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Q1. Why does the Chief fitness report need revision?
A1. The Chief Petty Officer Evaluation (CHIEFEVAL) aligns the Navy’s expectations of
senior enlisted leaders with the way we evaluate them. For nearly two years, the Mission,
Vision and Guiding Principles have been the guidelines by which we expect our Chiefs to
operate. Those Guiding Principles have been embraced throughout the Fleet. Now, in
order to fully instill them, our Chiefs will be evaluated, ranked and selected based on the
extent to which they adhere to those Principles.
Q2. When will the new fitness reports take effect?
A2. The CHIEFEVAL will be ready for the September 2008 evaluation cycle. MCPON’s
Leadership Mess (all Fleet/Force/CMDCMs who work for Flag and General officers) have
been briefed. They all have copies of the new fitness report and each of them have briefed
their respective communities and messes. The fitness reports will be available for
download in early July.
Q3. How will the new fitness reports work within the NAVFIT 98A program?
A3. They won’t. There was no way to revise the NAVFIT program in time to use the new
fitness report. The new report will be filled out on a PDF document and transmitted or
mailed to NPC upon completion. Any command that uses the NAVFIT program will be
reminded, via message, to use the new fitrep form.
Q4. What is the extent of the changes to the fitness report?
A4. The CHIEFEVAL differs from the previous fitrep only in the performance trait blocks.
Trait average, summary average and blocks 1-32 remain unchanged and computations will
not be affected by the revision. The Guiding Principles (Deck-plate Leadership,
Institutional and Technical Expertise, Professionalism, Loyalty, Character, Active
Communication and A Sense of Heritage) will replace the previous performance traits
(Professional Expertise, Command or Organizational Climate/Equal Opportunity, Military
Bearing/Character, Teamwork, Mission Accomplishment and Initiative, Leadership and
Tactical Performance).
Q5. Equal Opportunity was a performance trait on the previous fitness report. It
doesn’t exist in the CHIEFEVAL. Is that an indication that the Navy places less
value on a diverse workplace?
A5. No. In fact, the CHIEFEVAL places greater emphasis on the importance of Diversity
than the previous version. In order to receive a 5.0 in character a Chief Petty Officer must
“seamlessly integrate Diversity into all aspects of the command.” Deckplate Leadership,
Loyalty and Professionalism also stress the importance of positive command climate and
creating equal opportunities for success.
Q6. How much training is required to ensure Navy leadership and the Navy’s
Chiefs Mess is prepared to use the CHIEFEVAL in September?
A6. The Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles have been in existence for almost two
years, have been included in selection board precepts and the CMC instruction. Those
principles have been embraced and adopted and every Chief Petty Officer is familiar with
their intent and purpose. Command Master Chiefs are responsible for briefing the
wardroom, but feedback from the officer community has been significant since the Guiding
Principles were rolled out. They’ve been in favor of it from the beginning. The CHIEFEVAL
is based exclusively on those principles so little training is required.
Q7. Chief Petty Officers were counseled in January 2008 using the old fitness
report form. Now they will be evaluated in September using the CHIEFEVAL. Is
there a danger that some may be operating under a conflicting set of expectations?
A7. Absolutely not. Any Chief who hasn’t aligned his/her performance with the MVGP up
to this point has been left behind. There has been no indication whatsoever of any
confusion within the Mess as to the expectations and responsibilities of a Chief Petty
Officer, that those expectations are based on the Guiding Principles.
Q8. What else needs to be done in order to ensure new form is used this
September?
A8. Communication is now the key to the CHIEFEVAL’s success. Navy Personnel
Command has assured us that the fitness reports submitted on the PDF documents are
compatible with the systems they use administratively, so logistics is not an issue. Now, it’s
simply a matter of getting this information to the Fleet as quickly as possible.
A1. The Chief Petty Officer Evaluation (CHIEFEVAL) aligns the Navy’s expectations of
senior enlisted leaders with the way we evaluate them. For nearly two years, the Mission,
Vision and Guiding Principles have been the guidelines by which we expect our Chiefs to
operate. Those Guiding Principles have been embraced throughout the Fleet. Now, in
order to fully instill them, our Chiefs will be evaluated, ranked and selected based on the
extent to which they adhere to those Principles.
Q2. When will the new fitness reports take effect?
A2. The CHIEFEVAL will be ready for the September 2008 evaluation cycle. MCPON’s
Leadership Mess (all Fleet/Force/CMDCMs who work for Flag and General officers) have
been briefed. They all have copies of the new fitness report and each of them have briefed
their respective communities and messes. The fitness reports will be available for
download in early July.
Q3. How will the new fitness reports work within the NAVFIT 98A program?
A3. They won’t. There was no way to revise the NAVFIT program in time to use the new
fitness report. The new report will be filled out on a PDF document and transmitted or
mailed to NPC upon completion. Any command that uses the NAVFIT program will be
reminded, via message, to use the new fitrep form.
Q4. What is the extent of the changes to the fitness report?
A4. The CHIEFEVAL differs from the previous fitrep only in the performance trait blocks.
Trait average, summary average and blocks 1-32 remain unchanged and computations will
not be affected by the revision. The Guiding Principles (Deck-plate Leadership,
Institutional and Technical Expertise, Professionalism, Loyalty, Character, Active
Communication and A Sense of Heritage) will replace the previous performance traits
(Professional Expertise, Command or Organizational Climate/Equal Opportunity, Military
Bearing/Character, Teamwork, Mission Accomplishment and Initiative, Leadership and
Tactical Performance).
Q5. Equal Opportunity was a performance trait on the previous fitness report. It
doesn’t exist in the CHIEFEVAL. Is that an indication that the Navy places less
value on a diverse workplace?
A5. No. In fact, the CHIEFEVAL places greater emphasis on the importance of Diversity
than the previous version. In order to receive a 5.0 in character a Chief Petty Officer must
“seamlessly integrate Diversity into all aspects of the command.” Deckplate Leadership,
Loyalty and Professionalism also stress the importance of positive command climate and
creating equal opportunities for success.
Q6. How much training is required to ensure Navy leadership and the Navy’s
Chiefs Mess is prepared to use the CHIEFEVAL in September?
A6. The Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles have been in existence for almost two
years, have been included in selection board precepts and the CMC instruction. Those
principles have been embraced and adopted and every Chief Petty Officer is familiar with
their intent and purpose. Command Master Chiefs are responsible for briefing the
wardroom, but feedback from the officer community has been significant since the Guiding
Principles were rolled out. They’ve been in favor of it from the beginning. The CHIEFEVAL
is based exclusively on those principles so little training is required.
Q7. Chief Petty Officers were counseled in January 2008 using the old fitness
report form. Now they will be evaluated in September using the CHIEFEVAL. Is
there a danger that some may be operating under a conflicting set of expectations?
A7. Absolutely not. Any Chief who hasn’t aligned his/her performance with the MVGP up
to this point has been left behind. There has been no indication whatsoever of any
confusion within the Mess as to the expectations and responsibilities of a Chief Petty
Officer, that those expectations are based on the Guiding Principles.
Q8. What else needs to be done in order to ensure new form is used this
September?
A8. Communication is now the key to the CHIEFEVAL’s success. Navy Personnel
Command has assured us that the fitness reports submitted on the PDF documents are
compatible with the systems they use administratively, so logistics is not an issue. Now, it’s
simply a matter of getting this information to the Fleet as quickly as possible.
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