- Section
Leadership & Counseling
The leadership requirements model, developmental counseling that holds up, and the evaluation system from support form to senior rater box.
- AR 623-3Publication
Evaluation Reporting System
AR 623-3 governs the evaluation reporting system for officers, warrant officers, and NCOs: rating chains, report types, timelines, and the appeals process. It is the policy; DA PAM 623-3 is the procedure. Rating officials who do not read it end up writing reports that get returned.
- DA PAM 623-3Publication
Evaluation Reporting System
DA PAM 623-3 is the procedural guide for preparing evaluation reports -- officer, NCO, and academic. It contains the block-by-block instructions and examples that AR 623-3 only summarizes. Rating officials should keep it open while writing.
- DA 67-10-1Form
Company Grade Plate (O1 - O3; WO1 - CW2) Officer Evaluation Report
The OER used for lieutenants, captains, and warrant officers one and chief warrant officers two.
- DA 67-10-2Form
Field Grade Plate (O4 - O5; CW3 - CW5) Officer Evaluation Report
The OER used for majors, lieutenant colonels, and chief warrant officers three through five.
- DA 2166-9-3Form
NCO Evaluation Report (CSM/SGM)
The evaluation report for command sergeants major and sergeants major, rated at the strategic level.
- DA 2166-9-1Form
NCO Evaluation Report (SGT)
The annual or change-of-rater evaluation for sergeants, rated against direct-level leadership performance.
- DA 2166-9-2Form
NCO Evaluation Report (SSG-1SG/MSG)
The evaluation report for staff sergeants through first sergeants and master sergeants, rated at the organizational level.
- DA 2166-9-1AForm
NCO Evaluation Report Support Form
The counseling and support document behind the NCOER, where the rated NCO and rater record the duty description, performance goals, and major objectives for the rating period.
- DA 67-10-1AForm
Officer Evaluation Report Support Form
Records the rated officer's duty description, significant duties, and objectives, and documents the required face-to-face counseling with the rater.
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The NCO evaluation system and the rating chain
AR 623-3 governs the evaluation reporting system. The DA 2166-9 series carries the NCOER, the support form drives the counseling behind it, and the rating chain fixes who is accountable for the assessment.
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The officer evaluation report
The DA 67-10 series covers officers and warrant officers by grade plate, with a support form that requires face-to-face counseling between the rater and the rated officer.
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Writing bullet comments that mean something
A strong bullet names the action, the scope, and the result. Vague praise costs an NCO points at a selection board because a board member cannot tell what actually happened.