scope:

PURPOSE. This Instruction outlines policy and procedures to achieve the following:

 a. Restructure the Coast Guard Reserve at the field level to place reservists under the direct operational control (OPCON) of the active command augmented.

 b. Integrate Active and Reserve Component administrative control (ADCON) structures.

 c. Eliminate Reserve Unit Commanding Officers except in units which are to be activated intact such as Port Security Units and the TRANSCOM unit.

 d. Develop a Reserve Personnel Allowance List (RPAL) which assigns each Selected Reserve billet a unique identifying number.

 e. Integrate district Readiness and Reserve Division functions into other staffs.