08 SEP 2022 ALCGRSV 051/22 SUBJ: RESERVE JUNIOR ENLISTED (E6 AND BELOW) 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 Junior Enlisted personnel (E6 and below) competing for assignment, their command cadre or supervisors, and Reserve personnel at large. Supplemental information on the assignment process, including the AY23 Reserve Personnel Assignment Guide, is 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. E-resume/FlexPAL: a. ALL Junior Enlisted members of ALL ratings will ONLY select position number 00047023 when submitting their e-resume in DA. The FlexPal Reserve Training Capacity Worksheet is available on the PSC-RPM website denoted in Paragraph 1, under AY23 FlexPal. b. 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. c. Additional guidance on the e-resume process is available in the Reserve Personnel Assignment Guide available on the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1. 3. AY23 Assignment Candidates: a. Members who have been assigned to the same unit for more than five (5) years and desire a new assignment may submit an e-resume. b. Members who relocate their primary residence to a location beyond a Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD) to their current assignment must submit an e-resume, regardless of rotation date. An endorsement in DA is required (CO, XO, or SRO) and members must ensure address has been updated in Direct Access. Continuing in a current assignment is an available option, but other assignment preferences must be included in the e-resume. c. Members serving on long term ADOS orders that terminate in 2023 MUST apply for a SELRES assignment, unless orders are involuntary T-10 orders. Members who do not apply for assignment will be transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). Members in the IRR may request a change in Reserve Component Category (RCC) and compete for positions at anytime. 4. Reasonable Commuting Distance: REF A, Article 5.C. describes policy regarding RCD. If there are no vacant positions available within RCD, members may voluntarily accept assignment to positions outside of the RCD. 5. 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.” 6. 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 for Junior Enlisted 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. 7. 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. 8. Members who request a new SELRES assignment in AY23 must comply with the timeline in paragraph 11. E-resumes submitted outside of the submission period will only be considered based on the following: a. Member is relocating and their new residence is outside RCD. b. Member is requesting a critical fill assignment (e.g., PSU, Strike Team) within RCD. 9. Junior enlisted personnel shall consider all positions applicable to their rating, within RCD, as assignment options when crafting DA e-resume Member Comments. Members are strongly encouraged to contact their Assignment Officer (AO) to make certain that all possible assignment options are explored. For e-resume guidance refer to the PSC-RPM-2 website at: https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/FlexPAL_ Eresume_Guide.pdf. To ensure that an e-resume endorsement is completed on time, members should notify their chain of 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. 10. For assignment guidance refer to the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1. 11. AY23 Junior Enlisted Assignments Timeline: a. 01 Sep 22: Potential shopping lists posted in DA for unit validation. b. 28 Oct 22: Command Concerns due to PSC-RPM-2. c. 18 Nov 22: FlexPAL position 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 FlexPAL e- resumes. g. 16 Jan-09 May 23: AOs coordinate assignment options and provide billet choices and CG-2002s to members. 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. 12. Assignment officers: a. YNCM Dennis Tompkins: CGD ONE, FIVE and SEVEN Junior Enlisted assignments, (202) 795-6531, Dennis.J.Tompkins@uscg.mil. b. YNCM Mary Endicott: CGD ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, and SEVENTEEN Junior Enlisted assignments, (202) 795-6538, Mary.F.Endicott@uscg.mil. c. YNCS Jessica Barbay: CGD EIGHT and NINE Junior Enlisted assignments, (202) 795-6534, Jessica.I.Barbay@uscg.mil. 13. CAPT Michael W. Batchelder, Chief CG PSC-RPM, sends. 14. Internet release authorized.