Air Force streamlines officer, enlisted evaluation forms

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WASHINGTON --  WASHINGTON -- Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms. The major part of this effort has been directed at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted performance reports while ensuring the evaluation process remains fair and provides for accurate portrayal of performance. 

"The new forms will ensure raters address each of the performance factors we've been telling Airmen are important to their careers, such as physical fitness," said Lt. Col. Rhonda Larson, 62nd Mission Support Squadron commander. 

The change includes the much anticipated addition of physical fitness documentation to both evaluation and feedback forms. Although the Air Force used a competency based performance evaluation and feedback process, the changes to the evaluation forms make them a more user-friendly, value-added product that accurately reflects an Airman's performance. 

"Daily support to combatant commanders worldwide and the constant requirement to provide training and support to Airmen and their families have placed a heavy workload on our entire force," said Lt. Gen Roger Brady, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel. 

Both the officer and enlisted performance reports were shortened and technologically enhanced to decrease the time required to accomplish the report. Not only have the evaluation forms changed, but the base-level processing actions for them have changed as well, said Capt. Todd Ladd, 62nd MSS. 

Instead of the completed report ending up at the military personnel flight for the final quality check and entering the data into the military personnel data system, the report will now go to the commander's support staff for those actions, Captain Ladd said. 

While the former OPR had six performance factor blocks, the new form has one block to be used to indicate that all standards are met; if an officer does not meet standards, the new OPR allows for more detailed information to be provided. EPR narrative comments were also significantly reduced and performance assessment areas now reflect the increased responsibility Airmen are charged with as they progress in rank.
 
(62nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs contributed to this report.)