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Here is a collection of all of the army board questions from the board questions podcast. We recommend studying individual topics found on your MOI, but we've provided a complete list here for those that prefer to study that way.

SHARP

SHARP

Promotion Board Question

Can victims request expedited transfers?

Yes, in unrestricted reports, victims can request expedited transfers to another unit or installation.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

Name 4 common points for checking pulse.

Side of neck (carotid), ankle (dorsalis pedis), wrist (radial), and groin (femoral).

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

How can a soldier decrease their wobble area?

By creating a stable firing position, breath control, muscle relaxation, and proper grip.

Army Body Composition

Army Body Composition

Promotion Board Question

What is the Soldier Action Plan and when is it due?

The Soldier has 14 days from the notification counseling date to complete and return the Soldier Action Plan to the commander.

Operations

Operations

Promotion Board Question

What is the textbook definition of operational art?

The cognitive approach by commanders and staffs to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize and employ military forces.

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Promotion Board Question

What is suicide intervention?

Preventing a life crisis or BH disorder from leading to suicidal thoughts or behavior by helping someone manage suicidal thoughts and by taking action to intervene when a suicide appears imminent.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What should you do in the event of a cook off with an M4?

Point the weapon in a safe direction, drop the magazine, and rack the charging handle to clear the chambered round. Allow the barrel to cool.

MATVs

MATVs

Promotion Board Question

Why should the MATV engine idle for 3 mins before shutting down?

Idling allows to carry heat away from the engine components and turbo to slow down.

Code of Conduct & SERE

Code of Conduct & SERE

Promotion Board Question

What is the Code of Conduct?

A code that all American troops must live by when they are captured if they want to return to the United States without UCMJ punishment.

Counseling

Counseling

Promotion Board Question

What is the directive approach to counseling?

When the leader takes a clear, active role in guiding the counseling session.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity

Promotion Board Question

How can EO contribute to mission success?

By ensuring a fair, respectful, and cohesive environment that enhances unit readiness and performance.

Army Body Composition

Army Body Composition

Promotion Board Question

What happens when a Soldier is removed from the ABCP?

The commander will remove the DA Form 268 and counsel the Soldier on the importance of maintaining body composition and the potential for future re-enrollment if standards are not maintained.

Operations

Operations

Promotion Board Question

What is a campaign?

A series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space.

NCO Common Core Competencies

NCO Common Core Competencies

Promotion Board Question

What are Implied duties?

Those that improve the quality of the job and help keep the unit functioning at an optimum level.

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Promotion Board Question

What is suicide postvention?

Securing and protecting suicidal individuals before they cause additional harm to themselves and/or others after a suicide has been attempted or completed.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What is overmatch?

Overmatch is the Soldier applying their learned skills, employing their equipment, leveraging technology, and applying the proper force to create an unfair fight in favor of the Soldier.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

What will a successful NCODP prepare NCOs to perform?

Effective small-unit leadership, training of Soldiers, and accomplishment of unit missions.

Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity

Promotion Board Question

What are the 7 Channels that a person can use to file a formal complaint?

1. Someone in a higher echelon of the complainant’s chain of command 2. Inspector General 3. Chaplain (Confidential) 4. Provost marshal 5. Medical agency personnel 6. Staff judge advocate 7. Chief, Community Housing Referral and Relocation Services Office.

M240

M240

Promotion Board Question

Describe the Red safety status for the M240B.

Ammunition is loaded on the feed tray, the bolt is open and locked to the rear, and the fire/safe selector switch is on safe.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

Can Soldiers with permanent profiles attend NCOES?

Soldiers with permanent medical profiles must meet proponent and medical approval criteria to attend NCOES; attendance is subject to medical and course-specific approval.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

What are the five NCOES courses?

Basic Leaders Course, Advanced Leaders Course, Senior Leaders Course, Master Leaders Course, and Sergeants Major Course.

Holistic Health & Fitness

Holistic Health & Fitness

Promotion Board Question

Name all 8 PRT Recovery Drill Stretches.

Overhead Arm Pull, Rear Lunge, Extend and Flex, Thigh Stretch, Single Leg Over, Groin Stretch, Calf Stretch, and Hamstring Stretch.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

Why does the Army train?

To fight and win to preserve the peace and to decisively defeat enemies. Another answer is to fight and win the nation's wars.

Drill & Ceremony

Drill & Ceremony

Promotion Board Question

What is normal interval?

Normal interval is measured by the Soldier on the right holding their left arm shoulder high, fingers and thumb extended and joined, with the tip of the middle finger touching the right shoulder of the Soldier to their left.

Code of Conduct & SERE

Code of Conduct & SERE

Promotion Board Question

What is the 6th Article of the Code of Conduct?

I will never forget that I am an American fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is Esprit de Corp?

Esprit de corps denotes the Army’s winning spirit—a collective ethos of camaraderie, mutual trust, and cohesive teamwork.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you do mouth to mouth rescue breathing?

Maintain the chin-lift while pinching the nostrils closed, take a regular breath and make an airtight seal around the casualty's mouth with your mouth, give a slow breath into the casualty's mouth, watching for the chest to rise. If it does, break the seal and allow the air to escape, and repeat.

Army Body Composition

Army Body Composition

Promotion Board Question

Who may grant exceptions to policy for AR 600-9?

The Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 is the approval authority for exceptions to this regulation.

SHARP

SHARP

Promotion Board Question

What is retaliation?

Acts like ostracism or reprisal against someone for reporting sexual assault or harassment, assisting an investigation, or intervening. This can include with holding privileges such as events, schools, positions, awards, or incentives as well as issuing punishments.

NCO Common Core Competencies

NCO Common Core Competencies

Promotion Board Question

What is the role of the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)?

Serves as the senior enlisted adviser and consultant to the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army.

Land Nav

Land Nav

Promotion Board Question

Why is jungle navigation difficult?

Limited visibility, dense vegetation, and unreliable terrain association.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

What is the purpose of DA PAM 600-25, the NCO Professional Development Guide?

To serve as a professional development guide and mentoring tool for NCOs, leaders, proponents, and HQDA evaluation boards.

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