The aim of this paper is to present the author's experience in developing a teaching material evaluation checklist for a Malaysian Armed Forces English language program. The checklist was adapted from one which was devised by an expert. The original checklist was selected because it covered the relevant key areas in teaching material evaluation, which is the link between the teaching material to program aims and objectives, the language skills, exercises, activities, and practical concerns. In adopting the checklist, some modifications were made. The original checklist had four sections, in which exercises and activities were combined into one of the sections. This was separated into two sections to distinguish the two elements. Certain other modifications were also made; some items were either removed or adjusted accordingly, and some items were added. The response format was adjusted from a "yes/no" option to a rating scale of 1 to 5. Accordingly, the items were modified from question form to statement form. As an addition to the checklist, the last section, which consisted of three open-ended questions, was included to obtain respondents' comments beyond the response limitations of the closedended items. As such, the adapted checklist consisted of six sections.