An honest self evaluation is often more useful than the "what I observed of you" style evaluations. HRC wants to nominate officers who desire the positions and have the right skills for those positions. I just hope that this effort continues for the long term and longitudinal studies are produced as a result. An official website of the United States government. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Those three "grade plates" include one for company-grade officers, warrant officers and chief warrant officers two; one for field-grade officers as well as chief warrant officers. Comments on Potential for Promotion: CPT Holmes is a talented logistician and leader who has demonstrated the potential to serve in senior company grade and field-grade positions within the CSS field. But an evaluation is the summation of a complete leader development program that should be tailored to each rated officer. It covers the rating chain and time frames for submitting OERs and also explains the difference between rater, intermediate rater and senior rater. The number one rule is that as your performance changes, so should your future goals. In most cases, one OER can separate officers in the top third from those in the middle third. which contains administrative data and an explanation for submitting a Field Grade Plate Officer Evaluation Report. Officers rated in the top third of their peers represent the best in the field, and these officers will have the opportunity to serve in joint assignments, as general officer aides, or in other nominative assignments reserved for the very best. No choice when you have to rate / are rated by someone you don't even know. This is a immutable fact of our reality and translates to some dysfunction over time, for example, a previous iteration of a version of such selection introduced in the late 1980s euphemistically referred to as the "Youth Leadership" initiative arguably had some downsides over the following years on the effect of the leaders who emerged from this process after its introduction. Counseling need not be formal; it helps to have structure. Thats exactly what the BCAP represents. Next begins the officer's duty description, then the meat of the performance evaluation. (See figure 1.) endstream endobj startxref Senior NCOs are key to an officers development and I trust they also have the Armys best interest at hand. We need all leaders in our quest to remain the dominant force in the world, and it is the responsibility of all leaders to maximize individual talents in the best interest of the organization. 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How to Become a Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps. The Assignment Interactive Module II allows complete transparency for units and individual officers. Once you evaluate the officer based on performance records and facts, you will decide whether he excels or falls short. Yes, I agree there should be an "even playing field" and that starts with knowing what the standards are and are not. 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Whether the senior rater writes well is independent of the rated officers true quality, performance, or potential. Selected continuation officers will continue to be assessed for promotion to lieutenant colonel. It puts leaders at risk of chasing the red dots or becoming too focused on Achieves. For example, you will be asked whether the officer "possesses desire, will, initiative, and discipline," and you will only be given a choice between yes or no. The style in which this APFT was administered created a basis for fair comparison between candidates. The nomination process begins with notifying the brigade commander and the selected officer about a nominative assignment. 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The fundamental purpose of the MER is to give commanders and human resources professionals the ability to formally advocate for the skills, experience, and knowledge required to accomplish specific missions. This group of officers is targeted for areas that allow more opportunities to strengthen their files. We need updated methods and tools to collect data about ourselves and each other, and then to further parse and analyze that data. Not all officers are interested in being nominated for special assignments; this desire must be communicated to the assignment officer in order to avoid potential friction. One of a major's first priorities is to complete the Command and General Staff Officers Course regardless of assigned method. professional growth counseling and for the OER. HRC account managers are responsible for representing their assigned units' requirements. The OER process is an evolving one and will eventually change to focus more on what's written as opposed to what's checked. JMRC is calling. Not only are they influencing the career of a subordinate leader, but more importantly, evaluations are a vote for who will be future Army leaders. rater's OER comments & suggested senior rater comments, plus (hopefully) an OER support form that was not crammed together at the end of the rating period simply for evaluation purposes, (2 . Making the alternate list is an accomplishment in itself because there is still a chance to receive a command based on declinations, deferments, or other actions that may require a change in leadership. Once a space is open and a validated requisition is created, it is up to the assignment officer to find the best qualified officer. When you've completed the boxes, you must choose six attributes you feel best describe the officer. It's happening for a good reason, because the professional Soldier already knows what they have done well and what they need to improve. The Army has plenty of assignment opportunities other than brigade combat teams, and these opportunities need solid performers. -For pregnant officers, the comments will be "Exempt from APFT requirement in accordance with AR 40-501."( For pregnant officers who have not taken the APFT within the last 12 months due to pregnancy, temporary profiles, and/or convalescent leave. Field Grade officers wearing the Army Service Uniform at a ball look like rookies. Is the standard to "lock out your elbows" or "raise your entire body until your arms are fully extended"? . ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} Just to make your point that Army standards as simple as the push-up on the APFT are subjective, your example of Sir/Maam, that last rep didnt count, your elbows didnt lock out completely for the push-up does not sound correct. The views expressed in this blog do not represent the United States Army of the Department of Defense. Hard work is only part of achieving your goal; developing a solid network is another. Seeing it here, though, felt important. Officers must routinely update their two-to-five year plans, incorporating changes to accurately project future accomplishments. Brush up on AR 623-3, or even better, take your S1 out to lunch and pick their brain! 0000003358 00000 n The goal is to achieve diversity of thought, so officers should have multiple mentors to avoid a myopic assignment approach. An evaluation philosophy accomplishes three goals. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The new Army OER form requires bullet comments for the following sections: - Character - Presence - Intellect - Leads - Develops - Achieves Some of these are more obvious than others, but some are not so much. They must manage their evaluations profile while also leveraging evaluations as part of a complete talent development strategy. Officers with Exceptional Family Member Program or Married Army Couples Program situations are assignment officers' first priority. Direct leadership skills are required for organizational leaders, but organizational leaders also require a different set of skills and attributes to be successful. As an example, some senior raters may say only a 300 APFT score is worthy of a Most Qualified rating. However, there was player data available that had a direct tie-in to achieving more wins: on-base percentages. Writing an OER support form. If your officers don't know the expectations, you can't effectively rate them. The OER Support Form DA form 67-10-1a serves this purpose and accompanies the OER. All the data were collected the same way, for each and every officer under consideration. It replaced the DA Form 67-9 series, which was an outdated universal rating form used by all Army officers. This system allows officers the opportunity to market themselves by adding skills and experience that may enhance the gaining units' mission accomplishment. Efforts to upgrade cyber and networking capabilities are the types of initiatives that seem to capture the most attention, and while those are important, so are things like talent management. o seamlessly integrated new Soldiers within the S3 section; consistently showed genuine concern for his Soldiers. HRC will continue to move personnel in predefined cycles, and senior leaders must not shy away from being involved in the process early. MOS 66 Nurse Officer Corps OER Examples. 2018 with issuance of Army Directive 2018-07-8. 0000003680 00000 n Open communication will enhance the process immensely. He previously commanded the 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment BLACKHAWKS! and is currently the Combined Arms Battalion Senior Trainer (Panther Team) and Deputy Commander for Operations Group at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA. The most significant issue is how much the quality of the senior raters writing affects how a promotion or command selection board will grade an officer relative to his or her peers. It is difficult for the raters to keep track of everyones details over a rated period with minimal input from that officer. An evaluation philosophy articulates the link between a senior raters leader development strategy and the evaluation as recorded output. However, if someone strives to become a battalion commander, previous senior rater comments will carry enormous weight during the selection process. Each officer has a specific YMAV or DEROS that identifies when they are eligible to move. It assesses an officer's work ethic, mentorship ability, physical fitness level, job. Talent management affects all officers regardless of their current performance. Army values, Empathy, Warrior Ethos/Service Ethos, and Discipline. ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} Defining what distinguishes top block performance and potential is important as well. Accepting that data-driven decisions have a role in our modern Army is a step in the right direction. If they write department OIC instead of command, only the AMEDD half of the board know that's a good thing. Communicates . 0 All officers need an advocate to portray their narrative during the assignment process. The 360 assessment was aggregated into the psychological profile of the candidate. The best you can do is #1 of the entire rating pool, then exclusive enumeration #1,2,3,4,5,6) then % (top 10%, 20%) then bland "among the top officers in my XXX." Hope this helps! %%EOF Having a clear understanding of your left and right parameters will ease tensions during the transition process. 2018 with issuance of Army Directive 2018-07-8. ._1sDtEhccxFpHDn2RUhxmSq{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap}._1d4NeAxWOiy0JPz7aXRI64{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}.icon._3tMM22A0evCEmrIk-8z4zO{margin:-2px 8px 0 0} 0 xbbd`b``3n0 Fi That was very much the norm, especially in TPU status but I think the new entry system makes that more dofficult since the rated soldier can't open their eval. Should only be used for: The best Most Qualified (MQ) reports within a mature profile Highly Qualified (HQ) reports that follow an MQ for same rated officer with discretion, for the very best officers with HQ reports in small In this case, a middle third officer may have the right skills and experiences to supersede a top third officer. Being promoted to lieutenant colonel is definitely indicative of a successful career. Unequivocally, all fiscal year 2017 lieutenant colonel selectees had at least one "most qualified" officer evaluation report (OER) during their key developmental (KD) positions. The Army doesnt have a way to take these results and compare them against historically successful commanders. If we are honest with ourselves, something as simple as enforcing a single standard on push-ups at a unit is challenging for a variety of reasons. FIELD GRADE PLATE (04 - 05; CW3 - CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT . What's outrageous is that we are still outraged and we pretend it shouldn't happen. 