Overall, yWriter is a really handy tool that has some useful features that allow you concentrate on the material of your novel, and not on the inconsequential details. It has an easy to follow layout, and helpful word count and progress tacker tools. YWriter’s essentially a story database and organisational tool, with the bonus of a built-in (but simple) word processor. To use yWriter with Word, right-click on a scene and choose ‘Open Content with Default RFT Editor’. YWriter will open the scene in Word or whatever your default writing software is.
When the rater enters bullet statements on the NCOER, they should match the rating marked: Excellence, Success, or Needs Improvement. Below are examples of comments describing these decreasing levels of performance.
EXCELLENCE
Exceeds standards; demonstrated by specific example(s) and measurable results; special and unusual, achieved by only a few; clearly better than most others. Examples:
- received Physical Fitness Badge
- qualified entire squad as expert with M-16 and M-60
- awarded the expert Infantryman Badge (EIB)
SUCCESS
Meets all standards; majority of ratings; fully competitive for schooling and promotion; counseling goal to bring all NCOs to this level. Examples:
- shares experiences readily, constantly teaching soldiers
- constantly seeking to improve, completed three subcourses during rating period
- coached and played on company softball team
- established a comprehensive cross training program for his section
- his platoon had only one tank on deadline report (for 10 days) during last 11 months
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Missed meeting some standard. Examples:
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- was often unaware of whereabouts of subordinates
- had the highest deadline rate in the company due to apathy
- lacks the endurance/stamina to complete company runs
- unprepared to conduct formal training on three occasions
- failed to meet APFT standards for the two mile run and sit-ups with a total score of 148