AFH 1 · Chapter 8 · Section 8.4

When to Conduct the Airman Comprehensive Assessment

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Performance Feedback Assessment Notices

Automated Notice System

In most cases, the military personnel flight will provide a computer-generated performance feedback assessment notice to raters and ratees:

Within 30 days of when supervision begins (identifying initial or follow-up performance feedback assessment sessions, as required)
Halfway between the time supervision began and the projected performance report close-out date (identifying mid-term assessment session requirements)

Notice Is a Reminder, Not a Trigger

The notice serves to remind raters that a performance feedback assessment session is due.

Failure to Receive a Notice

Failure to receive a performance feedback assessment notice does not justify failing to hold a required session.

Air National Guard Process

The Air National Guard does not currently have an automated process for performance feedback assessment notices and may use an alternate form of communication to notify raters and ratees of performance feedback assessment schedules.

Initial, Mid-Term, and End-of-Period Sessions

Initial Session

Initial Window

All initial performance feedback assessment sessions must be conducted within the first 60 days of when supervision begins.

This will be the ratee's only initial feedback until there is a change of reporting official.

Mid-Term Session

The rater must conduct a mid-term performance feedback assessment session midway between the date supervision begins and the next evaluation projected close-out date.

End-of-Reporting-Period Session

For the end-of-reporting period, the rater conducts the assessment session within 60 days after the evaluation has been accomplished.

Ratee-Requested Feedback

Ratees may request feedback as long as 60 days have passed since the last session.

Period of Supervision Less Than 150 Days

If the ratee is due an annual evaluation and the period of supervision is less than 150 days, the rater conducts the performance feedback assessment approximately 60 days before the projected evaluation close-out date.

Special Cases for Senior Leaders and Junior Airmen

Chief Master Sergeants and Colonels

For Chief Master Sergeants and Colonels, the initial performance feedback assessment is the only feedback required.

Lieutenant Through Captain — Change of Reporting Official

For Lieutenant through Captain only, if an evaluation is due to a change of reporting official:

The new rater will do initial feedback
This feedback may be accomplished using the performance feedback assessment worksheet
Documentation is not required

Junior Enlisted (AB, Amn, A1C with <20 Months TAFMS)

Junior Airmen Cycle

For Airman Basic, Airman, or Airman First Class with less than 20 months of Total Active Federal Military Service, after the initial feedback, a mid-term assessment session is conducted every 180 days until the rater writes a performance report or a change of reporting official occurs.

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