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Bullet Writing

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Bullet Writing

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  1. Bullet Writing Brought to you by: AFMentor.com

  2. “Fewer things contribute to maintaining a superior enlisted force more than a clear and accurate documentation of an Airman’s performance and contributions to mission accomplishment. Bullet statements are essential elements that will get our best people promoted and assigned to positions of greater technical and managerial responsibility.” CMSgt Jerry K. Sutton

  3. Overview • The Value • Supervisor/Subordinate Responsibilities • Preparation • Bullet Statement Mechanics • Writing a Bullet • Writing Exercise • Review and Edit

  4. The Value • Word picture of what the person did • Only way someone who does not know the person can effectively evaluate their performance • Shows not only what they did but how they did it and what the outcome was • Can lead to promotions • The supervisor can not promote their people but what and how they write can lead to promotion selection • Promotions lead to more pay • The supervisor can not give their people a pay raise but a promotion will

  5. Supervisor/Subordinate Responsibilities • Learning • AF Directives/Instructions • Senior leadership and peers, known experts • Local guidance and directives • Internet • Commercial sources • Teaching • Stress to subordinates the importance of providing good inputs • Teach them how to write effective bullets • Recording • Should have a running record of accomplishments • This can be done for you and your subordinates • Should be a requirement • It is easier to write with good input

  6. Preparation • Start with a comprehensive description • Use detailed narrative of performance • Make sure you have the who, what, where, when, why, how many, how much, time/money saved, and numbers • Use tools available to you • AF Directives/Instructions • HQ USAF/SG OPR/EPR Guide • https://kx.afms.mil/ctb/groups/dotmil/documents/afms/ctb_013741.pdf • Your supervisor, co-workers, fellow NCOs • Word lists, commercial sources

  7. Bullet Statement Mechanics • Three parts to a bullet • Start with strong impact word (action verb, past tense) • Followed with the fact • Support fact with impact/results • Use single bullets • No wraparounds • Use sub-bullet only when needed to add impact • Avoid fluffy, feel-good phrases (flowery words) • Define all acronyms and abbreviations first before using them • Try to avoid leaving white space

  8. Bullet Statement Mechanics • Action verbs (more in Tongue and Quill) Activated Advocated Aggressive Amassed Aspired Asserted Attained Authored Battled Bolstered Capitalized Captivated Captured Cemented Championed Commanded Commended Committed Composed Created Cultivated Dazzled Dedicated Deflected Delivered Delved Designed Detailed Developed Devised Devoted Directed Dispersed Doubled Earned Elevated Eliminated Employed Emulated Endeavored Energized Engaged Engineered Enlisted Enriched Envisioned Eradicated Escalated Executed Expedited Explored Facilitated Forged Fortified Guided Honed Honored Ignited Illustrated Infused Inspired Instituted Integrated Launched Led

  9. Bullet Statement Mechanics • More action verbs Led Marketed Mastered Maximized Mentored Molded Motivated Multiplied Navigated Networked Nurtured Orchestrated Outshined Overcame Piloted Pinpointed Pioneered Precluded Presided Propelled Recruited Redesigned Refined Regulated Reinforced Reshaped Revamped Revitalized Revived Secured Seized Shaped Skyrocketed Sparked Streamlined Strengthened Structured Styled Surged Tamed Terminated Thwarted Transformed Underscored Validated Visualized Voiced

  10. Bullet Statement Mechanics • The fact • What they did • How they did it • Impact/results • This is the outcome of what was done • Put impact in some type of measurable term • Quality: best, most successful, first, benchmark for • Quantity: numbers, percent increase/decrease, scope of effort and effect • Time: hours, man-hours/days saved, hours/days/months ahead of schedule • Cost: savings in man-hours, dollars, and/or resources

  11. Writing a Bullet • Action verb • Engineered • The fact • a widget inspection device • The impact • saved 360 man-hours a year • The bullet - Engineered a widget inspection device…saved 360 man-hours a year

