Is it authorized to rate somebody the same rank as you for an OER?

IAW AR 623-3: Rater requirements. The rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rated Soldier responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier's performance. The rater will normally be senior to the rated Soldier in grade or date of rank. CDRs will normally rate CDRs. Civilian raters for OERs and NCOERs will be officially designated on the established rating scheme. For purposes of this regulation, a civilian supervisor/rating official need not be classified as a supervisor under the Office of Personnel Management classification guidance provided they are responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier's performance.

IAW AR 623-3 Rater requirements. The rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rated Soldier responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier's performance. The rater will normally be senior to the rated Soldier in grade or date of rank. CDRs will normally rate CDRs. Civilian raters for OERs and NCOERs will be officially designated on the established rating scheme. For purposes of this regulation, a civilian supervisor/rating official need not be classified as a supervisor under the Office of Personnel Management classification guidance provided they are responsible for directing and assessing the rated Soldier's performance.

I'm presuming you are a AF or Army O-3 writing a Navy O-3 Fitness Report? If so, the Navy has a performance writing regulation that would spell out the requirements. You should be in the person's chain of command (above) if you are evaluating their performance. Otherwise, you may give their superior your input or opinion but shouldn't write/grade their FitRep.

I have never seen a CPT rate another CPT, if it is even possible, it sounds like your BC is setting up that CPT for failure. As a CPT, all my raters have been O5 and above; my last OER was rated and senior rated by O6s.

Look in AR 623-3. For an AR Officer the rater "A military rater will be senior to the rated officer, by grade or date of rank." However there are exceptions, such as being in a Command position. In the Reserves and the Guard the new EES system and HRC will kick back any OER that the SR rater is not at least two grades above the rated officer unless the rated officer is O6 or above.

AR 623-3 and DA PAM 623-3. You can rate someone the same rank as you especially if he/ she works for you. Sometimes XOs pin on CPT and are rated by the company commander who is senior in rank ank position. I hope this helps. MAJ H.

Absolutely! As long as you are in the position as his rater and meet the requirements in the regs

You can rate people of the same rank. However, usually it is dictated by the position that you hold...like a company commander. As a company commander, you may have an XO that is also a CPT. I am a little confused on this one... your rating scheme should already list the Rater, Sr. Rater, and Reviewer. Are you being asked to be the Rater or Senior Rater?

The Rater needs to have an earlier DOR. AR 623-3 2-5 b. 1.

There are exceptions for specialty branches. I.e., I've seen O-4/O-5 MEDCOM Docs and Nurses rated by their commanders who were junior by DOR, which is allowable in certain circumstances.

I've just found out that this can happen, but you need assumption of command orders to accompany the oer