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DA Form 2166-9-1 — NCO EVALUATION REPORT (SGT)

nco evaluation report (sgt)

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DA Form 2166-9-1 belongs to the DA series of Department of the Army publications. Its official title is NCO EVALUATION REPORT (SGT), and its stated purpose is nco evaluation report (sgt). Edition in force: 11/01/2015. Publication status: ACTIVE. Length is 1 page(s), with roughly 200 fields available for entry.

Responsibility for content and revision lies with G-1. The prescribing directive is AR 623-3, PAM 623-3, which sets both the trigger for use and the disposition of the completed document. Entry is made by the named party or by the records clerk holding the file, with review and signature applied in the prescribed order.

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What the form asks for

  • ADDRESS
  • APFT2
  • APFT2a
  • APFT_Comments
  • APFT_Date
  • APFT_Height
  • APFT_Standard
  • APFT_Weight
  • APPOINTED_DUTIES
  • Achieves_Comments
  • Achieves_Did_Not_Meet
  • Achieves_Met
  • BroadeningAssign
  • Button8
  • COUNSELING_DATE_INITIAL
  • COUNSELING_DATE_LATER1
  • COUNSELING_DATE_LATER2
  • COUNSELING_DATE_LATER3
  • Character_Comments
  • Character_Did_Not_Meet
  • Character_Met
  • Comments_No1
  • Comments_Yes1
  • ContentArea1

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Questions and answers

What is DA Form 2166-9-1?
NCO EVALUATION REPORT (SGT)
Which edition is current?
11/01/2015
Who is responsible for this form?
G-1
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF, PDF

Publisher notes

  1. 04-PUB NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGNERS (NOFORN)
  2. 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA,

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