Linking the Three Legs of the Stool

摘要

The Army does not do a good job of monitoring or controlling officer development. This has resulted in a desynchronization of institutional education, unit training, and self-development. The tool that should link these three legs of the stool-Department of the Army (DA) Form 67-9, Officer Evaluation Report (OER)~2-does not possess the depth or structure to describe professional development. The regulations governing professional development have no teeth and so remain neglected. Raters and senior raters are not required to elaborate on how they developed the rated officer; the OER merely states the rated officer's achievements.