Enclosure (1) to COMDITINST 16010.12A
PEOPLE: BUILD AND VALUE OUR TEAM
People are our most valuable - and costly - asset. We must attract and retain the best America has
to offer and develop in them superior technical and interpersonal competencies. We will nurture
our core values of Honor, Respect and Devotion to Duty at the personal, unit and organizational
levels and foster working environments that promote learning, commitment and opportunity for all
elements in our increasingly diverse workforce. We will find strength in our differences and work
diligently to remove barriers that hinder our progress. We will employ valid and useful means to
assess employee satisfaction, well being and contributions to mission accomplishment.
OBJECTIVE 5. PROVIDING THE PEOPLE AND HUMAN RESOURCE SYSTEM
NEEDED BY OUR UNITS
Purpose: The Human Resources (HR) System must recruit, train, develop and sustain a
workforce that is motivated and able to accomplish Coast Guard missions. It will fill all military
and civilian positions with qualified personnel from the optimal source (officer, enlisted, civilian,
reserve, Auxiliary, etc.). It also provides for the satisfaction, development and well being of all
employees. The people needs of the Coast Guard and the needs of Coast Guard people must be
continually evaluated for our HR managers to keep them in balance.
Opportunities for Improvement. We will return to authorized strength as quickly as practicable.
We will obtain workforce requirements from program managers for current and future systems.
Based on comparisons to other organizations, we will design more economical and effective means
to train, develop and compensate employees and obtain the necessary resources to do so. We will
establish career management programs for civilian and military personnel and optimally employ the
total force (active duty, civilian, reserve and Auxiliary). To sustain these efforts, we will develop a
cadre of HR professionals and implement an integrated information system to support decisions,
assessment, and improvement across the entire HR system.
Owner. Assistant Commandant (G-W)
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