Reports rendered on IRR or IMA Soldiers may cause interruptions, or gaps, in a Soldier’s evaluation report history.
Gap times will be either acceptable or unacceptable.
a.
Acceptable gap times in a Soldier’s evaluation report history include non-drilling IRR, APMC-managed officers released from attachment or assignment for the purpose of mobilization, Ready Reserve status, breaks in service, or Soldiers (excluding TPU Soldiers) who are no-shows to a unit.
During gap times, Soldiers are not in a ratable status (there is no rater/rated Soldier relationship and the Soldier is not drilling) and there is no expectation of an evaluation report.
b.
Soldiers assigned to the IRR or the Ready Reserve are not in a ratable status, unless drilling.
Periods when there is no rater/rated Soldier relationship are acceptable gaps in these Soldiers’ evaluation report history.
The gap is supported by the orders assigning them to the IRR or Ready Reserve or subsequent mobilization orders.
The “From” date of an evaluation report will be the date the Soldier is assigned to a TPU.
c.
Unacceptable gap times include periods when a rated Soldier was in a status that warranted an evaluation report but rating officials failed to render a report.
Such gap times will be resolved by the rating chain with responsibility for the rated Soldier.
d.
Periods when a rated Soldier is in a medical hold status may be either rated time or nonrated time depending on what the Soldier is doing (for example, Soldiers in a hold status may be assigned to a rating chain for evaluation report purposes, unless otherwise prohibited by this regulation; however, periods of specialized training, in-transit travel, and schooling are nonrated time on evaluation reports).
See paragraph 3–35 for examples of special evaluation report situations.
e.
Periods of nonparticipation will be documented as nonrated time on evaluation reports (nonrated code Z in accordance with DA Pam 623–3).
f.
When a Soldiers’ participation is unsatisfactory due to failure to participate in any battle assemblies, AT, and so forth, and the Soldier is declared an unsatisfactory participant, they can no longer be evaluated; thereafter, until they return to an active status and begin participating, the time period covered by the unsatisfactory performance will be documented as nonrated time on evaluation reports (nonrated code A in accordance with DA Pam 623–3).
No report will be rendered until the Soldier returns to an active status and meets minimum rater qualifications (see para G–5g).
g.
Rating official instructions in chapter 2 discuss rating officials’ and the rated Soldier’s responsibilities.
h.
Rating officials will not comment on the Soldier’s performance during gap times as well as nonrated periods as indicated in paragraphs 3–34.
Referenced Paragraphs
3–35. Special situations
Special circumstances and situations affecting evaluation reports, including medical hold status, schooling, in-transit travel, specialized training, and other nonrated periods, are addressed in this paragraph.
G–5g
No report will be rendered until the Soldier returns to an active status and meets minimum rater qualifications.
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 contains rating official instructions and discusses rating officials’ and the rated Soldier’s responsibilities.
3–34. Preparation and submission requirements
Paragraph 3–34 addresses evaluation report preparation and submission requirements, including nonrated periods and restrictions on comments pertaining to those periods.