1. VOSLER NCO ACADEMY Do your EPRs make you or your Airmen PROMOTABLE?
CMSgt Robert Woodin
MSgt Brett LaFreniere
March 2017
Developing enlisted airpower leaders for America

2. Overview Misconceptions Preparing to write Understand the ACA
Understand the EPR
Developing Effective Bullets
Helpful Hints
EPR Example
Know Your Ability
Q & A

3. Misconceptions Common Misconceptions
“I have to stand up for/take care of my people”
“My people always come first”
“It’s not about me”
You MUST take care of yourself/career in order to effectively take care of your subordinates

4. Preparing to Write Plan ahead Know yourself and everyone you rate on
Before the evaluation period begins…start early, edit often
Know yourself and everyone you rate on
Review performance…level of action, impact and result
Separate yourself/subordinate from the pack
Write to the level of the promotion, not where you are at
Understand expectations (current and future rank) and how you’re evaluated for the promotion board!
CSAF Formal Charge
AFI
eBOSS

5. Preparing to Write Utilize the CSAF Formal Charge Located in myPers
Promotion
Enlisted Evaluation Board Formal Board Charges
CY16 Formal Board Charge

6. Preparing to Write
AFI
Chapter 5

7. Preparing to Write
eBOSS

8. Understand Your Requirements First!

10. Understand the ACA
VI. Performance: Leadership/Primary Duties/Followership/Training
1. Mission Accomplishment
2. Resource Utilization
3. Team Building
4. Mentorship
5. Communication Skills
6. Complies with/Enforces Standards
7. Duty Environments
8. Training
VII. Whole Airman Concept
1. Air Force Core Values
2. Personal and Professional Development
3. Esprit de Corps and Community Relations

15. Understand the ACA
VI. Performance: Leadership/Primary Duties/ Followership/Training
VII. Whole Airman Concept
Few Airmen
Little to No Aptitude, Ineffectively Managed, Didn’t Build Team, No Accountability, Didn’t Mentor
Majority of Airmen
Accomplished Tasks, Proper Use & Control, Promoted Relationships, Active/Visible Leader, Established Goals
Some Airmen
Repeatedly Led Team, Innovative, Partnered, Challenges Subordinates to Succeed, Expert Communicator, Exceeded All Standards, Generated High- Performance
Very Few Airmen
Widely Recognized, Emulated, Recognized Expert, Coach, Teacher, Sought After Mentor, Dynamic Communicator, Raised Standards, Model Supervisor, Inspirational

16. Understand How You’re Evaluated

17. Understand the EPR Don’t worry about the DUTY TITLE! Pay attention to
KEY DUTIES, TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Don’t stress over what your title says…what you’re doing in that position is important!
Make it count! Pay attention to defining your scope of responsibility, how many people you supervise, how many teams/sections do you lead, what resources are you responsible for…

18. Understand the EPR
VI. Performance: Leadership/Primary Duties/ Followership/Training
1. Mission Accomplishment: Lead/produce timely, high quality results
2. Resource Utilization: Leads teams/utilizes resources to accomplish mission
3. Team Building: Innovation/initiative/motivation from subordinates
4. Mentorship: Knows their subordinates, accepts responsibility, accountable
5. Communication Skills: Translates direction, fosters open environment
6. Complies with/Enforces Standards: Adherence, fosters fitness, dress and appearance, customs and courtesies
7. Duty Environments: Establishes caring, respect, diversity
8. Training: Team complies w/upgrade, duty position & cert requirements
VII. Whole Airman Concept
1. Air Force Core Values: Adopts, internalizes, demonstrates adherence
2. Personal and Professional Development: Effort devoted to improve Airmen, workcenter/unit & themselves
3. Esprit de Corps and Community Relations: Promotes camaraderie & AF Ambassadors

19. Developing Effective Bullets
Action/Accomplishment Element
Describes member’s tasks, actions or behavior
What was the task?
What did the member do? Be specific!
Use verbs (appropriately)!
Grab the reader’s attention
Impact Element
Clarifies relevance of the action.
Answers the “so what?” or “why was that/this action important?”
Provide impact: What is significant? Who is affected? Why should I care?
Quantify: How much/many? What percentage?…Only when useful
Scope: Unit-wide? Base-wide? Air Force-wide? Community-focused?
This is the most important section but typically written the weakest

20. Developing Effective Bullets
What was the action/accomplishment? What did you do/how do it (be specifc)? What was the Result or Impact?
What was the action? What was the accomplishment?
Filled E8/E9 pos 6 wks;
Led 10 financial wkgrps/27 prsnl;
Launched active shooter prgm;
Oversaw digital learning sys;
Restructured sq alignment;
Aced 24 MA crdts & Prof Mgr Cert;
Drove CCAF grad & E7 promo events; 

