NCOER
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Purpose of DA 2166-8-1
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DA Form 2166-8-1 is mandatory for CPL thru CSM.
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It is a working copy of an NCOER
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It is the initial counseling given to an NCO within 30 days of rating period.
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Contains instructions/guidance for preparing and conducting counseling
sessions and for writing duty descriptions
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Provides sample bullets
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Summarizes the counseling session
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Serves as a record of counseling
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Later counseling sessions conducted quarterly.
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Duty description as means to evaluate.
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Purpose of NCOER
• Deigned to improve or maintain performance and professionally develop
the rated NCO
• Suppose to develop and communicate performance standards to the rated
NCO at beginning of rating period
• Provide feedback oh how to progress in meeting goals throughout rating
period
• Also provides evaluation information to ensure that sound personnel
management decisions can be made and that an NCO's potential can be
fully developed
• Do not dwell on past; consider how to improve your future
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Rating Chain Consists of
• Rater which is your immediate supervisor for 90 days
• Senior Rater who is the direct line of supervision for at least
two rated months
• Reviewer who is usually an Officer, WO, E-9)
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Rater Responsibilities
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Counsel rated NCO
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Prepare a DA Form 2166-8-1 for each rating period
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Assess the performance of rated NCO
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Prepare a fair and correct report
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NCO EVALUATION REPORT
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SEEPRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
IN AR 623-205, APPENDIX C.
For use of thi s for m, see AR 623-205; t he pr oponent agency is ODCSPER
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PART I - ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
a. NAME (Last, Fi rst, Middle Init ial)
b. SSN
C R A C K L E , JIM M Y D .
c. RANK
0 0 0 -11 -22 2 2
d. DATE OF RANK
SSG
f. UNIT, ORG., STATION, ZIP CODEOR APO, MAJOR COMMAND
FROM
YYYY
2 00 1
THRU
MM
YYYY
03
i. RATED
j. NON-
k. NO. OF
MONTHS
RATED
ENCL
2 00 2
02
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X V III A ir b o r n e C o r p s
02
l. RATED NCO COPY (Check one and Date)
Dat e
1. Given t o NCO
CODES
MM
7 1 L3 O F5 O O
g. REASON FOR SUBMISSION
H H C , 2 d Ba ttalio n , 3 5 th Sig n a l Br ig a de , F o rt Br a gg , N C 2 8 3 0 5
h. PERIOD COVERED
e. PMOSC
0 01 00 1
Q
ANNUAL
m. PSC
n. CMD
o. PSB
Init ials
CODE
CODE
U2
2. Forwarded t o NCO
EU 03
PART II - AUTHENTICATION
a. NAME OF RATER (Last, Fi rst, Middle Init ial)
SSN
C R O C O D IL E , A N D R E W L .
SIGNATURE
1 1 1 -22 -33 3 3
RANK, PMOSC/BRANCH, ORGANIZATION, DUTY ASSIGNMENT
DATE
SF C , 7 5 H 4 O , H e ad q u a r ter s 3 5 th Sig n a l Br ig a de
N C O IC , Br iga d e S-1
b. NAMEOF SENIOR RATER (Last, Fi rst, Middle Init ial)
SSN
M E D D L E R , BO BBY D .
SIGNATURE
2 2 2 -33 -44 4 4
RANK, PMOSC/BRANCH, ORGANIZATION, DUTY ASSIGNMENT
DATE
C P T , SC , H e a d qu a r te rs 3 5 th Sig n al Br iga d e
Br ig ad e S-1
c.
Sample
NCO-ER
(page 1)
RATED NCO: I understand my signature does not constitut e agreement or disagreement with the evaluations of the rater and senior rater. I further
understand my signature verifies that t he administrat ive dat a in Part I, t he rating officials in Part II, the duty descript ion to include the counseling dates
in Part III, and the APFT and height/weight entries in Part IVc are correct. I have seen the report completed through Part V, except Parts IId and IIe. I
am aware of the appeals process of AR 623-205.
SIGNATURE
d. NAME OF REVIEWER (Last, Fi rst, Middle Init ial)
SIGNATURE
SSN
SE E M E , D A R Y L V .
DATE
4 4 4 -55 -66 8 8
RANK, PMOSC/BRANCH, ORGANIZATION, DUTY ASSIGNMENT
DATE
M A J, SC , H e a d q ua r te r s 3 5 th Sig n a l Br ig ad e
e.
