Problems with the Marine Corps' Performance Evaluation System

Abstract

This Master of Military Studies highlights those shortcomings and their negative effects on Marines and the Corps as a whole. The most significant issue with the current PES is that all ranks are not evaluated alike as junior Marines are evaluated through other means. The Marine Corps has recently created a system that will expand to all ranks but will require adequate funding. The new system may address the standardization of performance-based evaluation across all ranks, but it will not address the problem of the current PES, which is an overly complicated system. The PES needs needs modernization because it is outdated due to contradictions between the software and several Marine Corps orders. Combine the contradictions with a lack of education and training on the PARS philosophy, and it confuses the Marine Corps and will have implications on continued performance, promotion, and retention in the Marine Corps. All of these issues compound and produce adverse effects across the Corps' manpower processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177542

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  • Eugene R. Iv Cazedessus

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  • Marine Corps University

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  • Human Systems

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  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
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  • National Security
  • Noncommissioned Officers
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  • Personnel Management
  • Schools
  • Standards
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