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

Part 2 – Operations and Missions
Chapter 2 – Mission Planning
Section I. Reserve Workforce Management
Introduction
I.1. Commanding
Officer
(CO)/Officer in
Charge (OIC)
Responsibilities
I.2. Reserve Crew
Organization
This section discusses the management of the reserve workforce at boat
forces units. It provides guidance on CO/OIC responsibilities,
expectations for Reservists, and defines the roles of several key support
positions such as the Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS), Senior
Enlisted Reserve Advisor (SERA), and Reserve Section Leader (RSL)
and their roles in managing Reservists.
In accordance with Reference (dd) the CO/OIC shall ensure Reservists
under their authority receive appropriate training and augmentation
opportunities and administrative support. The CO/OIC must understand
the unique role a Reservist has, where many times Reservists are trained
locally and mobilized elsewhere. Additionally, the CO/OIC must
understand that the Reservists assigned to their unit work in “dog years.”
With the limited time available to train for mobilization, the CO/OIC
must align reserve-specific training and support in conjunction with
sound management skills to maximize the training and resources
Reservists receive during their drills. To assist the CO/OIC, the Reserve
Force Readiness System (RFRS) was developed to assist in managing
Reservists at their units.
The CO/OIC shall establish specific crews that shall drill together for
each designated reserve drill weekend. A crew concept enables better
planning and training. Allowing Reservists to drill by themselves during
the week should be discouraged. The number of Reservists assigned to a
weekend drill section should be based in part on the available resources
(boats/training capacity) available at your unit. For example, at a unit
with 12 SELRES members and 1 Defender Class platform, scheduling all
of the Reservists on the same weekend is not planning for success.
Consider scheduling the crews on two separate weekends.
For a list of suggested drill schedules go to
http://cgweb.comdt.uscg.mil/G-RCB/Reserves.htm.
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