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ALCGENL 043/08 SUBJ: ADVANCED EDUCATION PROCESS FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL A. CG TRAINING AND EDUCATION MANUAL, COMDTINST M1500.10B, CHAP. 3 1. THIS MESSAGES MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE ANNUAL CYCLE FOR THE ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PROCESS. THIS SOLICITATION IS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS ONLY. TITLE 10 RESERVISTS, EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY RESERVISTS AND RETIRED RECALL MEMBERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THESE PROGRAMS. PLEASE READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY TO ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETED PROPERLY AND SUBMITTED BY THE SPECIFIED DEADLINES. THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO THE FOLLOWING ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS: A. ADVANCED COMPUTER, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (ACET) NOTE: THIS NOW INCLUDES AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY (AMT) B. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (MA) C. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE (BSI) D. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (MSSI) E. MASTER OF PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY (PT) F. PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PA) G. U.S. ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (USASMA) H. ADVANCED AVIATION INTEGRATED WEAPONS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE (AAIWSM) 2. THE FOLLOWING GENERAL GUIDELINES APPLY FOR ALL ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS: A. CGPC-EPM-1 WILL SERVE AS THE PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YN1 DERRICK RHONE (202) 493-1247 OR EMAIL DERRICK.L.RHONE(AT)USCG.MIL. B. APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE FOR BSI AND MSSI WILL BE 06 JUN 08. APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE FOR ACET, AMT, MA AND PT ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS WILL BE 20 JUN 08. APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE FOR PA WILL BE 18 JULY 08. APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE FOR USASMA WILL BE 01 AUG 08. APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE FOR AAIWSM WILL BE 29 AUG 08. WAIVERS OF THESE DEADLINES WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS PROVIDED OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS PRECLUDED THE CANDIDATE FROM SUBMITTING THE PACKAGE BY THE DEADLINE. NO PACKAGES WILL BE RETURNED FOLLOWING THE PANELS. C. LISTED BELOW ARE THE DATES FOR THE ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION SELECTION PANELS FOR ASSIGNMENT YEAR 2009: (1) BSI 24 JUN 08 (2) MSSI 24 JUN 08 (3) ACET 10 JUL 08 (4) MA 17 JUL 08 (5) PT 24 JUL 08 (6) PA 07 AUG 08 (7) USASMA 21 AUG 08 (8) AAIWSM 18 SEP 08 D. RESULTS FROM EACH SELECTION PANEL WILL BE PUBLISHED BY MESSAGE NLT TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE PANEL. E. OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS THREE MONTHS PER MONTH OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRST 12 MONTHS AND ONE MONTH PER MONTH OF INSTRUCTION THEREAFTER. OBLIGATED SERVICE FOR THE ADVANCED AVIONICS INTEGRATED WEAPONS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE (AAIWSM) IS TWO (2) YEARS FROM THE COURSE COMPLETION DATE. ATTENDANCE AT ALL DOD SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMIES REQUIRES A TWO-YEAR OBLIGATED SERVICE COMMITMENT. MBRS FAILING TO COMPLETE THE ENTIRE COURSE OF STUDY WILL STILL BE REQUIRED TO OBLIGATE SERVICE FOR EACH MONTH OF EDUCATION THEY COMPLETE. F. WHILE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION GUIDELINES FOR EACH PROGRAM WILL VARY AS DESCRIBED BELOW IN PARA 3, EACH APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT A COVER MEMO TO CGPC-EPM-1 VIA THEIR COMMAND. THE MEMO SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE PAGE AND MUST ADDRESS WHY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING AN ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM. G. COMMANDS MUST PROVIDE A SUBSTANTIVE ENDORSEMENT TO THE MBRS MEMO. THIS INPUT IS CRITICAL TO THE SELECTION PROCESS AND MUST INCLUDE THE COMMANDING OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION WITH REGARD TO THE MBRS ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE