NEEDS IMPROVEMENT NCOER COMMENTS

Leads

• Allowing personal feelings and relationships to interfere with managing for results is a weakness that needs to be addressed.
• Aggressively attacking missions based on personal priorities undermines effective leadership.
• Being apprehensive in the face of moral adversity indicates a need for growth in ethical decision-making.
• Betraying the trust and loyalty of peers and subordinates is a serious breach of leadership principles.
• Demonstrating poor leadership by failing to execute movement timelines and causing delays reflects a lack of organizational skills.
• Displaying questionable leadership ability by engaging in unlawful alcohol use in a deployed environment sets a poor example.
• While exhibiting strong ability to lead soldiers, lacking effective communication skills and tact as an NCO hinders credibility.
• Failing to consistently inspect soldiers and their equipment results in decreased unit readiness.
• Not living up to obligations raises concerns about dependability and reliability.
• Failing to set the example by driving with a junior soldier after driving privileges were revoked shows disregard for rules and discipline.
• Not taking responsibility for the actions of soldiers under one’s charge is a sign of ineffective leadership.
• Needing constant reminders to counsel and mentor soldiers indicates a lack of initiative and proactive leadership.
• While a positive and effective leader, enthusiasm for teaching subordinates needs improvement.
• Lacking the moral conscience of an Army leader raises concerns about ethical decision-making.
• Leaving a squad unsupervised during Annual Training shows a lack of responsibility and jeopardizes safety.
• Respecting and following lawful orders from superiors, regardless of personal thoughts, is crucial for maintaining discipline.
• The perception of favoritism adversely affects morale and discipline within the section.
• Demonstrating questionable leadership ability by failing to set an example for junior NCOs and soldiers raises concerns.
• Being relieved for misconduct and displaying conduct inconsistent with Army values reflects a serious failure in leadership.
• Setting a poor example by “calling in sick” and not disciplining soldiers who do the same undermines discipline and integrity.
• Sometimes not understanding the importance of one’s position and needing improvement in leadership and managerial skills hinder qualification for the next rank.

Develops

• Not being qualified due to deployment during annual training visit requires addressing the qualification gap.
• Failing to meet minimum selection requirements necessitates counseling to determine the cause of the trend.
• Not taking advantage of opportunities for advancement indicates a lack of proactive self-improvement.
• Learning to prioritize training ahead of unit activities is crucial for maintaining readiness.
• Failure to plan ahead or manage current training requirements results in reduced readiness.
• Making significant progress in qualification but needing more experience before advancement indicates potential for growth.
• Lacking patience and losing control during training hampers effectiveness in teaching subordinates.
• Going AWOL for 41 days and neglecting basic soldier responsibilities raises serious concerns about discipline and commitment.
• Below-average performance and the immediate need for retraining require intervention and improvement.
• Being indifferent to suggestions for advancement and missing opportunities for improvement hinders professional growth.
• Negatively affecting the state of readiness through certain actions requires accountability and improvement.
• Overcoming obstacles to advancement but needing further training before progression indicates potential for growth.
• Successfully assisting in the training of two NCOs on basic duties associated with the Intel Watch reflects leadership potential.
• Inability to relate to trainees and lacking good people skills hinder effective leadership.
• Not utilizing off-duty time for study or self-improvement leads to a lack of progress in qualification.

Achieves

• Following orders but not attempting to become shop-qualified or make progress in training signifies a lack of initiative.
• Working well under supervision but needing to develop self-discipline and the ability to work independently.
• Ignoring daily taskings and lacking records leading to multiple write-ups during QA inspection undermines efficiency.
• Turning down opportunities for new experiences and professional growth indicates stagnation in responsibility and advancement.
• Being uncooperative when corrected and consistently showing a lack of interest in section goals hampers teamwork.
• Not supporting organizational morale events weakens camaraderie and unit cohesion.
• Failing to follow orders resulting in the loss of security clearance and undermanning the section raises serious concerns.
• Being unreliable and frequently late for shifts requires intervention and recommendations for improvement.
• Reporting to work under the influence of alcohol and being unable to execute duties as a wheeled mechanic shows a lack of professionalism.
• Disappointing mentors despite being entrusted with critical tasks reflects a failure to meet expectations.
• Inability to maintain production rate in the absence of supervision demonstrates a lack of self-motivation and responsibility.
• Being unable to oversee safe delivery of tasks and requiring constant supervision raises concerns about competence.
• Negligence in meeting responsibilities causing obstacles to mission accomplishment requires improvement.
• Failing to supervise subordinates or follow procedures resulting in the loss of equipment indicates a lack of accountability.
• Leaving soldiers unsupervised during an unexcused absence from duty poses risks to inexperienced soldiers’ safety.
• Failing to understand the importance of duties and avoiding responsibility hampers mission effectiveness.
• Demonstrating little regard for the security and accountability of sensitive items during deployments delays operations and compromises security.
• Needing constant reminders to counsel and mentor soldiers suggests a lack of initiative and proactive leadership.
• Failing to identify critical mistakes leading to reduced productivity and wasted time and funds indicates a lack of attention to detail.
• Struggling to meet expectations and internal suspenses increases the workload of peers.
• Accomplishing all tasks to the minimum standard suggests a lack of ambition and dedication to excellence.