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To reinforce positive behavior and superior performance.

6 months

Physical Readiness Training.

Holistic Health and Fitness.

FM 7-22

The ability to meet the physical demands of duty or combat through strength, endurance, mobility, and resilience.

The capacity to sustain health and optimize performance by consuming the right foods and fluids in the right amounts at the right times.

The capacity to obtain adequate, quality sleep to restore brain function, enhance decision-making, and support overall health and performance.

The development and application of cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal capabilities to handle the stress and complexity of military operations.

The ability to maintain one’s core beliefs, values, and sense of purpose, especially in the face of adversity or moral challenges.

Optimization, Individualization, and Immersion.

Physical readiness, mental readiness, nutritional readiness, sleep readiness, and spiritual readiness.

Bend and reach, Rear lunge, Rower, Squat-bender, Windmill, Forward lunge, Prone row, Bent-leg body twist, and Pushup.

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

AR 670-1

Their professionalism.

A natural hair color.

No

Yes

If it stops a Soldier from wearing helmets or safety gear the right way, or is considered extreme.

No

Combat, PT, hospital, kitchen, field, or other work uniforms.

So it looks like it's flying as the Soldier moves forward.

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

No

No

In the field, overseas, in aircraft, or when told by their commander.

Only Soldiers whose hair doesn't part naturally.

It should sit 1 inch above the eyebrows, with the badge over the left eye and the extra fabric pulled to the right.

Chaplains

Only one on each wrist (an activity tracker, pedometer, or heart rate monitor may be added).

“Present, Arms.”

The junior person.

AR 600-25

Unknown.

Carrying a weapon or wearing a duty belt.

A 50 gun salute.

The Medal of Honor.

The Installation Commander.

Approximately 40 seconds.

No

The Army Substance Abuse Program.

Yes

Eliminating the perception that alcohol is necessary for social, ritual, or celebratory events.

Yes

A unit sweep is a type of inspection testing where all or part of a unit is tested for illegal drug use, and it must be ordered by the commander.

AR 600-85

When drinking leads to a failure to fulfill duties, poses a danger to self or others, or violates law or Army regulations.

The commander or the soldier.

Command-directed testing is ordered by a commander to determine if a Soldier is using substances; rehabilitation testing monitors a Soldier’s abstinence after enrollment in ASAP.

After referral, the Soldier receives a clinical assessment, and if diagnosed with a substance use disorder, they are enrolled in a treatment plan tailored to their needs.

Prime for Life is a mandatory alcohol and drug prevention education course for all Soldiers enrolled in SUDCC or referred for substance-related incidents.

High-risk indicators include changes in behavior, poor duty performance, legal issues, frequent absences, mood swings, financial trouble, and signs of intoxication.

The left foot is the leading foot.

All stationary movements are given from the Position of Attention.

It is “The Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States,” written by Baron von Steuben.

TC 3-21.5 covers Drill and Ceremony.

To render honors, preserve tradition, and stimulate esprit de corps.

The arrangement of elements of a unit in a prescribed manner.

Double time is 180 steps per minute.

A step is measured from heel to heel.

The command is AS YOU WERE.

You pivot on the balls of both feet.

14 June 1775.

Air, land, maritime, space, and cyberspace.

Loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage.

This We’ll Defend.

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

The purposeful reliance by one Service on another Service’s capabilities to maximize the complementary and reinforcing effects of both.

To deploy, fight, and win our Nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt, and sustained land dominance by Army forces across the full spectrum of conflict as part of the joint force.

Preventing conflict includes all activities that deter adversary military actions which threaten allies or partners and deny them the ability to achieve objectives counter to U.S. interests.

Shaping operational environments allows combatant commanders to reassure partners and deter aggression while establishing conditions that support the potential employment of joint forces.

Winning is the achievement of the purpose of an operation and the fulfillment of its objectives.

Operational adaptability is the ability to respond effectively to changing conditions and it requires versatile and flexible forces.

It establishes the Army’s role to conduct prompt and sustained combat on land.

Ensure all Soldiers achieve and maintain optimal fat levels and performance under all conditions.

Army Body Composition Program.

Personnel who meet this regulation’s standards and become pregnant will be exempt from the standards for the duration of the pregnancy plus the period of 180 days after the pregnancy ends.

The soldier must be flagged, counseled, and make progress to meet the standard.

DA Form 268.

DA Form 5500 is used for male Soldiers and DA Form 5501 is used for female Soldiers to document body fat assessments.

20%

30%

An after-action review.

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

BLC is a non-MOS, field-oriented basic leader course; ALC is MOS-specific, hands-on technical training.

Noncommissioned Officer Academies.

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

Ask, Care, Escort.

AR 600-92

Ask, Care, Escort.

Army Suicide Prevention Program

Army Emergency Relief

Through voluntary contributions, unsolicited contributions, loan repayments, and income from investments.

Interest-free loan, grant, or a combination of both.

One dollar a month for three months.

AER 101

1) Confirm you have a valid emergency financial need. 2) Choose your access route. 3) Gather required identification. 4) Complete the application. 5) Submit through your chosen route. 6) Complete the AER interview and documentation,

To sustain personnel readiness by reenlisting qualified Soldiers, transferring Soldiers to the Reserve Components, aligning force structure, and supporting special programs.

AR 601-280