The following list of board questions are designed to be answered by E-4 Specialists who are getting ready to become NCOs. 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.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
AR 623-3
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The Deputy Chief of Staff, G–1 is the approval authority for exceptions to this regulation.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
The Assistant Secretary of the Army
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
21 guns.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Because they lacked the capability to seize and hold land, secure populations, and consolidate gains.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
A method of locating or plotting an unknown position from a known point by giving a direction and a distance along that direction line is called polar plot.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Limited visibility, dense vegetation, and unreliable terrain association.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
They are Half Step, Left Step, Right Step, and Backward March.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
State military force and operational reserve for the Regular Army.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
A straight line where the hair would normally part.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
The non-directive approach to counseling places more responsibility on the subordinate to identify problems and develop solutions.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
At BDE and higher level.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The command is AS YOU WERE.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The physics of what happens to a round as it flies through the air, from leaving the barrel until it touches the target.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
These contour lines resemble dashes. They show changes in elevation of at least one-half the contour interval. Supplementary lines are normally found where there is very little change in elevation, such as on fairly level terrain.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Responsiveness, Breathing, Pulse, Bleeding, Shock, Fractures, Burns, and Head injury.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Sparse features, heat mirages, and sand obscuring paths.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Army Values, empathy, Warrior Ethos, and discipline.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Company commanders and below.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Method of marking pick-up site.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Operational adaptability is the ability to respond effectively to changing conditions and it requires versatile and flexible forces.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
A transparent sheet placed over a map to show tactical or operational data.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
DA Form 7279
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
The Medal of Honor.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Field Medical Card
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
DD Form 2910 (Victim Reporting Preference Statement).
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Counter terrorism and irregular warfare, deter and defeat aggression, project power despite anti-access and area denial challenges, counter weapons of mass destruction, operate effectively in cyberspace and space, maintain a safe and secure nuclear deterrent, defend the homeland and provide support to civil authorities, provide a stabilizing presence, conduct stability and counterinsurgency operations, and conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Engage targets not positively identified as friendly.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Commanders that lead at the brigade and battalion levels.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Set the necessary command climate.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
Army leaders must understand that effective counseling helps achieve desired goals and effects, manages expectations, and improves the organization.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
The Assistant Secretary of the Army
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
Yes
Customs & Courtesies
Customs & Courtesies
Promotion Board Question
The Installation Commander.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Cut and fill.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
1. Someone in a higher echelon of the complainant’s chain of command 2. Inspector General 3. Chaplain (Confidential) 4. Provost marshal 5. Medical agency personnel 6. Staff judge advocate 7. Chief, Community Housing Referral and Relocation Services Office.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
S2
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
To assume greater responsibility and increase expertise.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Winning is the achievement of the purpose of an operation and the fulfillment of its objectives.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Bend and reach, Rear lunge, Rower, Squat-bender, Windmill, Forward lunge, Prone row, Bent-leg body twist, and Pushup.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Strategic, Organizational, and Direct.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Title 10, United States Code.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
The Army provides tailored force packages to provide required capabilities.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Optimization, Individualization, and Immersion.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
1. The installation sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) 2. Installation victim advocates (IVA) 3. Unit victim advocates (UVAs).
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Company and BN levels.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Mental agility, sound judgement, innovation, interpersonal tact, and expertise.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
November, Nuclear, Bravo, Biological, Charlie, Chemical.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Chaplains
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