  12. Writing Exercise TSgt John Doe has completed 12 semester hours in upper-level course work for a Master of Arts Business Degree. The college he attended was Kansas State University. He took four classes. Each class counted for 3 semester hours. Of the 38 students in the program, TSgt Doe’s GPA, 4.0, was the highest of all. Good example - Maximized every opportunity to continue professional development and growth…attended Kansas State University…took four classes toward Master of Arts degree in business…maintained exceptional 4.0 GPA Better example - Professional growth…completed 12 semester hours…Master of Arts business…maintained 4.0 GPA Best example - Completed 12 semester hours for Masters Degree business program…class standing #1 of 38, 4.0 GPA

  13. Writing Exercise MSgt Johnny Champion was personally sought out by the OG/CC to represent the Ops Group as a member of the base IRRI prep team. The team’s tasking was to overhaul the existing IRRI plan and devise a plan that would ensure success for the 2001 PACAF IRRI. MSgt Champion worked really hard to prepared the base for the upcoming IRRI. He published weekly “Warrior Words” in the base newspaper. He staffed many of the team’s taskings to the responsible agency or group. He developed and oversaw a 10-item high-visibility unit level validation project for 26 squadrons in the wing. These 10 items had been identified as high-threat inspection interest areas from previous inspections. When the time for the IRRI came, you can bet in all of these areas, the squadrons were ready and more importantly the 9,500 member base population was ready to go to war. Good example - 18 OG/CC by-name choice to serve on wing IRRI prep team…superb performance...ensured 26 squadron validation/compliance of 10 item special interest area checklist...published "Warrior Words" in base paper Better example - Hand-picked by the 18 OG commander to work on MAJCOM IRRI prep team...oversaw compliance in over 20 squadrons...staffed team taskings...ensured timely preparation...base population well educated Best example - Hand-picked...18 WG '01 PACAF IRRI prep team...managed 26 unit interest item validation/rebuilt wing CONOps...published weekly combat-focused articles...elevated readiness 9.5K base populace

  14. Writing Exercise TSgt Harry Harrison was an expert planner. He knew how to effectively use his people. His unit was undermanned. Personnel were scarce and were already tasked very heavily. Then came another tasking from the Group CEM, staff Ready Augmentee and Noncombatant Evacuee (NEO) teams. TSgt Harrison’s boss, the Director of Operations, tasked him to devise a plan to meet the unit’s NEO and Ready Augmentee tasking while simultaneously filling the AEF, IRRE, and IRRI schedule requirements. He came through with flying colors. He tapped into his support personnel pool and met the NEO and Ready Augmentee tasking. His effective use of support personnel meant he didn’t have to overuse his operations personnel. His superb planning and management ensured all requirements were met. Squadron support continued with minimal impact to support activities and all of the operational flying missions were achieved. Good example - Ingenious planning…innovative scheduling…tasked operations support personnel to meet Ready and NEO tasking...very little impact to operations...real-world AEF support met...IRRI and IRRE aircrews built Better example - Built support teams and aircrews to meet IRRI, IRRE, and AEF mission requirements…simultaneously met Ready augmentee and noncombatant evacuee schedule…super work considering minimum manning Best example - Engineered DO ready augmentee/noncombatant evacuee plan...IRRE/IRRI/AEF taskings achieved despite austere manning...ops impact transparent...minimized support compromise...aircrew generation seamless

  15. Writing Exercise SrA Stellar Performer is an exceptional troop. SrA Performer’s work is always on time and accomplished in an exemplary manner. She was a recent recipient of the John L. Levitow Honor Graduate Award at Airman Leadership School. She is clearly the best Airman of the 5,000 E-4s and below assigned to Kadena AB. Her standing was validated by her base level Airman of the Year win. Out of the 137 Airmen in her unit, she is the most competitive for a STEP promotion. Good example - Best of the best…exceptional Airman...winner base level Airman of the Year Award…promote right now! Better example - Unit's #1 of 137…won 2000 Airman of the Year...unit/group/base…ALS Levitow winner...promote now! Best example - #1 of 5,000 Airman...won Kadena Airman of the Year Award 2000...ALS Levitow winner...STEP now!

  16. Review and Edit • Review • Look at what you have written • Does the bullet start with an action verb? • Did you state the fact? • Did you include the impact? • Edit bullets that need it • Make the impact strong • Fill the line • Review • Edit • Review • Edit • Review

  17. Summary • The Value • Supervisor/Subordinate Responsibilities • Preparation • Bullet Statement Mechanics • Writing a Bullet • Writing Exercise • Review and Edit

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