E5 epme ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
- What should you do if you find errors on your PDE? - CORRECT
ANSWERS If errors are found, note them on the printed copy
of this form, sign it, and provide it to your admin personnel. It is the
member's responsibility to ensure that incorrect or missing data is
updated in DA prior to the PDE verification deadline date for each
SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
How can you access your SWE PDE? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Select the SWE PDE link in the Employee pagelet.
The summary will display. Click Create Report.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
Where are deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections provided? -
CORRECT ANSWERS All PDE's are updated prior to each
Active and Reserve exam cycle. Review the message for deadlines for
PDE verifications and corrections.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
,On your PDE you will receive credit for all sea/surf/award points for
your first advancement on or after what date? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Each member will receive credit for all
sea/surf/award points for their first advancement on or after
1JAN2010
For all subsequent SWE competitions, points will be given only for
those sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD)
which is reflected on the online PDE.
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-
1/PPC/ADV/PointStartDate.pdf?ver=2017-03-02-094915-733
You will be credited Sea Time points on your PDE at what rate? -
CORRECT ANSWERS points will be given only for those
sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD) which
is reflected on the online PDE.
SWE Eligibility Date (SED)?
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
On your PDE, award points are earned up to what point? - CORRECT
ANSWERS SWE Eligibility Date (SED)
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
, On your PDE, TIR and TIS are computed up to what point? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Terminal Eligibility Date (TED) is the
date that members will begin to be advanced from the SWE
advancement lists following a SWE cycle.
Time in Rating (TIR) and Time in Service (TIS) are computed up to
this future date for SWE eligibility and also for TIR and TIS points on
the SWE. The TED is 1 January of the year following the October and
May SWEs, and 1 July of the year following the November SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
You have submitted an eResume but immediately notice that the Job
Ranking Preferences are incorrect. How should you make
corrections? - CORRECT ANSWERS Any corrections/updates
will have to be made on the following day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow
for deletions of incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are
submitting is correct, to prevent having unwanted information
pending in your My Endorsements section as well as unneeded
information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
Once you have chosen all desired Job Basket boxes for an eResume,
what should be your next step? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Check the Job Basket box for a desired position. When all
desired Job Basket boxes have been chosen, click Save to Job Basket.
CORRECT ANSWERS
- What should you do if you find errors on your PDE? - CORRECT
ANSWERS If errors are found, note them on the printed copy
of this form, sign it, and provide it to your admin personnel. It is the
member's responsibility to ensure that incorrect or missing data is
updated in DA prior to the PDE verification deadline date for each
SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
How can you access your SWE PDE? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Select the SWE PDE link in the Employee pagelet.
The summary will display. Click Create Report.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
Where are deadlines for PDE verifications and corrections provided? -
CORRECT ANSWERS All PDE's are updated prior to each
Active and Reserve exam cycle. Review the message for deadlines for
PDE verifications and corrections.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
,On your PDE you will receive credit for all sea/surf/award points for
your first advancement on or after what date? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Each member will receive credit for all
sea/surf/award points for their first advancement on or after
1JAN2010
For all subsequent SWE competitions, points will be given only for
those sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD)
which is reflected on the online PDE.
https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-
1/PPC/ADV/PointStartDate.pdf?ver=2017-03-02-094915-733
You will be credited Sea Time points on your PDE at what rate? -
CORRECT ANSWERS points will be given only for those
sea/surf/award points earned on/after the point start date (PSD) which
is reflected on the online PDE.
SWE Eligibility Date (SED)?
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
On your PDE, award points are earned up to what point? - CORRECT
ANSWERS SWE Eligibility Date (SED)
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
, On your PDE, TIR and TIS are computed up to what point? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Terminal Eligibility Date (TED) is the
date that members will begin to be advanced from the SWE
advancement lists following a SWE cycle.
Time in Rating (TIR) and Time in Service (TIS) are computed up to
this future date for SWE eligibility and also for TIR and TIS points on
the SWE. The TED is 1 January of the year following the October and
May SWEs, and 1 July of the year following the November SWE.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
You have submitted an eResume but immediately notice that the Job
Ranking Preferences are incorrect. How should you make
corrections? - CORRECT ANSWERS Any corrections/updates
will have to be made on the following day after submission.
Due to maintenance of important historical data, DA does not allow
for deletions of incorrect eResumes. Be sure the document you are
submitting is correct, to prevent having unwanted information
pending in your My Endorsements section as well as unneeded
information pending in your endorsers Requests section.
https://cg.portal.uscg.mil/units/ppc/PD/guides/Documents/SelfService
/Member/Self%20Service%20-
%20View%20SWE%20CWO%20PDEs%20and%20Profile%20Lette
rs.pdf
Once you have chosen all desired Job Basket boxes for an eResume,
what should be your next step? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Check the Job Basket box for a desired position. When all
desired Job Basket boxes have been chosen, click Save to Job Basket.
