DISTRIBUTION – SDL No. 167
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COMDTINST 5320.3A
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION 5320.3A
Subj: FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) TO THE COAST GUARD RESERVE COMPONENT
Ref: (a) Title 10, United States Code
(b) Financial Resource Management Manual, COMDTINST M7100.3 (series)
(c) Full-Time Support (FTS) to the Reserve Components, DoDI 1205.18
(d) Personnel Resources and Reprogramming Manual, COMDTINST M5312.13 (series)
(e) Coast Guard Staffing Logic and Manpower Requirements Manual, COMDTINST M5310.4
(series)
(f) Reserve Force Readiness System (RFRS) Staff Element Responsibilities, COMDTINST
5320.4 (series)
(g) Title 14, United States Code
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction prescribes the policies and procedures for identifying Full-Time
Support (FTS) requirements funded by the Reserve Training (RT) Appropriation. It assigns
responsibility for identifying, planning, programming, and budgeting positions, and it establishes
priorities for allocating FTS authorizations in support of the training and administration of the
Reserve Component (RC).
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. Full-Time Support (FTS) to the Coast Guard Reserve Component,
COMDTINST 5320.3 is hereby cancelled.
4. BACKGROUND. As described in Section §12501 of Reference (a), “The Secretary concerned shall
detail such members of the regular and reserve components under his jurisdiction as are necessary to
effectively develop, train, instruct, and administer those reserve components.”- This is accomplished
through the use of RT Appropriation funded FTS positions. Integration of CG Reserve and Active
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