LTR TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DENTAL CARE SYSTEM APR 91

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Subject = LTR  TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE DENTAL CARE SYSTEM   APR 91          

Box ID = BX003207

Folder Title = CHIEF DENTAL CORPS MEMO                                                                         

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        TAPC-OPH-DC                                            xnncx 1991
        SUBJZCT: Dental corps Branch Newsletter, 3rd Quarter PY 91

        What Can YOU Do?
        Here are several actions that you can take to strengthen your file:
             Ensure your photo is ourrentl AR 640-30 states a five year
        old photograph in good. However,, remember you want to present
        yourself in the best light and a current photograph is the best way
        to start. We recommend the photograph be within the year. Board
        members tend to favor files with more recent photographs.
             Review your microfiche and officer record brief, ensure all
        items are correct.
             if possible visit PERSCOM (DC Branch) to review your file.
        Review your microfiche, officer record brief, and other pertinent
        documents prior to your visit. Have questions and concerns
        prepared; this will facilitate the interview with your assignment
        manager.
             Ask your senior rater, at the beginning of the rating period,
        to provide you with his/her senior rater profile. Cumulative board
        surveys indicate that the senior rater portion (Part VII) - of the
        ORR is the most important part.
             Selection boards have consistently indicated the importance of
        the duty description in assessing the performance and potential of
        an officer. In the past, many duty descriptions have not been
        specific and have failed to give full credit for the scope of
        his/her responsibilities. Effective use of the Support Form with
        the associated communication, counseling and coaching will improve
        the content of the duty description. Duty descriptions should be:

             Clear and concise
             Free of jargon or acronyms peculiar to the environment and not
        clearly understood by officers throughout the Army.
             Rmpbasize the specific functions required of the rated orficer
        and note conditions peculiar to the assignment. Where appropriate,
        the duty description should indicate the level of responsibility in
        terms of dollars, facilities, people, and types of equipment.
             Only when reports contain accurate, clearly understandable
        duty descriptions can selection boards and career managers obtain
        an accurate assessment of the officer when reading the performance
        narratives (how well the officer performed) and comparing them with
        the duty descriptions (what the officer was charged to do) .

        FIL'ZNG LETTERS OF APPRECIATION IN TEEK OKPF.

        PERSCOM message no. 91-106, 301102Z Jan 91, addresses a change to
        AR 640-10 concerning filing letters of appreciation and
        co=endation in the official military personnel file (OMPF) or
        microfiche. Distribution of All Ranks Book 15, dated I Oct 90, has





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