1. Your National Coast Guard Rep and host is:
Welcome to the Coast Guard’s National Naval Officers Association Webinar
Your National Coast Guard Rep and host is:
CDR Warren Judge

2. NNOA Webinar House Rules2
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If needed, you may mute the audio on Adobe Connect, but more importantly please place your phone on mute and not on hold

3. NNOA Webinar House Rules3
The webinar today will proceed as follows:
Participants will be able to ask questions to the presenter through the DCO chat function
I will monitor the questions throughout the presentation and I will pose 1 or 2 of the questions asked to the presenter at the end of each slide
If you are asking a question, please type your name, unit the slide number you are referencing with your question

4. Assignment Year 2015 PSC-OPM NNOA Presentation
CAPT Michael Johnston
CDR Michael Batchelder

5. What are we talking about?5
What are we talking about?
A little OPM Org structure
Guiding documents
Assignment Officers ( who are these guys? )
The process
Good advice/ take aways

6. Org Chart 6 OPM/ OPMa OPM-1 OPM-2 OPM-3 OPM-4 OERs BCMRs OSMS Career
Boards/panels
Promotions
Separations
BOB/etc
OERs
BCMRs
OSMS
Career
guidance

7. Officer Promotion Boards-opm-17
PPEL
Precept
COMDT’s guidance to boards & Panels
Panel Membership
Matters of Official Record
Zone Size

8. Officer Force Lifecycle Demographics8
Of 100 Ensigns Commissioned
98 will promote to LTJG
86 will promote to LT
53 will promote to LCDR
35 will promote to CDR
17 will promote to CAPT
1.3 will promote to RDML

9. OSMS- opm-3 Has two functions Specialty is defined by competencies9
Has two functions
Billet need – use knowledge, skills, & abilities (KSA) req’d to combine billets into specialties
Personnel ID – goal is to maintain a sufficient supply of qual’d officers to meet demands
Specialty is defined by competencies
Useful for career management – sets criteria for obtaining higher skill levels and competencies which determine assignability to future positions
Your opportunity to tell your story ( what are you brining to the table ?)
OPM-3 owns – for questions, guidance, and application procedures refer to OPM-3 website, link on resources slide

10. Career Management Resources- opm-410
Career Management Resources- opm-4
Number 1: mentors/ mentors/ mentors
Generic Precept to ADPL Boards
COMDT’s Guidance to Boards & Panels
Messages & CG PORTAL (AO Notes)
Officer Career Guidebook on opm-4 portal
Acquisitions
DCMS – all specialties
Response
Prevention
Intel
EPAL -

11. OPM-2 (Assignments Branch) Branch Chief: CDR Kurt Clarke11
OPM-2 (Assignments Branch) Branch Chief: CDR Kurt Clarke
Account
Assignment Officers
Afloat
LCDR Ben Spector
Response
LCDR Andre Murphy/ LCDR Matt Fine
Aviation
CDR(s) Mark Graboski/ LCDR Jeanine Menze
Prevention
CDR(s) Leon McClain/ LCDR Micah Bonner
Support/Special
LCDR Tim Margita/ LCDR James McCormack
Eng/C4IT/Log/Intel
LCDR Pete Fant / LCDR Michael Courtney
Warrants
CWO Amy Cerino/ CWO Kenny Pallais 11

12. Assignment Factors 12

13. OPM-2 How Assignments Are Made 13 Member needs Unit Needs
AO & Slate Recommendation
OPM-2/Assignment Panel Approval
Service Needs

