Today's Navy is extremely competitive. It's not enough anymore to be the best at your specialty. In order to advance, you have to be able to write well and express yourself clearly. Which makes it tough for those of us who are good at our jobs but maybe not so good at writing. That's why we established this website as a place to share old Evals, FITREPs, award citations, waiver requests, and other Navy documents as examples --to make our jobs easier and help produce the best document possible. After all, we all produce the same types of documents, over and over, in units around the world. Why reinvent the wheel? Contributed material is appreciated. Contact editor /at/ militarywriter.com. This website is a work in progress so check back often.
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It's an unfortunate fact of military life that no matter how hard you work or how many hours you put in, your accomplishments won't be recognized unless they can be accurately represented by the words contained on a single sheet of paper --your Eval or FITREP.
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Performance reports are among the most important documents you're likely to encounter during your military career. That single sheet of paper affects your chances for promotion, your assignment options, training opportunities, --your entire future in the military. No other document has as much impact on your career or your future. It's very important that your EVAL or FITREP be as well written and accurate as possible. Sometimes it's hard to come up with enough accomplishments to fill the block in our Evals or FITREPs. The things we do every day just don't seem worthy of a performance report. But they are. The things that all of us do every day are essential to the continued success of the Navy. To help remind you of your accomplishments, check the examples of Evaluation Report inputs to the right. Click on the applicable NAVPERS 1616/26 catgegory. And sometimes, even if you already have plenty of accomplishments and know what you want to say, it's hard to find the right words to describe the importance and impact of an achievement. It's difficult to express the full meaning of a person's contributions. In those cases, maybe this list of generic evaluation report phrases will help. |
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AwardsSubmitting someone for a medal is one of the most productive and satisfying things a supervisor can do. Not only do you get to express your appreciation for someone who deserves it, the person who was recommended is ecstatic that someone recognized their efforts and took the time to make the recommendation. And recommending someone for an award makes you look good. It demonstrates that you're taking care of your troops. And finally, the Commander is happy. Both with you for being a top-notch sailor and about being able to hand out an award. Commanders love to present awards. It makes them look good and they're happy to have an opportunity to show their appreciation for their troops. The judicious award of medals is good for morale all around. If you haven't submitted someone for a medal before it can seem like a daunting task but it's not really that hard. Most award citations follow a prescribed format which is outlined in the applicable instruction. All that needs to be done is to fill in the details. But sometimes it's hard to get your thoughts flowing, to accurately convey what you want to say in that flowing jargon expected in a traditional Navy citation. Or maybe you know what you want to say but can't find the phrase that fits. Maybe our sample citations will help. We're in the process of collecting citation examples to make the job easier. More... |