How to Qualify and Quantify Army Award Statements and Evaluation Bullets and Narratives (NCOERs and OERs), and Letters of Recommendation
Words have meaning, how you write and what you say matters. It matters so much that an individual’s career and promotion may hang in the balance. You have a duty and responsibility to write the best possible award and or evaluation you can that paints the perfect picture of who this person was during a specific time frame. So how do you achieve this goal?
Achievement: what did they achieve? How did they achieve it? Was their achievement recognized by someone? How significant was this achievement as it is compared against something else?
Authority: this means attaching some value of recognition to your event or statement. Recognized by the company commander, Division commander, Secretary of Defense, for _____. You are stating that these individuals were recognized by an individual in some position of authority.
Change Management: what did the individual change? How did they change it? What was the impact of the change? Was it used as a template for other units?
Comparison: this mean making a comparison between two or more situations or individuals. How does an individual stack up against their peers? Do they perform at a higher level? What did they improve? Was it an overall improvement in PT scores, weapons qualification, maintenance deadlines, etc.
Descriptive: this means painting the picture of what an individual achieved and how they did it.
Qualify: your statements. They must have meaning and be specific
Quantify: this means to count, show production numbers, how much of something did someone do, what did they achieve in terms of miles towards a driver’s badge, number of correspondence hours completed, how many convoys did the plan, etc.
Safety: How was safety improved? What accidents were prevented? Was someone saved from injury or death because of an individual’s initiative or action with regard to safety?
Timeframe: how long did it take them to achieve a given event? Was it completed quicker than usual? If so by how much? What did they do in this regard that can be compared to others in terms of completing something in a timely manner?
There is so much you can do to write quality NCOERs, OERs and Awards. Think before you write. Do your research. Ask the individual for input into what you are writing. Ask them what they believe they achieved, Ask them open ended questions. You may be surprised with the information you did not know that will make it easier to write and produce a better report or award than you expected.
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