Military Officer Appraisal, An Examination

Abstract

There is little or no argument that the four military services (U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Navy) have different approaches when performing an evaluation and appraisal of their officers. One unfailing theme is that each service s goal is to document an individuals military career and provide a consistent stream of reliable information to promotion, administrative, and command selection boards. This one document, whether its the United States Navys or Marine Corps Fitness Report (FITREP), Air Forces Officer Performance Report (OPR), or the Armys Officer Evaluation Report (OER), each of these records has the greatest impact on each officers military career and promotion opportunities. Could it be possible that an examination of each services documentation process could lead to a better format? To this end, this paper contains a broad review and analysis of the services instructions and guidance, discusses the strengths, weakness, and offers recommendations of possible improvements to their respective evaluation systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA395121

Entities

People

  • Jay S. Lewis

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Education
  • Field Grade Officers
  • Instructors
  • Judgment
  • Management Personnel
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Organizations
  • Officer Personnel
  • Personality
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.