The following list of board questions are designed to be answered by E-1 Privates who have recently graduated from basic training. 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.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Tattoos that are offensive or not respectful.
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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
By air cooling using radiation, conduction, and convection.
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MATVs
MATVs
Promotion Board Question
A fast leak that causes drops that fall.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The 12 to 18 inch spherical area near the soldier's chin where the majority of weapon manipulations take place.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
If the casualty shows clear signs of death, or giving them aid would put your life in danger.
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Humvees
Humvees
Promotion Board Question
A medium leak that causes drops to form, but don't fall.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
A line that is only one element in depth.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
The Army operates in all domains, converging its capabilities to control land.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Any action that unlawfully or unjustly results in unequal treatment of persons or groups based on race, color, gender, national origin or religion.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The placement of the aligned sights on the target.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Behaviors related to poor self-control or volatility that drive the leader to act erratically or unpredictably.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
An area of high ground. From a hilltop, the ground slopes down in all directions.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
A person's biological classification as male or female, including how individuals identify and express their gender.
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MATVs
MATVs
Promotion Board Question
A medium leak that causes drops to form, but don't fall.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
It ensures the soldier has the physical conditioning to fight and win wars.
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SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Restricted and Unrestricted.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
The projection of your belief in your ability to accomplish the mission and retain composure and demonstrate calm through steady control over emotion.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Yes, if they don't stretch the earlobes.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Tattoos that put down someone because of their gender.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
Six paces before and held until six paces after.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Side of neck (carotid), ankle (dorsalis pedis), wrist (radial), and groin (femoral).
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Carrying a casualty over your shoulder.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
A deliberate, continuous, and progressive process that grows Soldiers into competent, committed, professional leaders of character.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Sleep is where physical progress happens. You get stronger during recovery to the stimulus, not the stimulus itself. It also maximizes mental readiness, as cognition is crucial to winning wars.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
The Army provides communications, engineering, and logistics support to other Services.
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M240
M240
Promotion Board Question
Feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, cocking.
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MATVs
MATVs
Promotion Board Question
A slow leak that causes wetness, but no drops.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Tattoos that show hate or support for hate groups.
Army Retention
Army Retention
Promotion Board Question
Any commander in the Soldier’s chain of command.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Selector on Fire, Magazine in, chamber is loaded.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Air, land, maritime, space, and cyberspace.
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Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Semi aka semi automatic, Automatic, and Burst.
Army Retention
Army Retention
Promotion Board Question
To sustain personnel readiness by reenlisting qualified Soldiers, transferring Soldiers to the Reserve Components, aligning force structure, and supporting special programs.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Army Training Requirements and Resources System.
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First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
In care under fire, or if the wound is spurting blood (arterial wound).
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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Mk 19
Mk 19
Promotion Board Question
A three-dimensional volume defined by the dispersion of projectiles fired from the weapon.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Lay a straight-edged piece of paper on the map so that the edge touches both points and extends past them. Make a tick mark on the edge of the paper at each point. Move the paper to the graphic bar scale. Align the right tick mark with a printed number in the primary scale so that the left tick mark is in the extension scale. The primary scale gives the whole unit distance, and the extension scale gives smaller increments.
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Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Elevation and the shape of the terrain.
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