Commandant
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United States Coast Guard
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COMDTINST 12335.4A
January 24, 2003
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 12335.4A
Subj:
MERIT PROMOTION PROGRAM AND NATIONAL MERIT PROMOTION PLAN
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes the Coast Guard's policy for merit promotion and
the approved plan for merit promotion for Coast Guard-wide use.
2. ACTION. Area and district commanders, commanders of maintenance and logistics
commands, commanding officers of headquarters units, assistant commandants for
directorates, Chief Counsel, and special staff offices at Headquarters shall ensure compliance
with the provisions of this directive. Internet release authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Merit Promotion Program and National Merit Promotion Plan,
COMDTINST 12335.4 is canceled.
4. REFERENCES. This Instruction shall be used in conjunction with 5 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 300 and 335, appropriate issuances of the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM), the Department of Transportation Personnel Manual (DPM), and Coast
Guard directives in the 12000 series.
5. COVERAGE. This Instruction applies to personnel actions resulting in promotion or
selection in the competitive service. It does not supercede the requirements of labor
management contracts, nor does it apply to personnel actions in the excepted service,
Administrative Pay System (keepers, lamplighters, and Academy faculty), or Senior
Executive Service or Administrative Law Judge personnel, or Non-Appropriated Fund
employees.
6. DEFINITIONS. Enclosure (1) lists relevant definitions.
7. POLICY. It is Coast Guard policy that all selections under the merit promotion plan shall be:
(a) made from among the best qualified candidates available, (b) based solely on job related
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NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: B:c MLCLANT, MLCPAC (16 extra); D:d Boston, South Portland, Southwest Harbor, Woods
Hole, Long Island Sound, New York, Baltimore, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Humbolt Bay (1)
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