1. THE NCOER

2. AR 623-205

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

4. COMPONENTS OF THE NCOES DA Form 2166-7-1 DA Form 2166-7

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

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

7. COUNSELING Primary purpose: improve performance & professionally develop the NCO

8. THE BEST COUNSELING IS ALWAYS FORWARD LOOKING.

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

10. COUNSELING CHECKLIST Follow the sequence on DA Form 2166-7-1

11. RULES TO REMEMBER Face-to-face counseling is mandatory Must use DA Form 2166-7-1 Initial counseling must be done within the first 30 days of each rating period

12. NCOER DA Form 2166-7

13. NCOER PREPARATION Part I - ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Part II - AUTHENTICATION

14. Part III - DUTY DESCRIPTION NCOER PREPARATION

15. Part IV - VALUES/NCO RESPONSIBILITIES NCOER PREPARATION

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

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

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

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

20. NCO REFUSES TO SIGN NCOER

21. NCO WANTS TO APPEAL NCOER