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Performance evaluations: the controlling regulation in every branch

NCOERs, fitreps, EPBs — the paperwork that decides promotions, and the reg that controls each one.

BranchControlling publication
ArmyAR 623-3 — EVALUATION REPORTING SYSTEM
Current dated 2025-02-14
NavyBUPERSINST 1610.10H CH-2 — Navy Performance Evaluation System
Current dated 2026-05-26
Navy Performance Evaluation System — a BUPERS instruction
Marine CorpsMCO 1610.7B — PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM (SHORT TITLE: PES)
Current dated 2023-06-05
Coast GuardCOMDTINST M1000.3A — OFFICER ACCESSIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS
Not in the current catalog dated 2013-09-13
Officer and enlisted evaluations sit in the Personnel Manual family
Air ForceAFI 36-2406 — Officer And Enlisted Evaluations Systems
Current dated 2026-05-27
Publication numbers, dates, and statuses in this table resolve live against each branch's official catalog index — when a service revises its reg, this page follows automatically. Verify the controlling copy on the official portal before citing it.

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