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11 years ago
Howdy guys! I know it's been a few months but I've been wearing two hats at work the past 7 weeks or so and I haven't really given much time and energy here. But I have a minute this evening and I just got out of a rather productive and informative session with the ACC Functional Manager and got some relevant information to pass along for those of you that are still serving...
The new EPR system is coming. Stratification is coming. Promotion boards are coming. Things are going to change.
I can't speak for every unit. But I do know that the route MY home station unit is going involves a weighted EPR that awards points for awards, decs, deployments, amount of volunteer hours, CCAF or not, paperwork or not, what you scored on your PT test, how long it took you to upgrade train, what you scored on EOCs, etc. They will use this overall point system to score each individual in the unit to see who gets graded and where, making the quota a much more manageable situation. And while supervisors will have input, the overall final decision on who gets which rating will fall on the squadron CC.
What does that mean? It means if you have 100 SSgts in your unit and you can only give 5 of them the highest rating, then the Commander will take all the EPRs that are given, tally up the scores, and give out the ratings as he sees fit. He doesn't have to give out 5. He could give out 1, 2, 4, or none. He just can't give out more than 5. Word on the street is that a majority if people will fall into the middle/average rating with very few getting the fullest Definitely Promote scale.
THAT in turn, means that if the CC gives out 5 top ratings, then those 5 have a leg up when it comes to promotion. It's almost like a BTZ situation for Tech stripes. The other members in the unit still have a chance to get promoted, but those with the highest scores obviously have the best chance.
In a nutshell: Things are changing. Regulations are still being written and coming out.
I'll have two ACC functionals in my pocket for the next couple of days and I'll work to get more answers if I can.
But right now, just know that by the end of the summer, we should start seeing the new EPR system rolling out.
The other big change is the single closeout date for all ranks. IE: All Staffs will close on the same day. All Techs another day, etc etc.
If there ARE any questions, feel free to ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability. I sat through 4 hours of these topics today and I have a pretty solid idea of where we're going as we move forward as an Air Force.
Carry on......
~The NCOIC
The new EPR system is coming. Stratification is coming. Promotion boards are coming. Things are going to change.
I can't speak for every unit. But I do know that the route MY home station unit is going involves a weighted EPR that awards points for awards, decs, deployments, amount of volunteer hours, CCAF or not, paperwork or not, what you scored on your PT test, how long it took you to upgrade train, what you scored on EOCs, etc. They will use this overall point system to score each individual in the unit to see who gets graded and where, making the quota a much more manageable situation. And while supervisors will have input, the overall final decision on who gets which rating will fall on the squadron CC.
What does that mean? It means if you have 100 SSgts in your unit and you can only give 5 of them the highest rating, then the Commander will take all the EPRs that are given, tally up the scores, and give out the ratings as he sees fit. He doesn't have to give out 5. He could give out 1, 2, 4, or none. He just can't give out more than 5. Word on the street is that a majority if people will fall into the middle/average rating with very few getting the fullest Definitely Promote scale.
THAT in turn, means that if the CC gives out 5 top ratings, then those 5 have a leg up when it comes to promotion. It's almost like a BTZ situation for Tech stripes. The other members in the unit still have a chance to get promoted, but those with the highest scores obviously have the best chance.
In a nutshell: Things are changing. Regulations are still being written and coming out.
I'll have two ACC functionals in my pocket for the next couple of days and I'll work to get more answers if I can.
But right now, just know that by the end of the summer, we should start seeing the new EPR system rolling out.
The other big change is the single closeout date for all ranks. IE: All Staffs will close on the same day. All Techs another day, etc etc.
If there ARE any questions, feel free to ask and I'll answer to the best of my ability. I sat through 4 hours of these topics today and I have a pretty solid idea of where we're going as we move forward as an Air Force.
Carry on......
~The NCOIC
redfield007
~redfield007
Either the Air Force just got smarter or the good ole boy system just got stronger. Only time will tell. That just means my office just got busier.
Darkfawks
~darkfawks
Well, it'll certainly motivate those that are on the fine line between the quality board and retention. Or not... like the comment prior, only time will tell.~
zerstorer335
~zerstorer335
I guess we'll have to see, won't we? All I know is that, since I first learned to do EPRs, they're always talking about some new way that's supposed to revolutionize things and it always gets bogged down by the same desire to not screw the ratee over.
