MILITARY SEPARATIONS, COMDTINST M1000

1 MILITARY Separations COMDTINST August 2018 This page intentionally left SDL No. 168 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X C X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X D X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X E X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X F X X X G X X X X H NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: Commandant United States Coast Guard Coast Guard Stop 7907 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7907 Staff Symbol: CG-1331 Phone: (202) 475-5412 Email: COMDTCHANGENOTE 1000 21 AUGUST 2018 COMMANDANT CHANGE NOTICE 1000 Subj: CH-6 TO MILITARY SEPARATIONS, COMDTINST Ref: (a) Officer Accessions, Evaluations, and Promotions, COMDTINST (series) (b) Coast Guard Pay Manual, COMDTINST (series) (c) Physical Disability Evaluation System, COMDTINST (series) (d) Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST (series) (e) Discipline and Conduct, COMDTINST (series) (f) Coast Guard Civil Rights Manual, COMDTINST (series) (g) MILITARY Justice Manual, COMDTINST (series) (h) MILITARY Drug and Alcohol Policy, COMDTINST (series) (i) Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST (series) (j) Administrative Investigations Manual, COMDTINST (series) (k) Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD Form 214, COMDTINST (series) (l) Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST (series) (m) MILITARY Bonus Programs, COMDTINST (series) (n) Coast Guard Recruiting Manual, COMDTINST (series) (o)

2 Personnel and Pay Procedures Manual, PPCINST (series) (p) MILITARY Assignments and Authorized Absences, COMDTINST (series) (q) Enlisted Personnel Administrative Boards Manual, PSCINST (series) (r) Recoupment of Advanced Education Costs in the Event of Separation Before Completion of Obligated Service, COMDTINST (series) (s) MILITARY Civil and Dependent Affairs, COMDTINST (series) (t) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Program, COMDTINST (series) (u) Coast Guard Academy Scholar Program Administration, COMDTINST (series) 1. PURPOSE. This Commandant Change Notice publishes a change to MILITARY Separations, COMDTINST (series). 2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant Commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply with the provisions of this Commandant Change Notice.

3 Internet release is authorized. COMDTCHANGENOTE 1000 2 3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. With the addition of this Commandant Change Notice, MILITARY Separations, COMDTINST is updated. 4. DISCLAIMER. This document is intended to provide operational requirements for Coast Guard Personnel and is not intended to, nor does it impose legally binding requirements on any party outside of the Coast Guard. 5. MAJOR CHANGES. This change confirms the Superintendent of the CG Academy s authority to terminate a cadet s appointment. Advises officers separating from active duty into the reserves that any period between resignation and acceptance of oath of office is not creditable service, makes clear when an officer s commission is revoked within the first five years for cause they are subject to recoupment of any advanced education cost. Clarifies that officers separated involuntarily, reserve officers on active duty recommended for separation, officers whose commissions are revoked in the first five years, officers whose temporary appointment is vacated, CWOs terminated, or CWOs separated for unsatisfactory performance are considered for cause separations.

4 Separates drug and alcohol incidents for officers, and clarifies officers who receive an alcohol/drug incident vice being involved in an alcohol/drug incident. Fully incorporates COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 041842 APR 14/ALCOAST 146/14 and clarifies that refusing to take a breath test to measure blood alcohol concentration is a cause for separation for officers, and requires mandatory administrative discharge processing for enlisted personnel, and provides guidance to commanding officers when considering removing an officer. Updates procedures for separating enlisted members not eligible for reenlistment and updates drug and alcohol dependency language to Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Directs commanding officers to advise retiring members they must advise CG PPC-RAS in writing if they are awarded VA disability compensation or an adjustment to previously awarded VA compensation.

5 Confirms enlisted members separated for misconduct are subject to recoupment of advanced education cost. The second chance program has been updated to clearly exclude Alcohol Substance Use Disorders requiring separation, as well as separations for causes required by COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 041842 APR 14/ALCOAST 146/14. Grade or Rate in which retired Section now requires a highest grade or rate satisfactorily held determination for all retiring members, explains the criteria to be used, and explains how retirement pay will be determined when the Commandant determines a member did not serve satisfactorily in the grade held prior to retirement. Adds RFMC to HYT waivers. Adds Selective Early Retirement Board (SERB) as Chapter 6. Updates References to the MILITARY Drug and Alcohol Policy, COMDTINST (series) and Enlistments, Evaluations, and Advancements, COMDTINST (series) throughout Manual.

