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99TH FSS, from page 1 _________
“The thought process was a lot of
the evaluations were over inflated and
needed to change,” said Alcazar. “About
95 percent of everyone was a firewall
five. How it should be is, five percent
should be firewall five. The Air Force
wanted to make job performance be the
main focus of the promotion process so
that those who excelled at their job were
recognized for it and it weighed more in
the promotion process.”
“The new system gives the opportu-
nities for the commanders to recognize
top performers and not just blend them
in with the rest of everyone else,” said
Tech Sgt. Melissa Thomas, 99th FSS
NCO in charge force management.
Even though the main focus of the
promotion process is job performance,
one must still be a well-rounded Airman.
The new system has already shown to
be beneficial in multiple areas.
“One of the benefits of the new sys-
tem is that it encourages commanders
to be more engaged with their second
tier leadership and find out who is do-
ing what,” said Alcazar. “It gives them
a better view on who is performing and
exceling at their job and who maybe
needs a little more time before being
promoted. Also, it forces Airmen to step
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up and go a little bit above and beyond single-phase process for the upcoming
what is required of them to stand out.” master sergeant evaluation board.
The Air Force has made other adjust- Starting with the 2016 promotion
ments to the evaluation and promotion cycle, the master sergeant evaluation
system for the 2016 calendar year. board will be condensed into a single-
phase process in which all weighted
Beginning in 2016, enlisted perfor- factors and board scores are combined
mance report point calculations for into one score for each Airman. Accord-
promotion to grades E-5 and E-6 will be ingly, this single-phase approach will
based solely on an Airman’s last three eliminate the EPR points as a separate
forced distributed reports in their cur- weighted factor similar to senior and
rent grade. This adjustment provides chief master sergeant evaluation boards.
an equitable method for transitioning
from the legacy to the new system. Ac- With a new system comes a lot of
counting for legacy EPRs, if in current questions and the 99th FSS encourages
grade, is accomplished by considering anyone who has a question about the
and factoring them into an Airman’s new evaluation and promotion system
promotion recommendation. This al- or about EPRs to contact them.
lows a clean break under the new Forced
Distribution system where no points are “We love answering any questions
awarded for legacy EPRs. because we want to make sure every-
body is well engaged and knowledgeable
Also, EPRs available for review by about the new system, said Alcazar. “It
senior NCO evaluation boards will de- does affect one’s career so it is important
crease from the previous 10 to five years to get this information out and answer
beginning with the calendar year 2016 any questions one might have.
master sergeant evaluation board. This
change allows an increased focus on “Also, we encourage people to make
recent performance and compliments sure your records are updated. All
implementation of restricted stratifica- records should be aligned and ready
tion and forced distribution rules that to go at least a month before the static
also emphasize recent performance. closeout date.”
With the change from reviewing 10 For more information the 99th FSS
years of reports decreased to five years, evaluation section can be contacted at
the Air Force is also transitioning to a 702-652-1585 or can contact Master Sgt.
Alcazar directly at 702-652-9280.
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DISBROW, from page 7_________
on getting the mission done,” Disbrow
said. “I also want to invest in our IT
infrastructure because it supports every
mission we have. We need to be able to
modernize that so it can continue to sup-
port the growing needs of the Air Force.”
As under-secretary of the Air Force,
Disbrow is also charged with providing
for the welfare of more than 664,000
active duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian
Airmen and their families.
“Every morning when I walk in
through the (Pentagon) River Entrance,
I pause and think about the enormity of
the things going on here and how I play
a role in all of that – it’s very exciting,”
Disbrow said.
Disbrow also discussed the role every
Airman plays in the overall Air Force
mission.
“Every person, no matter the rank,
(has) a critical role to play in the mission
and we need them to think about ideas
on how they can make things better for
the next person or for the next mission,”
Disbrow said. “Our people are highly val-
ued. Airmen for life – that’s what I want
them to think. I want them to know they
are part of something really important
and we need their ideas. Every single
person is mission critical.”
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