This paragraph addresses when a supervisor may serve as both rater and senior rater under circumstances other than due to the loss of a rating official.
a.
The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to DA Form 1059 series (AER).
b.
For OERs in the following situations, a supervisor who would normally act only as a rater on an OER may also act as a senior rater, providing he or she meets the minimum senior rater rank or grade requirement and the authority to do so has not been restricted by the next higher commander:
(1)
A general officer for their aide-de-camp or an SES equivalent for their military assistant.
(2)
A commander for their inspector general (IG).
(3)
An MG (includes a BG in an MG position) or higher, or an SES or equivalent to an MG.
(4)
A BG who is a commander or school commandant (includes a COLP working in a BG commander or commandant position).
(5)
A rater who, under the normal rating chain rules, would cause the senior rating to be performed by one of the following senior officials provided the senior official does not desire to serve as senior rater:
(a)
The Secretary, Deputy Secretary, or the Under Secretaries of Defense.
(b)
Assistant Secretaries of Defense.
(c)
The Secretary or Under Secretary of the Army.
(d)
Assistant Secretaries of the Army.
(e)
The Chief of Staff, Army.
(f)
The Vice Chief of Staff, Army.
(g)
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(h)
Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(i)
The Supreme Allied Commander, Europe.
(j)
Commanders of specified or unified commands.
c.
The authority to act as both rater and senior rater does not extend to the rater of a general officer or COLP in a general officer position, unless there is no senior official who could logically serve as senior rater.
d.
General officers authorized to serve as both rater and senior rater may evaluate a rated officer after meeting the minimum rating period (60 rated days) for mandatory evaluation reports (see paras 3–41 through 3–56), rather than the standard rating requirement of 90 calendar days.
For USAR TPU, DIMA, and IRR Soldiers and ARNG Soldiers, the minimum rating requirement for general officers is 90 calendar days (see apps G and H).
e.
When the situations listed in this paragraph apply, additional reviews may be required.
Refer to paragraphs 2–15, 2–16, and 2–17.
f.
On NCOERs, a rater may act as both the rater and senior rater when the rater is a general officer or a civilian employee with SES rank and precedence.
A COLP working in a BG position may also serve as both the rater and senior rater.
For USAR TPU, DIMA, and drilling IRR Soldiers and ARNG Soldiers, the minimum rating requirement for general officers is 90 calendar days (see apps G and H).
g.
See appendix E for AMEDD officers serving as both rater and senior rater.