Bavaria is taught the new NCOER

Photo By Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed | Leaders from all over United States Army Garrison Bavaria Grafenwoehr attend training on the new Non-Commissioned Officer Evaluation Report hosted by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, facilitated by the 18th Military Police Brigade and taught by Sgt. Maj. Michael Ledesma, the 21st TSC human resources command sergeant major and native of Texas at the Grafenwoehr Tower Theater, Oct. 16, 2015, in Grafenworhr, Germany. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christina J. Turnipseed, 18th MP Bde., 21st TSC Public Affairs)  

GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY

11.10.2015

Story by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed 

18th Military Police Brigade

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – The U.S Army plans to release a new Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report which is based on the latest Officer Evaluation Report at the beginning of the New Year.

NCOER training is scheduled at the Tower Theater from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 13 and Dec. 18. The training will also be taught at the Rose Barracks Theater in Vilseck on Nov. 13 and Dec. 18 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

This significant event has sparked a need for all Soldiers, civilians, local nations and anyone who will rate or senior rate a NCO to receive training on how to correctly navigate the new system.

The 18th Military Police Brigade supported the United States Army Europe objective to provide training on the new NCOER by securing venues and times for the training in the United States Army Garrison Bavaria area.

“It was important that the 18th MP Bde. support the 21st TSC in hosting this USAREUR NCOER training. It was an opportunity for our organization to support the training by providing a scheduled venue for the next three months to give all tenant units in Bavaria an opportunity to attend the training verses multiple pockets of training by each of the units” said Command Sgt. Maj. James Breckinridge, the 18th MP Bde. command sergeant major and native of El Paso, Texas.

Leaders from all over USAG Bavaria Grafenwoehr attended the training at Tower Barracks where Sgt. Maj. Michael Ledesma, the 21st TSC human resources command sergeant major and native of Texas taught the class from 9 a.m. to noon at the Grafenwoehr Tower Theater Oct. 16.

The current version of the NCOER has not been changed since 1987 and left promotion board members straining to decide who really deserved promotion since so many Soldiers were rated at the highest level.

“Board members really couldn’t determine which Soldiers were the best because so many were being rated the same,” said Ledesma.

According to Ledesma about 96 to 98 percent of Soldiers were being rated as “among the best.”

The new NCOER seeks to guide leaders into being more thorough and accurate when considering Soldiers by requiring that only about 24 percent of Soldiers be allowed the top rating.

“The Army expects that about one third of the population will be rated “exceeded the standard” and “far exceeded the standard,” Ledesma said.

Even though the Army is insisting on more precise evaluations of Soldiers on the NCOER, promotions in the Army should still continue consistently.

“Soldiers who are out there doing the job and going above and beyond deserve to be recognized,” Ledesma stated.

• Date Taken: 11.10.2015
• Date Posted: 11.10.2015 11:34
• Story ID: 181577
• Location: GRAFENWOEHR, DE