To serve as a rater you must be senior by either rank or Date of Rank. So a Sergeant can eval another Sergeant as long as they are senior to who they are rating.
Usually your rater will be your immediate supervisor, but this means even E-5s can serve as raters.
Hope that helps.
change of rater
Change Of Rater
Sergeant, as long as the Sergeant is senior to the one being rated by Date of Rank.
This information would typically be documented in the senior rater's comments section of the evaluation report. The senior rater should provide an explanation for not meeting the minimum time requirement and how it may have impacted the rating of the NCO. It's important for transparency and accuracy in the evaluation process.
section E
change of rater
The senior rater portion of an evaluation report typically includes an assessment of the rated officer's performance and potential for promotion. This section offers the senior rater's overall evaluation and recommendations based on the officer's performance and potential in their current role and future assignments.
After an approved and submitted NCO Evaluation Report (NCOER) for that period.
The senior rater is different than the rater. The rater rates the Soldier on his day to day activities. The senior rater's evaluation is the link between the day-to-day observation of the rated Soldier and the longer term evaluation of the rated Soldier's potential. The senior rater uses the bullets, observations, and personal knowledge to rate on the long term scale and potential of the Soldier.
The senior rater is different than the rater. The rater rates the Soldier on his day to day activities. The senior rater's evaluation is the link between the day-to-day observation of the rated Soldier and the longer term evaluation of the rated Soldier's potential. The senior rater uses the bullets, observations, and personal knowledge to rate on the long term scale and potential of the Soldier.
The senior rater's evaluation
senior raters evaluation