You have arrived looking for DD Form 2899. Before you download, confirm this is the right document: Department of Defense Executive Pay and Performance Appraisal. Full title: DD Form 2899, DoD Executive Pay and Performance Appraisal, 20090803 draft.
Next, check the edition. You want not stated, currently carried as not stated by the publisher. Then confirm the form applies to you — this is a Department of Defense form, so you use it whether you serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force or Coast Guard under Defense jurisdiction.
Once you know the form fits, find out when you file it. not stated sets the requirement, and not stated maintains the form itself. Your own command or agency adds local timing on top of that, so ask your administrative office if the deadline matters to you.
Before you download, pick your approach — editable file or printed page. What follows covers the formats first, then the entries, then what you do afterward.
Start at the header. Complete your identification before anything else, then work through the main entries, then finish at the certification. Skipping around causes contradictions between the top of the form and the bottom.
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If a particular field puzzles you, read the instructions printed on the form first, then go to not stated. When the two disagree, follow the directive.
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Type when you can. Printed entries stay legible after the form is scanned, copied and forwarded, and handwriting often does not survive that trip. If you must write by hand, use block capitals and press firmly.
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What the form asks for
- 2. Position title.
- 3. Organization.
- 4. Pay pool manager.
- 5. Rating period dates (enter as 4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day, no separators). a. Beginning.
- 5.b. Ending date (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 6. Performance type. Press space bar to mark X in first box if annual, second box if interim.
- 7. Appointment type. Mark X in first box and circle if Career, Noncareer, Limited Term or Limited Emergency; or second box if DISES..
- Part B, Section 1 - Performance Elements, Performance Requirements, and preliminary score. a. Performance scores. 1. Leadership/supervision.
- 1. Leadership/supervision: weight.
- 2.b. Performance elements and requirements. Leadership/supervision. Mandatory. Demonstrates effective and ethical individual and organization leadership to assess situations realistically; identifies and recommends or implements needed changes.
- 2. Contribution to mission accomplishment. a. Performance score.
- 2. Contribution to mission accomplishment: weight.
- 2.b. Performance elements and requirements. Contribution to mission accomplishment: Mandatory. Executes the position's assigned duties in a manner that contributes to the successful outcome of strategic goals and objectives.
- 3. Resource Management. a. Performance score.
- 3. Resource management: weight.
- 3.b. Performance elements and requirements. Resource Management: Demonstrates effective use/management of personal and organizational resources such as time, personnel, equipment and/or funds.
- 4. Communication. a. Performance score.
- 4. Communication: weight.
- 4.b. Performance elements and requirements. Communication: Demonstrates effective listening, writing and oral communications skills.
- 5. Cooperation/teamwork. a. Performance score.
- 5. Cooperation/teamwork: weight.
- 5.b. Performance elements and requirements. Cooperation/teamwork: Demonstrates traits of flexibility, adaptability and decisiveness and the ability to exhibit and foster cooperation in team efforts and organizational settings.
- 6. Customer care. a. Performance score.
- 6. Customer care: weight.
Submit the completed form through the channel not stated or your local guidance specifies. Save a copy for yourself before it leaves your hands, whether that means a scan, a photograph or a duplicate file.
When DD Form 2899 references another form, search on the series and number. Because DD numbers are common to every military department, the number by itself identifies exactly one document.
Be careful when a procedure pairs this form with a service form. Read the prefix, not just the digits. Service forms answer to a service proponent, while DD forms answer to not stated or an equivalent Department office, and the two sequences were never aligned. Grabbing the wrong prefix gets you a form that has nothing to do with your task.
Plan to repeat this step whenever the form comes up again. Revisions follow directive changes, changes in what data is collected, and updates to notice language. Since nobody notifies you, check not stated at download and you have covered it.
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Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2899?
- DD Form 2899, DoD Executive Pay and Performance Appraisal, 20090803 draft
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?