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OFFICE SYMBOL                                                                                      Date

MEMORANDUM FOR XXXXXX					     

SUBJECT:  Rating Philosophy

1.	Task & Purpose.  Develop leaders through a comprehensive counseling and evaluation program that provides Officers, NCOs, and Soldiers a comprehensive understanding for self-development and career progression. 

2.	Rating Philosophy.  Enable leader development through effecting direct and realistic evaluations of performance and potential.  

3.	Assessments.  Developed through rater and senior rater observations, senior NCO advice, and peer appraisals.

4.	Absolutes.  Founded violations of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, and Hazing policies will result in significant negative evaluations.

5.	Counseling Discussion Points.

a.	Command Relationship.  Define the characteristics and anomalies of the leaders Command Relationship with the Rater, Senior Rater, Chain of Command, and Higher Headquarters.

b.	Leadership Philosophy.  Ensure leader understanding of the Chain of Commands visualization of the Mission Command process.

c.	Career Progression.  Facilitate professional leader development nested with individual leader potential, responsibilities, career goals, and personalities.

d.	Education.  Facilitate education nested with potential, career goals, and personal ambitions.

e.	Personal Goals.  Facilitate leader development nested with individual potential, responsibilities, personal ambitions, and personalities.

f.	Expectations.

(1)	Individual Responsibilities.  Ensure a comprehensive understanding of the method that leaders set and maintain the standard.

(2)	Deadlines.  Ensure leader understanding of Command and Higher generated requirement’s Task and Purpose. Secure leader comprehension of dueout and deadline relationship to Mission success and Soldier welfare.

g.	Leadership Climate.  Shape the unit climate through a dynamic and direct leader response to Soldier health, welfare, family concerns, workplace issues, and career development.

6.	Performance.  Demonstrate physical fitness, skill set competency, and mission achievement through effective prioritization, implementation, and communication.

7.	Potential.

a.	Judgement.  Demonstrate situational awareness and critical decision-making skills. Comprehend the big picture as well as the second and third order effects.  Determine competing priorities and ensure mission accomplishment. 

b.	Competence.  Develop and implement systems to ensure consistent, sustained success.  Solve multiple, complex tasks simultaneously, often in conditions of stress or uncertainty.  Effectively communicate guidance, direction, and intent, both written and orally.  Continually, coordinate, anticipate, and verify.

c.	Resilience.  Overcome obstacles and adapt to change while simultaneously accomplishing the mission. Confidently, provide direct veracity regardless of rank and position. 

d.	Initiative.  Recognize and exploit opportunities, both tactically and administratively.  Seek and accept responsibility.  Demonstrate innovation that integrates ingenuity with doctrine.

e.	Development.  Develop leaders and Soldiers through counseling, evaluations, and guidance.  Continually, seek self-development and edification in order to cultivate specific skill sets and career progression.

8.	The point of contact for this memo is the undersigned at (123) 456-7890.

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