14. How Assignments Are Made14
How Assignments Are Made
Three factors – Service, Unit, Member: Ideal is to make an assignment based on where all meet, however, if not possible then service need is primary driving factor based on original assumptions
Service Needs
(Program,
Skillset Management)
Program and Officer Career Management
Specialty – required for position
Rank – position requirements, incumbent’s (will shop position if paygrade mismatch/inzone and within one year of tour complete – final move will be based on need for officer’s skill in position at next paygrade
Location
Career Progression (Career Guides) – ensure development of current and future specialists
Promotability – Guidance to Boards and Panels
Unit Input
(Skillsets/Quals)
Primarily captured in Command Concerns
Specialty,
Competencies
Education
Career diversity,
Ethnic/gender diversity,
Future needs – offset rotations of key personnel, pending SARR/OMR changes
Member Input
(E-Resume, OERs, Quals)
Officer specific desires primarily conveyed via e-Resume and AO interaction
Special needs – official
Collocation – CG/OGA
Assignment desires
Geographic requests
Family implications E.G. spouse’s employment, children schooling, etc.

15. Assignment Process 15 Career Counseling & Roadshows
Develop Shopping list
Transfers, RILO’s & Off-Seasons
Promotions / Selection Boards & Panels
Critical ties to Reprogramming, Budget, Promotion, Screening, PG, Transfer season and other processes…
Submit a realistic E-Resume
Issue Orders
So the million dollar question we always get asked: why do assignments take so long? I’ll try to illustrate how the process works and how we are working towards getting you a more timely response:
(April/May/Jun/Jul/Aug)
We start with Career Counseling & Road Shows while simultaneously serving on all Post Graduate selection panels. The various promotion boards are also meetings. We develop assignment shopping list before and update after promotion and selection boards conclude. The special assignments shopping list will be published on 15 July and will close on 1 Aug.
(Oct/Nov/Dec)
01 Sep e-resumes must be submitted. We move to reviewing records and e-resumes. We contact officers whose e-resumes appear unrealistic or unaligned with a career goal/path. The Flag assignments are completed and CAPT/CWO assignments are being finalized.
(Jan/Feb)
All CAPT, CWO, CDR, All OCONUS, LCDR, LT and below assignments are completed. Each slate runs about 30 days with RILO periods (5 days). We issue all orders and begin the off season, people transfer, and RELADs/RILO. We are going on record to complete all LCDR assignments NLT 1 Feb and LT and below NLT 1 Mar for AY15.
(Apr/May/Jun)
Off Season and start the process over again…
Assignment Panels & Approvals
Develop Slates (O-6 thru CWO)

16. Realistic E-Resume 16
Diverse job opportunities keeping in mind a field to staff/staff to field overall trend through career
O3 and below – primarily development of specialty
O4 and above – primarily leadership and broadening
Out of Specialty Assignments – Depending on timing, special assignment can be considered. Communication with AO/OPM-4 can help determine if now is the right time for you

17. Develop Slates Read, read , read Discussions with commands17
Read, read , read
Discussions with commands
Discussions with members
Discussions with programs
Develop pitch/plans/options
Group meetings/ murder boards
More discussions
Panels/slates

18. Touchstones Big Four: PPEL Review your record Continuous Life Learning18
Big Four: PPEL
Review your record
Continuous Life Learning
Career Progression (future assignability)
Avoid rocks and shoals
Seek jobs with greater responsibility
Alignment with your supervisor/RO
What are the Big “4” and how does it impact you? Performance is documented through your OER, professionalism is documented through your qualifications/experiences/competencies, leadership is demonstrated through job assignments are each paygrade, and education is achieved through technical or academic aptitude.
Review your record - it is your RECORD that is compared to all other records for a given board or panel and gets you assignments & promotions
Education – facts: 99% O6& above have at least 1 MS degree; 78% O5 have at least 1 MS degree; 56% O4 have a least 1 MS degree. These numbers are climbing, don’t miss you opportunity. Most PG programs close at LCDR w/less than 1 year TIG be selection.
Avoid rocks and shoals - Core Value issues, 8H violations, alcohol/drug incidents, not complying with weight standards, below-average performance. Males is alcohol; females is 8H. Most prominent at the O1/O2 level for both genders
- before the end of the period

19. OPM Webinars (General & Specialty)19
OPM Portal
AO Notes
OPM and OPM-2 FAQs
OPM Reference Library
OPM Webinars (General & Specialty)
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