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DA Form 2166-8 exists to nco evaluation report — that is the short version. Title of record: NCO EVALUATION REPORT. The page covers the download, the entries and the disposition, nothing else. Current here: edition August 2015, status not stated, 1 page(s), near 200 fields.
Authority sits in two places. G-1 owns the form, AR 623-3 says when it is raised and where it goes. Routine cases need neither read in full — the page itself carries the sequence. The entries are completed by their subject or by unit administrative staff working from what that person supplies.
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What the form asks for
- ADDRESS
- APFT2
- APFT2a
- APFT_Comments
- APFT_Date
- APFT_Height
- APFT_Standard
- APFT_Weight
- APPOINTED_DUTIES
- AmongBest
- AmongBest2
- BEST_SERVE1
- BEST_SERVE13
- BEST_SERVE2
- BulletComments
- CMDCodedropdwnList1
- CMDCodedropdwnListBX2
- COMPETENCE_COMMENT
- COUNSELING_DATE_INITIAL
- COUNSELING_DATE_LATER1
- COUNSELING_DATE_LATER2
- COUNSELING_DATE_LATER3
- ContentArea1
- DUTIES
Start at the top and get the header exactly right. Official spelling of the name, identification number, unit, date. Everything downstream finds the record through those entries; nothing else on the page has that consequence.
Tabbing beats clicking for coverage. The order was set at build time and tracks the page layout, so following it leaves no gaps. Boxes and buttons are clicked; where options are exclusive, one selection cancels another by design. Watch field width on long entries: one-line fields have no wrap, and what runs past the edge disappears in print though the screen still shows it. Move that text to remarks or a continuation. Never leave an inapplicable field empty — enter the nil mark, because a reviewer cannot distinguish a skipped question from a considered answer.
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The Privacy Act statement is read before the personal entries, not after. It gives the collection authority, the purpose, the routine uses and whether disclosure is mandatory or voluntary. Once filled, your copy is a personal record and gets stored and transmitted accordingly.
Routing follows AR 623-3 and nothing else — a named office, the unit administrative channel, or the individual's file, according to why the form was raised. Copy it before it leaves. Retention is fixed by the records schedule for the series, which local practice does not shorten or extend.
Look for associated forms by series and number. In the DA series, documents sharing a proponent or a governing directive tend to travel together, and anything referenced on the page normally submits alongside. Collect continuations, covers and transmittals in advance of sending.
Edition date is the version number, printed on the page. Hold a locally saved copy against the current edition before reuse, since nothing on your machine signals a revision. Work already executed under a superseded edition remains as filed.
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 2166-8?
- NCO EVALUATION REPORT
- Which edition is current?
- August 2015
- Who is responsible for this form?
- G-1
- In which formats can it be downloaded?