WEARING PPE WITH AUXILIARY MARKINGS -043/09
1. Section 10.A.12. of the Auxiliary Manual (Commandant Instruction
M16790.1 series) states, "Auxiliarists may not wear any distinctive part of
the uniform or official Auxiliary insignia with civilian clothing." Coast
Guard Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that is authorized for Auxiliary
use while assigned to duty and that has Auxiliary markings (e.g. - "U.S.
Coast Guard Auxiliary" displayed on the back of a Coast Guard Type III life
jacket) falls within the scope of, "...any distinctive part of the
uniform..." Auxiliary-marked PPE, including life jackets and float coats,
are therefore only authorized for wear by Auxiliarists when in uniform and
assigned to duty. The Auxiliary Uniform Procurement Guide has also been
changed to reflect this policy.
From the Commandant, USCG, Admiral Thad W. Allen:
USCGAUX Policy Statement.[14SEP09]
New Certificates Site of Interest to Elected Officers and all members
There is a new certificates website available at certs.cgaux.org. This site
includes standard and approved Coast Guard Auxiliary certificates for nearly any
occasion. The member can download a simple Certificate of Appreciation for use,
for example, in acknowledging the contribution of a third party in the context
of a public affairs event or RBS program visit. Elected officers and Secretaries
of Flotillas, Divisions, Districts and National can access the site to generate
Certificates of Appreciation for outgoing officers, Certificates of Appointment
for incoming staff officers, and Certificates of Election for elected officers
at the next lower level. Also available are standardized position descriptions
and appointment letters to complete the appointment package. Access is by
eDirectory (EMPLID) and password. Appropriate active-duty personnel, i.e.,
Sector Commanders and their delegates will also be able to use the site to
generate certificates for personal decorations. For more information on how to
access and use the site, contact DC-Td Nick Tarlson at nick@tarlson.com.
[Posted: Sep 4, 2009. Source: Nick Tarlson, DC-Td]
Quick reminder: Veterans out of uniform are permitted to salute the U.S. flag
during hoisting, lowering or passing.
ONLINE Auxiliary Officers &
Members Directory
The release of the NEW Online Auxiliary Officers and Members Directory is
major step forward for our members. The concept was to make it is easy to find
other members and get their contact information, view and correct their own
information by sending an email 7028 form (Change of Member Information) to
the IS officers in their leadership chain. In addition, there are search
features that allow for searching by Last Name, member #, email address,
officer position and qualification.
Contact information is now quickly available to any level of member based on
the office held by that member, including email lists, printable staff or
member directories.
The data in this directory is updated every week on Monday and is derived from
AUXDATA as the authoritative source.
[Posted: Aug 28, 2009. Source: Bill Pritchard, Deputy Chief Technology
Officer]
Fall Conference Training Schedule & registration
form on the Conference Update page.
The Coast Guard at MSD Cincinnati needs your assistance as an
Auxilliarst Watch Stander and Division 06 needs a greater presence. Work on
your Trident, be a part of the Team Coast Guard. Work once a month or
however many days you can. LT Reinhart wants us to be involved, participate
in on-going activities, take classes with the active duty.
Training only takes about 4 hours and you're on your way to becoming a
valuable member of the MSD Cincinnati. Please e-mail or call: Bruce Perri
937-269-4533 [Posted 29Jun09]
Auxiliary Awards Procedures
Have you ever wanted to submit a fellow Auxiliarist for an award
but were unsure how to do it? Please visit the Member Training web page and
you can now find a link that will help you to determine which award is
appropriate, and also some templates to guide your writing of the award. We
wish to thank Nick Tarlson for his help in organizing this valuable tool and
our Support Division for posting it!
[Posted: Jun 26, 2009. Source: Gail Venezio DC-T]
ALAUX - DISCONTINUANCE OF THE SERVICE DRESS BLUE (APLHA) UNIFORM
1. The Service Dress Blue (Alpha) uniform was discontinued as a
Coast Guard uniform several years ago.
