David Eigner LTC, MC, US Army Walter Reed-Bethesda
AR 623-3 DA Pam 623-3 Training Powerpoints and FAQ on EES Training Aids in EES are superb
OER: Officer Evaluation Report OERSF: Officer Evaluation Report Support Form EES: Evaluation Entry System-webbased system for submitting reports ORB: Officer Record Brief
Promotion Board Overview OERs from the Rater/Senior rater perspective OER/OERSF from your perspective
12 members (half are Combat Arms Officers) Senior to the officers being considered (LTC or Higher) Appropriately represented with respect to race and gender within the Army High caliber (Board membership is considered to be an honor)
Your Board File - DA Photo -ORB -OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) -OERs, AERs, Awards -And Nothing Else
6 +/- Top Few Superior Performer Superior Potential 5 +/- Select Ahead of Peers Outstanding Performer Outstanding Potential 4 +/- Select with Peers Solid Performer Good Potential 3 +/- Select if there is a Requirement Average Performer/Potential FULLY QUALIFIED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 2 +/- Do not Select NOT FULLY QUALIFIED Weak Performer 1 Show Cause Consideration
OML is produced Promotions given out per the OML
ORB and DA Photo are your resume Both viewable at all times thru AKO Board members get about 6 mins per officer to make an evaluation
-Look sharp and professional -Only wear the awards that are in your ORB (should match) -Should be kept UTD as much as possible -A photo that is not within 12 months of the board is a breach of military protocol (even though officially valid for 5 years)
Ensure Job Titles are clear with no medical abbreviations For military education, any course over 40 hours can be listed Should be accurate and up to date
Thru MyBoardFile you can view everything that the board will see about you (via HRC website) Not checking, I have reviewed MyBoardFile is another subtle breach of military courtesy (even if everything is accurate and up to date)
Primary Zone (PZ): promoted on schedule with year group Below Zone (BZ): promoted one year ahead of year group Above Zone (AZ): promoted one year after year groups Usually 6 years between promotions of MAJ-LTC-COL
Started residency Summer 2016 Promote to MAJ PZ Summer 2022 Board Results released Summer 2021 Board will meet in March 2021 Your Board File needs to be compete Jan- March of 2021 There is a lag for OER becoming official at HRC (1-3 months) So last OER reviewed will be Sept 2020
Promotion to Date of promotion Date of release of results Date the Board meets Dates your board file will open/close Time between promotion and evaluation MAJ 6 yrs from promotion to CPT (Summer) One year before promotion (Summer) Winter (March) before release Jan-March 18 months LTC 6 yrs from promotion to MAJ (Summer) One year before promotion (Summer) Winter(Feb) before release Dec-Feb 19 months COL 6 yrs from promotion to LTC (Summer) 18 months prior to promotion (Dec) Usually Summer/Fall (Sept) before the release July-August 22-24 months
Promotion to BelowZone PrimaryZone AboveZone BZ PZ AZ MAJ Not Considered 93.8% 30% LTC 2.4% 66.0% 39.7% COL 3% 65.1% 23.6%
The Promotion Board also serves as Selective Continuation Board If you are passed over for promotion twice at CPT or MAJ (miss your PZ and AZ) you will be considered for SELCON No SELCON for being passed over at LTC Data SELCON rates are not published but generally allowed till ADSO expires
Raters comment on Performance Senior Raters comment on Potential They really do read the OERs at HRC and kick them back if incorrect!!
Both Raters and Senior Raters have a profile Rater Senior Rater Excels Most Qualified Limited to <49% Proficient Highly Qualified Capable Qualified Needs Backup Unsatisfactory Not Qualified Referred Report
OERSF is a working document only to be used by you, your rater and your senior rater Should be reviewed three times during the rating period With the new EES, having a good OERSF is more important to ensure you get the OER you deserve
https://evaluations.hrc.army.mil You initiate OERSF and OER Being proactive with OERSF is expected by a midlevel CPT
Admin Data needed to start an OERSF -Name, Date of Rank, Branch -Unit Name, UIC Code and thru date of your last OER (not when you signed it) -E-mail (not nccpeds) -MSAF Date (what the heck is an MSAF?)
MSAF does NOT stand for Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid It s an Army Program that stands for
Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback 360 view on leadership http://msaf.army.mil Assessment from 3 Superiors, 5 Peers and 5 Subordinates Must be started during the rating period Only you get the results
Rater and Senior Rater Info Name, SSN, Rank, Position, e-mail Address, Senior Rater Phone Number Duty Title Significant Duties and Responsibilities -Given to you at WR-B -Can ask for examples at first duty station (usually given)
Part V: -Indicate Major Performance Objectives -List Significant Contributions and Accomplishments In 6 categories and in general
Character Presence (need to list APFT goals) Intellect Leads Develops Achieves
Have Objectives done by the first meeting with Contributions and Accomplishments finished about 6 weeks prior to end of OER Good OER Bullets are definable and specific items that your rater can mention in your OER
Admin Data does not have to be perfect because it does not go beyond this document Verification Job Description
Performance Objectives done at the beginning of rating period Contributions and Accomplishments at the end of rating period
This section is not really used
We are giving you multiple examples of OERSF objectives Plagiarism of your ILP thru the AAP is highly encouraged This is a personalized working document You do NOT have to fill all the space Expect much less guidance at your first duty station
Admin Data Mandatory Section for MSAF Date Rater Comments on the APFT and Block Check on Page 1 Only Four Lines of Text
Rater Section on Performance Only Up to 4 lines of text per block only Up to 5 lines of Text Senior Rater Section on Potential Up to 5 lines of Text
Raters: LTC (P) K-E: Thompson LTC Eigner: McFadden, Patterson MAJ Richards: Ahmed LTC (P) Vogt: Miller-Jaster LTC Parekh: Vereen Senior Rater: CAPT Gorman
If you wish to change rater/advisors for next year, please contact MAJ Hepps Should be an Army 03/04/05 Mentors outside the rating chain are welcome
At your next duty station, your immediate supervisor is your rater and his/her immediate supervisor is your SR End of story!
Should have 3 meetings 1 st meeting by 1 August 2016. -Performance objectives done but not contributions and accomplishments 2 nd meeting in Dec-Jan timeframe and start MSAF 3 rd meeting by 31 May 2017 -Contributions and Accomplishments done!!!
MSAF website-on your own AKO (OMPF, ORB, DA Photo)-on your own US Army HRC website-group tour Evaluation Entry System-group tour in the resident work room
To LTC To COL BOLC 6% CCC 67% 6% ILE 100% 76%
OML list for the BZ officers is created Number of Possible BZ promotions is given List is compared to the bottom of the PZ OML list Question: Will the Army be better served by having the top BZ officer promoted early rather than the bottom PZ officer
Promotion to BZ PZ AZ CPT Not Considered 89% 50% MAJ 2.8% 70.4% 20% LTC 3% 60% 4-17% COL 1% 40% 5%