R 04 OCT 16
UNCLAS //N01400//
ALCGRSV 053/16
SUBJ: 2017 RESERVE HIGH YEAR TENURE (R-HYT)
A. ALCOAST 356/16
B. Title 10 U.S.C. §1176(b)
C. Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series)
1. IAW REF A, enlisted reservists in paygrades E-3 and above who will
reach or exceed their professional growth point (PGP) by 1 October 2016
will be transferred to the Standby Reserve, Inactive Status List (ISL),
discharged or retired from the Coast Guard on 30 September 2017.
2. The list of personnel who meet the 2017 R-HYT criteria has been
posted the CG PSC-RPM R-HYT website:
www.uscg.mil/rpm/rpm1/r-hyt/r-hyt.asp. This list should be checked frequently as it will be
updated regularly.
a. Members who believe they have been incorrectly identified as a
2017 R-HYT candidate shall have their commands immediately notify CG
PSC-RPM via email. The email template is available on the R-HYT webpage.
b. Commands shall review the records of all Reserve enlisted
personnel assigned to their units to determine if any assigned members
should have been identified as a 2017 R-HYT candidate, but were not
listed. Commands shall notify CG PSC-RPM of any discrepancies via email
using the prescribed template. The notification deadline is 31 January
2017.
c. 2017 R-HYT candidates with open Physical Disability Evaluation
System (PDES) cases will remain in their assigned Reserve Component
Category (RCC) until their medical board have been adjudicated by CG
PSC-PSD. Commands shall notify CG PSC-RPM via email NLT 31 January 2017
of all R-HYT candidates with an open PDES case or pending medical
board.
3. Total Time in Service (TIS) will be used to determine candidacy for
2017 R-HYT. TIS is a member’s total military service time (Active and
Reserve Components). Coast Guard Personnel Service Center, Reserve
Personnel Management (CG PSC-RPM) will determine R-HYT candidacy using
Pay Base Date (PBD) data in Direct Access.
4. Existing waivers for 30 years TIS or 60 years of age that extend past
30 September 2017 remain in effect. Members with approved waivers are
excluded from the 2017 R-HYT candidate list and will be processed for
retirement or separation as dictated in their waivers.
5. R-HYT candidates with more than 18 years of qualified service toward
a non-regular (Reserve) retirement as of 1 October 2017 will be
separated on a date determined IAW REFs B and C.
6. 2017 R-HYT candidates advanced to the next higher pay grade on or
before 1 May 2017 will be removed from the candidate list unless they
meet or exceed the 2017 R-HYT PGP for the new pay grade.
7. R-HYT takes precedence over the Reserve Career Retention Screening
Panel (R-CRSP). Personnel who meet or exceed their PGP by 1 October 2016
will fall under the guidelines for R-HYT even if they were retained by a
R-CRSP. Reservists who meet or exceed their PGP between 1 October 2016
and 30 September 2017 but are scheduled for retirement or separation by
another administrative process before 30 September 2017 will be retired
or separated on the earlier date.
8. R-HYT Separation and Retirement process:
a. IAW REFs A and C, members who will reach or exceed their PGP by 30
September 2016 shall be retired, transferred to the ISL, or separated by
1 October 2017, or sooner.
b. R-HYT candidates who do not submit a 2017 R-HYT PGP waiver and are
retirement eligible must submit a Reserve Retirement Transfer Request
(CG-2055A) to CG PSC-RPM NLT 1 June 2017 for a 1 October 2017, or sooner
retirement. Failure to submit a CG-2055A will result in the member being
transferred to the ISL.
9. R-HYT candidates may submit a waiver request to serve beyond their
PGP for up to 12 months. Submission of a waiver request does NOT
guarantee approval.
a. R-HYT PGP waiver requests shall be submitted in standard CG memo
format through the member’s chain of command to CG PSC-RPM NLT 31
January 2017. Waiver memos shall not exceed two pages in length,
including the command endorsement. Completed R-HYT PGP waiver requests
will only be accepted via email and shall be sent, with all applicable
endorsements, to: ARL-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-R-HYT@uscg.mil.
b. Members granted an R-HYT PGP waiver will be separated at the
conclusion of their approved waiver period.
c. R-HYT PGP waivers will be only approved to fill an immediate
critical skill or Service need and will not exceed 12 months in
duration.
d. R-HYT candidates with an open PDES case may submit a waiver
request, if desired. However, the waiver request shall be held in
abeyance pending the adjudication of the PDES case. Following
adjudication, the waiver requests will be assessed for candidates who
are found fit for duty.
10. 2017 R-HYT timeline:
a. 4 October 2016: Candidates announced and PGP waiver request
submission period begins.
b. 31 January 2017: PGP waiver request submission period ends.
c. 14-16 March 2017: PGP waiver panel.
d. OOA May 2017: PGP Waiver notifications commence.
e. 1 June 2017: Deadline for voluntary retirement requests for
retirement eligible 2017 R-HYT candidates.
f. 30 September 2017: transfer to the ISL, discharge or retirement
date for 2017 R-HYT candidates.
g. 1 October 2017: Effective date of 2017 R-HYT PGP waivers.
h. 1 January 2018: All retirement requests for candidates granted a
2017 PGP waiver are due to CG PSC-RPM.
i. 30 September 2018: 2017 R-HYT PGP waivers expire.
j. 30 September 2018: Separation or retirement date for members with
approved 2017 R-HYT PGP waivers.
11. CG PSC-RPM-2 will make every effort to minimize unanticipated
vacancies that result from R-HYT. Positions currently filled by 2017 R-
HYT candidates will be shopped in Assignment Year 2017 (AY17) to
minimize potential gaps.
12. Additional 2017 R-HYT information, templates and FAQs are located on
the CG PSC-RPM website:
www.uscg.mil/rpm/rpm1/r-hyt/r-hyt.asp.
Questions not answered by the FAQs should be directed to the following
CG PSC-RPM e-mail address: ARL-SMB-CGPSC-RPM-R-HYT(at)uscg.mil. Allow a
minimum of 5 business days for a response.
13. CG PSC-RPM POC: CWO3 B. A. Cooper, (202)795-6512.
14. CAPT Rob Hanley, Chief, CG PSC-RPM, sends.
15. Internet release authorized.