2. In January 2009, the Auxiliary National Board approved a recommendation
to discontinue its use within the Auxiliary, and the Chief Director has
approved this National Board action. Accordingly, the Service Dress Blue
(Alpha) uniform is no longer authorized as an Auxiliary uniform.
3. This change will be included in the next update to the Coast Guard
Auxiliary Manual.
[Posted: Jun 9, 2009. Source: Dante J. Laurino DC-P]
Member Activity Log ( ANSC-7029 ) and Mission Activity Report
(ANSC-7030) - Posted w/o Instructions
The Member Activity Log, ANSC-7029 (02-05) and the Mission Activity
Report, ANSC-7030 (04-09) have been posted without instructions. These forms
are in addition to the current ANSC-7029 and ANSC-7030 and are intended for
electronic filing using email. NOTE: These forms can be saved and reused.
This will save you from having to reenter data (i.e.: Member ID, Name,
Division, Flotilla, etc.) that does not change over time. Simply open a
saved form (i.e: my documents/7030-mission1.pdf), make your edits, save with
a new name (i.e: my documents/7030-mission2.pdf), then submit the new form
via email.
[Posted: Jun 3, 2009. Source: William Blandy, BC-IWN]
Note that the forms page states: You MUST
communicate with the IS person who handles your normal AUXDATA input as to
their policy regarding acceptance of e-mail data!!!! IS
officers need not do so and perhaps whole divisions or districts will not
wish to do so -- they can require that the standard, signed, hard-copy form
be sent. In some cases they might be willing to accept e-mail if a signed
hard copy follows, but that's up to each IS officer.
NACON 2009 WEBSITE POSTED
The 2009 Coast Guard Auxiliary National Conference (NACON 2009)is
now available at
http://www.cgauxa.org/nacon. The site contains information on the Daily
Schedule; Conference Registration both online and via a printable PDF form;
Hotel information including online reservations, telephone numbers, and
amenities; travel and local shuttle information; planned training workshops
and schedule; local information on attractions; and a link for Exhibitors
desiring to participate. Updates will be made to the site as additional
information becomes available. Check back often for updates.
[Posted: May 22, 2009. Source: Martin L. Phillips, Executive Director,
CGAuxA, In]
AUXDATA ACCESS
A directive has come down from the Department of Homeland
Security that all accounts that remain inactive for 45 days will be
locked. Effective 1 June 2009, OSC will make the change to AUXDATA. If you
have access, please make it a point to sign-on the system at least once a
month to maintain your access and keep from having your access locked and
eventually deleted. This applies to both the Production and Training
databases.
[Posted: May 12, 2009. Source: Marilyn McBain, DVC-IS]
APC Course Now Available Online
The Administrative Procedure Course (APC) – is now available on
Auxiliary eLearning. This course is will prepare you to take the APC test on
the National Testing Center, which is a prerequisite for holding elected
office . It takes the student through the subject matter in a systematic
way, introducing and summarizing existing Auxiliary resources and evaluating
the student’s progress. The APC covers a lot of material – essentially the
entire Auxiliary Manual, and many of our members have had difficulty passing
the test due to inadequate preparation. If you can take this course, and
complete the chapter quizzes with a score of 90 percent, you will almost
certainly pass the online test as well. You can access the course at:
http://64.207.134.26/usr/moodle2/course/view.php?id=43. You may need to
create an Aux eLearn account if this is your first visit. If you have any
questions or comments on the course, contact DVC-TD Nick Tarlson at
nick@tarlson.com.
[Posted: Apr 15, 2009. Source: Nick G. Tarlson, DVC-TD]
Radio
Operations Manual Presented to Flotilla 6-1 14MAR09
Boy Scouts of America & USCGAUX Agreement Signed
On 23 February 2009, the USCG Auxiliary signed a Memorandum of Agreement to
begin partner liaison with Boy Scouts of America. The
Boating Department
is developing an implementation strategy to make this a meaningful agreement
between our two organizations. The MOA can be downloaded in the Boating
Department
Document Library under Partners, or downloaded directly (as a PDF)
here.
Posted: Mar 10, 2009. Source: Bruce Johnson, BC-BLB]
