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Board Questions for E-3 Privates Second Class

The following list of board questions are designed to be answered by E-3 Private First Class who have gotten a hang of their everyday duties. They are randomly ordered, and cover a wide area of topics. Study these board questions if you are preparing to go to the soldier of the month board, or if you are preparing for your promotion board and want to make sure you have the basics down. These questions will help you understand what types of questions will be asked, and figure out what topics you need to study more.

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Wear & Appearance

Wear & Appearance

Promotion Board Question

Why do leaders check Soldiers' uniforms during inspections?

To make sure Soldiers have what they need, wear only approved items, and buy from approved sources.

M240

M240

Promotion Board Question

What is grazing fire?

When the center of the cone of fire does not rise above one meter .

NCO Common Core Competencies

NCO Common Core Competencies

Promotion Board Question

What is Training Management?

NCOs are directly responsible for training individual Soldiers, crews, and small teams.

Military Justice

Military Justice

Promotion Board Question

What rights are provided under Article 31?

No person may compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer any question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him.

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).

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.

SHARP

SHARP

Promotion Board Question

What is the role of the SARC and VA?

They provide advocacy, help victims access services, explain reporting options, and support victims throughout the process.

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.

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Prevention

Promotion Board Question

What are the 5 overarching strategies of suicide prevention?

1: Developing positive life coping skills, 2: Encouraging help-seeking behavior, 3: Raising awareness of, and vigilance towards, suicide prevention, 4: Synchronizing, integrating, and managing the Army Suicide Prevention Program, and 5: Conducting suicide surveillance, analysis, and reporting.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

When should you apply a pressure dressing to control bleeding?

If direct pressure is insufficient to control the bleeding, but the bleeding is not spurting.

Operations

Operations

Promotion Board Question

What is a major operation?

A military action, consisting of two or more related tactical actions, designed to achieve a strategic objective, in whole or in part.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

How do you correct a double feed?

Remove the magazine, clear the weapon, confirm the chamber area is clear, secure a new loaded magazine into the magazine well, and chamber and lock a round.

First Aid

First Aid

Promotion Board Question

What does the acronym COLD stand for?

Keep it Clean, Avoid Overdressing, wear clothing Loose, and Keep clothing Dry.

Holistic Health & Fitness

Holistic Health & Fitness

Promotion Board Question

What is Nutritional Readiness?

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

NCO Common Core Competencies

NCO Common Core Competencies

Promotion Board Question

What are Specified duties?

Those related to jobs and positions, mainly military occupational specialty related duties.

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship

Promotion Board Question

How do you correct a bolt override?

Remove magazine. Pull charging handle as far rearward as possible. Strike charging handle forward. If this fails, pull charging handle to the rear a second time, use tool or finger to hold the bolt to the rear, sharply send charging handle forward.

Counseling

Counseling

Promotion Board Question

What are the five qualities of an effective counselor?

Respect for subordinates, Self-Awareness, Cultural Awareness, Empathy, Credibility.

The Army

The Army

Promotion Board Question

What is meant by the Army to be "flexible"?

It can tailor and deploy forces to meet a wide range of missions.

NCO Common Core Competencies

NCO Common Core Competencies

Promotion Board Question

What is Operations?

Mission command is the Army’s approach to command and control that empowers subordinate decision-making and decentralized execution appropriate to the situation.

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