Google is your friend. Search Coast Guard Activities Europe, top listing will be the internet page, links on the left include contact info for phone and email.
Activities Europe is in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Also check with the several USCG officers at EUCOM and AFRICOM in Stuttgart, Germany -- send me an e-mail in International Affairs on james.b.davidson@uscg.mil for more information.
Just saw this post so sorry for the late reply. As far as I know there are no CG reservists living or drilling overseas. See section 5.B.7 of the Reserve Personnel Manual. It basically states that reservists that relocate overseas should inform their ISC, and the ISC should process the member into the IRR or the stand-by reserve. So there are no CG reserve billets outside of the US either. I know of one Master Chief that was worked on one of the U.S. Air Force bases in Japan, flew to Honolulu to drill, yet was forced to retire by the ISC because of this policy. I believe the original intent of the policy was to benefit reserves that work for gov't or international businesses and are sent overseas. So while overseas they don't need to worry about the expense and time to meet their drill obligations. Unfortunately the policy is not written that way and in its current form can be a detriment to both the CG and the member. Personally I don't see the harm if a member chooses to relocate abroad and pays their own way to attend regular drills. Unfortunately for the member and the CG unit, RPM's and ISC's are applying this policy. I believe the end result is that most people will likely dump the CG Reserves and take that overseas position with the employer that provides 95% of their income and promotion potential.
Personally I don't see the harm if a member chooses to relocate abroad and pays their own way to attend regular drills. Unfortunately for the member and the CG unit, RPM's and ISC's are applying this policy.
LT; Did you REALLY type that? "Unfortunately, people whose duty it is to follow orders are following them." Respectfully, come on shipmate!
The reserve force is not there to provide a method for reserve to drill and get their pay. It is there to provide a workforce for recall when needed. The drills are simply the method by which we ensure professional readiness for recall. Being permanently physicaly located outside of the area where the jurisdiction to FORCE compliance with reporting orders is a legit issue and concern. That would be just ONE component of the issue.
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It was not my intention to suggest that members or ISC's ignore or circumvent the current policy. Please note the use of the term "personally" when referring to my own view of the matter. My apologies if it was construed in some other way. I believe it was unfortunate for all involved when our unit lost a valuable member. It was in no way meant to fault anyone for enforcing policy. My post was to make others aware of the current policy so they do not violate it or make a decision in their civilian job that puts them at odds with CG policy.
I'm sure there are many concerns with members relocating overseas that I'm not aware of or have not considered and did not intend to initiate a diatribe. I also see the need to retain quality personnel that we've spent a great deal of time and money to train. Seems like an adjustment to the policy could benefit CG readiness and give members an option to stay in the Reserves.
What is wrong if a service member needs to relocate overseas for an X/Y reasons and is still being able to drill?
Will the service punish him/her for this?
Again, I understand the regulations, but if there is the opportunity for someone to drill in a European location, provided that this is allowed to happen, all the rest should be second guessing.
Lt, once again thank you kindly. I understood clearly what your paragraph above intended to convey.
No, its not "punishment;" one makes a career choice, one has to live with the consequences. The service has its needs too, and the needs of the service come first.
What is wrong if a service member needs to relocate overseas for an X/Y reasons and is still being able to drill?
Will the service punish him/her for this?
I don't see anything wrong with this if the member can appear for his or her drills with the same frequency as other reservists in the unit. Many units stick to a regular one-weekend-a-month, published drill schedule. This is difficult for reservists who live thousands of miles away from the unit and have to pay their own way. There are also All Hands functions that sometimes arise and emergency situations which require recall. I've seen situations where members who live far away make deals to lump all of their drills and ADT (or whatever it's called now) together at one time during the year. In my opinion, this is not fair to the majority of reservists who are required to appear regularly each month and show up at all hands functions and/or training when required.
