Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Presented By Liberty

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Presented By: Liberty Wing 5/6 TSgt Jeffery A. Henebry Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part I - Track What You Do Part II - Abbreviations/Acronyms Part III - Know Your Audience/Format Part IV - Reading the Bullet Part V - Writing the Bullet Part VI - Ask for Feedback Part VII - Summary Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part I Track What You Do Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Track What You Do Weekly Activity Report (WAR) - WARs will cover activities for the entire week (including weekends if volunteering, called in, etc. ) - Inputs should be brief, but specific (number of hours, amount of money, number of people, etc. ) Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Track What You Do Email. pst - Saves all e-mail traffic to computer hard drive instead of the e -mail server (more space on the hard drive) - Can keep the file with you indefinitely - Most project information and volunteer information flows through e-mail channels - Good reference for long term award packages (names of POCs for further info, project/volunteer event specifics, etc. ) Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Track What You Do Bullet Tracker - Developed on a word document or excel spreadsheet - Follows the EPR sections or 1206 categories - Uses the Action, Result, Impact bullet format - Uses the What, How, Impact bullet format Integrity - Service - Excellence

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Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part II Abbreviations/Acronyms Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Abbreviations/Acronyms Abbreviations - Utilize MAJCOM, NAF, and Wing abbreviations list Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Abbreviations/Acronyms - Utilize Do. D, AF, MAJCOM, NAF, and Wing acronyms list Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part III Know the Format/Audience Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Career Field Awards: Format - AF Form 1206 - Nomination for Award - Encompasses 1 year of duty performance - Typical format is 30 bullets - Bullet Categories: Major Achievements (25) Other Accomplishments (5) Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Career Field Awards: Audience - Leadership within your career field will grade packages - Award package competes at Wing, MAJCOM, and AF level - Can use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Sr. A Below-the-Zone: Format - AF Form 1206 - Nomination for Award - 15% (1/7) of eligible A 1 Cs can be promoted BTZ - Typical format is 10 bullets - Bullet Categories: Performance in Primary Duty (8) Whole Airman Concept (2) Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Sr. A Below-the-Zone: Audience - Inside Squadron: Can use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations - Outside Squadron: Do not use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Quarterly/Annual Awards: Format - AF Form 1206 - Nomination for Award - Typical format is 8 -10 bullets quarterly/24 -27 bullets annual - Bullet Categories: Primary Duty Amn 8 NCO 8 SNCO 8 Whole Airman Concept 0 1 2 Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience Quarterly/Annual Awards: Audience - Squadron: Can use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations - Group: Limit use of career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations - Wing: Do not use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience EPR: Format - AF Form 910 - Enlisted Performance Report (AB - TSgt) - Encompasses approximately 1 year of duty performance - Bullet Categories: Performance in Primary Duty (6) Leadership/Followership (2) Whole Airmen Concept (2) Additional Rater Comments (2) Commander Comments (1) Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Know the Format/Audience EPR: Audience - Write EPR for promotion boards: 2 Chiefs and 1 Colonel - Everyone should be able to read your EPR and understand it - Do not use career field specific jargon, acronyms, abbreviations Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part IV Reading the Bullet Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Reading the Bullet - Read acronyms as if speaking the entire word or phrase - Read abbreviations as if speaking the entire word or phrase - Pause after a semi-colon and a double dash - Generally read all slashes ( / ) as “and” - A slash ( / ) can also be “of” “from” or a pause Integrity - Service - Excellence

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Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part V Writing the Bullet Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Writing the Bullet - Action Verbs: Express something that a person can do - Past Tense: All action verbs should be in past tense - Brevity: One line bullets; words clear, short, and to the point - Creativity: Think outside the box, see the bigger picture - Consistency: If you abbreviate, you should use it throughout Integrity - Service - Excellence 29

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Writing the Bullet - Spelling: Ensure non-abbreviated words are spelled correctly - Grammar: Use correct punctuation when writing the bullet - Rules of Thumb: Do not spell out numbers, unless directed Exercises/operations are all capitalized Limit adverbs (anything ending in “ly”) Do not overuse the same action verbs No more than 3 spaces at the end of bullet Use exact numbers, don’t round or use > + Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Writing the Bullet Action, Result, Impact - Action: What did the individual do? - Result: What was the result of the action? - Impact: What is the impact of the action and result? Integrity - Service - Excellence 31

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Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Writing the Bullet What, How, Impact - What: What did the individual do? - How: How did the individual do it? - Impact: What is the impact of the what and how? Integrity - Service - Excellence

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Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part VI Ask for Feedback Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Ask for feedback - The surest way to get from your good bullet, to your better bullet, to your best bullet, is to ask for feedback! - Get another set of eyes on your product, maybe they have a better perspective on impacts, or seeing the big picture. - Utilize the experience in your chain of command (your rater, your rater’s rater, etc. ) Integrity - Service - Excellence 51

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Ask for feedback - Cross-check the bullets you write, against any changes that are made during “murder boards, ” to adapt your writing style. - If your bullets are used in an award package, win or lose, get a copy of the award package. - Always try to get a copy of the winning award package. Then you can see what areas you need to work on. Integrity - Service - Excellence 52

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Part VII Summary Integrity - Service - Excellence

Bullet Writing for Jr Enlisted Summary Track What You Do - Use either a daily or weekly tracker Abbreviations/Acronyms - AF, MAJCOM, NAF, Wing Know Your Audience/Format - Adapt your style to what you’re writing and who you are writing for Reading the Bullet - Always read the bullet in plain English Writing the Bullet - Good, better, best…let your bullets evolve! Ask for Feedback - Get feedback to stay on course for success Integrity - Service - Excellence 54

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