Read DA Pamphlet 623-3 and AR 623-3. Understanding how the process works is the first step in improving your score. Don't waste time on areas that you can't control and concentrate on those that you can. Target areas that provide the most points first. completed six semester hours during the rating period towards a Bachelor's Degree despite an extremely high OPTEMPO

It's an unfortunate fact of Army life that no matter how hard you work or how many hours you put in, your accomplishments won't be recognized unless they can be accurately represented by the words contained on a single sheet of paper: your NCOER. You are advised that separation action may be initiated under the provision of Army Regulation 135-178 if this behavior/conduct continues. If separated, you could receive an Honorable, Under Honorable Conditions, or Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge or characterization of service, or an Entry Level Separation (uncharacterized), if authorized. If separated with less than an Honorable discharge/characterization, you could receive substantial prejudice in civilian life, and it may affect civilian employment, veterans benefits, and related matters. It is unlikely that you would be successful in any attempt to have the character of your service changed. Pursuant to 1-16, AR 635-200, this constitutes a formal counseling session concerning your noted deficiencies. You will be given a reasonable period of time to correct these deficiencies and to rehabilitate yourself into a productive satisfactory Soldier. Your conduct will be monitored during this time and you will be given an opportunity to prove yourself. If your performance and conduct continues to be unsatisfactory, you could be processed for separation under Chapter 5-13 or 5-17 AR 635-200. You could also be chaptered under Chapter 9, 13, or 14. If you are processed for separation under Chapters 9 or 13 you could receive a general discharge and if processed under Chapter 14, Section III, you may receive up to an Other Than Honorable Discharge. Regardless of the type of discharge that you may receive it may have serious consequences effecting civilian, veterans benefits, or future service.

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demonstrated excellent work habits and attention to detail that contributed to a 26% rise in EIB success

You are being counseled for the above indicated misconduct and/or unsatisfactory duty performance IAW AR 635-200, 1-16b. Continued behavior of this kind may result in initiation of separation action to eliminate you from the Army or non-judicial punishment. Any further acts of misconduct or unsatisfactory performance may cause you to be eliminated without further counseling. If you are administratively separated from the Army, you could receive an Honorable (HON), General Under Honorable (GEN) or an Other Than Honorable (OTH) Conditions Discharge. Any less than Honorable discharge could deprive you of many or all military and Veterans Administration (VA) benefits including loss of both education benefits and civil service retirement credit. A negative characterization of your service can have lasting negative impact on future civilian employment. Should you receive a discharge less favorable than Honorable you may apply to have your characterization of service upgraded by the Army Board for the Correction of Military Records and/or the Army Discharge Review Board.selected over other senior NCOs to manage the administrative section of the largest directorate in the Agency

processed over 200 evaluations for all four military services; error-free and achieved an exceptional 98% on-time rate commended by Kenyan Minister of Defense for his outstanding medical instruction to over 150 Kenyan soldiersA lot of people have a hard time coming up with input for their NCOER. It's hard to express in just a few words all the ways you've contributed to the mission. And knowing how important the NCOER is to your future and reaching your goals makes it even harder. To help in this difficult task, we've assembled a collection of NCOER examples, duty descriptions, and NCOER bullet comments. More... sets the example in the battalion for NBC proficiency, often lends his expertise to other companies, improving their NBC training You are hereby counseled for the above indicated misconduct and/or unsatisfactory duty performance in accordance with AR 635-200, paragraph 1-16. Continued behavior of this kind may result in initiation of separation action to eliminate you from the Army. If you are separated for unsatisfactory performance, you could receive an Honorable, General, or Other than Honorable (OTH) characterization of service. A General or OTH characterization of service could severely prejudice you in civilian life. Additionally, an OTH characterization of service could deprive you of many or all military and VA benefits, to include forfeiture of all educational benefits. Any further misconduct or unsatisfactory performance may cause you to be eliminated without further counseling. The NCOER bullet comments below are examples of Excellence, Success, and Needs Improvement NCOER Bullets. Excellence bullets should clearly describe performance above the ordinary and should be quantifiable. Excellence bullets should be demonstrated by specific examples and measurable results. EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS BULLETS