JEPES Command Input Worksheet (replaced Pro/Con marks)
Prepare JEPES command input for a Private through Corporal: the three 0.0-5.0 marks with justification, promotion recommendation, and the objective scores that drive the PES score.
What this worksheet covers
Name, rank, and unit prefill from your service profile.
Reporting occasion
- Marine Reported On (Last, First, MI)
- Grade
- Unit (RUC/MCC)
- Occasion
When two occasions coincide, use the one higher on the MCO 1616.1 list. Minimum observation is 30 days.
- Period (FROM - TO)
Command input
- MOS / Mission Accomplishment (0.0-5.0)
4.1-5.0 Exceptional (rare, needs a directed comment and commendatory material); 3.1-4.0 Exceeds; 2.0-3.0 Meets (start at 2.5); 1.0-1.9 Working toward; 0.1-0.9 Below (needs a directed comment and documented counseling). This replaced the old proficiency mark.
- MOS / Mission Accomplishment justification
- Leadership (0.0-5.0)
- Leadership justification
- Individual Character (0.0-5.0)
Integrity, discipline, and conduct on and off duty. This replaced the old conduct mark.
- Individual Character justification
- Promotion recommendation
Recommended is the default. A NOT REC applies until the next occasion or until the commander lifts it, and requires a directed comment.
Objective pillars (FROM MCTFS)
- Objective scores on the JEPES worksheet
Warfighting: rifle score percentile and MCMAP belt. Physical Toughness: PFT and CFT percentiles. Mental Agility: MarineNet informal PME and self-education (college or vocational courses and degrees).
- Reporting chain notes (FLS / Evaluator / Approver)
Who recommended which marks, and any disagreement the Approver needs to resolve.
How to fill out the JEPES worksheet (MCO 1616.1)
Proficiency and conduct marks ended on 1 February 2021. JEPES now evaluates Marines from recruit training until promotion to sergeant, and its Command Input pillar is the chain of command's subjective mark on three attributes. This worksheet helps a first-line supervisor or evaluator prepare those marks and the comments that justify them. When: At each reporting occasion: semiannual (FROM 1 Feb/1 Aug, TO 31 Jul/31 Jan), promotion to Cpl or Sgt, transfer, change of primary duty, TAD over 30 days, reduction, discharge, and others listed in MCO 1616.1. Approvers must finish SA evaluations by 31 January and 31 July.
Step by step
- Confirm the occasion and the from/to dates.
- Start every Marine at 2.5 (meets expectations) in each attribute, then move up or down on evidence from the period.
- Mark MOS/Mission Accomplishment, Leadership, and Character from 0.0 to 5.0 using the JEPES evaluation metrics.
- Write a short justification for each mark. Marks of 4.1 and above, and below 1.0, require a directed comment in JEPES.
- Recommend or NOT REC for promotion. Adverse material (pending legal action, separation notice, BCP, PFT/CFT failure, training failure, CRB) warrants a NOT REC.
- Check the objective scores in the Marine's JEPES record (rifle, MCMAP, PFT, CFT, MarineNet, self-education) and note gaps to fix.
What a strong one looks like
- About 80 percent (plus or minus 10) of a unit will fall between 2.0 and 4.0. Above 4.1 should be rare and backed by commendatory material.
- Command input is equal in weight to warfighting, physical toughness, and mental agility, each 25 percent of the PES score.
- Debrief the Marine on the JEPES worksheet at the end of the period. JEPES is not a counseling document, but it supports counseling.
Common mistakes
- Inflating marks. It hurts the Marines who truly stand out.
- Marking 0.0 in any attribute, which automatically NOT RECs the Marine.
- Marking below 1.0 with no documented counseling from the period.
- Missing the due date. Delinquent worksheets are reported every 15 days internally and every 30 days to HQMC.