05 JAN 2022 FM : CHDIRAUX TO : ALAUX ALAUX 001 / 22
Subj : AUXILIARY COVID-19 RECONSTITUTION GUIDANCE-VERSION 3
1 . All Auxiliarists are highly encouraged to review the latest version of the Auxiliary COVID-19 Reconstitution Guide which has been posted in AUXDATA II and on the CHDIRAUX website at :
Auxiliary COVID-19 Reconstitution Guidance . ( To review the guide in AUXDATA II , login to AUXDATA II ; from the AUXDATA Navigation Bar select " More ," then “ Files ,” and then select “ Libraries .” The guide and other relevant COVID-19 information with be located in the folder listed as “ CG Auxiliary COVID-19 Guidance .”) If you have any questions regarding the content of the guide , please reach out to your Chain of Leadership and Management ( COLM ). topside Volume 119 , Issue 1 start to collect , review , and issue determinations on such requests . 4 . This guidance is intended to provide assistance to the Directors of Auxiliary ( DIRAUX ), Coast Guard units , and Order Issuing Authorities ( OIA ) on how to use Coast Guard Auxiliarists in the safest way possible during the COVID-19 Pandemic . Knowing that the spread of the Pandemic is different in every area , region , state , city , town , etc ., DIRAUX and OIAs may deviate from this guide as they see fit for their cognizant areas of responsibility ( AOR ), except for the vaccination requirement .
5 . DIRAUX offices , Coast Guard units , and OIAs are continually assessing operational risks posed by COVID-19 and developing mitigation strategies in advance of mission performance . They remain the best sources for guidance regarding Auxiliary assignments to duty within their AORs . All Auxiliarists are expected to help them by exercising caution and strictly adhering to all Coast Guard guidance .
6 . Internet release is authorized .
2 . This update incorporates change , effective immediately , that requires full COVID-19 vaccination for Coast Guard Auxiliarists when assigned to duty that involves in-person interaction with Coast Guard personnel ( including other Auxiliarists ), other government personnel ( federal , state , and local ), or members of the public . It is meant to ensure the health and well-being of unvaccinated Auxiliarists , Coast Guard personnel , and members of the public that the Coast Guard is obligated to protect . Unvaccinated Auxiliarists ( including partially vaccinated ) remain able to volunteer for any assignments or activities that do not involve in-person interaction with members of the public , other government personnel , or Coast Guard personnel .
3 . Procedures for handling Auxiliarists ' requests for medical exemption and religious accommodation of this policy change are under development . When they are established and announced , CG-BSX-1 will
05 JAN 2022 FM : CHDIRAUX TO : ALAUX ALAUX 001 / 22
Subj : AUXILIARY COVID-19 RECONSTITUTION GUIDANCE - VERSION 3
1 . All Auxiliarists are highly encouraged to review the latest version of the Auxiliary COVID-19 Reconstitution Guide which has been posted in AUXDATA II and on the CHDIRAUX website at :
Auxiliary COVID-19 Reconstitution Guidance . ( To review the guide in AUXDATA II ,