E x e c utiv e O ffic e r
CONCUR WITH RATER AND SENIOR RATER EVALUATIONS
NONCONCUR WITH RATER AND/OR SENIOR RATER EVAL (See at tached comment s)
PART III - DUTY DESCRIPTION (Rater)
a. PRINCIPAL DUTY TITLE
b. DUTY MOSC
P e r so nn e l Se r ge a n t
7 5 H3 O
c. DAILY DUTIES AND SCOPE (To include, as appropriat e, people, equi pment , faciliti es and dol lars)
O ver sees the day-to -day oper ations of the Br igade P er so nnel A dm inistr atio n C enter ; r espons ible for equipm ent
valued in excess of $800K ; pr ovides dir ect super vision to thr ee N C O s and six junior soldier s; r esponsible for
the tr aining, developm ent, c ounseling, and m entor ing of subor dinates; pr ovides tech nical advice a nd guidance to
subor dinates and custom er s; ensur es the pr om pt and acc ur ate pr ocessing of officer and en listed evaluation
r epor ts, per sonnel action s and finance actions and r eview s cor r espond ence for com pleteness.
d. AREAS OF SPECIAL EMPHASIS N C O -E R tim eliness and accur acy
e. APPOINTED DUTIES
H and R eceipt H older
f . COUNSELING DATES
INITIAL
LATER
0 10 40 4
LATER
0 10 71 5
LATER
0 11 02 2
0 11 22 8
PART IV - ARMY VALUES/ATTRIBUTES/SKILLS/ACTIONS (Rater)
a. ARMY VALUES. Check either "YES" or "NO".
Comment s are mandat ory for "No" ent ries; opt ional f or "Yes" ent ries.)
YES
NO
1. LOYALTY: Bears true fait h and allegiance to the U. S. Constitutiion, the Army, t he unit, and other soldiers.
Loyalty
V
2. DUTY: Fulfills their obligations.
Duty
Respect
A
3. RESPECT/EO/EEO: Treats people as they should be treated.
4. SELFLESS-SERVICE: Puts the welfare of the nation, the Army, and subordinates before their own.
Selfless-Service
5. HONOR: Lives up to all the Army values.
6. INTEGRITY: Does what is right - legally and morally.
L
7. PERSONAL COURAGE: Faces fear, danger, or adversity (physical and moral).
Bullet comments
U
Honor
Integrity
Personal Courage
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o honesty and integr ity above r epr oach
E
o one of the m ost highly r espected N C O s in the Br igade
S
o com m itted to excellence and gets th e m ission d one on tim e
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REPLACES DA FORM 2166-7,SEP 87, WHICH IS OBSOLETE
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Part 1- Administrative Data
Line Ia (Name): Enter rated NCO's name (LAST, FIRST, MI) ALL CAPS.
Line Ib (SSN): Enter rated NCO's SSN (9 digit XXX-XX-XXX).
Line Ic ( Rank): Enter the three-letter abbreviation for the NCO's military rank,
not pay grade (for example, SSG, SFC).
If the rated NCO is frocked to 1SG, SGM, or CSM, enter the rank, date of rank, and PMOSC held
prior to the frocking action. In addition to the NCO's rank in Part Ic, enter the appropriate frocked
rank in parentheses immediately following the rank entry. The entries are SFC (1SG), MSG(SGM),
or MSG(CSM).
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Part I – Administrative Data
Line Id (Date of Rank): Enter the rated NCO's date of rank (YYYYMMDD). If the
rated NCO is frocked enter the date of rank for the rank held prior to the frocking
action.
Line Ie (PMOSC): Enter up to nine digits of the primary military occupational
specialty (MOS) code (for example, 19E30, 42A5MA3, and 18Z5PW9LA). If
an NCO does not possess an additional skill identifier or language identifier,
only a five digit MOS is entered. An alpha or numeric entry may be used to
denote the last digit of the skill level (0 or O).
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Part I – Administrative Data
Line f1: Enter Unit, Org., Station, Zip Code, or APO and USAR
Line f2(Status Code): Enter data in the order listed on the form (for example, HHC,
1st Eng Bn, Fort Riley, KS 66442 (USAR Status Code)).
