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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.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

What is first aid?

Care rendered to a casualty prior to the arrival of medical personnel.

Wear & Appearance

Wear & Appearance

Promotion Board Question

Where can Soldiers not have tattoos?

On the head, face, neck, wrists, hands, or fingers (except for one ring tattoo on each hand).

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.

Land Nav

Land Nav

Promotion Board Question

What is modified resection, and what is it used for?

Modified resection is the method of locating one’s position on the map when the person is located on a linear feature on the ground, such as a road, canal, or stream.

Army Substance Abuse Program

Army Substance Abuse Program

Promotion Board Question

How can an NCO encourage Soldiers to seek help early?

NCOs can encourage early help-seeking by fostering trust, deglamorizing alcohol use, and educating Soldiers about the protections of self-referral.

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Promotion Board Question

What is a secondary gatekeeper and who are they?

Military Police, Trail Defense and Legal Assistance Attorneys, Inspectors General, DOD School Counselors, and Red Cross Workers

Army Substance Abuse Program

Army Substance Abuse Program

Promotion Board Question

How can a Soldier be identified as struggling with substance abuse?

Self-referral, commander/supervisor identification, biochemical testing, medical identification, or investigation/apprehension.

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What does it mean to have adaptive and innovative leaders?

They are comfortable with complexity and capable of operating from the tactical to the strategic level.

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What are the Army’s roles?

Shaping operational environments, preventing conflict, prevailing in large-scale ground combat, and consolidating gains.

Wear & Appearance

Wear & Appearance

Promotion Board Question

When can Soldiers wear store-bought helmets with uniform?

Only while riding bikes or motorcycles. They must switch to Army headgear when done.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is influence?

How you affect the intentions, attitudes, and actions of another person or group of people.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

What are the definitions of the institutional, operational, and self-development domains?

Institutional: formal Army schools and programs; Operational: unit training and experience in deployable units; Self-development: planned, goal-oriented individual learning.

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.

Army Body Composition

Army Body Composition

Promotion Board Question

What happens if a registered dietitian is not available?

If a registered dietitian is not available, nutrition and weight reduction counseling may be provided by a healthcare provider, to include nurse practitioners, physician’s assistants, or medical doctors.

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.

Counseling

Counseling

Promotion Board Question

Name some examples of event counseling (there are 7).

1. Specific Instances of superior or substandard performance. 2. Reception and Integration counseling. 3. Crisis counseling. 4. Referral counseling. 5. Promotion counseling. 6. Transition counseling. 7. Adverse Separation Counseling

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you treat a head injury?

Stabilize the head, assess casualty's level of consciousness, determine if head injury is superficial or traumatic. If superficial, apply dressing and observe for abnormal behavior. If traumatic, maintain airway using the jaw thrust, dress head wounds, control bleeding, treat for shock, and seek medical aid. Continue to monitor for abnormal speech or behavior, seizures, or impaired motor function. Evacuate the casualty as safely as possible.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is mental agility?

The ability to think flexibly, react to change, and adapt to the dynamic situations inherent to military operations.

Army Community Service

Army Community Service

Promotion Board Question

What are the criteria for establishing an ACS center on an installation?

An installation must have 500 or more active duty Soldiers, authorization by HQDA, and space provided by the garrison commander.

Holistic Health & Fitness

Holistic Health & Fitness

Promotion Board Question

What are the movement skills?

Agility, coordination, dynamic balance, kinesthesia, pace, perception, and reaction time.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is technical knowledge?

Knowledge related to equipment, weapons, systems, and functional areas

Land Nav

Land Nav

Promotion Board Question

What is a saddle?

A dip or low point between two areas of higher ground.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is tactical knowledge?

The fundamentals of their duty position related to warfighting, tactics, techniques, and procedures.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship

Promotion Board Question

How soon after DA Form 5434 is received should a sponsor be assigned?

Within 120 days of the Soldier’s report date or within 5 duty days if there is less than 120 days’ notice.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What is zeroing?

