Sept. 21, 2021

Enlisted Reserve Advancement Announcement

All Coast Guard Reserve (ALCGRSV) message 060/21 announces reserve enlisted advancements authorized effective 1 Ocotber 2021.​

Sept. 17, 2021

Known Issue: Direct Access Excel Spreadsheet Viewing- work around

​If your computer has migrated to Office 365/ The Cloud, you may experience issues viewing certain excel spreadsheets from direct access (web pages or excel 2003 version).

Sept. 17, 2021

Enlisted Advancement Authorization (EPAA)

All Coast Guard Enlisted (ALCGENL) message 153/21 announces enlisted advancements authorized effective 1 Oct 2021. There is a spreadsheet available on PPC's Advancement CG Portal site that you can sort by unit or SPO for your convenience.

Sept. 15, 2021

WEBNOW-Electronically Imaged Record Viewing Slated for Upgrade 16/17 September.

Effective September 17, 2021, WebNow will be upgraded to "Perceptive Experience". This upgrade only impacts the “view only” or web version – which is currently called WebNow, but is being upgraded to “Perceptive Experience”. New user access requests do not need to be completed. Users who previously logged into the WebNow link will now log into the Perceptive Experience URL using their old WebNow user ID and PW. This upgrade does not impact Perceptive Content, which is used for uploading documents. The SPO Access to the Electronically Imaged PDR (EI‑PDR) user guide has been updated to reflect the upgrade. The URL for Perceptive Experience is https://imgprd01.direct-access.uscg.mil/experience. They system cannot be accessed outside of the Coast Guard network using the URL. The URL is not needed when accessing Perceptive Experience via Direct-Access.

Sept. 2, 2021

One Service-Wide Examination (1-SWE) FAQs Added

The active duty enlisted workforce will soon see a change in how often junior petty officers compete for advancement. Beginning with the May 2022 servicewide exam (SWE), the Coast Guard will move to an annual examination, eliminating the November SWE, for all active duty enlisted members competing for advancement to E5 through E8, an effort known as the 1-SWE.

Sept. 2, 2021

​Pay & Personnel Center (ADV) Quarterly Data Integrity Newsletter

Welcome to the PPC ADV Quarterly Data Integrity Newsletter. This newsletter will cover the top 10 issues our Data Correction team has seen over the last 3 months and provide you with direction on how to correct or prevent these issues at the field level. We appreciate all your hard work in the field and our goal with this quarterly newsletter is to provide you with all the tools you need to succeed!

Sept. 1, 2021

Reserve Supplemental Advancement Lists Updated

The advancement eligibility lists for reserve supplemental advancements have been updated

Sept. 1, 2021

BM2 Active Duty Supplemental Advancement Eligibility List Posted

The advancement eligibility list for active duty BM2 supplemental advancements has been updated

Sept. 1, 2021

2020 Master Chief Advancement Panel (MCAP) Revised Cutoffs

2020 MASTER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT PANEL (MCAP) REVISED CUTOFFS

Sept. 1, 2021

November 2020 Servicewide Exam Revised Cutoffs Announced

ALCGENL message 140/21 provides revised cutoffs for participants of the November 2020 servicewide exam

Aug. 30, 2021

Reminder of Upcoming Body Composition Screening and Health Promotion Resources

ALCOAST 307/21 is a reminder of the resumption of Body Composition Screenings (BCS), beginning 01 OCT 2021, as announced in ACN 068/21. While the requirement to meet body composition standards remained unchanged during the pandemic, the administrative consequences were placed on hold. For the October 2021 BCS and beyond, all administrative consequences are in place per ACN 068/21.

Aug. 30, 2021

Body Composition Program Update-Flag Voice 555

Colleagues, as previously announced via ALCOAST Notice last month (ACN 068/21), the full administrative consequences of the Body Composition Program resume on 01 October 2021. I know this resumption brings stress and uncertainty across the workforce and I ask you to encourage your subordinate commanders to take time to hold frank and thoughtful conversations with crews in the coming weeks.

Aug. 19, 2021

Enlisted Evaluation Report Forms (CG-3788A-G) Revised

​CG-PSC-EPM has revised the Enlisted Evaluation Report Forms (CG-3788A-G). The August 2021 editions of the new forms are now available.

Aug. 11, 2021

Less Paperwork, Better Evaluations

Updated Individual Development Plan makes professional goals clearer for both staff and supervisors

Aug. 6, 2021

Leadership and Management School (LAMS) Completion Deadline for Servicewide Exam Waiver Process Guidance

PPC (ADV) has created a process guide which provides reference to policy, procedures and information on submitting Leadership and Management School (LAMS) completion deadline waivers to PPC. LAMS completion deadline waivers are available to allow for certain provisions where individuals are unable to complete LAMS prior to the Servicewide Examination Eligibility Date (SED).