THE NCOER

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CONCEPTS Designed to strengthen the NCO Corps Ensure selection of the best qualified NCOs Improve performance and professional development Assist in personnel management decisions

COMPONENTS OF THE NCOES DA Form DA Form

RATING CHAIN Rater (Immediate supervisor for 90 days) Senior Rater (Direct line of supervision for two rated months) Reviewer (Officer, WO, E-9)

TYPES OF REPORTS Annual Change-of-rater (90 days minimum) Complete-the-record Relief-for-cause

COUNSELING Primary purpose: improve performance & professionally develop the NCO

THE BEST COUNSELING IS ALWAYS FORWARD LOOKING.

COUNSELING AT THE END OF THE RATING PERIOD IS TOO LATE.

COUNSELING CHECKLIST Follow the sequence on DA Form

RULES TO REMEMBER Face-to-face counseling is mandatory Must use DA Form Initial counseling must be done within the first 30 days of each rating period

NCOER DA Form

NCOER PREPARATION Part I - ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Part II - AUTHENTICATION

Part III - DUTY DESCRIPTION NCOER PREPARATION

Part IV - VALUES/NCO RESPONSIBILITIES NCOER PREPARATION

Part V - OVERALL PERFORMANCE AND POTENTIAL Part V.a.& b. - Rater Part V.c., d., e. - Senior Rater NCOER PREPARATION

REVIEWER RESPONSIBILITIES Ensure NCOER completed properly Ensure fairness Overwatch of the system

KEY POINTS No late reports Meet suspense Counsel the NCO Don’t inflate the system Justify your bullets

CAUTION! You write the NCOER, not the NCO Document performance Each NCOER stands alone Don’t be redundant

NCO REFUSES TO SIGN NCOER

NCO WANTS TO APPEAL NCOER