When an NCOER is completed on an NCO at a temporary duty/special duty (TDY/SD/TCS),
the TDY/SD unit information may be entered in parentheses in Part If after the required parent
unit data if space permits. If not, the TDY/SD/TCS unit data may be reflected in Part IIIc.
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Part I - Administrative
Line Ig ( Reason for Submission): Enter the appropriate report code in the lefthand portion of the block and the type of report title in the right-hand portion of
block.
Line Ih ( Period Covered): Enter the beginning date in the boxes, using a fourdigit numerical identifier for year and a two-digit numerical identifier for month
and two digit identifier for the day (for example, 20010903). Enter the Thru date
which is the end date of the event causing the report (YYYYMMDD).
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Reason for Submission
Line Ig:
02
03
Annual report
Change of Rater
Rater or rated NCO is reassigned
Rater or rated NCO depart on extended TDY or SD
Rater or rated NCO is released from AD
Rated NCO is reduced to CPL 
Rater dies or is relieved
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Relief for Cause
Used when an NCO is relieved based on personal or professional
characteristics
Reason for relief will be stated on the report.
Rated NCO must be notified.
Minimum rating period is 30 days.
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09
Depart Temporary Duty, Temporary Change of Station,
Complete the Record
Rater submits a COR for NCO’s who are eligible for consideration
by DA Centralized Boards for:
Promotion
School
CSM selection
Mandatory conditions the rated NCO must meet are:
Be in the zone of consideration
Have been under the same rater for six months
Not have received a report for the same position
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Period Covered
• Line Ih : An NCO's first report period
begins on the effective date of promotion to
sergeant
• The rated NCO has to serve in the same
position under the same rater who is writing
the report
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Rated Months
• Line Ii (Rated Months): Number of Months. The number of rated months is
computed by dividing the basic rating period by 30. Do not use the "Period
Covered" by the report, subtract all nonrated time. If 15 or more days are left
after dividing by 30, they will be counted as a whole month. (For example, 130
days is 4 months and 10 days and is entered as 4 months; 140 days is 4 months
and 20 days and is entered as 5 months.)
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Non-Rated Code/Enclosures
Line Ij (Non Rated Codes): Enter the appropriate non rated codes. If there were no
non-rated periods, leave blank. Entries in Parts Ij are not required for IMA Soldiers
not on active duty.
Line Ik (Number of Enclosures): Enter number of enclosures. If there are no
enclosures, enter 0.
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Reason for Non Rated Time
A
C
D
E
F
I
M
P
Q
S
T
W
AWOL/Desertion/unsatisfactory participant based on AR 135–91
Confinement in military or civilian detention facility
Temporary disability retirement list (TDRL)
Leave in excess of 30 days
Under arrest
In transit between duty stations, including leave, permissive
(PTDY), and temporary duty (TDY )
Missing in Action
Patient (including convalescent leave)
Lack of rater qualification
Student at military or civilian school
On TDY/Special Duty (SD)/Temporary Change of Station (TCS) l
less than 90 calendar days
Prisoner of War
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Email Addresses/UIC/CC/PSB
Codes
Line Il ( Rated Nco’s Email Address): Rated NCO's AKO e-mail address.
Line Im (UIC): Unit Identification Code (UIC) Enter the rated NCO's 6 character
UIC beginning with “W”.
Line In (Command Code): Enter rated NCO's Command Code (Two digits).
Do not use “CC” (Command Code) in this field.
Part Io (Personnel Service Battalion Code PSB) : Enter four character
alphanumeric PSB code of the rated NCO's servicing Administrative Office.
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PART II
AUTHENTICATION
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Part II- Authentication
Rater IIa: Enter Rater information:
LAST, FIRST, MI, SUFFIX - ALL CAPS
SSN (9 digit XXX-XX-XXX)
Digital Signature is the authorized method unless deployed
Rank, PMOS, Branch, Organization,
Duty Assignment and email address
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Part II- Authentication
Rater IIb: Enter Senior Rater information:
LAST, FIRST, MI, SUFFIX - ALL CAPS
SSN (9 digit XXX-XX-XXX)
Digital Signature is the authorized method unless deployed
Rank, PMOS, Branch, Organization,
Duty Assignment and email address
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Part II- Authentication
Line IIc: Enter Reviewer information:
LAST, FIRST, MI, SUFFIX - ALL CAPS
SSN (9 digit XXX-XX-XXX)
Digital Signature is the authorized method unless deployed
Rank, PMOS, Branch, Organization,
Duty Assignment and email address
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Part II- Authentication
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Ensure rating officials are accurate and IAW AR 623-205
• The reviewer's signature and date cannot be before the rater or senior rater.
