Stratification statements must be stated in quantitative terms (#1 of 125 MSgts) and will be based on the number of peers (in the same grade as the ratee) assigned within the evaluator's rating scheme. The transition to officer SCODs fully aligns all Airmen--officers, enlisted, and civilians--with steady evaluation and appraisal timelines across the calendar year. Your CCQ/CSS or whoever does your admin should know where you'll fall. Like the enlisted SCOD policy, officer SCOD OPRs will use accounting dates to establish the officers assigned unit and the rating chain responsible for processing and signing the evaluation on the SCOD. Master sergeants and . The new system seeks to ensure that airmen in the same rank will be evaluated at the same time. If members PCS/PCA BEFORE the accounting date the GAINING UNIT will write the entire report. To provide a reliable, long-term, cumulative record of performance and promotion potential based on that performance. Accounting dates will be approximately 120 calendar days before each SCOD and established as the third day of the month (like enlisted Airmen) in order to provide consistency across all evaluation accounting dates. %PDF-1.5 % Those in a promotion-select status will align their OPR with the SCOD of their selected grade. In December, the service announced that it would begin integrating the 10 Airman Leadership Qualities into feedback for all ranks. 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The Department of the Air Force partnered with suicide researchers to compile over 1,000 data points for each person who. ;R>z1[qHIr_c3{`[f%)La0jG7cR aX>v{Rc;?%m}\B6,a5[F&xW.XI4X/6{PX&=gt}fVb>_M;f?^ \cfT`@IEU!&:I#:^Or},/`D(hE application will include a feature called Education & Training Input, that will be used to document academic and training accomplishments on the SCOD OPR. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Enlisted evaluation and promotion changes, announced in July, continue with establishment of a March 31 enlisted performance report static closeout date (SCOD) for Regular Air Force (RegAF) senior airmen and below, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Dec. 5. Across the Total Force, beginning Feb. 4, 2022, Airmen and Guardians must accomplish performance feedback using myEval, and officer and enlisted . The change to static closeout dates will apply to all Active-duty, Reserve, and Guard Airmen, but it will not affect the Space Force, which will maintain current evaluation policy as it develops its own evaluation and appraisal system, according to the department. Accounting dates will be approximately 120 calendar days before each SCOD and established as the third day of the month (like enlisted Airmen) in order to provide consistency across all evaluation accounting dates. Get your daily fix of Air Force news delivered right to your inbox every day. 649 0 obj <>stream On 12 July 2007 the Air Force announced a major overhaul of the content of the EPR and OPR reports in an effort to decrease the time required to accomplish the report. In September 2021, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass said EPRs would transition from bullets to narrative-style reports. endstream endobj 629 0 obj <>/Metadata 64 0 R/OCProperties<>/OCGs[636 0 R]>>/Outlines 107 0 R/PageLayout/SinglePage/Pages 624 0 R/StructTreeRoot 134 0 R/Type/Catalog>> endobj 630 0 obj <>/ExtGState<>/Font<>/Properties<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> endobj 631 0 obj <>stream "The Air Force established a one-time EPR [static closeout date] so these impacted airmen who sewed on during those four months would not go almost 23 months without a performance report.". Aug 12, 2014. Refer to your MPF or AFI 36-2406. 3. As we continue to fully executeAction Order A (Airmen), implementing officer static closeout dates is key to ensuring transparency and consistency are cornerstones of our feedback and evaluation systems, said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services. ;C.CKpd,sTpOYNYNn$0x\kz/qJ}B . 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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Implementation of a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced in July by Air Force senior leaders continues with establishment of the staff sergeant enlisted performance report static closeout date.Effective Oct. 4, all staff sergeant EPRs will close out Jan. 31. 