The DA Form 2166-9-1A is mandatory for which group?

The DA Form 2166-9-1A is mandatory for which group?

• A. Only the highest NCOs are included
• B. All Soldiers regardless of rank
• C. All NCOs, corporal through command sergeant major; however, no NCOER is prepared for CPLs.
• D. Only CPLs receive the NCOER

Answer: (C)

The thing being tested is who must have the NCO evaluation documentation as part of the NCO Evaluation Program. The DA Form 2166-9-1A is a required part of the evaluation package for NCOs who receive an NCOER, and that applies to NCOs from corporal through command sergeant major. However, while corporals are included in the range of people considered NCOs, there is no NCOER prepared for a corporal. So the form is mandatory for the group of NCOs that do receive an NCOER, which is all NCOs from sergeant up through command sergeant major, with the explicit exception that corporals do not get an NCOER. This aligns with the way the NCO Evaluation Program is structured: not every soldier gets an NCOER, only those at or above the corporal level who are being evaluated, and corporals are the point where the evaluator process does not produce an NCOER.

The thing being tested is who must have the NCO evaluation documentation as part of the NCO Evaluation Program. The DA Form 2166-9-1A is a required part of the evaluation package for NCOs who receive an NCOER, and that applies to NCOs from corporal through command sergeant major. However, while corporals are included in the range of people considered NCOs, there is no NCOER prepared for a corporal. So the form is mandatory for the group of NCOs that do receive an NCOER, which is all NCOs from sergeant up through command sergeant major, with the explicit exception that corporals do not get an NCOER. This aligns with the way the NCO Evaluation Program is structured: not every soldier gets an NCOER, only those at or above the corporal level who are being evaluated, and corporals are the point where the evaluator process does not produce an NCOER.