0000001518 00000 n Talent management must be viewed holistically. Senior leader involvement in the talent management process encourages officers to build a solid reach-back. 937 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<4D09B24052376846B6A9FD8FD1BBC695>]/Index[929 19]/Info 928 0 R/Length 59/Prev 984779/Root 930 0 R/Size 948/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Medical support, educational interests, or exploration opportunities are all worth consideration. Promotion opportunities are many, and multiple paths lead to the same end state. But these tasks are only half of a senior raters challenge. Twenty-one and three-quarters laps on an elevated track around an indoor gym was miserable for the two-mile run, but everyone ran the same course with the same HVAC system causing the same dry cough. We should not expend all of our energy on the top 10 percent while the remaining 90 percent are the men and women operating the organization. Maj. Gen. JP McGee, the director of the Army Talent Management Task Force (ATMTF), which was responsible for establishing the BCAP process, briefed us upon arrival at Fort Knox that the BCAP cadre would administer every assessment professionally and consistently for each of the more than 760 candidates split into eighteen cohorts. The stakes are high for officers in consideration; many of them feel that selection for battalion command is the defining achievement of a career as an Army officer. The important thing is that the Army is bringing in data analysis where previously there was none. The transition process can be stressful on everyone; however, if these identified aspects are taken into consideration, friction will be reduced. What bullet point examples have you seen for "Achieves" in the new Army NCOER form? If you don't know the difference your point about how subjective Army standards are just got more complicated. Ensuring family peace is an enduring priority. Often officers place a high priority on joint assignments; however, there are risks associated with receiving jobs for which only "the best" are assigned. If you're a Major, you must have Dress Mess. That unit performance data in combination with what was gathered from the BCAP would help to objectively identify the constitution of a good commander. Required fields are marked *. Any ideas on broadening, operational, and strategic assignments? The form begins with the officer's demographic data, followed by the raters' names. Covey's third principle, which he calls "put first things first," helps leaders to discern urgency from importance. Family considerations should carry enormous weight during the assignments process. Hit em with the good old Observer Controller! A Leaders Guide to Conducting Research Staff Rides, for selecting officers for battalion command. Promote ahead of peers. Comments on the OER are typically in paragraph form rather than bullet points like the NCOER. ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} Organizations should communicate routinely with their assigned account managers in order to effectively influence the process. Washington DC 20310-0107, FIELD GRADE PLATE (O4 - O5; CW3 - CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT, (This form may require download to view. Basically future Brigade CDRs not understanding that the ONLY reason you and fellow officers were even at BCAP was because leaders (BN but more BDE Commanders) chose you to be there through there evaluation. If itis a unit average of a certain score, but the leader pushes the unit too hard and too fast to achieve that goal, resulting in injured Soldiers, who is really at fault? Writing my first field grade OER for a CW3. .LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH{fill:var(--newRedditTheme-actionIcon);height:18px;width:18px}.LalRrQILNjt65y-p-QlWH rect{stroke:var(--newRedditTheme-metaText)}._3J2-xIxxxP9ISzeLWCOUVc{height:18px}.FyLpt0kIWG1bTDWZ8HIL1{margin-top:4px}._2ntJEAiwKXBGvxrJiqxx_2,._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{vertical-align:middle}._1SqBC7PQ5dMOdF0MhPIkA8{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-inline-flexbox;display:inline-flex;-ms-flex-direction:row;flex-direction:row;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center} prior to the BCAP event, organizers solicited feedback from subordinates and peers on each candidate. Moreover, leadership is not just about achieving results. Iwould argue both bear some responsibility. The last thing a battalion needs is a narcissist. 02/1/1992. Nominative assignments are continual and do not necessarily align with a specific cycle. Initially, this format concerned me because it seemed to eliminate the evaluation of criteria I thought was important for battalion commandpresence, professional appearance, and use of nonverbal communication. Army evaluations remain the most important discriminatory tool for retention, promotion, and centralized selection for professional education and command, but too often rated Soldiers have no idea how their raters assessed performance and potential. Majors should approach future career goals logically and sequentially. Assignment officers typically serve on the desk for two years or four assignment cycles. CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT For use of this form, see AR 623-3; the proponent agency is DOS, G-1. To achieve desirable career outcomes, an officer must consider the following 10 aspects. KD opportunities may affect what type of battalion an officer will command; however, the key to success is to perform well regardless of the position. But having experienced earlier iterations of the processes introduced through several decades I always retain reservations about possible negatives along with the positives. The Modern War Institute does not screen articles to fit a particular editorial agenda, nor endorse or advocate material that is published. The way officers perform far outweighs their assigned positions. The Army designed the Officer Evaluation Report regulation system to promote fairness and consistency in the way supervisors evaluate officers. I am going to make some assumptions here based on the question and it being the first using the field grade OER template. -Addressing the lack of a rated officer's signature on the OER. . 45-https://armypubs.army.mil The MSAF programs was eliminated June 08. Senior raters shoulder an enormous responsibility when managing evaluations. And second, the Army needs to take steps like this to stay relevant. 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