Episode 3 Senior Rater Narrative on the Officer Evaluation Reports Guest LTC Chad Handley

Guest LTC Chad Handley, discusses the components needed in the Senior Rater narrative of the Officer Evaluation Report (OER). LTC Handley has a unique experience and exposure to reviewing OERs as a Deputy Consultant. We also discuss tips for earning the top block and managing your rating profile if you are a Rater or Senior Rater.

 LTC Chad Handley is the current commander of the 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion.  He is a native of Houston, Texas and served in the Texas Army National Guard from March 1997 – August 2002 as a Signal Support Systems Specialist.  In May 2004, he was commissioned from the University of Houston ROTC program as a Medical Service Corps officer.  LTC Handley’s assignments include Brigade Medical Supply Office OIC, Treatment Platoon Leader, and Company Executive Officer XO, C Company, 526th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB), 2d Brigade Combat Team (BCT)/101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Ft. Campbell, KY; Battalion Rear Detachment XO, 2nd BSB, 2d BCT/2d Infantry Division (ID), Ft. Carson, CO; Brigade Support Medical Company Commander and Battalion Operations Officer (Afghan Partnership), 704th BSB, 4th BCT/4ID; Ft. Carson, CO; Accountable Officer and Chief, Materiel Management Division, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center Europe, Pirmasens, Germany; Deputy Commander for Operations, U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center – Korea, Camp Carroll, Republic of Korea; Deputy 70K (Health Services Materiel Officer) Consultant, and Chief, Logistics Plans and Readiness Division (G-43), Office of The Surgeon General/ U.S. Army Medical Command, Falls Church, VA.  LTC Handley deployed to Southern Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 05-07 from September 2005 – September 2006 and to Jalalabad, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom X from June 2009 – June 2010.  His military education includes the AMEDD Officer Basic Course; the Medical Logistics Officer Course; the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, where he was the Distinguished Honor Graduate of his class; the Air Assault Course; the Support Operations Phase II Course; the Joint Planners Course; the Command and General Staff Officer’s Course; the HQDA Action Officer Indoctrination Course, and the Joint Medical Senior Leader’s Course. His awards and badges include the Bronze Star Medal (1OLC), the Valorous Unit Award, the Meritorious Service Medal (4OLC), the Army Commendation Medal, the Joint Service Achievement Medal (1OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2OLC), the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (2CS), Iraq Campaign Medal (2CS), the Korean Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, the Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 4), NATO Medal, German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (Gold), Air Assault Badge and Army Staff Identification Badge.  LTC Handley is a recipient of the Order of Military Medical Merit. LTC Handley holds a BBA in Management Information Systems from the University of St. Thomas (2003) and an MBA from The Pennsylvania State University (2012).   
 
 PPCS:
  P- Performance specifically enumeration and peer comparison
  P- Promotion Potential
  C- Command
  S- School specifically primary military education (PME)
 Army Regulation 623-3, Evaluation System Reporting https://armypubs.army.mil/

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