Why is the new NCOER support form so difficult to use?

250 APFT collectively for the company was excellence, 270 individually was excellent.

I just don't understand the point of it if you just repeat the same thing on the eval. Its seems like all they want is this extra fluff and Im not understanding how to put "pen to paper." I do work with another Army E6 but he is just as frustrated with this as I am.

SSG (Join to see) - You're not supposed to write your own NCOER, so you should be writing it all just once, on a support form, to help inform and guide your supervisor as they can track your performance throughout the year and write an informed NCOER at the due date. That is how the process is supposed to work. You're not supposed to be doing the same thing twice. Or did I misunderstand something?

You're good Sir. I'm not writing it myself between me, the SSG and the navy E7 we got the NCOER kinda worked out. What we aren't sure of is what do make of the support form and if it plays a roll in submitting the NCOER.

SSG (Join to see) - It's a common problem, but I would say mostly due to just lack of discipline around using it (most of us are guilty of it). I can see it being particularly tricky if you have a non-Army rater or senior rater who are not familiar with it. The support form is 1) intended to keep you on track throughout the year (though few people actually use it for that), and 2) is a way for you to highlight your accomplishments so your NCOER writer can write an informed report. The technical web site for it may be a mess, but the intention is good.