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SUBJ: ALCGRSV 042/10 - RESERVE SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/ WAR AND STAFF

COURSES ANNOUNCEMENT

1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES CONVENING DATES AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS

FOR THE CY11 SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC), CY11

JOINT FORCES RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC), AND CY11 RESERVE

WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENT. ATTENDANCE AT SENIOR SERVICE

SCHOOLS/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGES OFFERS UNIQUE NATIONAL SECURITY

POLICY AND JOINT SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASES THE

COAST GUARDS PRESENCE IN A JOINT-SERVICE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANCES

THE MEMBERS VALUE TO THE SERVICE.

2. A SELECTION PANEL WILL CONVENE 14 SEP 2010 TO SELECT PRIMARY

CANDIDATES, AND TO IDENTIFY ALTERNATES IN ORDER OF SELECTION BY THE

PANEL. A SPECIAL OER IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED TO

ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS COMPLETE.

3. 6 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR REQUIRED E-RESUME APPLICATIONS TO ARRIVE

AT CG PSC-RPM. E-RESUMES SUBMITTED AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE

WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

A. E-RESUMES: COMPLETE A NEW E-RESUME IN DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS

SHOULD REFER TO THE GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT CG PSC-RPM WEBPAGE

HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RPM/RPM1/DOCS/RSSS-ERESUME.PDF FOR DETAILED

INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING AN E-RESUME VIA DIRECT ACCESS. APPLICANTS

WHO DO NOT SUBMIT AN E-RESUME WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COMPETE AT THIS

PANEL. ONLY ENDORSEMENTS FROM THE IMMEDIATE COMMAND ARE AUTHORIZED.

COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD CHOOSE MAKE OFFER TO POSITIVELY ENDORSE A

MEMBERS APPLICATION. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEY

CLICK ON THE BUTTON MARK FINAL FOR THE MEMBERS APPLICATION TO BE

CONSIDERED COMPLETE. THIS ENDORSEMENT MAY BE MADE BY THE DESIGNATED

COMMANDING OFFICER OF MILITARY PERSONNEL FOR SECTOR PERSONNEL.

E-RESUMES MUST ADDRESS YOUR REASONS FOR APPLYING FOR RESPECTIVE

COURSES REFERENCE ANY IDT, ADT OR OTHER EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO YOUR

APPLICATION ADDRESS HOW THE COAST GUARD WILL BENEFIT BY SENDING YOU

TO THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

4. 13 SEP 2010: DEADLINE FOR SIGNED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PANEL TO

ARRIVE AT CG PSC-RPM.

A. OFFICERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT A COMMUNICATION TO THE

PANEL IAW ART 5.A.4.E OF REF C. AND INCLUDE PERTINENT INFORMATION

DESCRIBING THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THEIR CIVILIAN WORK

EXPERIENCE (EMPLOYER, JOB TITLE, DUTIES/SKILLS). IN A CHANGE FROM

PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESERVE OFFICER RESUME (FORM CG-5481) WILL NO

LONGER BE ACCEPTED AS ALL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYEE

CAREER SUMMARY SHEET (ECSS). COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SENT VIA THE

CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER (RPM), SCANNED WITH MEMBERS SIGNATURE

AND COMMAND SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT, AND E-MAILED TO

ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPMOER(AT)USCG.MIL. SUBMISSIONS MUST ARRIVE AT CG

PSC-RPM NLT THE BUSINESS DAY BEFORE THE PANEL CONVENES.

5. IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN FAIRNESS TO ALL APPLICANTS IN THIS HIGHLY

COMPETITIVE PROCESS, THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS MADE TO THE

PUBLISHED DEADLINES. THE APPLICANT BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR

DETECTING ERRORS, AND THE COMMAND BEARS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR

CORRECTING ERRORS AND FORWARDING TIMELY, PROPERLY ENDORSED E-RESUME

APPLICATIONS.

