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Our Pay and Personnel Center team members are users of Direct Access –just like you– and are similarly impacted by challenges with the system.  Though the Pay and Personnel Center does not own or control repairs to Direct Access, we continue to advocate with the Program Office to prioritize repairs and the C5I Service Center to conduct those repairs.  We appreciate your patience and grace during this time period.

In essence, Direct Access is our ship . . . and our ship is damaged and undergoing depot-level repairs.  The crew at the Pay and Personnel Center are just as eager for Direct Access to come back to fully mission capable, so we can better serve our Coast Guard families.

RETIRED PAY

At present, for temporary, permanent, VA offset, AEW’s, CRDP, and CRSC disability, we are encountering a processing delay due to systematic issues and a shortage of personnel. You remain our primary concern. We want to assure you that we are fully committed to resolving these issues promptly and handling your cases with utmost proficiency.

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Competency Dictionary Updates Version October 2024

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Oct. 28, 2024 —

The Competency Dictionary has been updated effective October 2024: Competency Dictionary (a spreadsheet that shows all authorized competency codes and descriptions) has been updated by Commandant (CG-1B-1). 

There have been 39 competency changes since the latest dictionary was published, and changes since the latest update are in blue font on the spreadsheet. The changes are as follows:

31 Competencies Created

  • RSS PO                 Rescue and Survival Systems PO
  • C27AS                   C-27 Advanced SAR
  • C27BS                   C-27 Basic SAR
  • C144AS                 HC-144 Advanced SAR
  • C144BS                 HC-144 Basic SAR
  • AVCMS                  Aviation Regional LE User
  • WAGBWAF           WAGB A-Frame Operator
  • CMS2                    CMS2 ERATS
  • CMS1                    CMS1 ERATS
  • CMSC                   CMSC ERATS
  • CMSCS                 CMSCS ERATS
  • CMSCM                 CMSCM ERATS
  • CMS2R                  CMS2R ERATS
  • CMS1R                  CMS1R ERATS
  • CMSCR                 CMSCR ERATS
  • CMSCSR              CMSCSR ERATS
  • CMSCMR              CMSCMR ERATS
  • STRBRIEF            Strategic Intelligence Briefer
  • INTELWA               Intel Watch Analyst
  • INTELWO              Intelligence Watch Officer
  • COXOCOXN         CO/XO Coxswain
  • TCCCCLST           TCCC CLS Trainer
  • TCCCCLS             TCCC Tier 2 CLS
  • TCCCCPPT           TCCC CPP Trainer
  • TCCC_CPP           TCCC Tier 4 CPP
  • TCCCCMCT          TCCC CMC Trainer
  • TCCCCMC            TCCC Tier 3 CMC
  • TCCCAF                TCCC AFFILIATE FACULTY
  • TCCCASM            TCCC ASM
  • TCCCASMT          TCCC ASM Trainer
  • CG_EMT               Coast Guard EMT

7 Modified

  • HUM-NIE              HUMINT (NIE)
  • MAREE                 Response Member
  • MAREF                 Response Technician
  • MAREG                Response Supervisor
  • MAREH                Response Officer
  • WAGBCROP        WAGB Crane Operator
  • FAI                        Firearms Instructor        

1 Officer Specialty Code Created (4 Tiers)

  • International Affairs - Tier 1         CGSEI261
  • International Affairs - Tier 2         CGSEI262
  • International Affairs - Tier 3         CGSEI263
  • International Affairs - Tier 4         CGSEI264

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