EVAL WRITING TIPS DATA BASE FOR EVALS The information contained in this document will posture key leaders for success as well as properly take care of our enlisted force.

ENLISTED EVALUATIONS Always provide a brag sheet E5 Evals are reviewed at CPO’s Board. Make sure you discuss leadership on your 2nd Classes that are leading. It’s okay to say “Future CHIEF PETTY OFFICER” on the front running E5’s Evals. Cause and Effect is everything when writing enlisted evaluations. You can’t allow the board members to guess. You must tell them what to do with the Sailor… either SELECT or NOT.

ENLSTIED EVALUATIONS Evaluations are not written for the service member, they are written for the selection boards. The Sailor’s brag sheet, board Precept, Mission Vision and Guiding Principles of CPO or Expectations of a FCPO must be reviewed when writing an enlisted evaluation to ensure nothing is missed and the evaluation is written properly.

Unless you really want them as your Master Chief, Senior or Chief. ENLISTED EVALUATIONS Don’t ask for what you truly don’t want because you might just get it!!! NOT EVERY SCPO/CPO is ready for their Stars and not every FIRST CLASS IS READY for that Anchor…. DO NOT inflate the marks or say they are the greatest thing since slice bread and ready now for immediate promotion; Unless you really want them as your Master Chief, Senior or Chief.

ENLISTED EVALUATIONS If the member holds a collateral duty (and they better), YOU MUST state CMD/DEPT/DIV/LPO and then IT MUST BE discussed in the comment Section. Cause and Effect is Paramount or the member doesn’t get credit.

BRAG SHEETS E6 AND BELOW Please provide this information. This is important for the continuity of the your Evaluation record.

BRAG SHEETS E6 AND BELOW When writing your own eval: In BLK 43 you should speak to each of the performance traits.

BRAG SHEETS E6 AND BELOW

BRAG SHEETS E6 AND BELOW

FCPOA INVOLVEMENT FCPOA involvement must be discussed. Is the member active in the Association and how, do they hold any collateral duties. Tell the board how the member impacted their association in a positive manner.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS What does the Sailor for the civilian sector (COMREL) PTA, Boy Scouts, Church, Dog Rescue League, Toys for Tots, Special Olympics etc. Did the member earn the volunteer service medal? Read the instruction and educate the Sailor. If they qualify, do the paperwork and get the CO to award the medal/ribbon.

EDUCATION Did the member complete any college courses, NKO courses, CLEP exams, NC PACE, Technical Schools, BA/AA Degrees. If room permits in BLK 43 discuss it, if not discuss in BLK 44 in the proper format. (LOOK AT THE BRAG SHEET).

RECOMMENDATIONS Don’t recommend the Sailor in BLK 41 for LDO/CWO unless they truly want to be one. Don’t recommend the LCPO, if they are already filling an LCPO billet. Don’t recommend for Master, Senior, or Chief unless they are really ready to take on the role and responsibilities.

LEADERSHIP / MENTORSHIP Tell the board the Sailors deck-plate leadership, mentorship and development of Sailors benefited the Sailors they led and their ability to make a Command wide impact. Once again… Don’t make the board GUESS… Tell them what to do. If they are leading Sailors you must speak to it on the evaluation.

USE OF PERCENTAGES Never use percentages/100%. For example: Retention stats must be mentioned via a number not a percentage. 100% of his/her personnel re-enlisted / PTS approved. This makes the grader assume they had one person eligible to stay in the Navy and he/she did. Better write-up: 6 of 8 eligible for re-enlistment and 5 of 5 personnel were approved PTS. REMEMBER: NUMBERS SPEAK VOLUMES.

NEXT STEP: RE-READ After completion of writing the evaluation; re-read the board Precept for their next promotion (MCPO/SCPO/CPO), Mission Vision and Guiding Principles of CPO or Expectations of a FCPO for E6. Next, read the evaluation and make sure it’s IAW with those documents, if it’s not then tweak it until it is.

RATER OF EVALS Next, Ask yourself this Question: “Am I willing to put my reputation and creditability on the line for the markings, recommendations, comments and promotion recommendations in this eval? Remember your Name is on this evaluation. Lastly, verify BLK 29 is supported in BLKs 41 (CPO) and 43 (E6), verify the Sailor qualifies for the recommendation in BLK 40 and make sure you leave nothing to the board’s imagination.

BLK 43: COMPONENTS / EXAMPLES One-line Top Banner (reserved for EPs/Top MPs) – Centered /all CAPs – cite hard/soft breakouts and recommendations MY #1 OF 97, SAILOR OF THE YEAR 2010, A CHIEF IN ALL RESPECTS MINUS THE KHAKI’S, MATCH HIS COLLAR DEVICES TO HIS PREFORMANCE, SELECT THIS FUTURE AREOGRAPHER’S MATE MCPO TO CHIEF NOW!

BLK 43: COMPONENTS / EXAMPLES Two Line Introduction – describing member (sentence-case / not centered). SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMER. Clearly in the top echelon of OSU 1920 outstanding Second Class Petty Officer in the Supply Department. Tireless Dedicated. Uncompromising professionalism. Inspirational leadership. Established frontrunner. *One of the Most Productive and Versatile Second Class Petty Officers in the Command. Promote to First Class Petty Officer Now!!*

BLK 43: COMPONENTS / EXAMPLES Provide three bullets of three lines each that supports the grades and overall promotion recommendation. Start bullets with strong, dynamic action verbs that are all capitalized. Provide tangible data to include retention, advancement, qualification, and Sailorization stats. OUTSTANDING MAINT CTRL CHEIEF. I hand selected this dynamic and versatile leader from 96 other E6’s. He assumed the desk Chief position with ease, led 160 personnel and qualified 3 CPO’s DFF. Technical knowledge and profound leadership equals my Chief’s! BRILLIANT DECK-PLATE LEADER. Leads, mentors and develops personnel daily. Chaired 35 SOQ BD’s, 83 CDB’s, and 56 EAWS BD’s. Spearheaded bi-weekly lectures on PMK resulting in 65 advancements (E4-E6) and 75 Increase their FMS by two-folds. COMMAND IMPACT LEADER. As CMD CFL, he administered 1,491 PFA’s achieving a 98% passing rate. As Press FCPOA, he organized the CMD Safe-Ride PRGM, reducing DUI’s/ARI’s, raised 5K ISO MWR activities and increased FCPOA participation from 21 to 107 FCPOs!

BLK 43: COMPONENTS / EXAMPLES Two line Summary (Sentence-case / not Centered). I want him in my CPO Mess NOW, he’s defines the MCPON’s MVGPs! He’s Earned a Set of Anchors, Make it Official Select Him During this Board!!

BLK 43: COMPONENTS / EXAMPLES Note: For lower MP and P evals do not receive the top and bottom banners, the extra space can be used to ass another bullet.

BLK 44: COMPONENTS QUALIFICATIONS/ACHIEVEMENTS EDUCATION (EDU) AWARDS (AWD) COMMUNITY RELATIONS (COMREL) VOLUNTEER (VOL)

BLK 20: PFA PFA: Document specific PFA cycle(s) reported in block 20 utilizing the following format: PFA: 13-1/13-2/14-1. This indicates the PFA results listed in block 20, were attained during 2013 Cycle 1, 2013 Cycle 2, and the 2014 Cycle 1 official PFAs. No entry is required if no official PFA was conducted during the period.