Facilitate this process by ensuring that each Sailor's evaluations are an honest and impartial representation of their performance.
Nothing destroys morale and unit cohesiveness as quickly as an unfair evaluation.
The Navy depends on the enlisted performance evaluations for advancement, selection for advanced education, and duty assignments. This instruction provides the schedule and deadlines for evaluations, and other formal counseling guideline. The instruction also delineates what comments may or may not be included in the evaluation. The service member views a performance evaluation as the primary indicator of their performance. Dedicated naval officers have turned many careers around working with enlisted members to improve their performance.