a. Rater requirements.
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. Commanders will normally rate commanders. Civilian raters for OERs and NCOERs will be officially designated on the established rating scheme.
For purposes of this regulation, a civilian supervisor/rating official need not be classified as a supervisor under the Office of Personnel Management classification guidance provided they are responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier’s performance. See paragraph G–3 for USAR-specific exceptions to policy regarding rating schemes and rating officials. The following are rater’s requirements, by evaluation report type:
(1) DA Form 67–10 series.
A rater will be an officer of the U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Coast Guard, Allied Armed Forces, or an employee of a U.S. Government agency (including nonappropriated fund employee). A civilian rater has no minimum grade requirement. The rater will be the supervisor of the rated officer for a minimum period of 90 calendar days. For USAR TPU, DIMA, and drilling IRR Soldiers and ARNG Soldiers, the rater must have served as the supervisor for a minimum of 120 calendar days (see apps G and H).
(2) DA Form 2166–9 series.
A rater will be an officer or NCO of the U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Coast Guard, Allied Armed Forces, or an employee of a U.S. Government agency (including nonappropriated fund employee). A civilian rater has no minimum grade requirement.
The rater will be the supervisor of the rated NCO for a minimum period of 90 calendar days. For USAR TPU, DIMA, and drilling IRR Soldiers and ARNG Soldiers, the rater must have served as the supervisor for a minimum of 120 calendar days (see apps G and H).
(3) DA Form 1059 series.
A rater will be the military instructor, facilitator, or civilian course advisor designated by the commandant of the military school or dean of the civilian academic institution that supervises and/or monitors the student’s performance and compliance with academic standards.
b. DA Form 67–10 series rater eligibility.
(1)
A military rater will be senior to the rated officer by grade or date of rank. An exception is that an officer in a command position may rate an officer over whom they have command authority who is of the same grade and senior by date of rank.
In cases when the commander rates an officer of the same grade but senior in date of rank, the rater will attach a copy of the memorandum announcing the assumption of command as an enclosure to the rated officer’s OER. (Format and guidance for assumption of command announcements are in AR 600–20.)
(2)
A COL serving as a COL-level chief of staff may rate a COL who is senior in date of rank. This does not apply to promotable lieutenant colonels (LTCPs) serving in a chief of staff position or COLs serving as acting chiefs of staff.
(3)
In situations such as Joint commands, an officer in a supervisory position may rate an officer who is senior in date of rank provided—
(a)
The rater is other than an Army officer.
(b)
Each instance is approved, in writing, by the next senior Army member of the command or activity. A copy of the approval will be sent to the appropriate HQDA component as an enclosure to the OER (see app F).
(4)
For OERs, a civilian rater has no minimum grade requirement but will be the rated officer’s supervisor responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier’s performance as established on the rating scheme.
(5)
Commanders will normally be rated and senior rated by the next higher commander. An exception to this rule is allowed when a staff officer or higher level commander is the logical choice as the commander’s supervisor because of functional, geographical, or technical supervision requirements.
(6)
Officers who are selected for promotion and who are in authorized positions for the next grade may rate any officer they supervise if, after the rater’s promotion, they will be senior to the rated officer.
(7)
A rater who has been selected for promotion (that is, whose name is on a promotion list), and who is in an authorized position for the next grade, will be considered to be serving in the next grade. The symbol “P” will be inserted after the current rank on the applicable OER.
(8)
A rater who has been selected for promotion (that is, whose name is on a promotion list), but is not in a position authorized for the new grade, will be considered to be serving in the current grade. The symbol “P” will not appear after the current rank on the applicable OER. (See para 2–11 for ARNG-specific requirements.)
(9)
Chief warrant officers five (CW5s), assigned as a commandant or deputy commandant, may rate other CW5s serving in instructor and/or departmental positions without regard to date of rank.
c. DA Form 2166–9 series rater eligibility.
The military rater will be a SGT or above and senior to the rated NCO by grade or date of rank (see AR 600–20).
(1)
NCOs who are selected for promotion and who are in authorized positions for the next grade and/or frocked to one of the top three NCO grades (first sergeant (1SG), SGM, or CSM) may rate any NCO they supervise if, after the rater’s promotion, they will be senior in pay grade or date of rank to the rated NCO.
(2)
A rater who has been selected for promotion (that is, whose name is on a promotion list), and who is in an authorized position for the next grade, will be considered to be serving in the next grade and may rate any NCO they supervise, if after the promotion they will be senior in pay grade or date of rank to the rated NCO. The symbol “P” will be inserted after the current rank on the applicable NCOER. (See para 2–11 for ARNG-specific requirements.)
(3)
A rater who has been selected for promotion (that is, whose name is on a promotion list), but is not in a position authorized for the new grade, will be considered to be serving in the current grade. The symbol “P” will not appear after the current rank on the applicable NCOER.
(4)
U.S. Government civilian employees (including nonappropriated fund employees) may serve as raters when there is no immediate military supervisor or when the civilian supervisor is responsible for directing and assessing the rated NCO’s performance and in the best position to accurately evaluate the NCO’s performance. The civilian rater will be officially designated on the published rating scheme established by the commander, commandant, or organization leader.
(5)
SGMs assigned to the chief of senior instructor positions within the resident and nonresident departments of the Sergeants Major Course may rate other SGMs in instructor positions within their specific department without regard to date of rank.
(6)
CSMs assigned as Director, Sergeants Major Course or Director, Staff and Faculty who are serving as brigade level CSMs will rate the CSMs assigned as Deputy Director, Sergeants Major Course and Deputy Director, Staff and Faculty who are serving as battalion-level CSMs without regard to date of rank.
(7)
ARNG military technicians (MTs) will also be senior in military grade or, if the same grade, senior in date of rank to the rated NCO.
(8)
CSMs of table of organization and equipment and table of distribution and allowances (TDA) duty assignment units will be rated by the commander, with the following exceptions, provided rater qualifications are met:
(a)
Military community or garrison CSMs may be rated by a deputy community commander or deputy garrison commander.
(b)
The assistant division commander or the division or installation CSM may rate the Regular Army CSMs who are commandants of NCO academies.
(c)
For ARNG, the Chief, NGB will determine the rating chain for ARNG NCO academy commandants (see para H–7) and state CSMs.
(d)
The CG, U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) will determine the rating chain for USAR NCO Academy CSMs who are commandants.
d. Academic evaluation report rater eligibility.
The rater will normally be senior to the rated Soldier by grade or date of rank. Additional instructions are as follows:
(1)
A military or a DoD Civilian employee academic rater is designated by the commandant and is the person who directly oversees and is most responsible for directing and observing the Soldier’s progress through a military course of instruction that requires a DA Form 1059 and DA Form 1059–2.
(2)
A civilian academic rater is the civilian official designated by the dean or appropriate civilian authority most responsible for directing and observing the Soldier’s progress through a civilian course of instruction that requires a DA Form 1059–1.
e. Specialty branch evaluation reports.
For chaplains, see appendix C; for JAGC officers, see appendix D; and for AMEDD officers, see appendix E. Appendix E does not apply to ARNG Soldiers.