08 SEP 2022 ALCGRSV 049/22 SUBJ: RESERVE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TO ENSIGN 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 Lieutenant Commanders through Ensigns competing for assignment, their command cadre or supervisors, and the Reserve officer corps at large. Supplemental information on the assignment process, is available in the AY23 Reserve Personnel Assignment guide, located 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-2 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 18 Nov 22. 3. AY23 Assignment Candidate Pool: a. The primary candidate pool consists of members reported in DA as tour complete in 2023, members filling positions in which a paygrade mismatch (plus or minus 2 pay grades) exists between member and billet, members in reprogrammed positions, and members projected to be released from active duty. This includes Reserve Lieutenant Commanders through Ensigns serving on long- term Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) and Extended Active Duty (EAD) who desire a SELRES assignment following their release from active duty. PSC-RPM-2 will track additions and deletions to candidate pools caused 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 AY23 Off-season cycle or AY24 assignment cycle. c. 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. d. Members who will be affiliating with the SELRES via the Regular to Reserve (R2R) process should make every effort to meet the timeline in paragraph 10. Those who miss the deadlines in paragraph 10 will fall into the AY23 Off-Season assignment process or expect to remain in the IRR until the AY24 assignment cycle. 4. E-resume/FlexPAL: a. General e-resume submission guidance: Please 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. b. Junior Officer FlexPAL guidance: Junior Officers (O1-O3) can now be assigned under the FLEXPAL system. The list of available assignments where training capacity exists is located on the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1, under the AY23 FlexPAL section. Under the FlexPAL system there are billets marked “F” for flexible and “NF” for non-flexible. The NF designation means that this billet is important to unit success and should not be moved under the FlexPAL system. RPM is expected to try and fill these positions before flexible positions. As such, candidates should apply to NF positions on their e-resume foremost, but if they are looking for a general position that is flexible in a specific geo-location, then they must apply to the following position number: 00042876. Members will provide their Assignment Officers (AOs) with their geographic location and desired drill location in the "Member Comments" section of the e-resume in order to provide their AOs with accurate information for slating. For FlexPal e-resume guidance refer to the PSC-RPM-2 website at: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/ FlexPAL_Eresume_Guide.pdf. 5. Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD): REF A, Article 5.C describes policy regarding RCD. As a member becomes more senior, opportunities for assignment within RCD become increasingly scarce. If a member wants to continue to serve in a SELRES status, the member should consider assignments beyond RCD. 6. Members who will voluntarily accept orders beyond RCD shall include the following statement in their e-resume member comments: “I, (rank and name) on (date), understand the Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD) policy stipulated in COMDTINST M1001.28 (series), and will voluntarily accept orders beyond RCD.” 7. IAW REF A, Article 5.E.1., members may be assigned to a Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF) unit without their consent if they live within RCD of these units and not enough qualified volunteers are identified. DSF units include the Port Security Units (PSUs), Strike Teams and Naval Expeditionary Combat Commands. Members who have not been assigned to a DSF unit during their career are strongly encouraged to apply. Members who have been assigned to a DSF unit for more than 5 years may apply for reassignment through the normal assignment process. 8. 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 10 will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for an AY24 assignment. 9. For assignment guidance refer to the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1. 10. AY23 SELRES Lieutenant Commander through Ensign Timeline: a. 01 Sep 22: Potential shopping lists posted in DA for unit validation. b. 28 Oct 22: Command Concerns and shopping list corrections due to PSC-RPM-2. c. 18 Nov 22: Shopping lists released and available in DA. d. 18 Nov 22 - 16 Jan 23: E-resume submission period. e. 18 Nov 22 - 16 Jan 23: AOs available for assignment counseling. f. 16 Jan 23: Deadline for members to submit e-resumes. g. 20 Apr 23: Assignment slates approved and finalized. h. 10-31 May 23: PCS orders released in DA, available to units in DA airport terminal. i. 29 Jun 23: Requests to retire or separate in lieu of orders due to PSC-RPM. j. 01 Oct 23: Effective date for AY23 assignments. 11. Assignment officers: a. LT Claricia Gautier: CGD ONE, FIVE, and SEVEN junior officer assignments,(202) 795-6498, Claricia.gautier@uscg.mil. b. LT Kalyn Doss: CGD EIGHT and NINE junior officer assignments, (202) 795-6521, Kalyn.J.Doss@uscg.mil. c. LT Dennis O'Neill: CGD ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, and SEVENTEEN junior officer assignments, (202) 795-6528, Dennis.R.O'Neill@uscg.mil. 12. CAPT Michael W. Batchelder, Chief CG PSC-RPM, sends. 13. Internet release authorized.