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DA PAM 623-3 — EVALUATION REPORTING SYSTEM
DA PAM 623-3: evaluation form preparation, officer evaluation reports, nco evaluation reports. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
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What this publication covers
DA PAM 623-3 provides procedures for preparing Army evaluation reports. It is particularly useful after identifying the correct report type, when the task becomes completing administrative information, describing duties, entering assessments, or understanding authentication. Its organization separates officer, noncommissioned officer, and academic forms rather than presenting one universal evaluation template.
Use this pamphlet together with AR 623-3. The regulation sets the policy framework and rating-chain rules; the pamphlet guides form preparation. A well-written accomplishment statement is only one part of an evaluation, and a drafting workspace does not establish the official rating or submit the report. GreenBook connects the procedural reference with counseling and leadership doctrine so preparation can remain tied to documented performance. Before completing a report, confirm the applicable form, reporting situation, and official instructions instead of carrying over blocks from an unrelated example.
- Evaluation form preparation
- Officer evaluation reports
- NCO evaluation reports
- Academic evaluation reports
- Authentication and administrative data
Who commonly uses it
Rating officials and personnel staff preparing evaluation forms, and Soldiers assembling supporting information.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 2: Officer Evaluation Report Forms and Preparation
Common questions
Where are evaluation form preparation instructions?
DA PAM 623-3 organizes preparation procedures by evaluation form. Read it with AR 623-3 to keep form instructions aligned with evaluation policy.
Can I use one example for every evaluation?
No. Different report types and reporting situations have distinct instructions. Select the applicable form and section of the official pamphlet first.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- DA PAM 623-3
- Publication type
- DA_PAM
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2025-02-12
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2025-02-12
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED PAM 623-3, 09/27/2019. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
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- Counseling preparation guide
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- Evaluation preparation guide
Organize supporting accomplishments before working through official report instructions.