6 Updates References to the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR). 6. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT AND IMPACT CONSIDERATIONS. a. The development of this Manual and the general policies contained within it have been thoroughly reviewed by the originating office in conjunction with the Office of Environmental Management, Commandant (CG-47). This Manual is categorically excluded under current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) categorical exclusion (CATEX) A3 from further environmental analysis in accordance with Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) , DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01 (series). COMDTCHANGENOTE 1000 3 Manual will not have any of the following: significant cumulative impacts on thehuman environment; substantial controversy or substantial change to existing environmentalconditions; or inconsistencies with any Federal, State, or local laws or administrativedeterminations relating to the environment.

7 All future specific actions resulting from thegeneral policy in this Manual must be individually evaluated for compliance with theNational Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) andCoast Guard NEPA policy, and compliance with all other applicable DISTRIBUTION. No paper distribution will be made of this Commandant Change Notice. Anelectronic version will be located on the following Commandant (CG-612) web sites. Internet: , and CGPortal: Insert Table of Contents Table of Contents Pages 1-1 thru 1-6 Pages 1-1 thru 1-6 Pages 1-13 thru 1-16 Pages 1-13 thru 1-16 Pages 1-19 thru 1-24 Pages 1-19 thru 1-24 Pages 1-59 thru 1-60 Pages 1-59 thru 1-60 Pages 1-63 thru 1-70 Pages 1-63 thru 1-70 Pages 1-73 thru 74 Pages 1-73 thru 74 Pages 1-77 thru 1-84 Pages 1-77 thru 1-84 Pages 1-87 thru 1-96 Pages 1-87 thru 1-96 Pages 1-99 thru 1-106 Pages 1-99 thru 1-106 Pages 1-113 thru 1-114 Pages 1-113 thru 1-114 Pages 1-119 thru 120 Pages 1-119 thru 120 Pages 1-123 thru 1-124 Pages 1-123 thru 1-124 Pages 1-127 thru 1-132 Pages 1-127 thru 1-132 Pages 1-135 thru 1-138B Pages 1-135 thru 1-138B Pages 1-153 thru 1-172 Pages 1-153 thru 1-172 Pages 3-1 thru 3-10 Pages 3-1 thru 3-10 Pages 4-3 thru 4-6 Pages 4-3 thru 4-6 Chapter 6 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS.

8 This Commandant Change Notice hasbeen evaluated for potential records management impacts. The development of thisCommandant Change Notice has been thoroughly reviewed during the directives clearanceprocess, and it has been determined there are no further records scheduling requirements, inaccordance with Federal Records Act, 44 3101 et seq., National Archives and RecordsAdministration (NARA) requirements, and the Information and Life Cycle ManagementManual, COMDTINST (series). This policy does not have any significant orsubstantial change to existing records management 1000 4 10. FORMS/REPORTS. The forms referenced in this Commandant Change Notice are available in USCG Electronic Forms on the Standard Workstation or on the Internet: ; CGPortal at 11. REQUEST FOR CHANGES. Recommendations for changes or improvements to MILITARY Separations, COMDTINST (series), are welcome and should be submitted via the chain of command to the Office of MILITARY Personnel, Policy and Standards Division, Commandant (CG-1331), at M.

9 W. SIBLEY /s/ Rear Admiral, Coast Guard Acting Director of Reserve and MILITARY Personnel DISTRIBUTION SDL No. 168 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z A X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X B X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X C X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X D X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X E X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X F X X X G X X X X H NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: COMDTCHANGENOTE 1000 21 APR 2017 COMMANDANT CHANGE NOTICE 1000 Subj: CH-5 TO MILITARY SEPARATIONS, COMDTINST This Commandant Change Notice publishes a change to MILITARY Separations, COMDTINST All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officer-in-charge,deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply withthe provisions of this Commandant Change Notice. Internet release is AFFECTED.

10 With the addition of this Commandant Change Notice, MilitarySeparations, COMDTINST is This document is intended to provide operational requirements for CoastGuard personnel and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements onany party outside the Coast CHANGES. This Change updates separation policies and standards for ReserveProgram Administrators (RPAs). Article of this Manual has been replaced with a newChapter 5. Rules protecting RPAs not selected for promotion for a second time have beenupdated. Permenant RPAs with at least 5 years commissioned service must be treated thesame as Regular officer the same amout of commissioned service for separation for ASPECT AND IMPACT development of this Commandant Change Notice and the general policies containedwithin it have been thoroughly reviewed by the originating office in conjunction with theOffice of Environmental Management, and are categorically excluded (CE) under currentUSCG CE # 33 from further environmental analysis, in accordance with Section United States Coast Guard US Coast Guard Stop 7907 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7907 Staff Symbol: CG-1331 Phone: (202) 475-5372 Fax: (202) 372-8473 COMDTCHANGENOTE 1000 2 and Figure 2-1 of the National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Procedures and Policy for Considering Environmental Impacts, COMDTINST (series).