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6WRU\DQGSKRWRE\'DYLG9HUJXQ lections & Promotions Division, Eval- Standard; Met Standard; and Did Not rating chain directs a relief for cause.
uations Branch. Meet Standard. Doctrinally, the new NCOER is
Army News Service
In 2010, the chief of staff of the Army, The strategic-level form is for com- expected to benefit the Army by bet-
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 1, the or CSA, directed a review of the current mand sergeant major/sergeant major. It ter identifying talent within the Army,
secretary of the Army approved the NCOER, which has been in place since contains an in-depth narrative on his or moving that talent to the best location
new Non-Commissioned Officer Eval- 1987, McDermid said. The CSA had her effectiveness to the organization. and billet, and providing the Army with
uation Report that will be implemented concerns that it did not reflect current a better means of identifying which
this September. leadership doctrine and was over-inflat- Because a narrative style of writing Soldiers should be put in key assign-
ed. He also wondered whether or not is much different than bulleted lists, ments. The new NCOER will also iden-
Training on how to use and fill out there needed to be more than one type training focuses on effective writing tify top-notch performers and provide
the new NCOER is currently underway of NCOER, instead of just one, which is and how to write clear, accurate, de- them with educational and professional
on Fort Huachuca in four-hour blocks currently used for all ranks. scriptive and thorough assessments. development opportunities. The NCO-
from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 – 5 p.m. at ER will also be a useful tool in mov-
Cochise Theater on the following dates: Under the new system, there are There will be “a delineation of rating ing Soldiers around in the Army as they
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, June 17 three different NCOERs. roles and responsibilities for the raters change assignments, McDermid said.
and 18, July 15, Aug. 5 and 26. Those and senior raters,” McDermid said. The
who require the training need only at- The direct level form is for ser- current NCOER has both rater and se- One of the key advantages of the
tend one four-hour session. geants. It has only two categories: “Met nior rater assessing performance and new NCOER, is that it is designed to
Standard” or “Did Not Meet Standard.” potential. In the new NCOER, the rater ensure depth and experience are met
The new NCOER requires insight- Whichever category is selected for this will focus only on “performance” and before an individual is promoted. Once
ful narratives instead of what are of- NCOER will require a bullet comment, the senior rater only on “potential.” a leader is selected for the next grade,
ten nondescript, bulleted lists in the also called a “task statement,” to sup- that person will be developed and men-
current NCOER and the evaluations port the checked category. A supplementary reviewer will be tored to assume that next highest grade.
themselves will be different for junior used in two situations, he added. The
and senior NCOs, explained Sgt. Maj. The organizational level form is for first is when there are no uniformed For more information about NCO-
Stephen McDermid, with the Human staff sergeant through first sergeant/ Army advisors or rating officials with- ER training on Fort Huachuca, call
Resources Command Evaluations Se- master sergeant and it has four catego- in the rating chain and second is when 520.533.1053.
ries: Far Exceeded Standard; Exceeded the senior rater or someone outside the

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