To:   ALAUX
From: CHDIRAUX
Subj: Promulgation of the Auxiliary Knowledge Base -007/07

1. The Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary (CG-3PCX) receives and replies to
many questions about Auxiliary policies every week. The questions come from
a wide variety of sources including Congressional inquiries and letters or
web queries from Auxiliary membership. To inform Auxiliarists of some of the
most frequently asked questions, especially those which are not necessarily
or easily found in Auxiliary manuals or Coast Guard instructions, the Office
of Auxiliary has created the Auxiliary Knowledge Base.

2. Auxiliary program areas drive the Auxiliary Knowledge Base. Many of the
same questions appear in multiple program areas and/or sub-sections for easy
cross-reference. It enables users to e-mail articles to third parties.
Built-in acronym definitions provide an easy understanding of subject
matter.

3. The Auxiliary Knowledge Base permits user feedback by employing a
built-in question rating system. This allows users to provide feedback and
comments on specific questions. The Office of Auxiliary will not directly
reply to feedback or comments, but it will consider them in order to revise,
update, or add to the Auxiliary Knowledge Base. The most efficient and
effective way for an Auxiliarist to get an answer to a policy question,
particularly when it is regionally specific, remains through the
Auxiliarist's chain of leadership and management.

4. The Auxiliary Knowledge Base is a dynamic and comprehensive reference
tool. Accordingly, Q&A proposals may be submitted from Auxiliary regions to
the Auxiliary Knowledge Base staff through the respective Director of
Auxiliary. The Office of Auxiliary will conduct final review and approval of
appropriate proposals.

5. The Auxiliary Knowledge Base is located at http://kb.cgaux.info. It can
be accessed directly through its title button at the top of the Chief
Director's web site, http://www.cgaux.info/g_ocx/. To contact Auxiliary
Knowledge Base staff, e-mail cg-3pcx@cgaux.info.

3. The purpose of this list is to keep Auxiliarists as well as all other
interested parties abreast of current developments, policies, manuals, etc.
All information contained herein and linked is OFFICIAL policy and
information.

4. Internet Release and Distribution is Authorized.

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