Chapter 11 Enlisted Evaluation System Flashcards
The Enlisted Evaluation System deals directly with the Air Force’s most precious resource:
people
Supervisors must help their subordinates understand their strengths and weaknesses and how their efforts contribute to the mission. Supervisors employ the Enlisted Evaluation System in everyday situations to:
help develop their subordinates
Who is responsible for knowing when feedback sessions are due, for requesting a feedback if needed, and notifying the rater or other evaluators when a required or requested feedback session does not take place?
ratee
All Airmen above the pay grade of ___ are required to report information about civilian offenses to their supervisors. This includes a plea or finding of guilty, no contest, and all other actions tantamount to a finding of guilty, including adjudication withheld and deferred prosecution.
E6
All Airman above the pay grade of E6 are required to report information about civilian offenses to their supervisors. active duty members shall submit reports within ___ of the date the conviction is announced, even if sentence has not been imposed or the member intends to appeal the conviction.
15 days
Who is responsible for ensuring the rate knows who is in the rating chain?
rater
The rate should not write or draft any portion of his or her own EPR; however, the rate:
is encouraged to provide the rater input on specific accomplishments.
Whose responsibility is it to review the PIF and UIF and return EPRs to the rater for reconsideration, if necessary, to ensure an accurate, unbiased, and uninflated report?
additional rater
Whose responsibility is it to manage the EPR program for the organization?
Unit Commander
What is performance feedback?
a private, formal communication tool used to tell a rate what is expected and how well the rate is meeting expectations
When is an initial feedback due?
within 60 days of when a rater initially begins supervision
For Amn through SMSgt who receive EPRs, a midterm feedback session is due___.
midway between the date supervision began and the projected EPR closeout date.
For Airmen who do not receive EPRs, a midterm feedback session is due ___.
approximately 180 days after the initial session.
For Airmen who do not receive EPRs, a midterm session is due approximately 180 days after the initial session. This cycle should continue until:
there is a CRO or the Airman begins to receive EPRs
In general, feedback sessions are due:
when a rater begins supervision, midway between when supervision began and the EPR closeout date, and when an EPR is written.
The rater conducts the feedback session within ___ days of the EPR closeout.
60
In addition to normal performance feedback requirements, feedback sessions are also held if the rater determines there is a need for one or within 30 days of a request from a rate, provided that at least ___ days have passed since the last feedback session
60
When evaluating Personal/Professional Conduct On/Off Duty during a performance feedback session, it should be noted that this session is not a substitute for official counseling related to significant misconduct but ___.
is a good opportunity to share general impressions and reinforce expectations.
An individual’s training is rated in four categories;
upgrade
PME
proficiency and qualification
contingency, mobility, and other training
Upgrade training has two components:
OJT and Career Development Courses
Certain topics are inappropriate for consideration in the performance evaluation process and may not be commented on. These include:
- duty history or performance outside the current reporting period.
- previous reports or ratings except in conjunction with performance feedback sessions
If an incident occurs between the time an annual report closes and the time it becomes a matter of record that is so significant that inclusion in this report is warranted, the rater must:
request an extension of the closeout date
The authority to extend the closeout date of an EPR is retained by AFPC. AFPC grants extensions to cover only the time necessary to complete actions, not to exceed ___.
59 days.
Although stating that an Airman was nominated for honors and awards is allowable, stating they were recommended for ___ is not.
medals
If the rate does not meet Air Force fitness standards, the wording in the EPR should not focus on the overall numerical fitness scores but rather on:
the reasons and (or) behavior that resulted in the poor physical assessment.
A referral report is an EPR that:
- contains a ‘does not meet standards’ rating
- contains an overall rating of 1 or 2
- contains comments describing behavior that does not meet minimum acceptable standards of conduct
An evaluator whose rating or comments cause a report to become a referral report must give the rate a chance to comment on the report. Referral procedures are established to:
allow the rate to respond to items that make a report a referral before it becomes a matter of record.
An evaluator whose ratings or comments cause a report to become a referral report must give the rate a chance to comment on the report. The rate has ___ duty days to submit comments and the rebuttal.
3
AF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation, coves periods of rate performance:
- that are too short to require a performance report
- when the rate is under someone other than the designated rater
The Letter of Evaluation is optional except for:
active duty A1C and below (with less than 20 months TAFMS) when the reporting official changes due to PCS or PCA.
When preparing an annual performance report on members in grades Amn Basic through TSgt, what form should be used?
AF Form 910
When reviewing Section III of the EPR, Performance Assessment, if the additional Rater does not agree with the rater’s assessment, he or she:
marks ‘non-concur’ and enters comments in Section VI of the form
If digital signatures cannot be used, sign in reproducible black or blue ink and sign:
on or after the closeout date
