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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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
The safety prevents the sear from releasing the firing pin and blocks the weapon from firing when placed on safe.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
If direct pressure is insufficient to control the bleeding, but the bleeding is not spurting.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Resident PME, functional courses, advanced civil schooling, fellowships, and credentialing opportunities.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The command Rear, MARCH is given.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Direct pressure, pressure dressings, and a tourniquet.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Direct Mission Essential Task List.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
A review is a military ceremony used to honor a visiting official and to present decorations and awards.
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Humvees
Humvees
Promotion Board Question
Driving through mud, sand, and snow, off road slippery conditions
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Promotion Board Question
Ready and Resilient Campaign.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
I am prepared to give my life in America's defense.
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M240
M240
Promotion Board Question
Fire directed along the longest axis of a target .
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Promotion Board Question
A period of time where soldiers are only eligible for promotion if they are clearly ahead of their peers.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
When a greater degree of muzzle control and readiness to respond to threats or weapon retention is necessary.
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.
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SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Prevention of Sexual Harassment.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Communications, positioning, navigation, and timing.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
1. Identify the need for counseling 2. Prepare the counseling session 3. Conduct the counseling 4. Follow-up
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Preparation, activities, and recovery.
Army Community Service
Army Community Service
Promotion Board Question
ACS provides job search assistance, résumé preparation, career counseling, and employment workshops.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The guidon bearer assumes the raised guidon position.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Grasp case and attempt to remove, cycle weapon and attempt to fire. If this fails, pull charging handle to the rear while holding case.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
The development and application of cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal capabilities to handle the stress and complexity of military operations.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
I am dedicated to and can trust America.
Army Emergency Relief
Army Emergency Relief
Promotion Board Question
Helping the Army Take Care of Its Own.
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Army History
Army History
Promotion Board Question
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword
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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
Bolt and backplate assembly, receiver assembly, feed slide assembly and tray, top cover assembly, feed throat assembly, and sear assembly.
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M2 .50 Cal
M2 .50 Cal
Promotion Board Question
The barrel assembly, the backplate assembly, the drive spring assembly, the bolt assembly, the barrel extension assembly.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The commander will remove the DA Form 268 and counsel the Soldier on the importance of maintaining body composition and the potential for future re-enrollment if standards are not maintained.
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
Inspection, unit sweep, command-directed, rehabilitation, or consent-based testing.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
If the casualty is leaking a clear fluid from their ears or nose.
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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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Humvees
Humvees
Promotion Board Question
Beneath the windshield washer reservoir
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Failure to feed, failure to fire, failure to extract, and failure to eject.
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Operations
Operations
Promotion Board Question
A military action, consisting of two or more related tactical actions, designed to achieve a strategic objective, in whole or in part.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
A land force unequaled in skill, adaptability, professionalism, and power.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Laser Marksmanship Training System
Army Community Service
Army Community Service
Promotion Board Question
ACS provides pre-deployment, deployment, post-deployment, and sustainment support services.
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.
Army Retention
Army Retention
Promotion Board Question
Disciplinary record, nonjudicial punishment, aptitude scores, evaluations, duty performance, potential, leadership, standards adherence, career progression, and combinations of these.
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
Carrying a weapon or wearing a duty belt.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
It can tailor and deploy forces to meet a wide range of missions.
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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.
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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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