As a new NCO, when should my first NCOER be?

So, in theory, I should already have a quarterly counseling? In Dec correct?

Not to butt in but yes you should've been counseled within 30 days of your promotion effective date, and quarterly thereafter up until your annual is due

Yes, in theory. But it has been my experience that those counselings rarely happen. You should be more concerned about the yearly NCOER. Others have given you the reg. My suggestion is to make yourself familier with it and get with your leadership. Find out who your rater is and have a talk with him. Once they know you know, things will go more smoothly. Remember, it's your job as a soldier to keep your leadership honest.

Ok Thank you both for that information.

Thank you MSG Gamolo. I have not received anything. I have been asking questions and even got an example of an initial counseling statement and NCOER from a SNCO just to have an example but my supervisor is at a lost. I am not sure how else to get this across to him.

An initial counseling is pretty much what your first line leader expect from you. If you are holding a team leader position, then your squad leader should break down what your responsibilities are, how many Soldiers you are in charge of, how to function as a team to support squad missions, morale and welfare and an overall re-enforcement of the Army values.... Part of the initial counseling is discussing who your rating schemes are. If he has not sat down with you and discussed this, then take the time and ask them these questions. The follow up counselings (quarterlies) are feedbacks as far as were you are in meeting those expectations.

Im glad you are asking and researching this information now while at an early stage of your NCO career. I hope the answers I gave you help you out a bit. Good luck.

Ahhh I see. Well, these are certainly things that I wasn't aware of so I will be sure to ask these questions! They all have been very helpful and I really do appreciate this MSG.

Anytime... Now, once you have all your information you need, take the initiative and perform an initial counseling on all the Soldiers assigned to you. You can take some lines from the example counseling they provided you. Good luck.

Thank you Chief. I have honestly been asking this question since I got to my new unit. I was promoted out of my unit. I have gone to my PSG and he came from AD so I figured that he would be good help. His answer was a blur. I have not received an initial counseling. When I first arrived I inquired about this and I have been every since and I still have yet to receive one. I am leaving soon to report to recruiting school and then AGR as a recruiter. I know that I will need an NCOER when I leave but I can't even get an initial counseling statement! I am at a lost as to what to do at this point and it is frustrating but I want to make sure that I am going about this all the right way.

SGT Lewis, I want to commend you on your actions as a fairly new NCO. You have asked questions and haven't found the answers that not only you desire but deserve and you have gone elsewhere to get it. It is a true mark of a NCO, one that will become a great leader one day. I can tell you the situation that will arise and your options. This has brought great stress on you but you will make it through this as a stronger NCO.

Here is your situation, as you leave your unit they will be required to give you a change of rater NCOER The more you ask about getting it the more feathers you will ruffle and they may try to give you a bad NCOER. Thankfully the Army in its wisdom realized that there are F'd up units with even worse leadership which you have the luck of being in one. The thing about not getting counseled is, you will get a NCOER and it can't be negative in any area since you have never been counseled and if it is at that time SGT Lewis will pick up the phone and call the IG, bad part about it is you can only get an average rating and being a new NCO you would like to have positive remarks on it. You may leave the unit without a NCOER just from the sounds of how ate up they are.

So now that you have left your current unit, lets say without a NCOER, you make it through recruiting school which I have no doubt you will and arrive at your new duty station as a recruiter. You will receive a initial counseling AGAIN, and your new command will be after your current for your NCOER from your current unit. Your new NCOER will start the effective date of your orders to report.

Wow. That is a lot but I am wiling to make sure that I am in the best position possible for my career. I thank you for your words Chief and I will see how this situation will turn out to be like for me now that I finally have some good guidance on what right looks like.