European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse F Al Chi 10 Norv Jarmano a Nipra Friday july 20,1090 air Force enlisted rating standards discussed in Chi Hui Ifor in the aft Force time concerning the t nlltn1 evaluation Hattem Quot Elk ralling arc t Uppal to help curb inflation Quot and Quot Jojn Nicker education about 1�?~rji a priority1 coupled with lie rumoured re Trion to toll h my i be i Rig year of tenure i Fyte for every one except chief matter sergeant really got me according to one a Lucle #5 percent of be chief master sergeants should receive a rating of "5,&Quot while Only 35 of the staff sergeants senior airmen should be sex Pec Ted to get a 5, four to a Iii tie of Erv ing7 Boul Dnn of be compared to other chief just to airmen Are compared to other airmen i would expect the per erd Aget to be the tame a crop the Board Why can1 thief Hyt he rolled Back to 241 years and those few who Are selected for 31 years roller Hack to 30 year / i i would make it the tame across the Board. At it stand now senior have to get out but chiefs get to stay in Al cause the chief get to slay in there Are no slots open for the senior who Are left to get promoted this will no doubt have a Ripple effect on the other enlisted grades bringing promotions to a virtual standstill. While we re on the subject of equity and promotions would you really like to tee an yes that does t have inflation in it try this Faye a rating from i to 3, a Quot i Quot is Given to the person who basically does his a Cdr let s face it the Way we re asked to do More and More with less and less be re not Only Good if we can do Job weve Alto Lucka "2 would be someone who could meet he standards with a Oftle More work on Bis part or a Little Mote training on ours a "3 would mean Quot get rid of this scum bucket Quot f of inflation either do the Job or Don to credit for thit mint to to the airman who wrote to the european than and stripes earlier this year of for one was Ernp ested with Chismar to insight we spent Money a livid commodity to Send 14 chiefs to Matt Daoh to draft changes of the pm system i be willing to bal they were the senior enlisted Ady biters Forn Tine major command. What a waste next time discussions Are Field regarding the pro Rution system May f suggest hat airmen be sent they teem to have More insight into what s going on than we give them Credd for have the most at stake they d be stuck with the system Jogger than anyone else and their 7/r / Epenter on t he As High Rise Foj share a billeting r Vern and not Hae a chief a Side. White i m or my to Apo. / can t past on the Opportunity to comment on Pat from Avn advantage Lertor Markaj. If senior raters can give or Epa / for Ezcry senior i yet a eligible Fiat Means a in my of per erd a j receive a Pat. nos and Schmor Stert a it a have even multiples of 2/r eat it cog vote Foh Jet the per ten a be can Only go up map of c Ltd / percent men the present Sidback a a Adays Ivka to Roe that it Roe Jot dor/1. A re a pa7, the charges of prompt a Ion ate ohm to nor. I no gyr / was of be raced As / compared with Al a other airmen of my rank not just the few in my particular office shop. I work in an office that truly has outstanding people in it it should they were Oil hand picked for the Job. As it stands now Only one will have a realistic shot at promotion in an Effort to Cut Back on troop strength i suggest we eliminate All senior enlisted advisors. I can t think of what their wartime tasking is and it sure does t seem like they re looking out for the Best interests of the rest of the enlisted corps. A name withheld Ramie in All West Germany editor s note a tech sgt. I a Wayman chief. Media relations if air Force military personnel Center Randolph fab Texas replies 7�?The enlisted evaluation system yes was designed As an evaluation system that would make performance count More in the promotion process. As you Are aware rating and endorsement inflation had seriously limited differentiation under the apr system Between the poor the Good and the Superior performers. As with any new system apprehension kindled numerous questions and concerns about How the revised system was supposed to work. People wanted to know How ratings and endorsements were being applied and hey wanted Assurance that everyone was following the same procedures or guidelines. This wide level of concern prompted the chief of staff of the air Force to Convene the special panel of 14 chief mutter sergeants representing each or the major commands and the air Force District of Washington to take another hard look at the yes. The chiefs by the Way came from a variety of air Force specialities a not just senior enlisted advisers a and were hand picked to serve on the panel by their commands because of their background and experience. Higher grades were set to reflect the Quality screening which takes place within the promotion system As Well As the increased ability and maturity which come with experience. In other words if the system works right Only the top performers will Advance to the next higher Grade to then be compared with other top performers. As you reach the top of the Grade Structure the rating scale must be applied against a very select group. You must also keep in mind that the expectations were designed solely to be guidelines or predictions to Aid raters in evaluating performance and identifying the True performers. Responsibility for honest evaluation of the Ratee s actual performance still rests squarely on the shoulders of his her evaluators. In other words regardless of the expectations. If a Ratee has performed at a 3 level he or she should be awarded that 3. On the other hand if a Ratee has performed at a 5 level he or she should be awarded a 5. Because the number of top ratings and endorsements under the new yes will More than Likely continue to be higher than the promotion opportunities the review study group Felt some form of further differentiation was required. The promotion advantage through Superior performance Pat s initiative helps provide this added differentiation by allowing senior raters to identify their top performers directly to the evaluation Board. Pats is very similar in nature to the general officer endorsements under the previous system except the senior Rater is in a much better position to be aware of the members actual duty performance. While pats is intended to Send a Strong signal to the Board which should weigh heavily in the scoring process it is not a guarantee of promotion nor does it mean that individuals not receiving a pats is not competitive for promotion. In fact since pats is not distributed on basis of Aasc Cem code air Force specially we expect that there will be some career Fields that have several people competing against each other with a pats and some where none of the competitors has a pats. Keep in mind that the pats is merely one of the Many factors of the whole person concept considered by the evaluation Board. It is important to note that other factors i.e., a Safe 1u.s. Air Force supervisory exam score time in service time-1 a Grade and decorations will continue to be a critical part of the promotion process. The review group envisioned approximately 50 percent of the selectee to the grades of senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant will be pats recipients. When the yes was originally developed the of using a 1 through 3 rating scale was examined in great detail. However research of More than 99,800 apr from 29,185 master sergeant and senior master sergeant records meeting the 1988 senior master sergeant and chief master sergeant evaluation boards indicated that air Force evaluators usually rated people As a not meeting standards or one of three degrees of a meeting also raters for enlisted members used less than firewall maximum ratings on the front Side of the apr. With this firm trend already established the per was designed to provide the Opportunity for evaluators to continue to differentiate in the same manner. In reference to the question about Why chiefs High year of tenure can to be rolled Back to 28 years this question was reviewed basically from two different perspectives. Would it save any Money and How would this affect valuable senior no leadership first there would not be any Dollar savings. By Law the amount of chief master sergeants on Active duty is limited to 1 percent of the total Force. And even though total end strength is being reduced the amount of chief master sergeants is also being reduced proportionately through attrition. Also with the last longevity pay raise at 26 years a chief master sergeant forced out at 28 years would normally be replaced by a chief who had already drawn the 26-year pay increase a no real Money saved. Second rolling Back the High year of tenure for chief master sergeants would instigate a tremendous loss of senior no leadership and experience that can Only be cultivated through years of service. Finally. In reference to the suggestion to eliminate All senior enlisted advisers a the senior enlisted adviser program is a commanders program. Senior enlisted advisers Are established at Wing level or higher. New sea positions Are approved at chief of staff of the air Force level and Are converted from existing unit resources. They Are not added authorizations to a units troop strength. Writer i up a Yare a Are of of or arvo Orji Gex it. 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