To achieve desirable career outcomes, an officer must consider the following 10 aspects. This article was published in the July-August 2018 issue of Army Sustainment magazine. 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. Can we say the same of APFT scores? A great broadening assignment and completion of ILE does not. 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In most cases, you will rate an officer who has been under your supervision for at least 90 days. 0000001329 00000 n He holds a master's degree from the School of Advanced Military Studies. As a point of clarity, units and officers must understand that vacancies do not equate to validated fills. They are a wealth of knowledge! HRC account managers are responsible for representing their assigned units' requirements. I am curious about the overall weighting of BCAP to OERs. Each of us who participated in BCAP have provided significantly more data to the Army in order to deem us either ready or not ready for battalion command. 947 0 obj <>stream Most system developers tend to be conceptual people. 2018 with issuance of Army Directive 2018-07-8. Going back to the Moneyball example, its not as clear cut as they get on base. We are still just analyzing the BCAP data and rank ordering candidates using the Armys assumptions about what makes a good commander. The DA FORM 67-10-2 is the new system for reporting officer evaluations in the U.S. Army. MILPER MSG 18-181 released to explain updated procedures due to issuance of Army Directive 2018-07-8. 2018 with issuance of Army Directive 2018-07-8. 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. Senior leader involvement in the talent management process encourages officers to build a solid reach-back. An honest self evaluation is often more useful than the "what I observed of you" style evaluations. In the interest of helping all you young officers out there, (who will eventually spend the best years of your life in uniform, only to get passed over just before you have enough time to retire (seen it . PART Il - AUTHENTICATION (Rated officer's signature verifies officer has seen completed OER Parts I-VI and the . 171 0 obj <> endobj The Army had to start somewhere, though. Thats good advice and something Ive done as well. The takeaway here for the Army is that with a little trust, the right data can help us create a competitive advantage. 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. xbbd`b``3n0 Fi 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. After some reflection, I realized my peers and I shouldnt overthink how to maximize our personal performance at the BCAP. For the past seventy years, Army promotion and command selection boards have predominantly relied on OERs, particularly the senior raters comments, to assess the quality and potential of officers. Well written and cogentthe general import of the comment is encouraging in that the Army is examining a more relevant and effective approach to selecting one of its most critical corps of leaders in their operational leadership contribution when activated and in their potential benefit to the service in their development toward critical Army senior leadership needs. The OER process is an evolving one and will eventually change to focus more on what's written as opposed to what's checked. It is too easy to inadvertently transition from achieving results to toxic leadership (See AR 600-100 Army Profession and Leadership Policy). Every officer matters to the continued success of our organization. Hope that helps. 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN) 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA. Middle third officers may have a chance for joint opportunities and some nominative opportunities. To ensure an accurate measurement of performance, it's important to provide initial and ongoing counseling. 9301 Chapek Road., Bldg.1458 1. Approximately 16 blocks listing various officer responsibilities dominate the form. 0000002906 00000 n He later completed the Special Forces Qualification Course, earning the Green Beret and served in 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) and 1stSpecial Forces Command (Airborne). Sample Army OER Rater Bullet # 3 The form begins with the officer's demographic data, followed by the raters' names. 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. Washington DC 20310-0107, FIELD GRADE PLATE (O4 - O5; CW3 - CW5) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORT, (This form may require download to view. The Army wants specifics on AR 623-3 and DA form 67-10-1a. For instance, if the officer is very fit, you can state, "Captain Doe achieved a score of 345 on his latest PT test," instead of saying, "Captain Doe is in good shape." If detailed data is not submitted, units leave the decision to assignment officers who may not have complete information to assign the officer who is best suited to the unit's mission. Combat training center and joint assignments represent the next target. It assesses an officer's work ethic, mentorship ability, physical fitness level, job. Promotion opportunities are many, and multiple paths lead to the same end state. Senior NCOs are key to an officers development and I trust they also have the Armys best interest at hand. 0 the comments section of the SRPE. Downing Scholar. Footnotes. For some, this seems like an obvious step for the Army to take, but that is a pretty radical concept for an Army culture that has historically sought to empower leaders at the lowest level and honor the sanctity of a commanders personal judgment. MOS 66 Nurse Officer Corps OER Examples. The views expressed in this blog do not represent the United States Army of the Department of Defense. Once you evaluate the officer based on performance records and facts, you will decide whether he excels or falls short. The OER Support Form DA form 67-10-1a serves this purpose and accompanies the OER. @keyframes _1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT{0%{opacity:0}to{opacity:1}}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc{--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left:0px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;line-height:16px;padding:3px 9px;position:absolute;border-radius:4px;margin-top:-6px;background:#000;color:#fff;animation:_1tIZttmhLdrIGrB-6VvZcT .5s step-end;z-index:100;white-space:pre-wrap}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after,.HQ2VJViRjokXpRbJzPvvc:after{content:"";position:absolute;top:100%;left:calc(50% - 4px - var(--infoTextTooltip-overflow-left));width:0;height:0;border-top:3px solid #000;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-right:4px solid transparent}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd{margin-top:6px}._3uK2I0hi3JFTKnMUFHD2Pd:after{border-bottom:3px solid #000;border-top:none;bottom:100%;top:auto} Take the time to make the next move a family decision and not just about the position available. Lt. Col. Charles L. Montgomery is the commander of the 123rd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Assignment officers, on the other hand, are responsible for locating the right officer available to fill the identified vacancy. Family considerations should carry enormous weight during the assignments process. 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. It assesses an officer's work ethic, mentorship ability, physical fitness level, job competencies and character. Rather, the Modern War Institute provides a forum for professionals to share opinions and cultivate ideas. Those would be operational assignments. Matthew Marcellus, US Army, I would like to think Lt. Col. Vincent Enriquez for a very in depth look into BCAP. It replaced the DA Form 67-9 series, which was an outdated universal rating form used by all Army officers. Other than collective assumptions about desirable characteristics in a commander, we dont know for sure which have a causal relationship with mission success or to what degree. As many readers will know, the Army has a new process for selecting officers for battalion command. First, I believe the BCAP will make the process of selecting battalion commanders more fair. ._3-SW6hQX6gXK9G4FM74obr{display:inline-block;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:16px;height:16px;font-size:16px;line-height:16px} Many of my peers find themselves questioning if their efforts over the last 1618 years still mean anything. Nevertheless, a large percentage of officers assume that if they do not receive KD opportunities as a support operations officer or battalion executive officer, promotion failure is guaranteed. The APFT was followed by a battery of psychometric tests and writing assessment to measure overall cognitive abilities and to scan for any potential issues regarding a candidates psychological health. No one should ever feel surprised, pleasantly or otherwise, when they receive their evaluation. ._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} DA FORM 918B. Additionally, he said the new Officer Evaluation Report, or OER, system will be preceded by deployment of mobile training teams Army-wide to help officers become accustomed to the new system. If the MOS of the contribution is not listed, those inputs will end up in the non-specific list at the bottom of this page. 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Officers may have promotion to lieutenant colonel basically locked, but the probability of being selected for battalion command may be lower. Thank You. rater comments on the Officer Evaluation Report. Senior Rater Bullet Comments; what is best for promotion boards? Congrats on the selection and good luck wherever you command! 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 . 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! That leader or the one who set the objective? Taking a hard look at myself, I do strongly desire to return to command a Special Forces battalion, but I know most of the other officers also in consideration and they are all superb. The way officers perform far outweighs their assigned positions. 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