COURSE OF STUDY, REPRESENT THE COAST GUARD, AND THEIR FUTURE POTENTIAL. DO NOT ENCLOSE LETTERS OF REFERENCE. H. MBRS DO NOT HAVE TO BE TOUR COMPLETE TO APPLY FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. HOWEVER, THE MBRS TOUR COMPLETION DATE WILL BE USED AS ONE OF THE DISCRIMINATORS FOR SELECTION. APPLICANTS FOR THE ADVANCED AVIONICS INTEGRATED WEAPONS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE (AAIWSM) MUST BE WITHIN TWO (2) YEARS OF THEIR TOUR COMPLETION DATE. I. ENLISTED ADVANCED EDUCATION APPLICATIONS SHALL BE SENT VIA REGULAR MAIL TO CGPC (EPM-1), 4200 WILSON BLVD., SUITE 0900, ARLINGTON, VA 22203-1804, ATTENTION YN1 DERRICK RHONE. MBRS WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF APPLICATION PACKAGE. 3. LISTED BELOW ARE THE SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR EACH PROGRAM: A. ADVANCED COMPUTER, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY (ACET) NOTE: THE AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY (AMT) PROGRAM HAS BEEN COMBINED AS A SEPARATE EDUCATION TRACK WITHIN THE ACET PROGRAM. APPLICANTS FOR BOTH EDUCATION TRACKS (ACET AND AMT) WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY DURING A SINGLE SELECTION PANEL. (1) ELIGIBILITY FOR ACET: SENIOR PETTY OFFICERS E-6 THROUGH E-8 MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF SIX YEARS TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE AS OF 01 JUN 08 (AT LEAST TWO YEARS MUST BE COAST GUARD SERVICE) IN THE ET, IT, EM, MK, AND AET RATINGS. (2) ELIGIBILITY FOR AMT: PETTY OFFICERS E-5 THROUGH E-7 AS OF 01 JUN 08 IN THE AMT RATING. (3) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A STANDARD RESUME, WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (B) A COPY OF MBRS LATEST SAT OR ACT SCORES. SCORES MUST BE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAT/ACT SCORES BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, THEY MAY SUBMIT THE SCORES PRIOR TO THE PANEL. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE PANEL WITHOUT THE SAT/ACT SCORES. (C) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS: IF MBR HAS ATTENDED COLLEGE, A COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE. STUDENT COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE. (D) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, AMTS APPLYING FOR THE AMT PROGRAM SHOULD PROVIDE A COPY OF A & P LICENSE (IF EARNED), QA LETTERS, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TRAINING CERTIFICATES. (4) THE ACET/AMT PROGRAM CONTACT IS MARY FUATA, (202) 475-5737/EMAIL MARY.K.FUATA(AT)USCG.MIL. PLEASE REFER FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS TO MBRS RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF. INTERESTED MEMBERS MAY GO TO THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACET PROGRAM AND A SAMPLE APPLICATION CAN BE FOUND AT: CGCENTRAL/LEARNING/ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. B. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (MA) (1) ELIGIBILITY: HEALTH SERVICE TECHNICIANS WITH A MINIMUM OF SIX YEARS TOTAL TIME IN SERVICE (AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COAST GUARD SERVICE) WHO ARE ABOVE THE CUT FOR E-6 THROUGH E-8. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A STANDARD RESUME, WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (B) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS. MBRS MUST HAVE AN ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR 60 CREDIT HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK, WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO THIS COURSE OF STUDY. THE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF THESE COURSES MUST BE 2.5 OR GREATER ON A 4.0 SCALE. (C) A COPY OF MBRS LATEST SAT OR ACT SCORES. SCORES MUST BE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAT/ACT SCORES BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, THEY MAY SUBMIT THE SCORES PRIOR TO THE PANEL. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE PANEL WITHOUT THE SAT/ACT SCORES. (D) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. (3) THE PROGRAM SPONSOR FOR MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION IS MCPO KIRK T. WATSON, (202) 475-5174/EMAIL KIRK.T.WATSON(AT)USCG.MIL. PLEASE REFER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM AND FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENTS TO MCPO WATSON, HS RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF. C. