9. Assignment officers: a. CAPT Mike "Batch" Batchelder: Captain assignments, (202) 795-6499, Michael.W.Batchelder@uscg.mil. b. CDR Andrew Younkle: Commander assignments, (202) 795- 6501, Andrew.R.Younkle@uscg.mil. 10. CAPT Michael W. Batchelder, Chief PSC-RPM, sends. 11. Internet release authorized.