01 SEP 20 BT UNCLAS //N01301// ALCGRSV 048/20 SUBJ: RESERVE CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2021 (AY21) KICKOFF ANNOUNCEMENT A. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series) 1. This message announces the AY21 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: http://www.dcms.uscg.mil/psc/rpm/rpm-2/Assignments. Request widest dissemination of this message. 2. Shopping lists: PSC-RPM is developing and validating AY21 shopping lists, which will identify anticipated billet vacancies. Updates will be published on the PSC- RPM website. a. Validation: Commencing 1 Sep 20, 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 12 Oct 20. b. Availability: Shopping lists will be released OOA 12 Nov 20. 3. AY21 Assignment Candidate Pool: a. The primary candidate pool consists of Captains and Commanders reported in DA as tour complete in 2021, 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 2021 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 AY22 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. 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 AY21 assignment will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for an AY22 assignment. Members who do not submit an e-resume IAW paragraph 8 will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for assignment in AY22. 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. AY21 SELRES Captain and Commander Plan of Action and Timeline: a. 1 Sep 20: Potential shopping lists available in DA for unit validation. b. 12 Oct 20: Command Concerns and shopping list validations due to PSC-RPM. c. 2-6 Nov 20: Reserve Senior Command Screening Panel. d. 12 Nov 20: Shopping lists released and available in DA. e. 12 Nov 20 - 11 Jan 21: AOs available for assignment counseling. f. 18 Dec 20: Deadline for Captain e-resumes and submission of one page biography to RPM as per the Reserve Captain Assignment Guide. g. 11 Jan 21: Deadline for Commanders to submit e-resumes. h. 1-5 Mar 21: Reserve Captain and Commander Assignment Panels. i. 18 Mar 21: Deadline for requests to retire or separate in lieu of orders due to PSC-RPM. j. 12-31 May 21: PCS orders released in DA, available to units in DA airport terminal. k. 1 Oct 21: Effective date for AY21 assignments. 9. Assignment officers: a. Captain assignments: CAPT Mike "Batch" Batchelder, (202) 795-6499, Michael.W.Batchelder@uscg.mil. b. Commander assignments: CDR Andrew Younkle, (202) 795- 6501, Andrew.R.Younkle@uscg.mil. 10. CAPT Michael Batchelder, Chief, PSC-RPM, sends. 11. Internet release authorized.