21. Developing Effective Bullets
What was the action/accomplishment?; What did you do/how do it (be specifc)? What was the Result or Impact?
What specifically did you do?
; mng'd ops, CMSAF & AFSPC/CC symp--
; dev'd rqmt matrix/slashed expenses--
; forged CONOPs/org'd 5 wg ex/$30K fac upgrade--
; sched 225 rqmts/fused 1K acad hrs--
; applied Six Sigma/Lean initiatives--
; eval'd 21 instrs/238 hrs 1-1 feedback--
; coord w/10 base orgs/20 units/18 vols--

22. Developing Effective Bullets
What was the action/accomplishment?; What did you do/how do it (be specifc)? What was the Result or Impact?
What was the Result or Impact? Who/what did you affect?
--armed 234 NCOs w/AF reform/ldrshp tools
--saved AU $70K/redistributed w/in Cmd
--DoD/IG rated f/AETC impl
--ensured accuracy f/84 awds/5K CCAF crdts
--streamlined 3 workcenters/47 prgms/113 procs
--dev'd cadre ldrshp/crs delivery skills
--recog'd 70 new MSgts/200 grads

23. Developing Effective Bullets
Putting it together…
What was the action/accomplishment?
Filled E8/E9 pos 6 wks;
Led 10 financial wkgrps/27 prsnl;
Drove CCAF grad & E7 promo events; 
What specifically did he/she do?
; mng'd ops, CMSAF & AFSPC/CC symp--
; dev'd rqmt matrix/slashed expenses--
; coord w/10 base orgs/20 units/18 vols--
What was the Result or Impact?
--armed 234 NCOs w/AF reform/ldrshp tools
--saved AU $70K/redistributed w/in Cmd
--recog'd 200 grads/70 new MSgts

24. Developing Effective Bullets
Completed Bullets:
- Filled E8/E9 pos 6 wks; mng'd ops, CMSAF & AFSPC/CC symp--armed 234 NCOs w/AF reform/ldrshp tools
- Led 10 financial wkgrps/27 prsnl; dev'd rqmt matrix/slashed expenses--saved AU $70K/redistributed w/in Cmd
- Launched active shooter prgm; forged CONOPs/org'd 5 wg ex/$30K fac upgrade--DoD/IG rated f/AETC impl
- Oversaw digital learning sys; sched 225 rqmts/fused 1K acad hrs--ensured accuracy f/84 awds/5K CCAF crdts
- Restructured sq alignment; applied Six Sigma/Lean initiatives--streamlined 3 workcenters/47 prgms/113 procs
- Aced 24 MA crdts & Prof Mgr Cert; eval'd 21 instrs/238 hrs 1-1 feedback--dev'd cadre ldrshp/crs delivery skills
- Drove CCAF grad & E7 promo events; coord w/10 base orgs/20 units/18 vols--recog'd 70 new MSgts/200 grads

25. Helpful Tips Do: Don’t: Quantification
High impact - Don’t claim what everyone else does
If you can “cut” your impact and place it on someone else's EPR…it’s not good!
Begin with action verbs
Change key duties & responsibilities yearly (There are exceptions)
ENSURE verbiage meets intent of block
Don’t:
2-3 Word Superlatives (rarely use)
Skilled arbitrator! “Lead-ins” are a waste of space
Words mean something, make them count
No duplicate bullets…ever!
Use weak impacts…remember separate yourself/ratee from the pack
Enhanced morale/camaraderie

26. What makes an EPR “Good” vs “GREAT”? Words mean something
Your accomplishments justify your rating
Are you capturing the significance of what you do?
What makes an EPR
“Good” vs “GREAT”?

27. EPR Example What do you think?
- Led flight of 6 enl/3 officers/3 civilians; drove 2.5K appts/$455K in care--#1 of 5 Physical Therapy flights in AFSPC
- NCOIC Physical Therapy/E7 billet; led 12 enl/ofcr/civs & drove 2.5K appts/$455K in care--#1 of 5 clinics in AFSPC

28. EPR Example What do you think?
- Co-Chair'd Deployed Family Dinner; wrote script/solicit'd donations/food prep--136 attendance/support'd 8 families
- Led Deployed Family Dinner; mng'd 36 NCOs/18 activities/8 raffles--raised $2.5K/lrgst DFD Wg's seen/200 attendees

29. EPR Example What do you think?
- Finalized EOD fencing project; secured bomb squad with high-tech security perimeter--protected $5.2B in PL1 assets
- Drove EOD fencing contract; enabled hi-tech security perimeter upgrade--concluded $96K proj/$5.2B asset protected

