01 SEP 20 BT UNCLAS //N01301// ALCGRSV 049/20 SUBJ: RESERVE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER TO ENSIGN 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 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, including The Reserve Lieutenant Commander through Ensign Assignment Guide, is 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-2 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 members reported in DA as tour complete in 2021, 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 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. 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 shall follow the timeline in paragraph 9. Those who miss the deadlines in paragraph 9 should monitor AY21 Off-Season assignment messages or expect to remain in the IRR until the AY22 assignment cycle. 4. 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. 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. 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 9 will be transferred to the IRR and may compete for an AY22 assignment. 7. 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. 8. For assignment guidance refer to the PSC-RPM website denoted in paragraph 1. 9. AY21 SELRES Lieutenant Commander through Ensign 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 corrections due to PSC-RPM-2. c. 12 Nov 20: Shopping lists released and available in DA. d. 12 Nov 20 - 11 Jan 21: E-resume submission period. e. 12 Nov 20 - 11 Jan 21: AOs available for assignment counseling. f. 11 Jan 21: Deadline for members to submit e-resumes. g. 14 Apr 21: Assignment slates approved and finalized. h. 12-31 May 21: PCS orders released in DA, available to units in DA airport terminal. i. 29 Jun 21: Requests to retire or separate in lieu of orders due to PSC-RPM. j. 1 Oct 21: Effective date for AY21 assignments. 10. Assignment officers: a. LCDR assignments: LCDR Cecilia Williams, (202) 795-6517, Cecilia.R.Williams@uscg.mil. b. CGD ONE, FIVE, and SEVEN junior officer assignments: LCDR Jacqueline Bethel, (202) 795-6534, Jacqueline.M.Bethel@uscg.mil. c. CGD EIGHT and NINE junior officer assignments: LTJG Dennis O'Neill, (202) 795-6505, Dennis.R.O'Neill@uscg.mil. d. CGD ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, FOURTEEN, and SEVENTEEN junior officer assignments: LT Luke D'Lima, (202) 795-6534, Luke.T.D'Lima@uscg.mil. 11. CAPT Michael Batchelder, Chief, CG PSC-RPM, sends. 12. Internet release authorized.