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Effective June 3, 2015, all Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Master Sergeants acquire the enlisted performance report static closeout . Verify when the members next Biennial or Annual report would close out on. The first set of changes include static closeout date for technical sergeants and elimination of change of reporting official enlisted performance reports. Officers will continue to complete any OPRs already scheduled to close out six months before the first static closeout dates. But while interest in, The Air Force is offering a $10,000 bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen who join the Reserve and fill an open job, part of an effort to boost flagging recruiting numbers for the component. hbbd``b`AD`Lgwxd100K T 5.2.4.2 Submit an AF77 "GAP Report" Start date= Day after last closed out report Closeout date= Day before member re-entered ARC Additionally, consistent predictability of evaluations for Airmen and leadership helps reduce current administrative burdens of evaluation tracking and timing. Before 2015, all enlisted airmen were previously evaluated throughout the year. IRs should provide the reporting official with useful, informative, and accurate performance documentation for use at the end of the rating period. In developing solutions that best support the Air Forces talent management strategy, transitioning from non-standardized annual and change of reporting official (CRO) OPR closeout policies to SCODs increases transparency by ensuring stable, steady, and reliable assessments from senior raters and rating chains. application will include a feature called Education & Training Input, that will be used to document academic and training accomplishments on the SCOD OPR. Annual EPR static closeout dates have been established as follows: April 20, 2015 Enlisted members selected for promotion to get EPR on "select" grade closeout date . 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This is essential to ensure we give Airmen an opportunity to fully develop to their capabilities and excel at the Airmen Leadership Qualities theyll need to be successful in the future., The implementation of officer SCODs will occur in phases for Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Airmen. The primary complaint is that the system has become inflated. The United States Navy equivalent is the Fitness Report (FITREP). Fly, Fight and Win AFI 36-2406, Officer & Enlisted Evaluations Systems AFRC OPR/EPR Writing Guide, April 2013 AFH 36-2905, The Tongue and Quill Forms: New Performance Report Forms (as of 1 Jan 14) AF 707 (Lt thru Col) AF 910 (AB thru TSgt) AF 911 (MSgt thru CMSgt) New Airman Comprehensive Assessment Forms (as of 1 Jul 14) (formally performance feedback) AFI 1-2, Air Force Culture: Commanders Responsibilities, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. An Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) is an evaluation form used by the United States Air Force.Instructions for constructing an EPR appear in chapter 3 of Air Force Instruction 36-2406: Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems.The EPR replaced the Airman Performance Report (APR) in the late 1980s.. Start date= Day after last closed out report Closeout date= Next applicable SCOD If a member has a legitimate break in service (completely out of the Air Force, with no obligation) IAW AFI 36-2406 Para. On 1 January 2014 a revised AFI and slightly revised EPR forms were released adding organizational climate to the listed of items to consider in the Primary/Additional Duties section. Instead, the new. SCODs deliver improved predictability to our officers, raters, and units, while also providing a synchronized comparison of performance within peer groups. Those in a promotion-select status will align their OPR with the SCOD of their selected grade. Senior airmen and below have a closeout date of March 31, chief master sergeants have a May 31 closeout date, senior master sergeants have a July 31 closeout date, and master sergeants have a Sept. 30 closeout date. This arms officers with a more complete understanding of their performance assessment, their strengths and weaknesses, and where they stand amongst their peers. It's called the accounting date. Last edited on 14 December 2022, at 23:54, Enlisted Performance Report Information and Examples, SSgt EPR static closeout dates implemented as enlisted evaluation, promotion system changes continue, AF implements static enlisted performance report closeout dates, eliminates change of reporting official reports, Total person concept: New EPR changes in effect, Randolph personnel experts explain new OPR, EPR process, Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2406, Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Enlisted_Performance_Report&oldid=1127481440. An official website of the United States government, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III is Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. As Chief, he serves as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 660,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody represents the highest enlisted level of leadership, and as such, provides direction for the enlisted force and represents their interests, as appropriate, to the American public, and to those in all levels of government. Performance evaluation systems are an integral part of professional development. SCODs allow us to further strengthen the effectiveness of recent changes to our officer evaluation system. Like the enlisted SCOD policy, officer SCOD OPRs will use accounting dates to establish the officers assigned unit and the rating chain responsible for processing and signing the evaluation on the SCOD. Annually, after that, all technical sergeants will