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Phase two of Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel reimbursement is here!
By MyCG Staff | March 28, 2024
More units are available for eligibility as the reimbursement program expands.

Cmdr. Andre Douglas, a NASA Astronaut, swears in to the Coast Guard Reserve during a commissioning ceremony presided over by Adm. Linda L. Fagan, commandant of the Coast Guard, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 19, 2024. Douglas, a Coast Guard Academy Class of 2008 graduate, reported to NASA in January 2022, and completed astronaut training March 5, 2024. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)
Coast Guard swears-in NASA astronaut as Reserve commissioned officer
By | March 20, 2024
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard swore-in NASA Astronaut Andre Douglas as a commander in the Coast Guard Reserves during a commissioning ceremony in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

A portrait of Master Chief John E. “Jack” Downey, who served in the Coast Guard for over 40 years, including five officer-in-charge multi-mission ashore assignments and two officer-in-charge afloat assignments.
Congratulations to the 2023 Boat Forces award winners!
By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer | March 20, 2024
The Coast Guard awarded the first MCPO Jack Downey Awards and added Reserve Component categories to the CDR Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain and Fireman First Class Paul Clark Outstanding Engineer Trophies.

Competency Dictionary Updates February 2024
By | March 4, 2024
The Competency Dictionary has been updated effective February 2024: Competency Dictionary (a

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Eric Blackwood and U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Arnold, both maritime enforcement specialists with the U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 308, take aim on U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Walnut in Pensacola, Florida, on April 26, 2023. PSU 308 trained with members of the U.S. Army 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) to re-take a ship overrun by adversaries. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gabriel Wisdom)
Coast Guard moves reserve positions to reserve members
By Cmdr. Erin Bennett | Jan. 22, 2024
Restructuring the Port Security Units will aid in growing the Coast Guard Reserve.

ALCGRSV 002/24 SUBJ: ENLISTED RESERVE ADVANCEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (ERAA) NO. 2-24
By | Jan. 19, 2024
The following personnel may be advanced to the rating/paygrade indicated effective 1 February 2024 provided the requirements of Refs A-C are met:

October 2023 Reserve Servicewide Exam (SWE) Advancement Eligibility List
By | Dec. 13, 2023
The October 2023 Reserve Servicewide Exam (SWE) Advancement Eligibility List is now available via

PROMULGATION OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE RESERVE COMPONENT INSTRUCTION
By | Nov. 3, 2023
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Introducing new Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel reimbursement for eligible members
By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer | Oct. 23, 2023
The Coast Guard will use a phased approach to reimburse certain members for Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel.

Coast guard Recruiting Command changed the Everyone Is A Recruiter program to the more aptly named Scout Talent And Refer (STAR) program.
How you can be a STAR
By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG writer | Sept. 5, 2023
By simply telling your Coast Guard story, you can raise awareness of the Coast Guard, increase recruiting efforts, change lives of those you help recruit, and earn yourself some money!

The Coast Guard Foundation will award eight $1,000 scholarships to enlisted Coast Guard reservists or their eligible dependents.
Coast Guard Foundation announces scholarships for reservists, dependents
By AJ Pulkkinen, MyCG staff writer | Aug. 7, 2023
Reservists: Apply by Aug. 15 for your chance to earn a scholarship for you or your family.

Enlisted Reserve Advancement Announcement
By | July 17, 2023
This All Coast Guard Reserve (ALCGRSV) message announces reserve enlisted advancements authorized effective the first day of August 2023.

Los Angeles/Long Beach Coast Guard to Host ESGR Boss Lift Event to Strengthen Employer Support for Guard and Reserve Members 
By | July 14, 2023
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard in is proud to announce its participation in the Employer

The advancement eligibility lists for reserve supplemental advancements
By | July 6, 2023
The advancement eligibility lists for reserve supplemental advancements have been updated.

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan and Cmdr. James Lovenstein, Port Security Unit (PSU) 305’s commanding officer, roll the unit guidon as Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Lepage, PSU 305’s command master chief, extends it during the unit’s casing of the colors decommissioning ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, June 13, 2023. PSU 305, based in Fort Eustis, Va., was the first unit in 2002 to begin the Coast Guard’s mission with Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay and is the last to complete it. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Valerie Higdon)
Coast Guard completes mission at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay
By Lt. Cmdr. Jeannie Shaye, Coast Guard Public Affairs Officer | June 16, 2023
Commandant presides over PSU 305’s historic casing of the colors ceremony.

