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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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Small, medium, and large.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Trust, discipline, and shared experience.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Laser Marksmanship Training System
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Alpha – Alert, Victor – Responds to voice, Papa – Responds to pain, Uniform – Unconscious
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Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Have genuine concern for subordinate health and welfare, provide help when it doesn't compromise the mission, earn their respect, and prepare subordinates through tough realistic training that prepares them for the hazards and dangers of combat.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Promotion Board Question
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.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Restoring Soldiers’ physical fitness levels that enable them to safely progress to their previous level of physical conditioning.
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SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
To be treated with dignity, receive medical care, confidentiality, be informed of case progress, and request transfers or protective orders.
NCO Common Core Competencies
NCO Common Core Competencies
Promotion Board Question
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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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
Command and control, movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, and protection.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Shared identity and service within a culture of trust.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
An eye-safe laser that is used to boresight optics, iron sights, and aiming lasers.
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
In civilian attire, Engaged in routine work if the salute would interfere, Carrying articles with both hands so occupied as to make saluting impractical, Working as a member of a detail or engaged in sports or social functions where saluting would present a safety hazard, In public places such as theaters, churches, and in public conveyances, In the ranks of a formation.
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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
In a chemical environment or when clothing is stuck to the wound.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
It supports the Soldier’s ability to move, shoot, and communicate effectively in all environments.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The air resistance that slows a bullet down.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Enrollment starts on the day the Soldier is notified by the unit commander.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
It is the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Guide
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
Respect for subordinates, Self-Awareness, Cultural Awareness, Empathy, Credibility.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Because the axis that the Earth's spins on points at it.
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
SUDCC is responsible for assessing, treating, and providing clinical oversight for Soldiers enrolled in the Army’s substance use treatment program.
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Summary Court-Martial.
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
“To the Colors” is played and the flag is lowered.
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Sponsorship
Sponsorship
Promotion Board Question
Sponsors should be equal or higher in grade, the same sex and marital status when possible, and familiar with the unit and community.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
For all specialists, corporals, and sergeants who are eligible for advancement without waivers In accordance with AR 600-8-19.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Yes, but good leaders know when to escalate things.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
A healthful and safe weight loss program includes nutrition, physical activity, and behavior modification.
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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
A battle or engagement is the employment of lethal or nonlethal actions, designed for a specific purpose relative to the enemy, the terrain, friendly forces, or another entity.
Army Emergency Relief
Army Emergency Relief
Promotion Board Question
After duty hours when more than 50 miles from a military installation.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Reduce weapon signature and reduce barrel lift.
NCO Common Core Competencies
NCO Common Core Competencies
Promotion Board Question
The Army defines leadership as the activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.
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SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
A DoD tool allowing victims to anonymously submit suspect info to identify repeat offenders.
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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
The MK 19 is a 40-mm air-cooled, blowback-operated automatic grenade machine gun that provides suppressive fires against personnel and light vehicles, and is mounted on tripods or weapon stations.
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This website is an extension of The Board Questions Podcast. I created the podcast first because I was ejected from my first board. I was brand new to the Army, just sent on rotation to Germany after OSUT, and my squad leader had it in his head that every one of his soldiers would attend a soldier of them month board. I knew nothing, got chewed up and spit out, and failed. I refused to accept that as a final result.
I decided to build something that I needed. I gathered the questions, studied the regs, and used an AI voice to create The Board Questions Podcast. I used the podcast the study up, I won my battalion's Soldier of the Quarter board, and have worked hard to help as many soldiers as possible prepare.
Not everyone learns from audio, so I built this website. However, if you'd like to suppliment your studies by listening to the podcast as well, each of the topics by difficulty episodes covers the exact same questions that are covered on this site. The podcast even has explainations for each answer, some additional memorizational guides, and repetition chapters to help you go over it while your ear and mind are free, like commuting, playing video games, or doing chores.
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