• The senior rater's signature and date cannot be before the rater's.
• The rated Soldier may not sign or date the report before the rater, senior
rater, or reviewer.
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PART III
DUTY
DESCRIPTION
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Part III- Principal Duty Title
Part IIIa (Principle Duty Title): Verify duty title and description is an accurate
portrayal of NCO’s most significant duties and responsibilities
Part IIIb (Duty MOSC): Enter the enlisted DMOS (at least five characters but
no more than nine).
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Part III- Daily Duties and Scope
Part IIIc (Daily Duties and Scopes): Enter a series of phrases, starting with
action words and separated by semicolons and ending in a period
•You want to address the most important routine duties and responsibilities
•Include the number of people supervised, equipment, facilities, and dollars
involved and any other routine duties and responsibilities critical to mission
accomplishment
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Part III- Areas of Special Emphasis
Part IIId (Areas of Special Emphasis): Enter areas of special emphasis
• Include a list of tasks/duties separated by semicolons and ending with a
period
ex: command maintenance; physical fitness; location inventory
If you list any special duties, ensure you but a bullet for that duty
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Part III- Appointed Duties
Part IIIe (Appointed Duties): These are duties that are not normally included
in the duty description
• Ex: Chief or Firing Battery; Readiness NCO; Airborne Operations NCO
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Part III- Counseling Dates
• Part: IIIf (Counseling Dates): Enter the actual dates of the initial counseling
obtained from the DA Form 2166-8-1 (YYYYMMDD).
Enter: Enter the actual dates of the later quarterly counseling's
* DO NOT FUDGE DATES
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Part IV- Army
Values/Attributes
o the NCO is short, concise, but to the point
• Bullet comments must be short, concise, to the point
• Bullets will not be longer than two lines, preferably one; and no more than
one bullet to a line.
• Mandatory specific bullet comments are required for all 'no' entries
• There must be double-spaces between bullets.
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Part IV
VALUES
NCO RESPONSIBILITIES
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RATED NCO' S NAME (Last, Fi rst, Middle Init ial)
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SSN
THRU DATE
0 0 0 -11 -22 2 2
C R A C K L E , JIM M Y D .
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2 0 02 0 2
Specific Bullet examples of "EXCELLENCE" or " NEEDS IMPROVEMENT" are mandatory.
Specific Bullet examples of "SUCCESS" are optional.
TIPS:
jimmy.crackle@
PART IV (Rater) - VALUES/NCO RESPONSIBILITIES
b. COMPETENCE
o Duty pr ofici ency; MOS competency
o Technical & tactical; knowledge, skills, and
abi lit ies
o Sound judgment
o Seeking sel f-impr ovement; alw ays learning
o Accomplishing tasks to t he fullest capacity;
committed to excellence
SUCCESS
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
EXCELLENCE
(Exceeds std)
(Meet s std)
(Some)
(Much)
o m eticulous m onitor ing of N C O -E R s r esulted in zer o late r epor ts and
99. 6% accur acy r ate over a six m onth per iod
o exper tly handled in excess of 2400 per sonn el actions dur ing this
r ating per iod and ensu r ed pr om pt pr ocessing
o pr ovided super b per sonnel ser vice suppor t to over 1900 soldier s
assigned to the br igade
APFT
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
P A SS 0110
69/163 Y E S
c. PHYSICAL FITNESS & MILITARY BEARING
o Mental and physical t oughness
o Endurance and st ami na to go the di stance
o Displ aying confidence and ent husi asm;
looks li ke a soldier
o aw ar ded the physical fitness badge for tw o consecutive A P F T s
o r outinely w or ked in excess of 60 hour s per w eek and m aintained high
m or ale and enthusiasm
EXCELLENCE
(Exceeds std)
Sample
NCO-ER
(page 2)
SUCCESS
(Meet s std)
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
(Some)
(Much)
d. LEADERSHIP
o Missi on f irst
o Genuine concern for soldiers
o Inst illi ng t he spiri t to achieve and win
o Set ting t he exampl e; Be, Know, Do
EXCELLENCE
(Exceeds std)
SUCCESS
(Meet s std)
o m entor ed tw o soldier s to w in Br igade Soldier of the Q uar ter honor s
