Comments should be based on verifiable facts. Use input from the member and the member's immediate supervisor(s) as well as the raters' and reporting senior's personal observations.

They make writing wordy, roundabout, and sometimes downright confusing.  To avoid this infectious disease, learn how to spot passive verbs and make them active. 

The most important word in a sentence is the verb, the action word, the only word that can do something.  Weak writing relies on general verbs, which take extra wods to complete their meaning.

Wordy expressions don't give writing impressive bulk, they clutter it by getting in the way of the words that carry the meaning.  In order to and in accordance with, for example, are minor ideas that don't deserve three words. 

Give your ideas no more words than they deserve.  The longer you take to say things, the weaker you come across and the more you risk blurring important ideas.

Counseling should motivate performance improvement. There are five major objectives to accomplish during the counseling session:

This article provides information needed by members to understand their rights and responsibilities, and to submit input to reports, review and correct their records, and submit statements and appeals.

FITREP/EVAL ending dates are the last day of the month for officers and the 15th of the month for enlisted

This article provides the information needed to conduct performance counseling. It includes counseling schedules, requirements, and record keeping, and suggestions for conducting the counseling sessions.

Navy Fitrep Block explanation for blocks 1 - 32.