Secondly, a major must actively establish a reputation as a field-grade officer and pursue KD opportunities immediately. .s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);padding-top:5px}.s5ap8yh1b4ZfwxvHizW3f._19JhaP1slDQqu2XgT3vVS0{color:#ea0027} Leaders should expect the MER approximately six months before the cycle opens. Raters and SRs should do their work. Writing my first field grade OER for a CW3. Nominative assignments are continual and do not necessarily align with a specific cycle. He holds a master's degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies. Your email address will not be published. hb```d Ab@TIE%H]HAqs6y9y}83 46Pa@#[:;XyKd1bP8xF\-63]d8b^92|feydKK8 t~))3R,u+Z ;KIi98iFN=F27N2e8Dlp 'nvL/ lddVFNOu @9O13as&{KY1E5YeJfeok6Ims"4@W@!@Y(!*j,r0 &B Th`rY\%Y+:h!H88E12T5gi4. All the data were collected the same way, for each and every officer under consideration. Three different forms will reflect the division of the officer rank structure: captains and below; field grade officers and the higher chief warrant officers; and colonels and brigadier generals. A .mil website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Senior NCOs are key to an officers development and I trust they also have the Armys best interest at hand. BLUF if you put minimal work into your support form you can expect minimal work put into your OER. 0000001329 00000 n new year new NCOER program this helps a lot! Are the best Army officers often from West Point? Assessment of past performance through the lens provided by OERs makes up the greatest share of the formula that calculates a candidates overall position on the battalion command order-of-merit list. Click on the appropriate link below or scroll down for general, non-specific medical bullets. 0000000576 00000 n Communicates . A senior rater evaluation philosophy is not intended to be distributed by email or simply posted in the unit area. Officers with Exceptional Family Member Program or Married Army Couples Program situations are assignment officers' first priority. Assignment officers have an obligation to place the best officers in the right organizations to benefit the Army. Army Regulation 614-100, Officer Assignment Policies, Details, and Transfers, offers detailed insight on assignment policies. At the conclusion of your Army career, your family is going to remain the most important aspect of your life. HRC will serve as the final adjudicator, but the units' input combined with the officer's skill set are large parts of the assignment decision process. NO WOFT POSTS. 0000003602 00000 n Finally, account managers and assignment officers have different responsibilities. The MER is the unit's best opportunity to submit formal input into the process. 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Hope this helps! It puts leaders at risk of chasing the red dots or becoming too focused on Achieves. Medical support, educational interests, or exploration opportunities are all worth consideration. I am going to make some assumptions here based on the question and it being the first using the field grade OER template. xbbd`b``3n0 Fi ._3K2ydhts9_ES4s9UpcXqBi{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%} The Army had to start somewhere, though. But having experienced earlier iterations of the processes introduced through several decades I always retain reservations about possible negatives along with the positives. Yes, I agree there should be an "even playing field" and that starts with knowing what the standards are and are not. 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. For broadening I put down Safety Officer, IP, and Maintenance Officer. LEADS OTHERS Developmental Need Inconsistently demonstrates influence techniques. Congrats on the selection and good luck wherever you command! 0000003680 00000 n Then you will have room to make personal comments about your observations, as explained on the Army Study Guide website. Senior leader involvement in the talent management process encourages officers to build a solid reach-back network. 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. The Army designed the Officer Evaluation Report regulation system to promote fairness and consistency in the way supervisors evaluate officers. -Addressing the lack of a rated officer's signature on the OER. How willing were we to say, Sir/Maam, that last rep didnt count, your elbows didnt lock out completely? The Army should have results of such testing for every single potential battalion commander, given the impacts such leaders will have within their respective units. The BCAP collected comprehensive data on a single year group of aspiring battalion commanders, and symbolically that means a lot for the reasons I gave above, but we have to understand what it isa single data pull at one point in time from a particular year group of officers. We want to enable your efforts by helping you understand the section. Ideally, when the time comes for my year group to take battalion command, the Army would also collect data on a wide range of aspects that define success for command of a unit, such as soldier retention, combat efficiency during rotations at the combat training centers, or how well a commanders subordinates end up scoring when theyre eventually eligible for the BCAP. Seeing it here, though, felt important. The range of surveys solicited allowed assessors to eliminate significant outliers for any individuals with an ax to grind. The new Army OER form requires bullet comments for the following sections: First and foremost, I have one thing to say: ADRP 6-22 (. SHARP, EO, and EEO. Can we say the same of APFT scores? 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. CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT For use of this form, see AR 623-3; the proponent agency is DOS, G-1. This article was published in the July-August 2018 issue of Army Sustainment magazine. Builds Trust . Senior raters shoulder an enormous responsibility when managing evaluations. 45-https://armypubs.army.mil The MSAF programs was eliminated June 08. The final event of the BCAP has perhaps received the most attention due to its novel use of a blind panel. xref The Special Forces Regiment will keep rolling along, even if I do not come back to command. Officers must understand how their assignment officers assess them in relation to their peers. Maybe its a friend or a superior taking the test. The current field-grade officer evaluation report (OER) doesn't even have a specific spot for raters or senior raters to convey their assessments of a rated officers' intelligence; for now such an assessment can only be inferred from a senior rater's comments. 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Writing an OER support form. When you've completed the boxes, you must choose six attributes you feel best describe the officer. I come from a background in Army Special Forces and have undergone similar testing before. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The articles and other content which appear on the Modern War Institute website are unofficial expressions of opinion. Being mentored by a senior leader is a great opportunity to develop a viable career plan. HRC account managers are responsible for representing their assigned units' requirements. 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