COMDTINST 5320.4A
6 NOV 2014
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5320.4A
RESERVE FORCE READINESS SYSTEM (RFRS) STAFF ELEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) Reserve Policy Manual, COMDTINST M1001.28 (series)
(b) Full-Time Support (FTS) to the Coast Guard Reserve Component, COMDTINST 5320.3
(series)
(c) Coast Guard Medical Manual, COMDTINST 6000.1 (series)
(d) 14 U.S.C. §53
(e) Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Program, COMDTINST 1306.1 (series)
(f) Coast Guard Ombudsman Program, COMDTINST 1750.4 (series)
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction documents the Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS) staff
elements roles and responsibilities.
2. ACTION. All Coast Guard unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge,
deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with
the provisions of this Instruction. Internet release is authorized.
3. DIRECTIVES AFFECTED. Senior Enlisted Reserve Advisor (SERA) Program,
COMDTINST 1306.3, Senior Reserve Officer Description of Duties, COMDTINST 1001.1,
and Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS) Staff Responsibilities, COMDTINST 5320.4,
are cancelled.
4. BACKGROUND. The Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (CG-1), developed and
implemented RFRS Coast Guard wide to assist unit commanders, commanding officers,
officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements
achieve mobilization readiness of their assigned reservists while providing increased
augmentation capacity to their respective commands. RFRS leverages the accomplishments
of existing senior reservists assigned at commands that are performing leadership roles and
interface functions between the Active Component (AC) and the Reserve Component (RC).
RFRS is a RC mission support system which optimizes the organization, administration,
recruiting, instruction, and training of the Coast Guard Reserve.
United States Coast Guard
2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20593-7907
Staff Symbol: CG-13
Phone: (202) 475-5420
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