have the same EPR closeout and will be assessed for the same number of days." Implementing static, or fixed, annual closeout dates for each rank tied to regular Air Force promotion eligibility cut-off dates will enable implementation of the future forced distribution and stratification policies . Start date= Day after last closed out report Closeout date= Next applicable SCOD If a member has a legitimate break in service (completely out of the Air Force, with no obligation) IAW AFI 36-2406 Para. Annually, after that, all technical sergeants will have the same EPR closeout and will be assessed for the same number of days." Implementing static, or fixed, annual closeout dates for each rank tied to regular Air Force promotion eligibility cut off dates will enable implementation of the future forced distribution and stratification policies . EXAMPLE: TSGT/Reserve/Non-EAD (Verify in RNT for DOR); last report (Verify MilPDS and ARMS) closed out 30-JUN-2014. JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Implementation of a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced in July by Air Force senior leaders continues with establishment of the staff sergeant enlisted performance report static closeout date.Effective Oct. 4, all staff sergeant EPRs will close out Jan. 31. Promotion-eligible senior NCOs who are not stratified will have their evaluations close out at the deputy evaluator (first O-6) or intermediate evaluator (unit commander) level. Select "search all components" from the drop down menu and enter "28061" in . The first in a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced July 31 will include implementation of static enlisted performance report closeout dates - or SCOD - for each grade and elimination of change of reporting official, News, features and commentaries pertaining to the Air Force Personnel Center. The Air Force on Monday announced two refinements to the new enlisted promotion system, which seeks to ensure that airmen in the same rank are evaluated at the same time. Accounting dates will be approximately 120 calendar days before each SCOD and established as the third day of the month (like enlisted Airmen) in order to provide consistency across all evaluation accounting dates. Those in a promotion-select status will align their OPR with the SCOD of their selected grade. bM In 2014/2015 quotas (Forced Distribution) were implemented limiting the percentage of promotion-eligible airmen able to get the top two promotion recommendations.[7]. Nearly eight years after the Air Force switched to standardized "static" closeout dates for its enlisted Airmen's performance reports, it is now poised to do the same for most of its officer corps. Officer SCODs further eliminate the need to maintain other legacy evaluation products like education & training reports (TRs) and letters of evaluation (LOEs), as the Air Force transitions to a more agile and digital data-based evaluation system. 0 To establish performance standards and expectations, provide meaningful feedback on how well the rated Airman is meeting those expectations and direction on how to better meet those established standards and expectations. To provide a reliable, long-term, cumulative record of performance and promotion potential based on that performance. Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt), Enlisted Performance Report (MSgt thru SMSgt), AF Form 77 (Supplemental LOE for Referral AF475), AF Form 707 Officers Performance Report Referral Checklist, AF Form 911 SNCO Enlisted Performance Report Referral Checklist. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. The Officer Performance Report (OPR) is vital to assignment, school selection, and promotion actions. Air Force graphic. . . Accounting dates will be approximately 120 calendar days before each SCOD and established as the third day of the month (like enlisted Airmen) in order to provide consistency across all evaluation accounting dates. Full usage and functionality will open DAF-wide Feb. 4, 2022. To learn more about Evaluations, log into myPers to visit the Air Force Reserve Evals page or the Air National Guard Evals page. The Air Force is taking another major step in a series of transformations within its officer evaluation system with the implementation of officer performance report (OPR) static closeout dates (SCODs) for officers in the grades of O-1 to O-6. (Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs graphic), WASHINGTON (AFNS)-- The Air Force is taking another major step in a series of transformations within its officer evaluation system with the implementation of officer performance report (OPR) static closeout dates (SCODs) for officers in the grades of O-1 to O-6. All SCODs will repeat annually thereafter. Second,But for 1,374 staff sergeants who were promoted between Feb. 1 and March 31 and 1,086 tech sergeants promoted between Dec. 1, 2014, and Jan. 31, the new system would have meant some would have gone nearly two years without a performance report. This arms officers with a more complete understanding of their performance assessment, their strengths and weaknesses, and where they stand among their peers. %%EOF He has traveled to the Middle East to cover U.S. Air Force operations. A change of rater also initiates an OPR as long as a minimum of 16 points and 120 days of supervision of training have been completed under the direct supervision of the rater. Performance evaluation systems are an integral part of professional development. For fiscal 2022, the Department of the Air Force had the largest annual increase in the history of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program,, They came from four continents and 10 countries, but by the end of the day on April 26, 14 men and women had two things in common: they were all Airmen, and they were all