AY16 FINAL REPORT
AY16 OFF-SEASON MESSAGES
ASSIGNMENT YEAR KICKOFF MESSAGES
SHOPPING LISTS
- During the assignment year shopping lists are updated weekly.
- In the off-season, shopping lists are updated as needed.
SPECIAL RESERVE ASSIGNMENTS
Reserve Gold and Silver Badge Assignments
AY17 Tentative Shopping Lists
REQUESTING ASSIGNMENT
- Members should request assignment via the “PCS e-Resume” module in Direct Access. This is the primary method for members to communicate their assignment preferences. The Direct Access Self Service e-Resume guide can be found here.
Direct Access Self-service login | Direct Access Knowledge Base
- Members with no access to Direct Access should complete form CG-2002 and email to your Assignment Officer or RPM-2. IRR members do not need a command endorsement when requesting assignment and are not required to fill out sections 11 and 12.
- Find your unit's contact information from the Standard Distribution List (SDL). (CG Intranet only)
- See Assignment Year kickoff messages for AY16 Timelines.
DECLINING SELRES ASSIGNMENT ORDERS
Members who decline Selected Reserve assignment orders must notify CG PSC-RPM in writing of their intent to decline orders within 30 days of the CG PSC-RPM orders approval date. Procedures for declining orders may be found in ALCGRSV 017/15.
ASSIGNMENT AND ROTATION REQUIREMENTS
Official Assignment Policy may be found in the Reserve Policy Manual, Chapter 5
Generally, members are assigned to the unit closest to their permanent home address with appropriate vacant positions. . Members who voluntarily accept orders beyond RCD shall include the following statement in their e-resume: "I, (rank and name) on (date), understand the Reasonable Commuting Distance (RCD) policy stipulated in COMDTINST M1001.28, and will voluntarily accept orders beyond RCD."
- Senior Officers (O-5 & O-6) should submit e-resumes indicating their career intentions and desires for consideration by assignment officers. Normal tour length is three years. Off-season assignments are normally announced for unit CO and Senior Reserve Officer (SRO) positions located at major commands. If applicable, these position openings are normally announced via ALCGRSV message.
- Junior Officers (O-1 through O-4) should submit e-resumes indicating their career intentions and desires for consideration by assignment officers. Normal tour length is three years. Off-season positions (if applicable) are normally announced via ALCGRSV message.
- CWOs and senior enlisted members should submit e-resumes indicating their career intentions and desires for consideration by assignment officers. Normal tour length is five years. Off-season positions (if applicable) are normally announced via ALCGRSV message.
- Junior enlisted personnel (E-6 and below) tour length is normally a minimum of five years, but may require transfer sooner due to advancement, service needs, etc. Off-season positions (if applicable) are normally announced via ALCGRSV message.<
- PCS e-resumes will not be accepted outside of the e-resume submission period noted in the AY Kickoff message unless a member is relocating their residence outside of RCD of their current assignment or requesting a critical fill assignment (e.g., PSU, Strike Team, etc.) within RCD. A command endorsement is required for all e-resumes submitted outside the submission period, even for members that are tour complete.
- Command endorsements are required in the following situations:
- Extensions for E-7 and above
- SERA positions
- Short Tours eResumes submitted outside the submission period for E-6 and below
- Off-Season Assignments for E-7 and above (except for members in the IRR)
- The eResume Command Endorsement Guide provides step by step directions on how to request and endorse a command endorsement.