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CRO evaluations will be eliminated in phases for each grade several months prior to the occurrence of their first SCOD. Member would receive a Biennial report from 1-JUL-2014 thru 30-JUN-2016 followed by the SCOD report from 1-JUL-2016 thru 30-NOV-2016. While many talent management factors related to close out dates were considered and we optimized recency of the close out date to associated promotion boards, we also recognize no SCOD date is 100% perfect, but we believe the established dates provide the best options for our Air Force considering all factors, said Kelly. Additionally, the selected approach minimizes excessive exceptions to policies or undue workload shifts, while still delivering relevant officer performance data to a variety of talent management selection boards. The new system seeks to ensure that airmen in the same rank will be evaluated at the same time. The transition comes now as the service is working to overhaul its evaluation systems for both enlisted Airmen and officers. The new policy means, for example, that a technical sergeant who has been selected for promotion to master sergeant but who has not yet officially been promoted will get his enlisted performance report on the master sergeant closeout date of Sept. 30, not the tech sergeant closeout date of Nov. 30. The Air Force is taking another major step in a series of transformations within its officer evaluation system with the implementation of officer performance report (OPR) static closeout dates (SCODs) for officers in the grades of O-1 to O-6. The 14 individuals were the first to complete a new streamlined naturalization process, The Air Force is shutting down the personnel services website myPers as part of an ongoing effort to modernize the branchs digital human resources platforms. For all other airmen, staff sergeant closeout dates are now Jan. 31 and tech sergeant closeout dates are Nov. 30. In general, they look at everyone's EPRs and give their bullets a point value ranking, but each unit can be different. Air Force graphic. If the report would close out AFTER the accounting date, extend to the SCOD. Full usage and functionality will open DAF-wide Feb. 4, 2022. Additionally, change of reporting official evaluations (CRO) have been eliminated . Additionally, consistent predictability of evaluations for Airmen and leadership helps reduce current administrative burdens of evaluation tracking and timing. hb```- Officers will continue to complete any OPRs already scheduled to close out six months before the first static closeout dates. Submit an AF77 "GAP Report" Start date= Day after last closed out report Closeout date= Day before member re-entered ARC Performance evaluation systems are an integral part of professional development. This arms officers with a more complete understanding of their performance assessment, their strengths and weaknesses, and where they stand among their peers. Starting in October 2022 and extending into 2023, officers from O-1 to O-6 will transition to static closeout . Those in a promotion-select status will align their OPR with the SCOD of their selected grade. The Air Force is taking another major step in a series of transformations within its officer evaluation system with the implementation of officer performance report (OPR) static closeout dates (SCODs) for officers in the grades of O-1 to O-6. The EPR system has come under heavy criticism from all ranks in the Air Force. Starting November 2014, static -or fixed - annual close out dates will be used for each rank tied to regular Air Force (RegAF) promotion eligibility cut-off dates (PECD). Additional information and in-depth articles on each of the major changes will be released prior to each programs implementation. [6] A cause may be that there is no additional guidance on the definition of a truly stellar member, and the deciding factor is most often other portions of WAPS testing, where performance is meant to be rated. An official website of the United States government, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III is Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Chief, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody represents the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. This change eliminates the need for nearly 29,000 Airmen CRO reports annually and removes the unscheduled workload associated with CRO evaluations. Next Biennial report (Non-EAD) would reflect 1-JUL-2014 (Day after last report) thru 30-JUN-2016. 5.2.4.2.1. ` P He previously covered leadership and personnel issues at Air Force Times, and the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare at Military.com. Feb. 17, 2022 | By Greg Hadley. To provide sound information for development of skills and leadership abilities and to assist in identifying the best personnel for advancement through assignments, promotions and other personnel management decisions. EXAMPLE: TSGT/Reserve/Non-EAD (Verify in RNT for DOR); last report (Verify MilPDS and ARMS) closed out 30-JUN-2014. SCODs deliver improved predictability to our officers, raters, and units, while also providing a synchronized comparison of performance within peer groups. The new reports will include a section for promotion recommendations that will curb inflation through forced distribution and stratification restrictions. