Air Force EPB Statement Generator

What the EPB is and who writes it

The Enlisted Performance Brief (EPB) is the Air Force's performance evaluation for enlisted Airmen. It replaced the old bullet-based EPR with short narrative statements organized around Major Performance Areas: Executing the Mission, Leading People, Managing Resources, and Improving the Unit.

The rater writes the EPB, usually with input the ratee provides, and a higher-level reviewer adds their own assessment. Many Airmen draft their own statements first and hand them to their supervisor, which is where most of the writing pain actually lives.

For the Airman, the EPB is also a record that follows them to promotion consideration and future assignments. Statements written today can be read years later by people who never met the Airman, so clarity and accuracy matter more than flourish.

How Air Force EPB writing differs

EPB statements are full sentences, not the dense, abbreviation-packed bullets Airmen grew up with. The goal is plain language that someone outside the career field can understand on the first read. Acronyms that only make sense inside one shop work against you.

Compared with an Army NCOER or a Navy eval, the EPB leans hard on a clear action, a measurable result, and the impact above the unit, all in one or two sentences. Each statement should fit the Major Performance Area it sits under, so a strong resource-management story placed in Leading People reads as misfiled.

How to use MilPath for your EPB

1. Open the Bullet Generator, choose Air Force, and select the EPB Section (Enlisted) format.
2. Pick the section you are writing, such as Executing the Mission or Improving the Unit. MilPath shows one line of guidance for that section.
3. Choose the rated grade (SrA and below through CMSgt) so the tone matches the expected level of responsibility.
4. Describe what happened in your own words, including numbers you can verify, then generate. Drafts are capped at 350 characters.
5. Edit the draft, check every fact, and give it to your rater as input.

Before and after examples

Illustrative only. All names, units, and numbers are fictional.

• Before: Did inventory for the tool crib.

  After: Led a 3-person audit of 1,200 tools in a fictional maintenance crib, recovering 14 missing items and clearing the shop for its inspection with zero findings.

• Before: Helped new Airmen get qualified.

  After: Mentored 5 newly assigned Airmen through upgrade training; all 5 certified 3 weeks early, adding 2 qualified technicians to the night shift.

• Before: Volunteered a lot.

  After: Organized a base clean-up with 40 volunteers that cleared 2 miles of trail, strengthening ties between the unit and the local community.

• Before: Fixed the computers.

  After: Restored 30 fictional network accounts during an outage, returning the squadron to full operations within 4 hours.

Tips

• Write for an outsider. If a board member from another career field would need a glossary, rewrite it.
• Lead with what you did, then the result, then why it mattered beyond your work center.
• Match each statement to the right performance area before polishing the wording.
• Keep a running list of accomplishments during the year so you are not reconstructing numbers from memory.

Frequently asked questions

Does MilPath write the whole EPB for me?

No. MilPath drafts individual statements section by section. You and your rater decide what goes on the final form.

Can I still write old-style EPR bullets?

Yes. The Bullet Generator keeps legacy Air Force formats, but the EPB Section format is built for the current narrative style.

Is my information stored?

MilPath does not ask for SSNs or DoD ID numbers, and your inputs are not used to train AI models. Do not enter classified or controlled information.

How much does it cost?

Generating statements uses tokens. New accounts receive free tokens, and more can be bought in the token store.