DISTRIBUTION – SDL No. 170
NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION:
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5350.9A
Subj: LEADERSHIP AND DIVERSITY COUNCILS
1.
PURPOSE. This Instruction establishes policy for the Coast Guard’s Inclusive
Leadership, Excellence, and Diversity (ILEAD) Council and the network of Leadership
and Diversity Advisory Councils (LDACs).
2.
ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements must comply
with the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3.
DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Commandant’s Leadership, Excellence, and Diversity
Council and Leadership and Diversity Advisory Councils, COMDTINST 5350.9 is
hereby cancelled.
4.
DISCUSSION. To remain the world’s best Coast Guard, we must be the world’s most
diverse and inclusive Coast Guard. A diverse and inclusive culture is strongly linked
with the Coast Guard's Core Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. Every
Coast Guard employee is represented by an LDAC and has the opportunity to
communicate to senior leadership through the LDAC network to the Coast Guard’s
ILEAD Council.
5.
DISCLAIMER. This guidance is not a substitute for applicable legal requirements, nor is
it itself a rule. It is intended to provide operational guidance for Coast Guard personnel
and is not intended to nor does it impose legally-binding requirements on any party
outside the Coast Guard.
Commandant
US Coast Guard Stop 7202
United States Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King JR Ave SE
Washington DC 20593-7907
Staff Symbol: DCMS
Phone: (202) 372-4546
COMDTINST 5350.9A
15 MAR 2021
