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Direct-Access Planned Maintenance Outage
Direct Access will not be available from Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 0600 (EST) until Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 0600 (EST). This outage is necessary for an upgrade and modernization to Direct Access. For more information see ALCOAST 057/23.
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Oct. 25, 2022
PCS Travel POET Guidance for Orders Issued in FY 2022
PCS orders that were issued in FY22 shall use the FY22 POET funding that was assigned to the orders set. This rule applies regardless of when the actual travel occurs for the member.
Fiscal Year Selected Reserve (SELRES) Bonuses and Designated Unit Pay (DUP)
This ALCOAST announces FY23 bonus offers for affiliation, enlistment, and assignment in the Coast Guard SELRES. DUP: $15 per (IDT) or (ATP) for reservists assigned to a (PSU), (MESG), or (MSRON).
Fiscal Year 2023 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Naval Engineering Officer Interventions
This ALCOAST authorizes two Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) offers. 1) Naval Engineering 2-4-2 Program. A $100,000 CSRB is authorized for active duty officers. 2) LCDR/O4 Engineer Officer Afloat. An $80,000 CSRB is authorized for active duty officers.
Fiscal Year 2023 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Afloat Officer Interventions
This ALCOAST announces the approved FY23 Afloat officer interventions. A $40,000 CSRB is authorized as a special incentive pay to retain active duty officers filling essential underway assignments, and who agree to obligate a four (4) year ADSC.
Oct. 24, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Workforce Planning Team - Aviation Officer Interventions
This ALCOAST announces the approved FY23 Aviator officer interventions.
Oct. 21, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Investigating Officer Intervention
This ALCOAST announces the approved FY23 Investigating Officer (IO) intervention.
Fiscal Year 2023 Military Workforce Planning Team Results - Cyber Enlisted Interventions
This ALCOAST announces the approved FY23 CYBER enlisted interventions.
Fiscal Year 2023 Workforce Planning Team - Cyber Officer Interventions
This ALCOAST announces the approved FY23 CYBER officer interventions.
Coast Guard Announces FY 2023 Non-Monetary Enlisted Interventions
This ALCOAST details the results of the Military Workforce Planning Team (MWPT) non-monetary enlisted interventions. The MWPT convened in May 2022 to develop and recommend workforce policy interventions. The MWPT identified strategies for rates/ratings deemed to have personnel shortages that could negatively influence mission execution. MWPT deliberations considered factors from a broad spectrum of organizational needs.
Coast Guard Provides and Overview of Fiscal Year 23 Workforce Planning Team Results
This ALCOAST announces the efforts and results of the FY23 Workforce Planning Team (WPT). Military and Civilian Workforce Planning Teams (WPTs) are chartered governing bodies established to analyze recruiting, retention, and specialty management personnel trends. Each WPT uses data-driven recommendations to create balanced intervention strategies in order to obtain and retain a mission-ready workforce. As WPT sponsor and manager of military and civilian pay accounts, COMDT (CG-1) reviews and approves WPT recommendations on a Fiscal Year (FY) basis; no interventions are guaranteed beyond a given FY. Approved interventions within an FY may be started or stopped at any point in the year when the need is no longer required to manage a particular element of the workforce in the year.
New Pay Entitlement - Assignment Incentive Pay for Cutters Undergoing Maintenance Periods (AIP-CMP)
Assignment Incentive Pay for Cutters Undergoing Maintenance Periods (AIP-CMP), a special pay. AIP-CMP may be paid to active duty officers and enlisted members entitled to Basic Pay under REF (B), including Reservists on active duty who are permanently assigned to a career sea pay (CSP) eligible cutter, and whose CSP has been stopped in conjunction with a lengthy cutter maintenance period, such as SLEP, MMA, etc. AIP-CMP is authorized effective 01 OCT 2022 in the amount of $200 per month.
Oct. 20, 2022
Seventh Coast Guard District Authorization to Evacuate CG Civilian Personnel and Active Duty Dependent for Hurricane Ian (Update6)
This is the 6th and final update. A. Evacuation Zone: Following post storm, and in consideration of local government evacuation plans, this messages terminates evacuation authorizations for evacuation zones listed below.
Oct. 18, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Reserve Enlisted High Year Tenure (R-HYT)
All Coast Guard Reserve (ALCGRSV) message 059/22 provides guidance on the Reserve-High Year Tenure program for fiscal year (FY) 2023. A FY 2023 panel will be held for eligible Reserve enlisted members in the grades of E-7 and E-8. R-HYT is suspended for all other grades through FY 2023.
Oct. 13, 2022
Social Security Announces 8.7 Percent Benefit Increase for 2023
Military retired pay will also increase by 8.7 percent in 2023.
Oct. 12, 2022
Auto De-Obligation Of Aged TDY Travel Balances (UDO) And Residuals
ALCGFINANCE 044/22 announces that starting in December 2022, CG-833 will begin de-obligating UDO balances on travel where a traveler has not submitted their travel claim within 60 days of completing travel.
Oct. 7, 2022
Fiscal Year 2023 Reserve Active Duty for Training Scheduling Requirements
This ALCOAST announces key deadlines for Selected Reserve (SELRES) members and commands scheduling Active Duty for Training (ADT) in FY23.
Fiscal Year 2023 Reserve Inactive Duty Requirements and Allocations
This message announces key dates, responsibilities, and policies for commands and SELRES members when scheduling all reserve drill types in FY23
Policy and Procedures for Officers to Opt-Out of Promotion Selection Board Consideration
This ALCOAST adds a formal process to Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST M1000.3A for in-zone officers to "opt-out" of promotion selection board consideration.
Oct. 6, 2022
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Oct. 5, 2022
New Pay Entitlement: Assignment Incentive Pay - Pre-commissioning Cutter Crews
This ALCOAST announces the establishment of Assignment Incentive Pay for Pre-commissioning Cutter Crews (AIP-PCC), a special pay. AIP-PCC may be paid to active duty officers and enlisted members entitled to Basic Pay, including Reservists on active duty who are permanently assigned as part of a designated pre-commissioning cutter crew, and is authorized effective 01 SEP 2022 in the amount of $200 per month.
Financial Systems Modernization Solution (FSMS) Incident Management Team Update
On 14 MAR 2022, the Commandant stood up the FSMS Transition Incident Command (IC) to lead and integrate efforts to develop and implement solutions to the challenges related to FSMS transition. This is the team's latest status update.
Oct. 3, 2022
Suspension of High Year Tenure (HYT)
ALCOAST 368/22 announces the suspension of enlisted HYT for active duty members until January 1, 2025.
New Procedure for Opt Out of Advancement
This ALCOAST provides updates to policy for enhanced enlisted career flexibility by allowing members to opt-out of advancement without penalty or Personal Data Record documentation.
Change to Policy and Procedures for Servicewide Exam Points
ALCOAST 367/22 announces changes to Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST M1000.2C and ACN 103/21 , and updates cancelation date of ACN 016/22. Specifically, this ALCOAST updates the policy and procedures for Service Wide Exam (SWE) Award Points, Sea/Surf Duty Points, and Incentive Points.
Sept. 27, 2022
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