comdtinst m16114.32c - U.S. Coast Guard

Part 2 – Operations and Missions
Chapter 6 – Boat Force Operations Insignia Criteria
B.4. Prior Personnel who met all of the following criteria prior to 1 September 2002
Qualification are entitled to wear the gold- and pewter-tone insignia:
Criteria
(01) Five years of cumulative service at Boat Force field units as
defined in this Manual Part 2, Chapter 6, Section A of this
Manual, Pewter-Tone Insignia, paragraph A.1.
(02) For three of the five years, members must have filled one of the
following positions at a Boat Forces shore unit:
a) Qualified Sector Operations Center Watch.
b) Assistant and/or Operations Officer.
c) EO/EPO.
d) XO/XPO.
e)
CO/OIC.
(03) Two of the five years of qualifying service as an active member
of a unit’s Ready for Operations program or a Readiness and
Standardization Team member. This includes legacy units such
as District/Sector staff or COEs in which members performed
duties directly related to the Ready for Operations Program or
the Readiness and Standardization Program.
The CO shall evaluate the member’s record to ensure this requirement
has been met.
B.5. Command
Responsibilities
B.6.
Manner of Wear
Command responsibilities include:
(01) Attain favorable recommendation from the member’s
command.
chain of
(02) Ensure all requirements have been met. The completion of all
qualifications must be documented in TMT. For personnel
completing the required qualifications under TDY orders the unit
providing the training must also provide the input documentation.
(03) Document issuance with an Administrative Remarks Form CG-
3307.
(04) Issue Boat Force Operations Insignia Certificate. See
Commandant (CG-731) web site, Boat Force Operations Insignia
Certificate (Advanced), Form CG 5067.
The gold- and pewter-tone insignia may be worn in conjunction with the
Coxswain, Surfman, or Cutterman insignia.
The gold- and pewter-tone insignia shall not be worn with the pewtertone
Boat Force Operations insignia.
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