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Do you have a great idea that could benefit the Coast Guard Reserve? 
By Kyle Ford, MyCG Writer | April 24, 2023
You can now submit your ideas through an online form, rather than going through a tedious formal process

Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Lusk, a PSU 309 tactical boat crew member, mans the aft M240B during a waterside security drill Sept. 19, 2022, as part of the training exercise Desired Effect held in Farmington, Missouri. During this evolution, an opposing force vessel began a simulated attack on two high value assets—one at anchor and one underway—initiating multiple high speed tactical maneuvers by the PSU. As the vessels dodged each other, their sharp turns and evasive maneuvers tossed up a heavy wake, and gave the boat crews a realistic training environment for boat handling and weapons employment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Frederick)
Taking the PSU back to its roots Part 2: The exercise 
By Anastasia M. Devlin, courtesy of Reservist magazine | Feb. 14, 2023
Inside Exercise Desired Effect

Logo of the 82nd anniversary of the Coast Guard Reserve Component. The logo was specially commissioned for this historic milestone. (U.S. Coast Guard Image courtesy of Christopher Rose)
Coast Guard Reserve Component marks 82nd anniversary  
By Zach Shapiro, MyCG Writer  | Feb. 14, 2023
Here’s how to watch the Feb. 16 commemoration 

Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Lusk, a PSU 309 tactical boat crew member, mans the aft M240B during a waterside security drill Sept. 19, 2022, as part of the training exercise Desired Effect held in Farmington, Missouri. During this evolution, an opposing force vessel began a simulated attack on two high value assets—one at anchor and one underway—initiating multiple high speed tactical maneuvers by the PSU. As the vessels dodged each other, their sharp turns and evasive maneuvers tossed up a heavy wake, and gave the boat crews a realistic training environment for boat handling and weapons employment. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Frederick)
Part One: Taking the PSU back to its roots
By Anastasia M. Devlin, courtesy of Reservist magazine | Feb. 13, 2023
Preparing for Exercise Desired Effect

Enlisted Reserve Advancement Announcement
By | Dec. 16, 2022
This All Coast Guard Reserve (ALCGRSV) message announces reserve enlisted advancements authorized effective the first day of January 2023

Chief Petty Officer Kailea Blankenship, a boatswain’s mate with USCG Station Galveston, the Coast Guard 2021 Enlisted Person of the Year - Active Duty Component; and Chief Petty Officer Ryan Huffman, a machinery technician with USCG Staton Channel Islands, the Coast Guard 2021 Enlisted Person of the Year - Reserve Component, pose for a photo after being recognized by Master Chief Petty Officer Jason Vanderhaden and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve George Williamson at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, May 18, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)
Chief Petty Officer Ryan Huffman: The Reserve Advocate
By Anastasia Devlin, Reservist Magazine | July 19, 2022
United States Coast Guard Enlisted Person of the Year – Reserve

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joanna Moran, assistant safety officer for the Hurricane Ida Morgan City, Louisiana Incident Command Post, identifies potential safety hazards in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, Sept. 14, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard is working with interagency partners to identify and clear displaced vessels and hazards to navigation impacting vessel traffic in federal waterways. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno)
The Shore Forces Reserve Management Plan
By Lt. j.g. Matthew Lopez, USCG Office of Shore Forces | July 18, 2022
A new reserve capability framework

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Deckplate Soundings from Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve
By Master Chief Petty Officer Timothy Beard Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve | July 13, 2022
Master Chief Petty Officer Timothy Beard has been selected as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve

International partners gather to discuss how to to globally strengthen cyber resiliency against threats to the Marine Transportation System, May 10-12, 2022 in Long Beach, Calif.
EVENT: Register for the first ever Global MTS Symposium
By MyCG Staff | May 5, 2022
Hosted by USCG and the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in partnership with Denmark and the Netherlands

A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Washington prepares to dock at Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Va., Nov. 17, 2018. The crew members, who are all members of the Coast Guard Reserve, conducted the training mission and patrol that took them to the southern part of their station’s area of responsibility. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando)
New policy ensures pay for postpartum Reservists
By Nicole Bertrand, MyCG writer | April 18, 2022
Mothers with qualifying birth events will have paid authorized absences in lieu of inactive duty for training

Cmdr. Faith Schultz of Port Security Unit 309 leads her team on a mission. Coast Guard photo.
Life at a Coast Guard PSU: Podcast transcription 
By Courtesy Reservist Magazine | Jan. 18, 2022
Recruiters interview Cmdr. Faith Schultz, executive officer of Port Security Unit 309   

New system for reserves: Reserve Requirements Generation System
New system for reserves: Reserve Requirements Generation System  
By Capt. Alex Foos, CG-R5  | Jan. 12, 2022
The forthcoming system considers Coast Guard operational plans, authorities, policy, and strategy to conduct a mission-based quantitative calculation of workload and workforce capacity for the reserve. 

Sector Jacksonville Reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program
Sector Jacksonville reserve lends support to the U.S. Space Program 
By Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Di Nino, Sector Jacksonville  | Jan. 11, 2022
Coast Guard reserve members assists with space launches.

