RESERVE ME TRAINING COURSES

ALCOAST 187/10
COMDTNOTE 1001
SUBJ: RESERVE MARITIME ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
A. COMCOGARD PSC ARLINGTON, VA//C// 101619Z NOV 09/ALCGPSC 068/09
1. RESERVISTS WHO MET MOST, BUT NOT ALL, QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE MARITIME
ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST (ME) RATING WERE DESIGNATED AS PROVISIONAL PER
REFERENCE A AND LISTED AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/PSC/RPM/RPM3/ME_
RESULTS.PDF. PROVISIONAL MES HAVE 36 MONTHS STARTING JANUARY 1, 2010 TO
COMPLETE THE REMAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENT STATUS.
2. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES EXISTING AND PLANNED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO
ASSIST A PROVISIONAL ME TO BECOME DESIGNATED AS PERMANENT AND COMPLETE THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT PAY GRADE. COMPLETION OF BOARDING
TEAM MEMBER SCHOOL (BTM) OR BOARDING OFFICER QUALIFICATION SUPPORT PROGRAM
(BOQSP) WILL ASSIST WITH OBTAINING MOST OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENLISTED
PRACTICAL QUALIFICATIONS (EPQS) FOR ME, ALTHOUGH NEITHER IS A REQUIREMENT FOR
ADVANCEMENT OR ATTAINING PERMANENCY IN THE ME RATING.
3. BTM SCHOOL (COURSE CODE 341095) IS A TWO WEEK RESIDENT COURSE LOCATED AT
THE MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY (MLEA). BTM SCHOOL PREPARES STUDENTS TO
SERVE IN ROLES AS A MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT (MLE) BTM. THE MAJOR SUBJECT
AREAS ARE: USE OF FORCE, TACTICAL PROCEDURES, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, ARREST
PROCEDURES, MLE BOARDING PROCEDURES, AND CONFINED SPACES.
4. BTM SCHOOL PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDANCE, HOW TO APPLY AND SCHOOL CONVENING
DATES CAN BE FOUND ON THE MLEA WEBSITE AT
HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MLEA/COURSES/BTM.ASP. EIGHT BTM SCHOOL CONVENINGS REMAIN
FOR FY10 AND NINE CONVENINGS ARE PROJECTED FOR FY11. ADDITIONAL QUOTAS HAVE
BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESERVISTS.
5. BOQSP (COURSE CODE 501853) IS A TWO PHASE CURRICULUM, CONSISTING OF AN E-
LEARNING COMPONENT AND THE BOARDING OFFICER PRACTICAL COURSE (BOPC), A TWO
WEEK RESIDENT COURSE HELD AT THE MLEA. A GRADUATE OF BOPC WILL QUALIFY THAT
MEMBER FOR THE OPSHL QUALIFICATION AND MAY ALSO BE DESIGNATED BY THE CO OR
OIC AS A MLE PQS INSTRUCTOR, SERVING AS A CORNERSTONE OF THE UNIT MLE
TRAINING PROGRAM.
A. AN OVERVIEW OF BOQSP AND HOW TO APPLY TO APPLY CAN BE FOUND ON THE MLEA
WEBSITE AT HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MLEA/BOQSP/DEFAULT.ASP
B. THE BOQSP E-LEARNING PORTION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON LINE AT
HTTPS://LEARNING.USCG.MIL/PORTAL.ASP AND IS ACCESSIBLE FROM ANY COMPUTER
WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION. THE COURSE IS LOCATED UNDER THE MARITIME LAW
ENFORCEMENT TAB IN THE COURSE CATALOG. EACH OF THE MODULES IS A SEPARATE
COURSE. CREDIT IS AWARDED AFTER PASSING THE FINAL EXAM. DISTANCE LEARNING
ACTIVITY AND COMPLETION IS RECORDED THROUGH THE TRAINING MANAGEMENT TOOL
(TMT) AND IS ACCESSIBLE BY THE RESERVIST AND THE UNIT TRAINING OFFICER.
C. RESERVISTS WHO COMPLETE THE E-LEARNING PORTION OF THE COURSE CANNOT USE
THEIR ANNUAL INACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING DRILLS (IDT) FOR COMPENSATION.
INSTEAD, RESERVISTS MAY RECEIVE 16 RESERVE RETIREMENT POINTS UPON COMPLETION
OF ALL MODULES AND FINAL EXAM BY BRINGING THEIR CERTIFICATES INTO THEIR SPO
FOR ENTRY INTO DIRECT ACCESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RESERVE RETIREMENT
POINTS, ACCESS HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/RESERVE/DOCS/PAY(UNDERSCORE)
BENEFITS/RETIREMENT.ASP
D. ONCE THE E-LEARNING PORTION OF THE BOQSP IS COMPLETE, RESERVISTS SHALL
APPLY FOR BOPC.
6. BOPC PREREQUISITES FOR ATTENDANCE, HOW TO APPLY AND SCHOOL CONVENING DATES
CAN BE FOUND ON THE MLEA WEBSITE AT

HTTP://WWW.USCG.MIL/MLEA/COURSES/BOPC.ASP.

THREE BOPC CONVENINGS REMAIN FOR FY10 AND NINE CONVENINGS ARE PROJECTED TO BE
HELD FOR FY11. ADDITIONAL QUOTAS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR RESERVISTS.
7. BOPC QUOTA PRIORITY IS AS FOLLOWS:
A. RESERVE MES (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN A PROVISIONAL STATUS) HAVE PRIORITY.
B. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO ENFORCEMENT BILLETS AT SECTORS AND DISTRICTS.
C. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS SERVING IN LE BILLETS (LIMITED AVAILABILITY WITH
PREFERENCE GIVEN TO MES).
8. RESERVISTS CAN REQUEST ADT-AT ORDERS. IF ADT-AT HAS ALREADY BEEN
SCHEDULED FOR THE YEAR, ADT-OTD MAY BE AUTHORIZED, IF A QUOTA HAS BEEN
AWARDED.
9. POC: PS TRANSITION RFMC, MECM THOMAS MCCOOK, 202-372-3044 OR
THOMAS.W.MCCOOK(AT)USCG.MIL. QUESTIONS CONCERNING RESERVE POLICY CAN BE
ADDRESSED TO COMDT (CG-1311) LST-CG-1311(AT)COMDT.USCG.MIL.
10. RDML D. R. MAY, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND LEADERSHIP, SENDS.
11. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.