Officer Evaluation System

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OfficerEvaluationSystem
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Overview

• Elements of the OES
• Performance Feedback
• Performance Reporting
• The Evaluation Process
• OPR
• Inappropriate Comments
• Other Types of Performance Reports
• The Appeal Process
• Career Progression

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Officer Evaluation System
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Performance Feedback

• Feedback is the single most important means for
  changing behavior

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Types of Feedback

• Day-to-day pats on the back
• Performance Feedback Sessions (PFS)
• A scheduled session between the rater ratee
• Documented on a form
• Signed by both individuals, original goes to ratee

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Officer Evaluation System
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Performance Reporting

• The Evaluation Process
• Observation
• Evaluation
• Documentation

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Performance Reporting

• Observation
• Requires planning preparation
• Requires communication
• Requires feedback
• Evaluation
• Judge observed performance vs
• Predetermined standards
• Performance of others
• Members of the same AFSC and Grade

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Performance Reporting

• Documentation
• Records the results
• Provides a long term record of an officers
  professional development
• Primary instrument for identifying best qualified

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Performance Reporting

• Officer Performance Report (OPR)
• Completed Annually
• Change of Reporting Official (CRO)
• Minimum 120 days of supervision
• AF Form 707

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AF FORM 707
Back
Front
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AF FORM 707

• Performance standards are the same for all grades
• Performance factors summarized on front of form
• Mark Does Not Meet if evaluators comments make
  the report referral, or if a performance factor
  in Section IX on reverse is marked Does Not Meet
  Standards
• Fitness exemption captured on the front of the
  form

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AF FORM 707

• Rater Overall Assessment
• 6 lines
• Must be bullet format

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AF FORM 707

• Performance Factors
• Same for all ranks
• Only mark if officer does not meet the standard

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AF FORM 707

• Referral Letter
• Included on back of report

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Performance Reporting

• Inappropriate Comments
• Charges/investigations not completed or
  acquittals
• Recommendations for decorations
• Race, gender, age, religion, etc. of ratee
• Drug/Alcohol abuse rehabilitation programs
• Previous ratings or reports
• Developmental education (completion or
  enrollment)
• Advanced academic education
• Promotion recommendations

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Performance Reporting

• Other Types of Performance Reports
• Training Report (AF Form 475)
• Used for training of 8 weeks or more
• Filed upon completion, interruption, or
  elimination from training
• Letter of Evaluation (AF Form 77)
• Used when ratee is away from reporting official
• CRO with less than 120 days of supervision
• Under supervision of someone other than your
  supervisor
• Provides input to rater

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Performance Reporting

• Uses of Performance Reports
• Promotions
• Assignments
• Investigations
• Disciplinary/Legal Actions
• NOT used as counseling tools

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Performance Reporting

• The Appeal Process
• Ratee must prove that report is inaccurate or
  unjust
• Rating can be upgraded or removed
• MPF will assist in preparing package
• Decided by AFPC
• Have up to three years to contest a report

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Officer Evaluation System
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Career Progression System

• Objective
• To provide the rank/grade commensurate with each
  positions responsibility and leadership
  requirement

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Officer Promotion System

• Desired Objectives for Promotion
• 0-2 (1st Lt) 2 Years
• 0-3 (Capt) 4 Years
• 0-4 (Maj) 11 Years
• 0-5 (Lt Col) 16 Years
• 0-6 (Col) 21-22 Years

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Officer Promotion System (Continued)

• Fully Qualified For promotion from 2d Lt
  to 1st Lt 1st Lt to Capt
• Best Qualified For promotion to Maj thru Col
• Promotion Zones
• Below the Primary Zone (BPZ)
• First opportunity is promotion to O-5 (Lt Col)
• In the Primary Zone (IPZ)
• Above the Primary Zone (APZ)

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Promotion Recommendations

• Prepared by Senior Rater
• Best Qualified Based on Performance and
  Performance - Based Potential
• No earlier than 60 Days before the Selection Board

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PromotionRecommendations

• Definitely Promote- strength of performance
• and potential warrants promotion
• Promote- qualified for promotion, compete on
  basis of performance, potential, etc...
• Do Not Promote- promotion not warranted

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Summary

• Elements of the OES
• Performance Feedback
• Performance Reporting
• The Evaluation Process
• OPR
• Inappropriate Comments
• Other Types of Performance Reports
• The Appeal Process
• Career Progression