NCOER was rejected at HRC because my reviewer did not include his SSN. Should I write a Letter to the President of the Board?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 May 2016 19:49:35 -0400

Need some advice, particularly from Senior NCOs. My NCOER has not posted in my OMPF and I am eligible to be looked at this year. I've found out that it was rejected at HRC because my reviewer did not include his SSN (I already knew this but had to have a NCOER to PCS and still brought this issue up to my former commander and higher). Does this justify me writing a letter to the board?

Response by SFC Michael Whipple made May 24 at 2016 7:52 PM

SFC Michael Whipple — Tue, 24 May 2016 19:52:21 -0400

Contact your old S1 and they need to adjust the error. Talk to your new S1 for additional assistance also.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 8:01 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:01:20 -0400

I wrote a letter to the president of the board last year. In your case, I would definitely write one since it will explain a deficiency with your packet. Make sure you do it correctly though. There is very specific guidance you will need to follow.

Response by SGT Jonathon Caldwell made May 24 at 2016 8:02 PM

SGT Jonathon Caldwell — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:02:47 -0400

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC Josh Simpson any advice for this question?

Response by SGM Erik Marquez made May 24 at 2016 8:04 PM

SGM Erik Marquez — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:04:11 -0400

If your board file will be missing a required document (NCOER) though no fault of your own, yes, a letter to the board is appropriate. Facts, not blame, brief, to the point, grammatically correct and formatted exactly.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made May 24 at 2016 8:33 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:33:47 -0400

Agree with SGM (Ret) Marquez

Response by CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols made May 24 at 2016 8:36 PM

CPO Amb. Terry Earthwind Nichols — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:36:25 -0400

Take your career into you own hands shipmate. I not only wrote the CPO board, but enclosed all of accomplishments to ensure they see me as ready for promotion. Be the leader you about to be... Good luck!

Response by SSG William Jones made May 24 at 2016 8:36 PM

SSG William Jones — Tue, 24 May 2016 20:36:38 -0400

SSG Private RallyPoint Member If you don't speak up via letter (tactfully of course, and in keeping with military policy and decorum), then it's unlikely that anyone else will step forward on your behalf. You may not find such a ripe opportunity later.

Response by SSG Leo Bell made May 24 at 2016 9:59 PM

SSG Leo Bell — Tue, 24 May 2016 21:59:48 -0400

Yes it does, your HRC new what was supposed to be done and didn't do it

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 12:29 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 May 2016 00:29:34 -0400

Yes that justifies writing a letter to the President of the Board.

Response by MSG Pat Colby made May 25 at 2016 1:54 AM

MSG Pat Colby — Wed, 25 May 2016 01:54:50 -0400

I'd like to know what you ended up writing (PLEASE tell us you had a few eyes proof read it!) and if you got picked up.
Anxiously awaiting...

GOOD LUCK!

Response by CSM Darieus ZaGara made May 25 at 2016 8:40 AM

CSM Darieus ZaGara — Wed, 25 May 2016 08:40:33 -0400

SFC, if you have the corrected NCOER you can write a letter and submit the NCOER. If you do not have the corrected copy, I would still draf a letter stating what you are doing to fix this and submit the incorrect for board review only. It cannot hurt to try, take special care not to get emotional, place blame or add verbiage that is not germane to the issue.

Response by SSG Thomas Gallegos made May 25 at 2016 8:56 AM

SSG Thomas Gallegos — Wed, 25 May 2016 08:56:43 -0400

Great answers below, but how did your 1SG allow this to go forward? I know there are the this and that's. In particular where did your reviewer go? Hopefully this gets squared away and best of luck on being selected.

Response by CSM Michael Poll made May 25 at 2016 9:39 AM

CSM Michael Poll — Wed, 25 May 2016 09:39:44 -0400

Absolutely write the letter, plus if you can get a printed copy of the NCOER that will be uploaded. In your letter to the board president explain that the latest NCOER is yet to be uploaded due to faults not of your own and this is just a copy of what is to be uploaded soon. The board can then us the NCOER for your possible selection.

Good Luck!

Response by SFC Robert Bower made May 25 at 2016 10:08 AM

SFC Robert Bower — Wed, 25 May 2016 10:08:36 -0400

Yes it does! It also shows that the reviewer is an idiot for not catching that!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 10:26 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 May 2016 10:26:54 -0400

Absolutely, yes!

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 25 at 2016 2:34 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 25 May 2016 14:34:16 -0400

Don't write a letter. The fact that the mistake made it past your Senior Rater, Rater, you, and all that checked for mistakes like S1, 1SG, and CSM. That board is going to say the same thing and ask how did this happen? It may trigger the question if the Soldier reviews her records like this what's that say about her when it comes to her Soldiers? Just being the honest broker.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made May 26 at 2016 7:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 26 May 2016 19:49:51 -0400

Writing a letter to the President of the Board indicates that you care about your records and most importantly your career. Hopefully things worked out the way you wanted battle