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What does AR 623-3 Cover? - Answer- Evaluation Reporting System (NCOER's)
What Publication covers Evaluation Reporting System (NCOER's)? - Answer- AR 623-3
What does AR 623-3 cover? - Answer- Evaluation standards for all ranks, Officer,
Warrant Officers, and Enlisted.
What is DA form 2166-8? - Answer- NCO Evaluation Report
What is DA form 2166-8-1? - Answer- NCOER Counseling and Support Form
What form is used for the NCO Evaluation Report? - Answer- DA form 2166-8
What form is used for the NCOER Counseling and Support Form? - Answer- DA form
2166-8-1
What is the DA form 1059? - Answer- Service School Academic Evaluation Report
What DA form is used for the Service School Academic Evaluation Report? - Answer-
DA Form 1059
Where are the Procedures, tasks, and steps pertaining to the completion of each
evaluation report and support form are contained in? - Answer- DA Pamphlet (DA Pam)
623-3
What do rating schemes show? - Answer- the rated Soldier's name, indicate the
effective date for each designated rating official
How are rating schemes maintained and distributed? - Answer- published within the unit
and made accessible, either manually or electronically, to each rated Soldier and each
member of the rating chain. Any changes to rating schemes will also be published and
distributed
When must the NCOER reach HRC? - Answer- no later than 90 days after the "THRU"
date of the evaluation report
What should Rating chains correspond as nearly as practical to? - Answer- the chain of
command or chain of supervision
Who should give timely counseling to subordinates on professionalism and job
performance, encouraging self-improvement, when needed? - Answer- Rating officials
, What kind of assessments should rating officials give to rated Soldiers? - Answer-
Rating officials provide candid assessments of rated Soldiers
When should the rated Soldier be provided a copy of his or her rater's and senior rater's
support forms? - Answer- at the beginning of the rating period
Who is responsible for the evaluation function? - Answer- A: The evaluation function is
the responsibility of rating officials, rated Soldiers, battalion (BN) and brigade (BDE)
adjutants (S1), or unit personnel administration office, and HQDA
What will Evaluate the performance and potential of noncommissioned officers (NCOs),
in the grades of sergeant (SGT) through command sergeant major (CSM), in peacetime
and wartime? - Answer- The NCOER DA form 2166-8
What does the NCOER identify for the Army? - Answer- identifies Soldiers who are best
qualified for promotion and assignment to positions of greater responsibility. The ERS
also identifies Soldiers who will be kept on active duty, retained in grade, or eliminated
from military service
What are the two categories of Evaluation Reports? - Answer- Performance evaluations
School evaluations
What do performance evaluations focus on? - Answer- Soldier's duty performance,
potential assessments and promotion potential
What does a school evaluation focus on? - Answer- the Soldier's performance and
accomplishments while attending a school or course
What is the primary function of the NCOER? - Answer- The primary function of the
NCOER is to provide information to HQDA for use in making personnel management
decisions
What is the secondary function of the NCOER? - Answer- The secondary function of the
NCOER is to encourage leader professional development, and enhance mission
accomplishment, through sound senior and/or subordinate relationships that stress the
importance of setting standards and giving direction to subordinate NCO leaders
Do Corporals receive NCOER's? - Answer- No; Corporals only receive the DA Form
2166-8-1 the Counseling Support Form
When will initial counseling be completed by? - Answer- Initial counseling will be
conducted within 30 days after the beginning of the rating period, and quarterly
thereafter, for NCOs