6. SENIOR RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS COURSE (SRCOC) DIRECT ACCESS

REQ NUMBER: 133220 LOCATION: US ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE

BARRACKS, PA. PREREQUISITES: TOP SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE

LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: FEB 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

THIS COURSE IS AN INTENSIVE ONE-WEEK SEMINAR DESIGNED TO BROADEN THE

PERSPECTIVE OF RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS, EXPOSING

THEM TO THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING,

CONTEMPORARY NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES, AND CURRENT MILITARY STRATEGY.

PARTICIPANTS ARE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS ON ISSUES

AFFECTING THE TOTAL FORCE AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS CONCERNING THE

CHALLENGES AND CAPABILITIES OF THE RESERVE TO PARTICIPATING ACTIVE

COMPONENT OFFICERS. GO TO HTTP://DDE.CARLISLE.ARMY.MIL/CE/SRCOC.HTM

TO FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SRCOC COURSE.

7. JOINT FORCE RESERVE ORIENTATION COURSE (JFROC) DIRECT ACCESS REQ

NUMBER: 134327 LOCATION: JOINT FORCES COMMAND, NORFOLK, VA.

PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. GRADE LEVELS: O6 AND ABOVE.

CONVENING DATE: JUNE 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS AN

INTENSIVE TWO-WEEK LONG OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC AWARENESS COURSE

PATTERNED AFTER THE OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY OF CAPSTONE. THE GOAL

OF JFROC IS TO PROVIDE AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR O-6

LEVEL RESERVISTS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL POTENTIAL FOR

INCREASED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROMOTION, AND WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE IN

KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES.

8. WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE COURSES: ALL COURSES ARE TWO-WEEKS LONG.

A. RESERVE COMPONENTS NATIONAL SECURITY COURSE (RCNSC) LOCATION:

NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, DC. PREREQUISITES: SECRET

CLEARANCE. W4 AND E8-9 MUST HOLD BACHELORS DEGREE PRIOR TO

ATTENDING. GRADE LEVEL: O4 AND ABOVE, W4, AND E8-9. CONVENING

DATES/DA REQ NUMBER:

(1) 24 JAN - 04 FEB 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133221

(2) 11 APR - 22 APR 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133222

(3) 18 JUL - 29 JUL 2011 CLCVN, DA: 133223

COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS INTENDED FOR PERSONNEL WORKING

IN THE FIELD OF MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS. IT PREPARES THEM FOR

COMMAND MANAGEMENT AND STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IN A MULTINATIONAL,

INTERGOVERNMENTAL, OR A JOINT NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING. THE

CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF LECTURES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND

SIMULATION EXERCISES DEALING WITH NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AND

DEFENSE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRESENTED BY FACULTY MEMBERS OF THE

NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE OF THE ARMED FORCES,

THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE, THE INSTITUTE FOR NATIONAL

STRATEGIC STUDIES, AND OTHER DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS. OFFICERS WHO

HAVE ATTENDED RCNSC IN THE PAST ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.

B. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/STRATEGY AND POLICY (OS/SP) DIRECT ACCESS

REQ NUMBER: 133224 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.

PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE

COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING TO THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.

CONVENING DATE: SEP 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE STUDIES THE

COMPLEX INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A NATIONS POLITICAL INTEREST AND GOALS,

AND THE WAY MILITARY FORCE IS USED TO ACHIEVE THOSE INTERESTS AND

GOALS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS COURSE IS TO ACQUAINT OFFICERS WITH THE

FUNDAMENTALS OF USING MILITARY FORCE AS AN INSTRUMENT OF FOREIGN

POLICY FROM BOTH A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE AND

EXPLORE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO DECISION MAKERS IN THE FIELDS OF

POLICY AND STRATEGY.

C. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION MAKING (OS/NSDM)

DIRECT ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 133225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE,

NEWPORT, RI. PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY

MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING. GRADE LEVELS: O4 AND ABOVE.

CONVENING DATE: APRIL 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK COURSE

FOCUSES ON POLICY MAKING IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARENA.

