E–2. Newly commissioned U.S. Army Medical Department officers
Newly commissioned AMEDD officers begin their military careers with the necessary skill sets to perform their assigned duties even before successfully completing the Officer Basic Leaders Course (phases I and II).
These officers are entitled to receive mandatory and optional OERs as detailed in chapter 3.
In order to receive an OER, the rated officer must have been assigned under a rater for 90 calendar days.
For USAR AMEDD TPU, DIMA, and drilling IRR officers and ARNG AMEDD officers, the minimum required rating period is 120 calendar days (see apps G and H).
The senior rater will comment on DA Form 67–10 series (OER), part VI, block c, indicating that the officer has not yet completed the basic course as of the “Thru” date of the OER.
The “From” date on the first OER for an AMEDD officer will be their commissioning date.
E–3. Rating officials for military physician assistants
Military physician assistants work directly under the control of a supervising physician in performing their patient care duties.
This supervising physician will be included as either the rater or the senior rater of the physician assistant in all cases when the physician assistant is performing primarily clinical duties.
If the primary duties are administrative then the requirement for a physician in the rating scheme is not necessary unless clinical duties are performed part-time.
In that case, a physician should act as the intermediate rater to comment on those clinical duties.
If serving as the rater, the supervising physician will be equal in rank but not necessarily senior by date of rank to the physician assistant.
When the supervising physician is not assigned to the same organizational element, a case of dual supervision may exist.
In this case, the commander will designate the other rating official (rater, intermediate rater, or senior rater), as indicated in paragraph 2–21.
E–4. U.S. Army Medical Department colonel commanders as senior raters
The following conditions will be met in order for an AMEDD COL commander to senior rate or review officers and NCOs in their command:
a. DA Form 67–10 series.
As an exception to paragraph 2–7a(13), commanders junior by date of rank to the rated officer and rating chain may serve as senior raters, provided:
(1)
They have been appointed as a commander by the direction of the President of the United States (see AR 600–20).
(2)
They are authorized to rate the rated officer’s rater and/or intermediate rater in accordance with this regulation (see para 2–5).
(3)
As an exception to paragraph 2–7a(12), Army AMEDD COL commanders junior by date of rank to the rated officer and rating chain may serve as senior raters, provided they meet paragraphs E–4a(1) and E–4a(2).
(4)
As an exception to paragraphs 2–5 and 2–7, AMEDD COLs, junior by date of rank, may serve as raters and senior raters for COLs under their supervision as follows:
(a)
COL-level Directorates, OTSG/U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM).
(b)
Chief of Staff, MEDCOM regional health commands (RHCs) and Deputy Commanders, major subordinate commands.
(c)
COL-level AMEDD Corps Chiefs.
(d)
Director, AMEDD Personnel Proponency.
(e)
Director, Medical Capabilities Integration Center.
(f)
Dean, Academy of Health Sciences.
(g)
Dean, U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine.
(h)
Director, U.S. Army Aeromedical Activity.
(i)
Director, Armed Forces Medical Examiner (AFME), regardless of the AFME director’s component in the U.S. Armed Forces (for example, U.S. Army, USN, USAF).
(5)
As an exception to paragraphs 2–5 and 2–7, OTSG/MEDCOM COLs serving as Deputy Chiefs of Staff (DCS) for OTSG/MEDCOM who are junior by date of rank, may serve as:
(a)
Raters of senior COLs under their supervision.
(b)
Senior raters of LTCs and below rated by the COL-level Directors who are senior in date of rank.
b. DA Form 2166–9 series.
Commanders who are junior by date of rank to the rater may serve as senior raters.
Referenced Paragraphs
2–21. Dual supervision (DA Form 67–10 series only)
Dual supervision exists when an officer is assigned different duties by two separate chains of command or supervision throughout the rating period.
In these situations, rating officials will ensure the evaluation accurately reflects the rated officer’s performance and responsibilities under both supervisory relationships.
2–5. Rules for designating a rater
The rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rated Soldier responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier’s performance.
The rater will normally be senior to the rated Soldier in grade or date of rank.
2–7a(12)
Senior raters will meet the minimum grade requirements listed in table 2–1.
2–7a(13)
Senior raters will be senior in grade or date of rank to the rater and the intermediate rater.
Exceptions to this rule may apply if—
(a)
The senior rater is authorized by paragraph 2–5b(1) to rate the other members of the rating chain.
(b)
The senior rater is a COL serving in a COL-level chief of staff position and is, therefore, authorized to senior rate the rated officer.
AR 600–20
AR 600–20 prescribes Army Command Policy and provides guidance on command authority, command relationships, and appointment of commanders.