Photo By Staff Sgt. Inez Hammon | Soldiers gathered at McMahon Theater on Fort Carson, Colorado, September 18, 2019, to...... read more read more
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FORT CARSON, Colo. – Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division hosted a noncommissioned officer professional development at McMahon Theater, Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept.18, in which approximately 250 junior and senior leaders gathered to learn about the Army’s new enlisted evaluation board process.
The purpose of the new system is to allow talent management within the NCO corps to identify the strongest NCOs.
“I’m extremely confident in the new evaluation system,” said Sgt. Maj. Mark Clark Jr., directorate of military personnel management (DMPM) senior enlisted leader and guest speaker. “I believe the new NCO evaluation board concept is more in line with the chief of staff of the Army’s No. 1 priority, which is people.”
The Army wants to put those individuals in the demanding and challenging assignments to identify those who may need different experience to become more experienced and developed.
“I think the common mistake that is made is that this is only a name change, and not so much a culture change,” said Clark. “We as senior leaders cannot advise Soldiers on how we came up because the process has drastically changed.”
The new process allows the ability to meet demand signals and man organizations so that lethality can truly be increased across the Army.
The new evaluation system also allows Soldiers who want to be rewarded for their great performance to take control of their careers and inform the Army of where their talents can best be served, Clark said.
NCOs once had the option to opt out of consideration for evaluation, but the new process does not allow the option to not be considered by an evaluation board.
“I like the new evaluation board system because it forces individuals to get promoted based on what they actually do, and not just based off of what someone says they’re doing to make them look better than everyone else,” said Sgt. 1st Class Nigel Simon, communications platoon sergeant, Signal Intelligence and Sustainment Company, HHBN, 4th Inf. Div.
Simon said he looks at being affected by the new system in a positive light, and looks forward to a fair and competitive evaluation board in fiscal year 2020.
“The new evaluation system is going to help us grow a stronger and better NCO corps,” Clark said. “Leaders have to get educated on this new process.”
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 10.01.2019 15:09 |
| Story ID: | 344772 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, CO, US |
| Hometown: | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US |
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