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE (BSI) (1) ELIGIBILITY: INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST E-5 THROUGH E-8 AS OF 01 JUN 08. MEMBERS MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 80/120 SEMESTER/QUARTER HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK OF WHICH, 20/30 CREDITS MUST BE UPPER DIVISION (300-400 LEVEL). 20/30 S/Q CREDITS MUST BE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION (9/14 CREDITS MUST BE COMMUNICATION CLASSES, 6/9 MUST BE COMP/WRITING, 12/18 CREDITS IN MATH/SCIENCE 3/5 MUST BE IN MATH AND 15/23 CREDITS IN HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES/FINE ARTS). MEMBERS ALREADY POSSESSING A BACHELORS DEGREE CANNOT COMPETE FOR THIS PROGRAM AND WILL ONLY BE CONSIDERED FOR THE MSSI PROGRAM. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A COVER MEMO IN STANDARD COAST GUARD MEMO FORMAT TO CGPC-EPM-1 VIA THEIR COMMAND. THE MEMO SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE PAGE AND MUST ADDRESS WHY THEY ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING AN ADVANCED EDUCATION IN INTELLIGENCE. (B) A STANDARD RESUME, WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (C) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS: A COPY OF ALL TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN MBRS APPLICATION PACKAGE. COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE. BSI/MSSI APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 06 JUN 08. (3) THE PROGRAM CONTACT FOR BSI IS LT MARIE BARRY AT (202) 372-2737 OR MARIE.E.BARRY(AT)USCG.MIL. D. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (MSSI) (1) ELIGIBILITY: INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST E-5 THROUGH E-8 AS OF 01 JUN 08. MEMBERS MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN AND HAVE NO COURT-MARTIAL CONVICTIONS DURING THEIR ENLISTMENT. (2) AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION WITH AT LEAST A 2.5 GRADE POINT AVERAGE ON A 4.0 SCALE. (3) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS; (A) ADVANCED EDUCATION REQUEST (CG-5651) (B) A STANDARD RESUME, WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (C) A COPY OF THE APPLICANTS LATEST GRE SCORES. SCORES MUST BE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. (D) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS: MEMBERS MUST HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE WITH A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.5 OR HIGHER ON A 4.0 SCALE. COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE. (E) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. BSI/MSSI APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 06 JUN 08. (4) THE PROGRAM CONTACT FOR MSSI IS LT MARIE BARRY AT (202) 372-2737 OR MARIE.E.BARRY(AT)USCG.MIL. E. MASTER OF PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY (PT) (1) ELIGIBILITY: PETTY OFFICERS ABOVE THE CUT FOR E-7 THROUGH E-8. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) ADVANCED EDUCATION REQUEST (CG-5651). (B) A COPY OF MBRS LATEST GRE SCORES. SCORES MUST BE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE THE GRE SCORES BEFORE THE APPLICATION PACKAGE DEADLINE, THEY MAY SUBMIT THE SCORES PRIOR TO THE PANEL. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED TO THE PANEL WITHOUT THE GRE SCORES. (C) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT: MBRS MUST HAVE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE WITH A CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.5 OR HIGHER ON A 4.0 SCALE. COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE. (D) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. (3) THE PROGRAM SPONSOR FOR PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY IS LCDR MARK MCMANUS, (202) 475-5472/EMAIL PHILLIP.M.MCMANUS(AT) USCG.MIL. PLEASE REFER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PT PROGRAM AND FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENTS TO LCDR MCMANUS. F. PUBLIC AFFAIRS (PA) (1) ELIGIBILITY: PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALISTS E-5 THROUGH E-7 WITH LESS THAN 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 01 JUN 08. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES. EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A STANDARD RESUME WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (B) A COPY OF MBRS LATEST SAT OR ACT SCORES. SCORES MUST BE LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD. IF THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE SAT OR ACT SCORES BEFORE THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, THEY MAY SUBMIT THE SCORES PRIOR TO THE PANEL. APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE FORWARDED TO THE PANEL WITHOUT THE SAT OR ACT SCORES. APPLICANTS HOLDING AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE DO NOT NEED TO SUBMIT SCORES. (C) COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS: IF MBR HAS ATTENDED COLLEGE, A COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE. STUDENT COPIES ARE ACCEPTABLE. (D) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. (E) SAMPLES OF THE APPLICANTS WORK OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. SAMPLES MAY INCLUDE ARTICLES OR PHOTOGRAPHS THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED IN THE COAST GUARD MAGAZINE OR EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS IN ADDITION TO NEWS ARTICLES IN WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN QUOTED. DO NOT SUBMIT NEWS RELEASES OR VIDEO CLIPS. (F) THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PA IS MCPO TYLER JOHNSON (202) 372-4639/EMAIL TYLER.JOHNSON(AT)USCG.MIL. G. U.S. ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY (USASMA) (1) ELIGIBILITY: MBRS ABOVE THE CUT FOR E-8 THROUGH E-9 WITH LESS THAN 26 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 01 JUN 08. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A STANDARD RESUME WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASSIGNMENT HISTORY WITH ASSIGNED DUTIES (INCLUDING COLLATERAL DUTIES E.G. COMMAND MASTER/SENIOR CHIEF), EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PERSONAL AWARDS. (B) COPY OF CURRENT CG BASIC FITNESS PLAN. MEMBERS APPLYING FOR THIS PROGRAM MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH CG MAW STANDARDS AND MEET THE WEIGHT/FITNESS STANDARDS OF THE USASMA. (C) AN EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT BY THE CG INSTITUTE. PLEASE ALLOW AMPLE TIME FOR THE CG INSTITUTE TO PROCESS REQUEST. THE AVERAGE TURNAROUND TIME FOR ASSESSMENTS IS TWO MONTHS. EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEETS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE UNIT ESO OR DIRECTLY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: WWW.USCG.MIL/HQ/CGI/CREDIT.HTML (D) COPIES OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. (E) 8 X 10 PHOTOS OF THE APPLICANT IN SERVICE DRESS BRAVO UNIFORM (FRONT AND SIDE VIEWS SHOWING RATING BADGE). (3) THE PROGRAM SPONSOR FOR THE SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY IS MSTCM DIANE LACUMSKY, (202) 267-2441/EMAIL DIANE.M.LACUMSKY(AT) USCG.MIL. MEMBERS APPLYING FOR THIS PROGRAM MUST BE IN WEIGHT/FITNESS STANDARDS OF THE USASMA. PLEASE REFER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY AND FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT TO MSTCM LACUMSKY. H. ADVANCED AVIONICS INTEGRATED WEAPONS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE COURSE (AAIWSM) (1) ELIGIBILITY: ALL AET AND ET E-5 THROUGH E-7 WHO HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED AV/C7, AE/C7 OR ACET PROGRAMS. (2) APPLICATION GUIDELINES: AFTER COMPLETING AAIWSM (C1) MATH PRETEST, EACH APPLICANT SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSURES WITH THEIR APPLICATION: (A) A STANDARD MEMO, WHICH INCLUDES CURRENT UNIT, ROTATION DATE, ASVAB/BTB SCORES, MATH PRETEST SCORE, ACCEPTANCE OF TWO (2) YEARS OBLIGATED SERVICE FROM CLASS COMPLETION DATE, CLASS DATE PREFERENCE, AND REASON FOR APPLYING. (B) COMMAND ENDORSEMENT. (C) COPY OF ANY PERSONAL AWARD CITATIONS. (3) MEMBERS MAY CONTACT THE FOLLOWING FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE AAIWSM (C1) PROGRAM AND LETTERS OF APPLICATION. AETCS M. BOZKURT (252) 334-5210, EMAIL: MUSTAFA.K.BOZKURT(AT)USCG.MIL. CANDIDATES MAY FOLLOW THIS PATH FOR AN EXAMPLE OF THE LETTER OF APPLICATION: CG CENTRAL/UNITS/SERVICES AND BENEFITS/TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES/SELECT B SCHOOL DESCRIPTION UNDER AVIATION ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 4. A SEPARATE MSG WILL BE SENT FROM EACH PROGRAM DETAILING THE COURSE OF STUDY AND FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENTS. 5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED. (as per HQ ALCOAST)
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