COMDTINST 1514.1
6. PROCEDURES.
a. Command Screening. After a command endorses an enlisted member's "A" school training
request (CG-5286) for PA "A" School, the command should initiate a PA "A" School Candidate
Command Interview. Enclosure (1) is an example of the memo that the command will receive
from the PA Rating Force Master Chief explaining the command's role in the screening process.
Enclosure (2) must be used. The candidate will not receive a Public Affairs Supervisor
Interview, the second of the two required screenings, until the Command Interview is completed.
b. Public Affairs Supervisor Screening. After the candidate's command screening has been
completed, the member must schedule a Public Affairs Supervisor Interview with the closest
district or area public affairs office. This interview will entail a two- to three-day visit to a
district or area public affairs office or detachment. Enclosure (3) is an example of the memo that
the PA Supervisor will receive from the PA RFMC explaining his or her role in the screening
process. The member must provide the completed, signed command screening form (Enclosure
(2)) to the PA Supervisor prior to, or at the start of, the PA Supervisor Interview. The PA
Supervisor will use enclosures (4), (5) and (6) to perform the screening. The PA Supervisor will
forward all required documents as outlined in Enclosure (4) to the PA Rating Force Master Chief
(Commandant G-IPA-5).
c. PA RFMC review. The PA RFMC reviews all PA candidate screening packages and approves
or disapproves all candidates for PA "A" School. Once the PA RFMC approves a candidate for
"A" School, CGPC-epm-2 will lift the administrative hold placed on the member's name on the
"A" School list. Members who are not approved for PA "A" School will be notified via their
command.
d. Questions Questions about the screening process may be directed to the PA RFMC at
Commandant (G-IPA-5).
7. FORMS/REPORTS. Command Worksheet for PA "A" School Candidate Interview, CG-6073 (04-
05), PA Supervisor Worksheet for PA "A" School Candidate Interview, CG-6074 (04-05) and PA
Supervisor Interview Activities/Discussion Guides, CG-6075 (04-05) will be used and are provided
as enclosures. Local reproduction is authorized. The Command Worksheet, CG-6073, is also
Coast Guard Adobe Forms Library.
L. M. FARRELL /s/
Acting Director of Reserve and Training
Encl:
(1) PA "A" School Candidate Command Interview memo
(2) Command Worksheet for PA "A" School Candidate Interview, CG-6073 (04-05)
(3) PA "A" School Candidate Public Affairs Supervisor memo
(4) PA Supervisor Worksheet for PA "A" School Candidate Interview, CG-6074 (04-05)
(5) PA Supervisor Interview Activities/Discussion Guides, CG-6075 (04-05)
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