Using EES for a DA Form 67-10-1 OER Support Form

A DA Form 67-10-1 is the OER Support Form used to establish an officer’s duties, performance objectives and professional development expectations. It gives the rated officer and rater a shared reference point before the formal Officer Evaluation Report is prepared.

The Evaluation Entry System, commonly called EES, lets eligible U.S. Army personnel create, edit, route and electronically sign evaluation-related documents. The exact screens can change as Army systems are updated, so use current instructions from your chain of command alongside the general process described here.

For personnel serving in Australia, timing can require extra care. A soldier in Canberra may be working with a rater in Washington, while someone at Pine Gap, RAAF Base Darwin or RAAF Base Tindal may deal with restricted networks and different local working hours. Keep the rating period, suspense date and time-zone differences visible from the beginning.

Document	Main purpose	Typical action in EES
DA Form 67-10-1	Sets duties, objectives and development expectations	Create, review, route and sign
DA Form 67-10-2	Records the formal Officer Evaluation Report	Complete through the applicable evaluation workflow
NCOER Support Form	Supports an NCO evaluation	Use the NCOER-specific process and form
AER	Records an academic evaluation	Use the appropriate Army education workflow

Confirm the form and rating period

Before opening EES, confirm that your requirement is specifically for a DA Form 67-10-1. The support form is different from the completed OER. It is generally prepared near the start of the rating period and later helps the rater assess performance against agreed duties and objectives.

Check the officer’s grade, duty position, unit, rating chain and beginning and ending dates. A small error in the rating period can create problems when the support form is later associated with the OER. If you have recently changed jobs, transferred units or arrived from another posting, confirm which organisation owns the evaluation.

The rater and rated officer should also agree on the purpose of the document. It should describe meaningful responsibilities and measurable outcomes, rather than copying a generic position description. A support form that reflects the actual job is more useful during counselling and the later evaluation.

Prepare before signing in

EES access normally requires an active Common Access Card, a working card reader and an approved browser or Army network connection. Test the card before starting. If you are using a government workstation in Brisbane, Perth or Canberra, allow time for certificate prompts, browser updates and network authentication.

Collect the details you will need in advance: duty title, principal duties, major tasks, military education goals, broad professional objectives and the names of the rating officials. Keep supporting information in an approved location, rather than placing sensitive material in an unprotected personal cloud account.

Personnel supporting U.S. operations from Australia should also check whether the local site has a separate help-desk or security procedure. A CAC that works on a U.S. installation may not behave identically on a partner-nation network. For related identity-card administration, the guidance on DEERS appointments can help with the wider ID-card context, although it does not replace local personnel support.

Create the support form in EES

Sign in to the authorised EES entry point with your CAC and select the option for creating or initiating an OER Support Form. Verify that the selected officer and rating period are correct before entering detailed content. If the system displays multiple profiles, do not assume the first result is the right one.

Enter the duty description in clear operational language. Explain what the officer is responsible for, who or what the role affects, and which results would show effective performance. Objectives should be specific enough to discuss later, while leaving room for changing operational priorities. For example, an objective may focus on improving readiness reporting, completing a training milestone or delivering a defined capability outcome.

Add professional development goals that fit the officer’s career stage and current assignment. These might include military schooling, technical qualifications, mentoring, language development or preparation for a future role. Avoid turning the form into a list of vague ambitions. The rater should be able to revisit each goal during scheduled counselling.

Review the rating chain and content

Before routing the form, inspect the rater and senior rater information carefully. Rank, name, duty position and organisational relationships should match the current approved rating chain. If a rating official has changed, pause and ask the unit S-1, administrative office or designated evaluation manager how the form should be corrected.

Read the document as if you were reviewing it several months later. Remove duplicated duties, unexplained abbreviations and targets that cannot reasonably be measured. Use the terminology required by the Army, but write in plain, professional English. Australian spelling may appear in local notes, but official U.S. Army fields and form terminology should remain consistent with the source system.

Save a draft before sending it forward. If EES provides a preview or PDF view, use it to check page breaks, missing fields and the appearance of signatures. Do not treat a successful save as a completed submission; a draft can remain in your account without reaching the next official in the chain.

Route and submit the document

Use the system’s routing or submission function to send the support form to the appropriate rater or reviewing official. The exact button labels may vary, but the basic principle is the same: select the correct recipient, confirm the document status and complete the electronic signature steps requested by the workflow.

After submission, record the date and retain the system-generated confirmation or reference information in accordance with unit policy. A short email to the rater can be useful when the rater is several time zones away, particularly when an officer in Australia is coordinating with a headquarters in Europe or the continental United States.

Submission of the support form does not necessarily mean the formal OER is complete or permanently filed. The rater may return it for edits, and later counselling may require changes as duties evolve. Follow the instructions displayed by EES and any local suspense date issued by the unit.

Resolve common EES problems

If the form will not open, first check CAC certificates, card-reader connection, browser compatibility and network access. Close duplicate browser sessions and try the approved Army environment rather than repeatedly refreshing an error page. Avoid using an unofficial website or uploading the form to a public document service.

A missing officer, incorrect rating chain or unavailable submission button is usually an administrative issue rather than a typing error. Contact the unit S-1, servicing human resources office or evaluation point of contact with the officer’s identifying details and rating-period dates. Do not create a second form simply to work around a profile problem.

For broader Army administrative reference, the site’s related Army guides may provide useful background on connected personnel processes. Treat online guidance as general information and verify controlling requirements in current Army regulations, official system instructions and local command policy.

Practical checks before submission

A reliable final review prevents many avoidable delays. Complete these checks before selecting the final routing or signature option:

• Confirm the DA Form 67-10-1, officer name and rating period.
• Check the rater, senior rater and organisational information.
• Make sure duties and objectives describe the current assignment.
• Review development goals for clarity and realistic timing.
• Save or record the submission confirmation.
• Note any suspense date in the local time zone, including AEST, AEDT or the relevant Australian time zone.

Keep a copy only where Army policy permits, and protect all personnel information. If the document is returned, compare the requested changes with the original form rather than starting over without guidance. This preserves a clear administrative trail and helps ensure the eventual OER reflects the expectations agreed at the beginning of the rating period.