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Dec. 16, 2024

ALCOAST 462/24 - BLENDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM (BRS) - UPDATE TO CONTINUATION PAYMULTIPLIERS

ALCOAST 462/24As part of the Commandant's ongoing Talent Management Transformation efforts to

Master Chief Petty Officer Melanie Byrd, Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon Depiesse, and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve Will Adams at Depiesse's retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Station Georgetown, South Carolina (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Cmdr. Sarah Ernst).

Nov. 1, 2024

Meet the new Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Reserve!

Master Chief Will Adams to formally assume role on Nov. 4, 2024.

The Coast Guard established its first two reserve cyber units at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on October 18, 2024. From left to right: Vice Commandant, Adm. Kevin Lunday, Rear Admiral Jason Tama, Capt. Ronzelle L. Green, Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Reserve Unit (CGRU) U.S. Cyber Command, Lt. Cmdr. Nathaniel Toll, Commanding Officer 1941 CPT, Lt. Cmdr. Matthew E. McGarity, USCG BNCR Chaplain.

Oct. 31, 2024

Coast Guard stands up first reserve cyber units to handle expanding mission and threats

Reserve Cyber Unit and Cyber Protection Team will assist Coast Guard and U.S. Cyber Command.

Sept. 30, 2024

Help Enhance Reserve Readiness: Make Submissions or Join the Coast Guard Reserve Policy Board

The Reserve Policy Board is accepting members through Oct. 31, 2024 and accepts submissions year-round.

Sept. 12, 2024

Coast Guard Reserve FY25 IDT Travel Reimbursement Program is open for enrollment

FY25 Reserve Inactive Duty Training - Travel Reimbursement Program (IDT-TRP) expands eligibility to over 1,000 members E6 & below that live 150 or more miles from their assigned IDT location.

Coast Guard Sector Northern New England (SNNE) reserve members attached to SNNE including Station Rockland, Station South Portland and Station Portsmouth Harbor, participate in law enforcement training at the range as part of their Boarding Team College in Portland, Maine, May 19, 2023. Law enforcement members qualify or prequalify while practicing their marksmanship skills to maintain proficiency. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Amber Howie)

Sept. 3, 2024

Calling Reservists who want to be Boarding Officers!

The Boarding Officer Practical Course (BOPC) is for you!

A Coast Guard Port Security Unit 308 transportable port security boat is loaded onto a U.S. Air Force C-5M Galaxy at Stennis International Airport. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Anderson)

July 22, 2024

Empowering YOU through your mobilization cycle

Reservists: These insider's tips will make your next activation easier for you and your family.

May 14, 2024

New! How to request back-to-back short term ADOS or TDY extensions for more than 180 days at one unit or location

Coast Guard template and checklist streamline the request process for a short term ADOS or TDY extension.

May 1, 2024

Revolutionizing Reserve Mobilization: Introducing the Reserve Mobilization Team

The Reserve Mobilization Team (RMT) was created to address delays in receiving orders, benefits, pay, and medical care.

U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Arsene Katumbayi graduates from U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May during a ceremony, Sept. 15, 2023 –as a new fleet member and a naturalized citizen. In conjunction with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Coast Guard allows eligible residents to become naturalized citizens after successful completion of boot camp by conducting applicable interviews and screenings during training, meeting with the Staff Judge Advocate, and passing their citizenship test. Cape May is one of four training centers now authorized to certify honorable service for members’ citizenship applications. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Schell)

April 11, 2024

New: Coast Guard streamlines naturalization services for Coast Guard recruits, reservists, and active-duty members

Four TRACENS now authorized to certify honorable service for members seeking U.S. citizenship.

March 28, 2024

Phase two of Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel reimbursement is here!

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)

March 20, 2024

Coast Guard swears-in NASA astronaut as Reserve commissioned officer

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.

March 20, 2024

Congratulations to the 2023 Boat Forces award winners!

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.

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)

Jan. 22, 2024

Coast Guard moves reserve positions to reserve members

Restructuring the Port Security Units will aid in growing the Coast Guard Reserve.

Oct. 23, 2023

Introducing new Inactive Duty Training (IDT) travel reimbursement for eligible members

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.

Sept. 5, 2023

How you can be a STAR

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!