The Air Force Enlisted Performance Report

The EPR is the most important document you will encounter during your military career. That single document, the AF Form 910, affects your chances for promotion, your pay, your assignment options, and your entire future in the military. And yet most people don't give it the attention it deserves. Many of us just aren't ambitious and care more about doing a good job at work than about promoting our own careers. We care more about doing our share than about trying to make ourselves look better than our peers. And that's natural. But ultimately, it's wrong. You have to take care of yourself. While you're working overtime to help make sure the mission gets done, others are working just as hard to get promoted ahead of you. So it's important that you take the time to do a good job on your and your troops' EPR. A lot depends on it. It's one of those necessary nusiances. But using the materials provided on our EPR page should make the job a lot easier. More...

Another important method for recognizing and rewarding our Airmen's contributions are medals. Submitting someone for a medal is one of the easiest yet most effective things a supervisor can do. Not only do you get to express your appreciation for someone who deserves it, the person who was recommended is ecstatic that someone recognized their efforts and took the time to make the recommendation. And the promotion points are an added bonus. If you've never submitted someone for a decoration before it might seem complicated but it's not. All awards have specific requirements and follow a prescribed format which is outlined in the applicable AFI (AFI 36-2803, The Air Force Awards and Decorations program). All that needs to be done is to fill in the details. But sometimes it's hard to get started, to accurately convey what you want to say. That's where we come in. We're in the process of collecting awards and decoration examples to make the job easier. So far, we have basic instructions for preparing the most commonly awarded medals and quite a few examples of properly written citations. More...

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Recommending someone for a medal isn't the only way to recognize someone's contributions. At the lower end of the recognition spectrum is the humble Letter of Appreciation. Although widely considered less meaningful than an Achievement Medal or other decoration because of the promotion points, a Letter of Appreciation can still be very effective! Letters of Appreciation can have just as much or even more impact as decorations. After all, Letters of Appreciation are awarded for genuine accomplishments which is not always the case with medals. When a person receives a Letter of Appreciation, they know they've accomplished something! I strongly endorse the use of Letters of Appreciation as a recognition tool. It costs nothing but a few minutes of your time, they're easy to process, and they pay big dividends in pride and loyalty. For examples and format, see our examples of Letters of Appreciation.