Counseling and Evaluations for
the Noncommissioned Officer
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Introduction
• Standardized Counseling & Evaluations:
Foundation of Effective Promotion System
• System Varies in Each U.S. Armed Service
• U.S. Army System Used for Officers &
Noncommissioned Officers (NCOs)
• Evaluations Maintained in Records System
• Used in Promotion & Counseling Process
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Policy
• System Designed to Achieve Goals:
– strengthen the NCO Corps
– promote best qualified NCOs
– contribute to Army-wide performance and
professional development
• Basis for Evaluating Performance
– actions, behavior, values & responsibilities
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Basis for Evaluating
Performance
• Exhibiting Army
Values
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loyalty
duty
respect
selfless service
honor
integrity
personal courage
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Basis for Evaluating
Performance
• NCO Responsibilities
– competence
– physical fitness and
military bearing
– leadership
– training
– responsibility and
accountability
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Role of the Rater
• Counsels NCO on performance &
professional development
– evaluates NCO in writing
– is immediate supervisor of NCO
• Counseling Performed by Rater
– informally & formally
– defines duties in writing
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NCO Evaluation Report
• Rater Makes Written Evaluation on:
– Army values & NCO responsibilities
– overall performance and potential
– future duty positions
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Roles of Senior Rater
and Reviewer
• The Senior Rater
– evaluates NCO’s overall
performance
– in direct line of supervision
& senior to rater
• The Reviewer
– concurs or nonconcurs in
evaluation
– in direct line of supervision &
senior to both rater and senior rater
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Prohibited Evaluation Entries
• Incidents or performance outside
evaluation period
• Incomplete investigations,
administrative or disciplinary actions
– but proven misconduct may be
included
• Misconduct for which NCO was
absolved
• Comments based upon marital status
• Voluntary entrance into drug or
alcohol program
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Safeguards
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Regular Communication
3 Evaluators, Prohibitions on Certain Entries
Commander’s Inquiry
Appeal to Washington Headquarters
Appeal to Board for Correction of Records
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Conclusion
• Standardized Counseling & Evaluations
Required in Effective Promotion System
• Regular Counseling Critical to
Development of Professional Armed Force
• Evaluations Encourage Positive
Performance & Professional Values
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