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Implementation of a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced in July by Air Force senior leaders continues with establishment of the staff sergeant enlisted performance report static closeout date.Effective Oct. 4, all staff sergeant EPRs will close out Jan. 31. Regular Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve master sergeant and master sergeant-select enlisted performance reports will now close out annually on Sept. 30. . Kiana Pearson), An official website of the United States government, , implementing officer static closeout dates is key to ensuring transparency and consistency are cornerstones of our feedback and evaluation systems, said, , the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services. 628 0 obj <> endobj Also effective Oct. 4, change of reporting . Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter for Defense News. The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s. Annually, after that, all technical sergeants will have the same EPR closeout and will be assessed for the same number of days." Implementing static, or fixed, annual closeout dates for each rank tied to regular Air Force promotion eligibility cut off dates will enable implementation of the future forced distribution and stratification policies . endstream endobj startxref . An official website of the United States government, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III is Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Chief, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody represents the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. With the new static dates, officers receive clearer feedback and are given a more complete understanding of where they stand amongst their peers, Col. Laura King, director of the Air Force talent management innovation cell, said in a statement. Senior raters are limited to stratifying the top 10 percent of their master sergeant promotion-eligible Airmen and the top 20 percent of their senior master sergeant promotion-eligible Airmen. IRs in the grades of Senior Airman through Chief Master Sergeant require an EPR biennially, or every two years, according to the Static Closeout Date (SCOD) schedule. including EPR static closeout dates for each grade, focus on ensuring job performance is the most important factor when evaluating Airmen. Starting in October 2022 and extending into 2023, officers from O-1 to O-6 will transition to static closeout dates, the Air Force announced Feb. 17. A section on physical fitness was added, with those scoring less than 75 receiving a referral report. Last edited on 14 December 2022, at 23:54, Enlisted Performance Report Information and Examples, SSgt EPR static closeout dates implemented as enlisted evaluation, promotion system changes continue, AF implements static enlisted performance report closeout dates, eliminates change of reporting official reports, Total person concept: New EPR changes in effect, Randolph personnel experts explain new OPR, EPR process, Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2406, Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enlisted_Performance_Report&oldid=1127481440. OPRs are due annually, as long as the member has obtained a minimum of 16 points and 120 days of supervision during the rating period. NOTE:Change of Rater/Supervisor within the same unit does not constitute the use of the Accounting Dates, Reserve member with an established EPR cycle prior to the implementation of the SCODs. After carefully studying various implementation options, Air Force leaders established the officer SCOD schedule to integrate with the existing enlisted evaluation and civilian appraisal closeout periods to improve evaluation planning and tracking across the Air Force. Nearly eight years after the Air Force switched to standardized static closeout dates for its enlisted Airmens performance reports, it is now poised to do the same for most of its officer corps. Promotion-eligible senior NCOs who are not stratified will have their evaluations close out at the deputy evaluator (first O-6) or intermediate evaluator (unit commander) level. On 1 January 2014 a revised AFI and slightly revised EPR forms were released adding organizational climate to the listed of items to consider in the Primary/Additional Duties section. So for those 2,460 airmen, the Air Force this year has set up a one-time EPR closeout date of April 30. . Officer SCODs further eliminate the need to maintain other legacy evaluation products like education & training reports (TRs) and letters of evaluation (LOEs), as the Air Force transitions to a more agile and digital data-based evaluation system. Established Static Closeout Date (SCOD) 31 Mar; 31 Jan 30 Nov ; 30 Sep 31 Jul 31 May New EPR Form/Guidance Released (note 2/3) ~Aug 15 ~Aug 15 ~Aug 15 ~Apr 15 ~Apr 15 ~Feb 15 Stratification Restrictions N/A; . Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. But while interest in, The Air Force is offering a $10,000 bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen who join the Reserve and fill an open job, part of an effort to boost flagging recruiting numbers for the component. In developing solutions that best support the Air Forces talent management strategy, transitioning from non-standardized annual and change of reporting official (CRO) OPR closeout policies to SCODs increases transparency by ensuring stable, steady, and reliable assessments from senior raters and rating chains. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Schneider currently serves as director of staff at Headquarters Air Force. Before 2015, all enlisted airmen were previously evaluated throughout the year. 30-JUN-2016 is BEFORE the accounting date for TSGTs (3-AUG-2016). In 2014/2015 quotas (Forced Distribution) were implemented limiting the percentage of promotion-eligible airmen able to get the top two promotion recommendations.[7]. As we continue to fully executeAction Order A (Airmen), implementing officer static closeout dates is key to ensuring transparency and consistency are cornerstones of our feedback and evaluation systems, said Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services. bM The first SCOD for officers will begin with first and second lieutenants on Oct. 31, 2022, followed by colonels on Feb. 28, 2023, lieutenant colonels and majors on May 31, 2023, and captains on Aug. 31, 2023. For more information go to, Learning Professionals and FD Digital Credentials, Education and Training Course Announcements, Enterprise Learning Resource Planning and Management, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs. [3] Another new feature of the EPR is the ratee's signature as well as the use of digital signatures using the Common Access Card (CAC).[4]. All SCODs will repeat annually thereafter. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Stratification statements on all other performance reports, to include CMSgt reports, are strictly prohibited. Verify when the members next Biennial or Annual report would close out on. 1. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Performance evaluation systems are an integral part of professional development. This page is not available in other languages. The first SCOD for officers will begin with first and second lieutenants on Oct. 31, 2022, followed by colonels on Feb. 28, 2023, lieutenant colonels and majors on May 31, 2023, and captains on Aug. 31, 2023. For Air Force Reserve senior master sergeants, this same process will begin in April . At the direction of Headquarters Air Force, Airmen promoted to technical sergeant between Dec. 1, 2014, and Jan. 31 . In developing solutions that best support the Air Forces talent management strategy, transitioning from non-standardized annual and change of reporting official (CRO) OPR closeout policies to SCODs increases transparency by ensuring stable, steady, and reliable assessments from senior raters and rating chains. The USAF commissioned officer equivalent is the Officer Performance Report (OPR). A change of rater also initiates an OPR as long as a minimum of 16 points and 120 days of supervision of training have been completed under the direct supervision of the rater. Static closeout dates deliver improved predictability to our officers, raters, and units, while also providing a synchronized comparison of performance within peer groups, Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services, said in a statement. 2. The DAF will transition from vPC to myEval in multiple phases to allow for appropriate adjustment cycles prior to mandatory use. AFI 1-2, Air Force Culture: Commanders Responsibilities, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. Effective June 3, 2015, all Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Master Sergeants acquire the enlisted performance report static closeout . If the report would close out BEFORE the accounting date, a Biennial or Annual report will closeout followed by the SCOD report. "The Air Force established a one-time EPR [static closeout date] so these impacted airmen who sewed on during those four months would not go almost 23 months without a performance report." JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Enlisted evaluation and promotion changes, announced in July, continue with establishment of a March 31 enlisted performance report static closeout date (SCOD) for Regular Air Force (RegAF) senior airmen and below, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Dec. 5. And those whose EPRs would have closed out after July 31 will have their EPR closeout date moved to July 31. "We received feedback from the field that there were many tech and staff sergeant-selects who did not receive an EPR based on timing of their promotion and [static closeout] dates," AFPC operations division chief Col. Joe Atkins said in the release. To establish performance standards and expectations, provide meaningful feedback on how well the rated Airman is meeting those expectations and direction on how to better meet those established standards and expectations. The implementation of officer SCODs will occur in phases for Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Airmen. Annually, after that, all technical sergeants will have the same EPR closeout and will be assessed for the same number of days." Implementing static, or fixed, annual closeout dates for each rank tied to regular Air Force promotion eligibility cut off dates will enable implementation of the future forced distribution and stratification policies . [5] While technically the 1 through 5 scale is supposed to award an "average" performer a 3 and the 5 should be reserved for members that are "Truly Among the Best", the practice has been that nearly all personnel receive a 5 unless there are major disciplinary problems. Announced changes will be implemented in stages over the next 18 months for the active duty Air Force and over the next 30 months for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, or ARC. The static dates will enable the implementation of the forced distribution and restricted stratification policy and result in more accurate, useful performance-based evaluations. CRO evaluations will be eliminated in phases for each grade several months prior to the occurrence of their first SCOD. They are designed to provide a realistic assessment of performance, career standing, future potential, and actions required to assist the ratee in reaching the next level of professional development. The Officer Performance Report (OPR) is vital to assignment, school selection, and promotion actions. 635 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<5FA33511E5FBE845B1C9CFEC6062B6F7>]/Index[628 22]/Info 627 0 R/Length 56/Prev 261439/Root 629 0 R/Size 650/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream For more information go to, Echoes of Vietnam: An Air Force family legacy, DAF senior leaders pay respects at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Readout of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendalls attendance at the Singapore Defence Technology Summit, Readout of Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendalls travel to India, Kendall, Brown, Saltzman tell lawmakers on-time budget needed to meet security challenges, transform Air, Space Forces, Yokota AB AFWERX team seeks to invest, innovate, inform, DAFs first Data, Analytics, AI Forum open for registration, 3D printed parts for the C-5M deliver new capabilities, Spark Tank 2023 finalists take center stage at AFA Warfare Symposium, IAAFA infuses agility into training with modern technology, simulators, US, Thailand, Singapore air forces participate in Exercise Cope Tiger 23, Joint effort underway to power rocket sleds into the future, ACC announces 2023 demonstration team pilots, Commanders Accelerated Initiatives team maintains pulse on change across AFMC, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs. The first SCOD for officers will begin with first and second lieutenants on Oct. 31, 2022, followed by colonels on Feb. 28, 2023, lieutenant colonels and majors on May 31, 2023, and captains on Aug. 31, 2023. E E:ATFGnQfbaLmfp1peP`cPgiN$(@$;@m sb`Qh Like the enlisted SCOD policy, officer SCOD OPRs will use accounting dates to establish the officers assigned unit and the rating chain responsible for processing and signing the evaluation on the SCOD. April 20, 2015 Enlisted members selected for promotion to get EPR on "select" grade closeout date . SCODs deliver improved predictability to our officers, raters, and units, while also providing a synchronized comparison of performance within peer groups. Additionally, the static closeout dates for technical sergeants and senior airmen will be Nov. 30 and March 31, respectively. If members PCS/PCA AFTER the accounting date the LOSING UNIT will write the entire report. But as part of a major overhaul of how the Air Force evaluates and promotes enlisted airmen, the service is switching to a system of static closeout dates for EPRs, coinciding with the promotion eligibility cutoff date. In 2014/2015 reports were changed to close out on the same date every year and change of reporting official reports were eliminated. The Air Force said it has notified the newly-promoted staff and tech sergeants who will be affected by the one-time April 30 closeout date. Additionally, consistent predictability of evaluations for Airmen and leadership helps reduce current administrative burdens of evaluation tracking and timing. The Air Force on Monday announced two refinements to the new enlisted promotion system, which seeks to ensure that airmen in the same rank are evaluated at the same time. The transition to officer SCODs fully aligns all Airmen--officers, enlisted, and civilians--with steady evaluation and appraisal timelines across the calendar year. Second,But for 1,374 staff sergeants who were promoted between Feb. 1 and March 31 and 1,086 tech sergeants promoted between Dec. 1, 2014, and Jan. 31, the new system would have meant some would have gone nearly two years without a performance report.
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