For the next swe, what is the date which everything must be completed?

All quals completed by 30 June.

wow and the only CPO Acadamy for reserves next year in Aug 2nd. Guess I have to wait another year to go for E-9

As a reservist, you CAN attend an Active duty class. Although it's 5 weeks for active instead of 2 for reserves.

Any idea how many people are in a CPO class? Why do the reserves only get one for 2008?

From Navy Times: "
Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers Academy. This school is in Petaluma, Calif. The class convenes 10 times a year, nine classes for active duty and one for reserves. Class size is limited to 64. The course is 33 days long and is for newly advanced E-7s."

From the latest PS Force notes:
"There were 2 convening’s of the Reserve CPO Academy for this year (2007). Due to people NOT attending we lost one whole class date for 2008. It is important that you attend the CPO Academy for advancement to E-8. As of today, there are 15 vacant seats for the ’08 CPO Academy and they must be filled ASAP. If there is any way to attend the Active Duty (AD) CPO classes, (almost 5 weeks long) this will require going to the academy on very short notice, then we might be able to make this happen with a lot of luck and work. Contact me if you are interested and I can give you more info regarding orders for travel etc."

230,

You beat me to it. We are our own worst enemy. We lose slots when we don't attend offered training. So what if it's inconvinient? Use it or lose it. We lost it.

Senior,

I would like to attend the reserve CPO class is Aug. Will the CG allow me to complete my two weeks drill along with the CPO class? I need those two weeks to help maintain quals. Also, I guess I need to make contact with the person on the message to get the ball rolling.

Chief,

You can use ADT-OTD for the CPO Academy. Just make sure your YN does not check the box to satisfy your ADT-AT required time. You only get 30 days of ADT. Your ADT-AT is used for your Annual Training. OTD can be use for other. If funds are not available for ADT you can always check with the unit about ADSW orders. Hope this helps!

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Here is the contact info for the above message regarding the CPO Acedemy (PS force notes):

PSCM Willam “Sam” Allred
USCG HQ CG-7D-1
2100 2nd Ave SW
Washington, DC 20539
Phone: 202-372-1004 (office) 202-731-4151 (cell)
Email: william.b.allred@uscg.mil

Thanks for all the help. Look forward to the class.