U.S. citizens. This is essential to ensure we give Airmen an opportunity to fully develop to their capabilities and excel at the Airmen Leadership Qualities theyll need to be successful in the future., The implementation of officer SCODs will occur in phases for Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Airmen. Additionally, the static closeout dates for technical sergeants and senior airmen will be Nov. 30 and March 31, respectively. And those whose EPRs would have closed out after July 31 will have their EPR closeout date moved to July 31. For ARC senior master sergeants, this same process will take place in April 2016 (although the new evaluation form will be mandatory beginning July 31, 2015 for all required evaluations). Introducing SCODs into the officer evaluation system also eliminates the need for CRO evaluations. The static dates will enable the implementation of the forced distribution and restricted stratification policy and result in more accurate, useful performance-based evaluations. The new system seeks to ensure that airmen in the same rank will be evaluated at the same time. The transition to officer SCODs fully aligns all Airmen--officers, enlisted, and civilians--with steady evaluation and appraisal timelines across the calendar year. 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"The Air Force established a one-time EPR [static closeout date] so these impacted airmen who sewed on during those four months would not go almost 23 months without a performance report.". JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Implementation of a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced in July by Air Force senior leaders continues with establishment of the staff sergeant enlisted performance report static closeout date.Effective Oct. 4, all staff sergeant EPRs will close out Jan. 31. Get your daily fix of Air Force news delivered right to your inbox every day. The USAF commissioned officer equivalent is the Officer Performance Report (OPR). "The Air Force established a one-time EPR [static closeout date] so these impacted airmen who sewed on during those four months would not go almost 23 months without a performance report." Additional information and in-depth articles on each of the major changes will be released prior to each programs implementation. 649 0 obj <>stream NOTE:Change of Rater/Supervisor within the same unit does not constitute the use of the Accounting Dates, Reserve member with an established EPR cycle prior to the implementation of the SCODs. SCODs allow us to further strengthen the effectiveness of recent changes to our officer evaluation system. When Airmen transition to the new officer SCODs process, the Space Force will maintain current evaluation policy and will not implement the Air Force changes while they continue to develop their new performance appraisal system. Air Force evaluation systems are designed to accurately appraise performance. Only those who are stratified will have their evaluation signed/closed out by the senior evaluator (senior rater). Across the Total Force, beginning Feb. 4, 2022, Airmen and Guardians must accomplish performance feedback using myEval, and officer and enlisted . Active duty senior master sergeants whose EPRs would have closed out after July 31 will have their EPR closeout date moved to July 31. OPRs are due annually, as long as the member has obtained a minimum of 16 points and 120 days of supervision during the rating period. After carefully studying various implementation options, Air Force leaders established the officer SCOD schedule to integrate with the existing enlisted evaluation and civilian appraisal closeout periods to improve evaluation planning and tracking across the Air Force. To provide officer central selection boards, senior NCO evaluation boards, the, SrA and below with 20 months or more TAFMS: 31 March (started in 2015), This page was last edited on 14 December 2022, at 23:54. The change will start with first and second lieutenants, with the first static closeout date of Oct. 31, 2022. For Air Force Reserve senior master sergeants, this same process will begin in April . From there, any officers whose last performance report was closed out more than 16 months before the first static closeout date will receive a transition OPR six months in advance of the first static closeout date to ensure that first static OPR will cover a sufficient period of time. With the new static dates, officers receive clearer feedback and are given a more complete understanding of where they stand amongst their peers, Col. Laura King, director of the Air Force talent management innovation cell, said in a statement. This change eliminates the need for nearly 29,000 Airmen CRO reports annually and removes the unscheduled workload associated with CRO evaluations. All SCODs will repeat annually thereafter. Kiana Pearson), In developing solutions that best support the Air Forces talent management strategy, transitioning from non-standardized annual and change of reporting official (CRO) OPR closeout policies to SCODs increases transparency by ensuring stable, steady, and reliable assessments from senior raters and rating chains. Master sergeants and . The implementation of officer SCODs will occur in phases for Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard Airmen. If members PCS/PCA BEFORE the accounting date the GAINING UNIT will write the entire report. ;R>z1[qHIr_c3{`[f%)La0jG7cR aX>v{Rc;?%m}\B6,a5[F&xW.XI4X/6{PX&=gt}fVb>_M;f?^ \cfT`@IEU!&:I#:^Or},/`D(hE In developing solutions that best support the Air Forces talent management strategy, transitioning from non-standardized annual and change of reporting official (CRO) OPR closeout policies to SCODs increases transparency by ensuring stable, steady, and reliable assessments from senior raters and rating chains.