Zeroing is aligning the sight of the weapon with the weapon’s barrel.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What are the Army’s seven principles of leader development?

Lead by example, develop subordinate leaders, create a learning environment, train leaders in the art and science of mission command, train to develop adaptive leaders, train leaders to think critically and creatively, and train leaders to know their subordinates and their families.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

How do Army Leaders instill Esprit de Corp?

Shared understanding that “America’s Army” is one indivisible team. Willing obedience to civilian authority as a trusted member of the joint force. Professional and leader development that prepares and certifies Soldiers and Army civilians. Demanding training that ensures readiness to accomplish the mission. Programs and systems that are trusted to be ethical, effective, and efficient.

SHARP

SHARP

Promotion Board Question

What is required for a soldier who filed a restricted report of sexual assault to become eligible for an expedited transfer?

To be eligible for an expedited transfer, a Soldier who filed a restricted report must convert their report to an unrestricted report.

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.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

When should you apply a tourniquet?

In care under fire, or if the wound is spurting blood (arterial wound).

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What are the Army’s 7 enabling competencies?

Shape the operational environment, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, consolidate gains, sustain the force, engage with partners, and integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.

NCO Development

NCO Development

Promotion Board Question

What is the ACT?

The Army Career Tracker (ACT) is the single point-of-entry tool for career and leadership development and the location to create Individual Development Plans.

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 purpose of the Code of Conduct?

To help troops understand what is expected of them if they want to return home honorably.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you treat dry chemical burns?

Brush the chemical off with a clean, dry cloth. Do not apply water, but if you are near a large body of water, submerge the burned area. Dress the wound lightly with gauze, applying just enough pressure to avoid slipping.

Drill & Ceremony

Drill & Ceremony

Promotion Board Question

What is a review?

A review is a military ceremony used to honor a visiting official and to present decorations and awards.

M2 .50 Cal

M2 .50 Cal

Promotion Board Question

What is the beaten zone?

The elliptical pattern formed on the ground or target area by the cone of fire.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you perform abdominal thrusts?

Stand behind casualty, wrap your arms around their waist, make a fist with one hand, place the thumb side of the fist against the abdomen above the naval, grasp fist with your other hand, and give quick backward and upward thrusts.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is remission?

Cancellation of any portion of an unexecuted punishment.

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What is the land domain?

The land domain includes humanity in its entirety of cultures, religions, social and economic groups, and politics.

Army Community Service

Army Community Service

Promotion Board Question

What relocation services are provided by ACS?

ACS offers pre-move counseling, overseas orientation, relocation planning, and lending closets.

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.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you check if the casualty is breathing?

Place your ear near the casualty's mouth, looking at the chest, and look for the chest to rise and fall, hear the sound of breathing, and feel the air move on your ear.

Humvees

Humvees

Promotion Board Question

What is a Class 1 leak?

A slow leak that causes wetness, but no drops.

SHARP

SHARP

Promotion Board Question

What is the DoD Safe Helpline, and how should soldiers be made aware of it?

The DoD Safe Helpline is a DoD resource providing crisis intervention and facilitating victim reporting by connecting callers to the nearest SARC and other resources. Soldiers should be made aware of it through marketing materials and other communications and outreach products and it should be posted on unit bulletin boards and social media sites, installation websites and media, and unit homepages.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

When should you NOT insert an NPA?

If the casualty is leaking a clear fluid from their ears or nose.

Army Retention

Army Retention

Promotion Board Question

What are the citizenship qualifications for reenlistment?

The Soldier must be a U.S. citizen, national, or lawfully admitted permanent resident.

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What are the 4 primary missions of the Armed Forces that may require large numbers of ground forces or the ready availability of large numbers of Soldiers?

Conducting prompt and sustained combat incident to operations on land, seizing, occupying, and defending land areas, providing logistics and support to enable joint campaigns, and providing support for stability, security, transition, and reconstruction operations.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

At what point should you begin Tactical Evacuation Care

If on your own, once Tactical Field Care is complete. However, if you have a battle-buddy available, have them begin as soon as the enemy is neutralized.

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