o m otivated and coach ed a pr eviously sub standar d soldier to
successfully pass th e A P F T and m eet th e w eight standar ds
o ensur ed soldier s w er e r egular ly counseled and ear ned their tr ust and
confidence as a car ing, com pas sionate leader
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
(Some)
(Much)
e. TRAINING
o Indi vidual and t eam
o Missi on f ocused; perf ormance oriented
o Teaching soldiers how ; common tasks,
duty-related skills
o Sharing knowledge and exper ience to fight,
survive and win
EXCELLENCE
(Exceeds std)
SUCCESS
(Meet s std)
o per sonally planned an d executed annual com m on task tr aining and
testing for a ll soldier s assigned to the br igade headquar ter s
o outstandin g tr aining e ffor ts r esulted in 98. 7% fir st-tim e ' G O ' r ate on
the C T T w ithin the headquar ter s
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
(Some)
(Much)
o constantly tr ained soldier s on d aily tasks and r espo nsibilitie s, r efused
to settle for m e diocr ity
f. RESPONSIBILITY & ACCOUNTABILITY
o Care and mai ntenance of equi pment/facili ties
o Soldier and equi pment safety
o Conser vati on of suppli es and f unds
o Encour aging soldiers t o learn and grow
o Responsi ble for good, bad, r ight & w rong
EXCELLENCE
(Exceeds std)
SUCCESS
(Meet s std)
--S/R focus on
promotion,
schools,
assignments
o m aintained ac countability of of fice and autom atio n equipm e nt valued
in excess of $800K w ith zer o loss or dam age
o com pletely r e or ganized o ffice ar ea to better u tilize allo cated space
and r em oved excess to cr eate m or e pr ofessio nal office atm ospher e
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
(Some)
(Much)
o kept tr ack of soldier s and alw ays knew w her e they w er e
PART V - OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL
a. RATER. Overall potential for pr omot ion and/or
positi ons of great er responsibility.
AMONG THE
BEST
FULLY
CAPABLE
service in
e. SENIOR RATER BULLET COMMENTS
o select in the s econdar y zone for pr om otion to Ser geant F ir st C lass
o out-per for m s m ost M aster Ser geants
MARGINAL
o unquestionably the bes t Staff Ser geant I hav e ever r ated or senior
r ated
b. RATER. List 3 posi tions in whi ch t he r ated
NCO could best serve the Army at hi s/her
current or next higher gr ade.
o an all-ar ound super b per for m ance by a top-notch N C O
Ser vice S chool In str uctor
P er sonnel Super visor
P r otocol N C O
o assign to to ugh, challe nging assig nm ents - he w ill excel
c. SENIOR RATER. Over all perfor mance
1
+
--Lead off
with your
strongest
excellence
bullet
2
Successful
3
4
Fair
5
Poor
d. SENIOR RATER. Overall potential
for promoti on and/or service in
posi tions of greater responsibil ity.
1
2
3
Superior
4
Fair
5
Poor
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When Writing an NCOER You want
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Place strongest bullet up front
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The rater will write the NCOER not the rated NCO
•
Bullet comments should be past tense for contributions/achievements and present tense for values
•
Use action words and avoid using personal pronouns and names
•
Bullets should be clear and concise, avoid vague comments
•
Paint clear and accurate portrait of rated NCO
•
Reflect significant accomplishments during rating period on report
•
Bullet comments should justify the rating in the checked box
•
*** DO NOT FUDGE BULLETS. NCO’s GET WHAT THEY DESERVE***
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•
•
•
AMONG THE BEST = absolute top performers
FULLY CAPABLE = good performers but less than the best
MARGINAL = failed one or more standards
Render fair, accurate and unbiased reports
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Interpretation of Ratings
• EXCELLENCE: Exceeds Standards;
demonstrated by specific
examples and measurable results; special and unusual - achieved by only a
few; clearly better than peers
ex: Received physical fitness badge
Qualified entire squad as expert with M-16
• SUCCESS: Meets all standards; NCO is fully competitive for promotion
and schooling
ex: Established comprehensive cross-training program
for his section
Shares experiences readily, constantly teach Soldiers
• NEEDS IMPROVEMENT: NCO missed meeting some standards
ex: Was often unaware of whereabouts of subordinates
Unprepared to conduct formal training on three
occasions.
