Commandants will ensure that completed AERs are filed in the rated Soldier’s AMHRR.
b. Commanders and commandants at all levels, and the Chief, National Guard Bureau (NGB) will ensure that—
(1)
A copy of this regulation, or the appropriate web link to this regulation, is available to the rated Soldier and rating officials.
(2)
Rating officials are fully qualified to meet their responsibilities.
(3)
Reports are prepared and completed by the rating officials designated in the published rating scheme.
(4)
Rating chains correspond as nearly as practicable to the chain of command or chain of supervision in a timely manner and do not promote an elevation of the rating chain beyond the senior rater’s ability to have adequate knowledge of each Soldier’s performance and potential, in order to provide an elevated assessment protection for a specific group, commonly referred to as “pooling”.
Pooling runs counter to the intent of the ERS and is prohibited.
Senior raters must evaluate and identify their best Soldiers based on performance and potential, regardless of the particular position they occupy