Your evaluation or fitness report is one of the most important factors in your promotion process. Even if you're eminently qualified for a step up in pay grade and put together a winning Evaluation, your preparation for the selection board can make or break your promotion. The following links will give the the information and tips for making sure the selection board taps you for promotion, accession, command, or that special duty assignment you want.

Army Evaluations: [Overview]

Understanding the Army NCO Selection Report
No matter your rank, you are subject to being evaluated by your chain of command. This evaluation process begins the day you check in, and can make or break your career and promotion opportunities. More...

Preparing a Winning Officer Evaluation Report
Get some insight into the board process as well as give some tips that will allow you to prepare your file for evaluation by board members -- a personnel pre-combat check (PCC). If done correctly, this PCC will give you your best shot at achieving success. More...

Navy Evaluations: [Overview]

The Navy Enlisted Fitness Report/Evaluation System
Navy Regulations require that records be maintained on naval personnel "which reflect their fitness for the service and performance of duties." Fitness Reports (FITREPs) on officers and chief petty officers, and Evaluation Reports (EVALS) on other enlisted personnel, are used for many career actions, including selection for promotion, advanced training, specialization or subspecialization, and responsible duty assignments. Timely, realistic, and accurate reports are essential for each of these tasks. More ...

Officer Selection Board Preparation
Although the Navy evaluation systems are designed to observe and report your performance, there are 5 steps you can take that are virtually guaranteed to improve your evaluations. More...

Air Force Performance Reports: [Overview]

Air Force Enlisted Performance Report System
Get tips on how to improve your performance report, and find links to instructions and performance report forms. More...

Officer Performance Report (OPR) System
Air Force evaluation systems emphasize the importance of performance in several ways, using periodic performance feedback, as the basis for formal evaluation reports, and, for officers, through performance-based promotion recommendations. More...

Marine Corps Evaluations: [Overview]

Marine Enlisted Marks System
Your Duty Performance and Conduct is rated on a scale from 0 to 5, 0 being Unsatisfactory and 5 being Outstanding. Average Duty Performance and Average Conduct Marks together can be worth up to 1000 points of the composite score system used in the Cpl and Sgt. promotion systems. More...

Marine Corps Performance Evaluation System
The system recognizes the inherent high quality of the individual Marine and accounts for the fact that the "average" Marine is in fact outstanding. Listed under the five main areas of evaluation are 14 attributes in the form of Performance Anchored Rating Scales (PARS). Each of the PARS provide a complete descriptor for the evaluated attribute, reduces the requirement for written comments, and evaluates the Marine against definitive degrees of performance. More...

The Marine NCO Performance Evaluations System
The Marine Corps Performance Evaluation System (PES) provides for the periodic reporting, recording, and analysis of the performance and professional character of Marines in the grades of sergeant through major general.
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Coast Guard Evaluations: [Overview]

Understanding the Enlisted Evaluations Report System
Coast Guard evaluation systems emphasize the importance of performance in several ways, using periodic performance feedback as the basis for formal evaluation reports. More...

The Coast Guard Officer Evaluation System (OES)
Get tips to writing a winning officer evaluation report, and find links to worksheets and evaluation forms. More...