In 2000, Congress made the subsidies more generous, so that farmers now pay only about 38 percent of their insurance bills or more than $4 billion in 2012. By last year, almost 1.2 million policies covering 282 million acres of farmland were in force.
1 Why refer an evaluation? â 2 Referringâ an OER is the process of making sure that a rated officer (RO) knows that his/her OER contains derogatory information and that the senior rater (SR) is providing him/her an opportunity to submit comments in return. 3  Those comments are reviewed by the SR(when appropriate).1. How to refer an OER when the RO is unavailable for a face to face referral. Reference AR 623-3 para 3-36. The SR should always try to refer reports to the RO before the Soldier departs due to PCS, retirement, or release from active duty.
HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC1 April 1998Personnel Evaluation Officer Evaluation Reporting System*Army Regulation 623â105 Effective 1 June 1998History.This revision for Army Regulation623-105 was originally published 1 October1997.See Table 3-2)(3) To determine if the rated officer has the number of daysneeded for a report, determine the rating period. That is, count thenumber of calendar days the rated officer has served under his orher present rater in his or her present duty position since the begin-ning of the rating period.