To ensure the Coast Guard continues to retain their best-performing senior
enlisted leaders, the Senior Enlisted Continuation Board (SECB) policy has
been created. The SECB does not apply to Reserve enlisted members. Separate
guidance on Reserve specific workforce management tools will be issued
separately.
SECB Overview:
- All active duty senior enlisted members in the ranks E-7
through E-9 will be evaluated when they reach 20-21 years
and at 25-26 years of active duty. Members will become SECB
candidates on 31 DEC of each year.
- Each member's record stands alone and no member is
compared to another. There is no number to recommend for
involuntary retirement; all members may be continued.
- No member may be recommended for involuntary retirement
unless they have a documented reason within the past five
years of becoming an SECB candidate. Additionally, a member,
who has documented performance or behavior outlined below
within a five-year window, could be continued on active duty
depending on the severity of the offense(s).
- Reasons that the Board may recommend that a member not
be continued include:
- Substandard performance of duty,
- Performance probation or incompetency,
- An unsatisfactory conduct mark,
- Moral or professional dereliction,
including, but not limited to Relief for
Cause,
- Failure to meet service norms or
regulations concerning alcohol abuse
including, but not limited to, documented
instances or conviction(s) for operating a
vehicle, or any other mode of transportation
under the influence of alcohol or controlled
substances during the period of review,
- Any documented instances of sexual
assault and/or harassment,
- Any documented instances of Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) violations,
- Any documented offense that meets the
criteria for separation under Articles
1.B.17.b.(2) and (3) of Military
Separations, COMDTINST M1000.4 (series).
- Financial irresponsibility; such as
failure to pay just debts or a pattern of
government travel charge card (GTCC)
delinquency due to misuse or pattern of
failure to pay outstanding balance, or
- Other documented adverse information
clearly indicating that the SECB candidate's
continuation may be inconsistent with
national security interest or may otherwise
not be in the best interest of the Coast
Guard, not limited to revocation of security
clearance.
Additional SECB Information:
For more information on the Senior Enlisted Continuation Board, refer to the
Chapter 4 of Military Separations, COMDTINST M1000.4. (series). Answers to
frequently asked questions (FAQ) are available
here. Further questions regarding SECB policy should be sent to LCDR
Russ Mayer, COMDT (CG-1331) at
HQS-PolicyandStandards@uscg.mil.
Commander (CG PSC-EPM) will release separate guidance on expected timelines.
Active duty members should contact Commander (CG PSC-EPM-1) for procedural
questions.
The Career Retention Screening Panel (CRSP) program has been terminated; no
future CRSP will be convened.
RDML William G. Kelly
RDML WILLIAM G. KELLY
Assistant Commandant for Human Resources
Issue date: 4/13/17