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Part IV- Competence
• Talk about duty proficiency and MOS competency
• You can put the total number of semester hours the NCO has
completed during the rated time
• NCO won any level board competitions
•Technical knowledge of the NCO
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Physical Fitness/Military Bearing
•
The rater will enter one of the following APFT entries: “PASS" or "FAIL”
• The rater will enter the date (YYYYMMDD) of the APFT results.
• The APFT badge is awarded for scores of 270 and above with at least 90 in each
of
the three events which can constitute and excellent rating
• Enter height/weight and APFT score from the last record APFT test that is on file for the rated
NCO
• NCO overall appearance and military bearing
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Part IV- Leadership
• Talk about the NCO general concern for Soldiers
• How the NCO puts mission first
• How the NCO sets the example
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Part IV- Training
• Enter bullets that pert
• Address if and how the NCO shared his/her knowledge with peers and subordinates
• If NCO conducted any Leaders Time Training and how many personnel
• How NCO work as a team and
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Part IV - Responsibility/Accountability
• Care and maintenance of equipment
• Try and put what types of equipment
• Numbers and dollar amount is very important in this area
• Talk about how NCO enforced safety standard
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Part V
Overall Performance and Potential
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Part V- Rater
Line Va (Overall Potential for Promotion)
Among the best- NCOs who demonstrated a very good, solid performance and a
strong recommendation for promotion and/or service in positions of greater
responsibility.
Fully capable- NCOs who have demonstrated a good performance and strong
recommendation for promotion should sufficient allocations be available.
Marginal- NCOs who demonstrated poor performance and should not be promoted
at this time.
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Part V- Rater
Line Vb (Future Assignments): Rater lists up to three (at least two)
different future duty positions (job title) in which the rated NCO could best
serve the Army at the current or next grade. When the rated NCO is being
reduced to a lower grade, raters may enter duty positions of the lower grade.
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Part V- Senior Rater
•
Line Vc(d) – Overall Performance and Overall Potential
1 = cream of the crop; promote immediately
2 = a solid soldier; strong recommendation for promotion
3 = a good performance; promote if allocations allow
4 = weak performer; do not promote
5 = poor performer; consider for QMP
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Part V – Senior Rater Bullet Comments
Line Ve (Senior Rater Bullet Comments): First bullet should focus on promotion
Second bullet should focus on school
Third bullet should focus on potential
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Common Mistakes on NCOER
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reports received with all five ‘excellence’ marks (a ‘max’ report) gives the
impression NCO has overachieved in all areas. Leaves no room for improvement
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too many NCO-ERs have ‘unjustified’ excellence marks - if there are no proven
accomplishments then the board considers it only a ‘successful’ rating.
•
too many NCOs are receiving 1/1 senior rater marks without the bullet comments
to support the rating
•
too many NCOs are receiving ‘Among the Best’ ratings by the rater -- boards have
difficulty determining rater’s intent.
•
too many senior raters do not address potential in their bullets -- tell the board who
they should promote, the type of assignments best suitable for the rated NCO, and
the schooling the NCO should attend.
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cannot check “among the best” block if there is a “needs improvement” bullet
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NCOER Tips
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Ensure counseling is happening
•
Justify Excellence Bullets - Tell the story …
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If you give a Success box check, say something - Don’t leave it blank
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Ensure Junior Officers and NCOs know system
•
Avoid generalities, begin bullets with action verbs
•
Want to be consistent in performance and rating throughout the entire file with particular focus on the last
five NCOER
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Best reports are those with three ‘clearly justified’ excellence ratings and two success ratings with strong
bullet comments as opposed to five excellence check marks
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Senior Rater markings of ‘1’ and ‘1’ standout, particularly when supported by strong bullet comments
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S/R marking of ‘2’ is still good when sprinkled among several reports of ‘1’ ratings;
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NCO-ER Quality Control - suggest using CSM to review the NCOER before being submitted
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Reference
• AR 623-3
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QUESTIONS?
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