UNDERSTANDING HOW POLICY MAKING IS INFLUENCED BY DOMESTIC AND

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND COGNITIVE

FACTORS. THE COURSE ALSO REFLECTS ON THE PROFESSION OF ARMS, ETHICAL

ISSUES, AND THE FORMAL DOD RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS AND HOW THEY

RELATE TO THE POLICY MAKING PROCESS. COURSE CONTENT IS DRAWN FROM

VARIOUS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND RELIES HEAVILY ON THE USE OF CASE

STUDIES TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO HOW PAST AND FUTURE POLICIES HAVE

BEEN/WILL BE INFLUENCED. THE COURSE IS INTENDED TO HONE THOSE

ANALYTICAL SKILLS THAT WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO MILITARY OFFICERS IN

CRITICAL COMMAND AND STAFF POSITIONS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN

UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR NATIONAL POLICY MAKING PROCESS CAN BE

INFLUENCED WILL NOT ONLY PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BETTER APPRECIATION OF

THIS PROCESS BUT WILL SERVE THEM WELL IN FUTURE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

D. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT/JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS (OS/JMO) DIRECT

ACCESS REQ NUMBER: 134225 LOCATION: NAVAL WAR COLLEGE, NEWPORT, RI.

PREREQUISITES: SECRET CLEARANCE. INDEPENDENT STUDY MUST BE

COMPLETED BEFORE REPORTING FOR THE COURSE. GRADE LEVELS: O-4 AND

ABOVE. CONVENING DATE: NOV 2011. COURSE DESCRIPTION: THIS TWO-WEEK

COURSE IS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE ABILITY OF PARTICIPATING OFFICERS

TO EMPLOY MILITARY FORCES IN JOINT AND COMBINED OPERATIONAL

ENVIRONMENTS. THE COURSE CONCENTRATES ON THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR

ACROSS THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF CONFLICT, FROM PEACETIME PRESENCE AND

LESSER REGIONAL CONTINGENCIES TO COALITION WARFARE AND MAJOR REGIONAL

CONTINGENCIES. THE COURSE INCLUDES STUDY OF THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF

WAR, NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY, COALITIONS AND ALLIANCES, SERVICES

AND JOINT DOCTRINES, LAW OF THE SEA, AND RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. THE

COURSE CULMINATES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCENARIO DRIVEN OPERATIONS

PLAN, WHICH IS SUBSEQUENTLY WAR-GAMED. THE COURSE PREPARES OFFICERS

TO PARTICIPATE IN MILITARY DECISION MAKING AS COMMANDERS OR STAFF

OFFICERS. FIRST CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS FILLING

DEPLOYABLE ELEMENTS, NAVY MARITIME SECURITY SQUADRONS (MSRONS) OR

PORT SECURITY UNIT BILLETS.

9. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR CG PSC PDR TO ENSURE

ACCURACY PRIOR TO THE PANEL CONVENING DATE. TO FIND OUT MORE

ABOUT OBTAINING A COPY OF YOUR PSC PDR, PLEASE VISIT THE PSC-MR

WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSD/MR/

10. APPLICANTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENSURE THAT THEIR MEMBER

CONTACT INFORMATION IS CORRECT IN DIRECT ACCESS. PLEASE USE THE

FOLLOWING PATH: MENU HOME, SELF SERVICE, EMPLOYEE, TASKS, (PHONE,

EMAIL, ADDRESS) INCLUDING THEIR WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS. YOU WILL RECEIVE

A SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ENSURING YOUR E-RESUME WAS RECEIVED AND

PROPERLY PROCESSED.

11. RESERVE PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS (RPA) ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR

ABOVE COURSES. MEMBERS IN IRR RESERVE COMPONENT CATEGORY (RCC) ARE

NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR

THOSE WHO DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PAYGRADE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

REFLECTED ABOVE.

12. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF COLLEGE PROGRAM MANAGER, LT

YANIRA TIRADO, COMDT CG-1311, (202) 475-5450 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (202) 475-5450 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, E-MAIL

YANIRA.TIRADO(AT)USCG.MIL.

13. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOL/WAR AND STAFF SELECTION PANEL

COORDINATOR: PERS2 PAM THOMPSON-YANCEY, CGPSC-RPM-1, (202)

493-1762, EMAIL ARL-PF-CGPSC-RPM-BOARDSPANELS(AT)USCG.MIL.

14. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.

15. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.