30. EPR Example What do you think?
- Flt DMHRSi pgm mgr; audited/approved 216 entries, 11 Amn/contracts--justified 19K man-hrs & $360K+ salaries
- Managed flight manpower prgm; audited/approved 216 entries f/11 Amn/contracts--justified 19K hrs/$360K salaries

31. EPR Example What do you think?
- Crushed CAP Insp! Verifi'd 1K items/178K tests, assessor raved as "Excellent"--nail'd 99.5% pass/2 yr recertification
- Crushed national accreditation insp; validated 1K items/178K tests--earned 99.5% "Excellent" rtg/2 yr recertification

32. EPR Example What do you think?
- Penned e-class ops guide f/1st ever VNCOA ILE crs; 96 students/168 acad hrs/864 reqts--propelled next gen leaders
- Penned Blackboard trng guide; synced 3 orgs/simplified complex instructions--Wg approved/distributed to 9 NCOAs

33. EPR Example What do you think?
- Aced Edu & Tng SAV; 7 records audited w/zero discrepancies--catalyst to MDG's 3-yr National PCMH certification
- Led trng prgm; coord'd SAV/7 records audited/zero discrepancies--catalyst to MDG's 3-yr national primary care cert

34. EPR Example What do you think?
- Managed Info Tech/facility renovation; coordinated $48K project upgrades--enhanced ILE for 672 NCOs annually
- Actioned AF ILE initiative; directed facility IT design/wireless acad environ--480 stus/4.3K evals/cut prod cost $10K

35. EPR Example

36. EPR Example Are you developing Leader/Manager bullets?
Managed Chaired Organized
Oversaw Directed Mentored
Drove Orchestrated Created
Piloted Headed Developed
Led Authored
Are you developing Doer/Supervisor bullets?
Conducted Representative
Performed Supported
Administered
Attended
Processed

37. Know your abilities Are you a great writer?
Do you know a great writer?
Are you willing to utilize those that are better writers?
How do you get better?
Volunteer for quarterly/annual awards board panel
Keep packages
Keep track of bullets that are are notable
Every base has a different writing style, know it
Seek mentorship
Those you know write well
Practice often
Submit your folks every opportunity you have
Be proactive, don’t wait until the last minute

38. Commandant’s Comments
VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
Commandant’s Comments

39. VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
Questions?
Comments?

40. CY16, CSAF Formal Board Charge
VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
CY16, CSAF Formal Board Charge

41. VOSLER NCO ACADEMY Utilize the CSAF Formal Charge Located in myPers
Promotion
Enlisted Evaluation Board Formal Board Charges
CY16 Formal Board Charge

42. VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
Promotion Statistics

43. Promotion Statistics, FY16
Promote Now and Must Promote - Force Distribution (SrA-TSgt)
5% = Promote Now
10% = Must Promote
85% = Promote
Not an automatic promotion
The strongest records receive the highest board scores
A sustained superior performance based system versus a "what have you done for me lately"
5 years' worth of records

44. Promotion Statistics, FY16
MASTER SERGEANT - 16E7
21,504 eligible
5,019 selected
23.3% promotion rate
Force Distribution Factors:
PROMOTE REC ELIGIBLE SELECTED OF TOTAL SELECTS BY PROMOTE REC
PN 1, , % of selects 89.5% of PNs selected
MP 2, , % of selects 74.3% of MPs selected
P 17, , % of selects 11.9% of Ps selected

45. FY17 Promotion Info E7 Promotion Boards E5-E6 Promotion
EPRs are NOT scored for E7-E9 testing
NO mandatory numerical benefit to receiving a PN or MP
The advantage is with the board’s impression
5 EPRs are reviewed (previously 3)
E5-E6 Promotion
Up to 3 EPRs are scored (Promotion Eligible)
There doesn’t have to be 3…if only 1 is eligible, than that EPR is scored
Breakdown:
1 eligible EPR = 100%
2 eligible EPRs = 60/40%
3 eligible EPRs = 50/30/20%
Promote Now is worth 250 pts
Must Promote is worth 220 pts
Promotes are worth 200 pts

46. FY17 Promotion Info EXAMPLE:
If there are two EPRs that are promotion eligible, they are weighed using the following calculations...
- If the top EPR is a PN, the 250 pts will be multiplied by 60% (250 x .6 =150)
- If the second EPR is a P, the 200 pts will be multiplied by 40% (200 x .4 = 80)
- EPR score = 230 pts
Your PFE/SKT and decorations are still a factor.

47. Commandant’s Comments
VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
Commandant’s Comments

48. VOSLER NCO ACADEMY
Q & A