U.S. Coast Guard Reservists pose for a group photo at a recognition ceremony, here, Dec. 17, 2021. The group was being recognized for their facilitation and performance in the Coast Guard Academy's COVID Testing Program, administering approximately 45,000 COVID tests in 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Abban)
Coast Guard reservists: A vital component of a successful Covid-19 testing program at CGA
By David M. Santos, U.S. Coast Guard Academy External Affairs Office | Jan. 4, 2022
A group of reservists helped the Coast Guard Academy with COVID-19 testing.

Cmdr. Loraleigh Hild shoots at a target during the Tactical Games in 2021. Photo courtesy of Racon Photography and Tactical Games
24 hours in every day = full-time hustle 
By Anastasia Devlin, Reservist Magazine | Jan. 3, 2022
​Courtesy Coast Guard Reservist Magazine Reservists of any military branch know the value of time

COVID-19: Reserve Demobilization Guidance Issued
By | June 8, 2021
ALCOAST 210/21​ provides guidance for units and Servicing Personnel Offices (SPOs) on common issues and questions identified during the Release from Active Duty (RELAD) process for reservists recalled to active duty under USC Sec. 12302 or USC Sec. 12301(d) (contingency Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS)). For purposes of entitlements and benefits, COVID-19 response is considered a contingency operation. ​

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COVID-19: Reserve demobilization guidance
By | June 4, 2021
All reservists on active duty in support of COVID-19 must demobilize by Sept. 30 or transition to a new funding string.

Career Intentions Worksheet now includes opportunity to explore Reserve options
By | Jan. 25, 2021
Conversations will now include reserve, civilian careers

SELRES members: Opportunities to support Port Security Unit 313
By | Dec. 9, 2020
Please apply in Direct Access

8 chosen for Coast Guard Foundation Reserve Scholarship
By MyCG Staff | Nov. 4, 2020
The Coast Guard Foundation announced selectees for the enlisted reserve scholarship for the academic year of 2020-2021.

Debt: What’s your game plan?
By CG SUPRT | Oct. 20, 2020

Debt is one of the biggest obstacles keeping Americans from reaching their financial goals. If you’re ready to start prioritizing debt management, please join us on Wednesday, Oct. 21, for “Your Debt-Free Game Plan,” a CG SUPRT webinar.


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ADOS Opportunities – Join the Crew
By | May 17, 2019
Learn about some of the current ADOS opportunities available for Reservists. This does not contain all of the ADOS opportunities, just select ones. To view all of the current long/short term opportunities go to Direct Access, then Mobilization Resume.

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General Messages Weekly Roundup
By | May 10, 2019
* NOTE: The series does not contain all of the new messages, just select ones. Viewinternet releasable messages or go to the Portal to view all messages (must be at a Coast Guard workstation).

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Top 5 things to know about the new DCMS Portal Site
By | May 7, 2019
An important part of ensuring mission success is creating clear avenues of communication across all aspects of the U.S. Coast Guard. The redesigned DCMS Portal Site now provides access to key Mission Support information all personnel need.

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Premium LinkedIn for Coast Guard Spouses
By | May 3, 2019
Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced Wednesday that the Coast Guard is officially a proud partner with LinkedIn to facilitate the employment of USCG spouses — especially during particularly challenging times, such as PCS moves or job loss.

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ADOS Opportunities – Join the Crew
By | May 3, 2019
Learn about some of the current ADOS opportunities available for Reservists. This does not contain all of the ADOS opportunities, just select ones. To view all of the current long/short term opportunities go to Direct Access, then Mobilization Resume.

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AY20 PRODUCTION RECRUITER SOLICITATION
By | April 24, 2019
All members are highly encouraged to pursue at least one Special Assignment during their career.

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Dear Coast Guard Family: New law that affects military spouse residency
By | April 24, 2019
For military spouses, residency can be a somewhat complicated matter, but thanks to the Veterans

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Don't miss the new Parent Guide
By | April 19, 2019
To compliment policy changes, there is no substitute for a well-trained and connected workforce,

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Surge staffing program expands to support parents, units
By | April 17, 2019
To support our Coast Guard families and their decision to grow, whether through pregnancy or

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Expansion of Childcare Options
By | April 17, 2019
As CDCs fill up and new parents are put on waiting lists, we are offering more support to our members and dependents through the Family Child Care (FCC) Service Program.

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Child Care Subsidy Program changing to new provider
By | April 11, 2019
The Coast Guard switched subsidy providers effective April 1, going from USDA to a new program under Navy Child & Youth Programs (CYP).

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Shipmate Funds are on the way!
By | April 10, 2019
Community Services Command (CSC) is actively working to distribute newly gifted funds from the Coast Guard Foundation. Units whose projects are selected for funding will be notified by email as funds become available throughout the year. The current approved, prioritized Shipmate Fund list may found at: http://cglink.uscg.mil/25958a9d

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Innovation Challenge: Create a “How To” video
By | April 4, 2019
This challenge is a follow-up to a Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM) innovation challenge in which we asked Training Centers and FORCECOM staff to create videos that answered the “how to” questions they were receiving from the field.

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