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.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The 12 to 18 inch spherical area near the soldier's chin where the majority of weapon manipulations take place.
NCO Common Core Competencies
NCO Common Core Competencies
Promotion Board Question
Ensuring soldiers have the info needed to best accomplish the mission.
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MATVs
MATVs
Promotion Board Question
A slow leak that causes wetness, but no drops.
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Promotion Board Question
A tailored group of mission-essential tasks.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Courses may require physical fitness standards as set by the proponent or course when appropriate.
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Army History
Army History
Promotion Board Question
The Articles of Confederation
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Commanders that lead a global or regional level, such as generals.
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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
The Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Commanders will initiate separation, bar to continued service, or involuntary transfer to the Individual Ready Reserve.
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
Preventing substance abuse, restoring impaired Soldiers, and enabling the Army to maintain a strong, healthy, and deployable force.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
The ability to physically engaged with and destroy the enemy.
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Trust. Honorable service. Military expertise. Stewardship. and Esprit de corps.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Zeroing is aligning the sight of the weapon with the weapon’s barrel.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Bear crawl as the casualty clasps their hands (or your tie their hands if unconscious) around the back of your neck.
Army Community Service
Army Community Service
Promotion Board Question
ACS offers pre-move counseling, overseas orientation, relocation planning, and lending closets.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
A carry with the casualty strapped to a litter, carried by 2 or 4 soldiers.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Flagging actions suspend favorable personnel actions.
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship
Promotion Board Question
Assistance provided to departing Soldiers during out-processing.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Open (compound), Closed (simple)
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
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.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Observation and Fields of Fire, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Key Terrain, and Avenues of Approach.
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
They can, but these results are often short-term and do not lead to deep and lasting changes in the soldier.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
A healthful and safe weight loss program includes nutrition, physical activity, and behavior modification.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
DA Form 268 and DA Forms 5500 or 5501 will be uploaded to iPERMS and maintained for 36 months from date of upload or until separation.
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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
Operations to defeat an enemy attack, gain time, economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for offensive or stability operations.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Institutional: formal Army schools and programs; Operational: unit training and experience in deployable units; Self-development: planned, goal-oriented individual learning.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
The non-directive approach to counseling places more responsibility on the subordinate to identify problems and develop solutions.
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Fosters esprit de corps (a jealous regard for one’s own unit), prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction
Army Retention
Army Retention
Promotion Board Question
A bar is a probationary or rehabilitative measure, intended to put a Soldier on notice that they do not meet standards, but are being given a chance to correct the deficiency or shortcoming.
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Promotion Board Question
Accomplishments, demonstrated capacity for leadership, and marked potential .
NCO Common Core Competencies
NCO Common Core Competencies
Promotion Board Question
Direct, Organizational, and Strategic.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Soldiers with major limb loss, on continued active duty or Reserve status, pregnant or postpartum, hospitalized for 30 or more days, or within 6 months of entry to active service.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Casualties are considered casualties while being treated by non-medical soldiers, casualties are considered patients after being handed off to medics and or doctors.
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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
The main effort is a designated subordinate unit whose mission at a given point in time is most critical to overall mission success. The supporting effort is a unit with missions that assist and enable the main effort.
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
To return Soldiers to full duty as quickly as possible, identify those who cannot be rehabilitated, and assist in the transition of those who must be separated.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
The fair treatment of prisoners of war.
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
“To the Colors” is played and the flag is lowered.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
The functional application of strength and endurance.
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Promotion Board Question
Training that occurs in Army schools.
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
A deep understand of why something is important.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The Soldier has 30 days after enrollment in the ABCP to meet with a dietitian or health care provider.
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Humvees
Humvees
Promotion Board Question
Climbing involves going uphill head-on so that the front of the vehicle is a different elevation than the back. Traversing a side slope involves moving sideways along a slope so that driver's side of the vehicle is a different elevation than the passenger's.
Army Retention
Army Retention
Promotion Board Question
At least six years with a commitment to serve four more.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Processing whether the potential target is a threat, a friend, or a non-combatant.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Typically 9 Soldiers.
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M240
M240
Promotion Board Question
650 to 950 rounds per minute.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
Parade rest, stand at ease, at ease, and rest.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
The flattened 2-D image of the world used by most maps.
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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
Ammo is introduced, second round is held by the first set of pawls, first round is on the bolt face, bolt is locked to the rear, safety on safe.
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Pistols
Pistols
Promotion Board Question
The M9 Service pistol is a semi automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated, double and single-action weapon that is chambered for the 9- by 19-mm (millimeter) NATO cartridge.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Place casualty on hard, flat surface, kneel next to casualty's torso, place the lower palm of one hand on the center of the casualty's chest, place other hand on top of the hand, lock your elbows, give 30 compressions 2 inches deep at 100 compressions per minute, allowing the chest to recoil at the end of each compressions. After 30 compressions, open the airway, and give 2 rescue breaths. Repeat until the casualty is revived, you are relieved by a healthcare provider, or until exhaustion requires you to switch with a battle buddy.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The Soldier has 14 days from the notification counseling date to complete and return the Soldier Action Plan to the commander.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
Examples include FALL IN, AT EASE, and REST.
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M2 .50 Cal
M2 .50 Cal
Promotion Board Question
One turn every 15 inches, right hand.
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Army History
Army History
Promotion Board Question
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
A status applied to troops who must be allowed to care for their troops, even if captured. Typically reserved for medics and chaplains.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Remove wet or constrictive clothing, gently wash and dry area, elevate the affected limb, cover it with loose and dry clothing. Do not pop blisters, apply lotions or creams, massage the area, expose it to heat, or allow the soldier to walk. Seek medical attention.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The physics of what happens to a round inside the m4, before it leaves the barrel.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Army Body Composition Program.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Selector on safe, Magazine in, chamber is loaded.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
A line that is only one element in depth.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Destroy them, they are classified.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Promotion Board Question
All Soldiers, Army civilians, and family members.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The wind is not felt, but smoke drifts.
NCO Common Core Competencies
NCO Common Core Competencies
Promotion Board Question
Specified, Directed, and Implied duties.
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Promotion Board Question
Decentralized (Company level for ranks E2 to E4), Semi-Centralized (Battalion level for ranks E5 and E6), and Centralized (Big Army Level for ranks E7 to E9).
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Method of marking pick-up site.
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MATVs
MATVs
Promotion Board Question
A fast leak that causes drops that fall.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Requests for early release or early graduation are governed by proponent and school policies and are considered on a case-by-case basis if allowed by the course proponent.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Core Mission Essential Task List
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Head tilt/chin lift method and Jaw thrust.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Soldier Performance Readiness Center
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
The ability to overcome resistance.
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Through prompt and appropriate action, including but not limited to counseling, training, and Article 15s.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
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.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Because they lacked the capability to seize and hold land, secure populations, and consolidate gains.
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