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You Need To Know First

If you're just looking to pass your P-Board, or want to know the most important things to memorize first, this list of featured board questions is the best place to start. These aren't based on difficulty, they're based on importance. Once you have these 250 questions down, you're not going to answer every question they'll throw at you, but you stand a solid chance at answering enough of them to get your go.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What Army publication covers training?

ADP 7-0.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What does "train as you will fight" mean?

Training under realistic operational conditions.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What are the four steps of an AAR?

Plan, prepare, conduct, and follow-up.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What does TADSS stand for?

Training aids, devices, simulators, and simulations.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What are the four steps of the operations process as applied to training?

Plan, prepare, execute, and assess.

Army Community Service

Army Community Service

Promotion Board Question

What does ACS stand for?

Army Community Service.

Army Community Service

Army Community Service

Promotion Board Question

How is ACS staffed?

ACS is staffed primarily by Department of the Army Civilians and augmented by volunteers.

Army Community Service

Army Community Service

Promotion Board Question

What does EFMP stand for?

Exceptional Family Member Program.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What does UCMJ stand for?

Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What article covers nonjudicial punishment?

Article 15.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

Who may impose an Article 15?

Any commanding officer.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

When did the UCMJ become law?

1951

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

How many articles are in the UCMJ?

146 and 12 sub articles.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is one time a Soldier cannot refuse Article 15 and demand trial?

When embarked in a vessel.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is mitigation?

Reduction in either the quantity or quality of a punishment.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is remission?

Cancellation of any portion of an unexecuted punishment.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is setting aside?

Action that erases the punishment or its effects.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is restoration?

Return of rights, privileges, or property affected by punishment.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What is vacation of suspended punishment?

The removal of the suspension and execution of the punishment.

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.

Code of Conduct & SERE

Code of Conduct & SERE

Promotion Board Question

If you become a prisoner of war, what info are you allowed & required to give your captors?

Name, rank, DoD ID, and date of birth. That's it.

Code of Conduct & SERE

Code of Conduct & SERE

Promotion Board Question

How many articles are in the Code of Conduct?

6

Enlisted Promotions & Reductions

Enlisted Promotions & Reductions

Promotion Board Question

What is the time in grade & time in service requirement for promotion to Sergeant (E5) in the secondary zone?

6 months TIG and 18 months TIS.

Operations

Operations

Promotion Board Question

What is METT-TC?

The six mission variables.

Operations

Operations

Promotion Board Question

What ADP covers Operations?

ADP 3-0.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship

Promotion Board Question

What is the purpose of the Total Army Sponsorship Program?

Helps commanders exercise their responsibility for the successful reception and integration of Soldiers and Families into their unit, installation, facility, and community.

Land Nav

Land Nav

Promotion Board Question

How far away is an explosion if you hear a bang 1 second after the flash?

One fifth of a mile or one third of a kilometer.

Land Nav

Land Nav

Promotion Board Question

What is a "Deliberate Offset" and what is it used for?

Shooting an azimuth a little too far to the left or right. Used when the target is close to a linear feature, and you want to hit that linear feature an know with certainty that the target is to your left or right.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What is "sight picture"?

The placement of the aligned sights on the target.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

How can you determine the wind speed is 0-3 miles per hour?

The wind is not felt, but smoke drifts.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

Will an ammo can filled with sand stop a .556 round?

Yes

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What is the difference between a switch (aka circuitry) shot and a timer (aka hydraulic) shot?

A switch shot immediately incapacitates a target, and a timer shot hits the target in a way that they will incapacitate slowly. Does the target "switch off" or do they lose "hydraulic" blood pressure, meaning they can still fight until they expire.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

What is the mean point of impact?

The center of the shot group.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

What is an occlusive dressing?

A chest seal, used to prevent air from entering a chest wound during inhalation.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How should you remove clothing from a burn, lifting the clothing away, or pull the cloth over the burn?

Lift clothing away.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

If a casualty has frostbite on their hands and they are also hypothermic, which condition should you treat first?

Hypothermia.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

When should you choose mouth to nose rescue breathing instead of mouth to mouth?

When injury prevent you from forming an airtight seal on the casualty's mouth.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

How do you treat heat stroke?

Cool casualty as rapidly as possible by whatever means available. Remove clothing, immerse casualty in cold water, use ice buckets, use ice packs, and fan entire body. Stop cooling if shivering occurs. seek medical aid and evacuate casualty immediately. Do not give casualty anything by mouth.

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 does your grooming, cleanliness, and outward appearance signal to others?

Your professionalism.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is a standard?

A mark for performance to assess execution of tasks, as well as compliance with established policy and law.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What are the three major categories of the Leadership Requirements Model?

Be, Know, Do.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is the textbook definition of leadership?

Leadership is influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to complete the mission and improve the organization.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What are the 6 minor categories of the Leadership Requirements Model?

Character, presence, intellect, Lead, Develop, and Achieve.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What are the most common reasons that soldiers resist directives from their leaders?

A lack of trust, lack of understanding, or concerns about well-being.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

What is the most important leader responsibility in the Army?

Prepare the soldier for combat.

Army Leadership

Army Leadership

Promotion Board Question

How can you increase your rapport with your soldiers?

Having genuine interest in their well-being, offering praise for a job well done, and taking time to understand their position on an issue.

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Training (Units & Developing Leaders)

Promotion Board Question

What are the steps of the 8 Step Training Model?

1. Plan the Training. 2. Train & Certify Leaders. 3. Recon Training Sites. 4. Issue the Operations Order. 5. Rehearse. 6. Train. 7. Conduct AAR. 8. Retrain.

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