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
Directive, non-directive, and combination.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Soldier Performance Readiness Center
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The soldier must be flagged, counseled, and make progress to meet the standard.
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
NCOs can encourage early help-seeking by fostering trust, deglamorizing alcohol use, and educating Soldiers about the protections of self-referral.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Yes, in unrestricted reports, victims can request expedited transfers to another unit or installation.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Alpha, US Military, Bravo, US Civilian, Charlie, Non US Military, Delta, Non US Civilian, Echo Enemy Military.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
I am an American fighting in the forces that guard my country and our way of life, I am prepared to give my life in their defense.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
The Assistant Secretary of the Army
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Within 24 hours of notification, commanders must take several actions, including notifying the SARC and USACID office, advising the victim of the need to preserve evidence, assisting with or providing transportation if needed, asking if the victim needs a support person, facilitating a SAFE if requested, ensuring medical care is provided, coordinating initial interviews, ensuring the victim is advised of available resources, ensuring a safety assessment is completed, advising the victim of reporting options and the CATCH program.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Strategic, Organizational, and Direct.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Security at pick-up site.
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Cancellation of any portion of an unexecuted punishment.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Present a complaint to the command without fear of intimidation, reprisal, or harassment, Communicate with the commander concerning their complaints, Receive assistance when submitting a complaint, Receive training on the Army’s EO complaint and appeals process.
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 Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Personnel who meet this regulation’s standards and become pregnant will be exempt from the standards for the duration of the pregnancy plus the period of 180 days after the pregnancy ends.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
They are Half Step, Left Step, Right Step, and Backward March.
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Promotion Board Question
Community Health Promotion Council
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The colors halt 10 steps in front of and centered on the company.
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Promotion Board Question
Court-martial, civil conviction, or administrative action .
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Shaping operational environments allows combatant commanders to reassure partners and deter aggression while establishing conditions that support the potential employment of joint forces.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Shape the operational environment, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, consolidate gains, sustain the force, engage with partners, and integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
SARCs, Victim Advocates, Healthcare Providers, Champlain, and friends and family as long as friends and family don't tell chain of command or law enforcement.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
The slope of the terrain, wind, what the terrain is made of, weather, clothing, visibility, and weight of rucksack.
Army Emergency Relief
Army Emergency Relief
Promotion Board Question
Interest-free loan, grant, or a combination of both.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Title 10, United States Code.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
To be eligible for an expedited transfer, a Soldier who filed a restricted report must convert their report to an unrestricted report.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
To fight for independence from British rule.
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Training (Units & Developing Leaders)
Promotion Board Question
Integrated training environment.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Extended Cold Weather Clothing System
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Enlisted Promotions & Reductions
Promotion Board Question
Decentralized (Company level for ranks E2 to E4), Semi-Centralized (Battalion level for ranks E5 and E6), and Centralized (Big Army Level for ranks E7 to E9).
Army Substance Abuse Program
Army Substance Abuse Program
Promotion Board Question
ASAP involves commanders, SUDCC providers, legal personnel, chaplains, and unit prevention leaders (UPLs).
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Physical readiness, mental readiness, nutritional readiness, sleep readiness, and spiritual readiness.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
Winning is the achievement of the purpose of an operation and the fulfillment of its objectives.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
Units with special ceremonial uniforms (like The Old Guard).
Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention
Promotion Board Question
Army Suicide Prevention Program
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Alpha, Panels, Bravo, Pyrotechnics, Charlie, Smoke, Delta, None, Echo, Other.
Army Community Service
Army Community Service
Promotion Board Question
An installation must have 500 or more active duty Soldiers, authorization by HQDA, and space provided by the garrison commander.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Deferments are categorized by proponent-defined reasons aligned to operational requirements, medical or administrative conditions, and validation by the proponent or command authority.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Lima, Litter, Alpha, and Ambulatory.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Requests for early release or early graduation are governed by proponent and school policies and are considered on a case-by-case basis if allowed by the course proponent.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Trainer, mentor, advisor, and communicator.
The Army
The Army
Promotion Board Question
State military force and operational reserve for the Regular Army.
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
Sparse features, heat mirages, and sand obscuring paths.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Ends are the desired leader outcomes; ways are how the Army achieves them; means are the resources of will, time, people, and funding.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
The Assistant Secretary of the Army
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Snow and ice can obscure features; magnetic compasses may be unreliable
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Commanders that lead a global or regional level, such as generals.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The command is AS YOU WERE.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
Army leaders must understand that effective counseling helps achieve desired goals and effects, manages expectations, and improves the organization.
Drill & Ceremony
Drill & Ceremony
Promotion Board Question
The command sergeant major is responsible.
Code of Conduct & SERE
Code of Conduct & SERE
Promotion Board Question
I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.
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
Description of the pickup site.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
Soldiers hospitalized for 30 continuous days or more will be exempt from the requirements of this regulation for the duration of the hospitalization and the recovery period as defined by their profile.
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Reduction in either the quantity or quality of a punishment.
Army Community Service
Army Community Service
Promotion Board Question
Family Advocacy Program.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
When it supports a political cause, is used for business, at protests, hate group events, or if it makes the Army look bad.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Engage only if target is positively identified as enemy.
Military Justice
Military Justice
Promotion Board Question
Return of rights, privileges, or property affected by punishment.
NCO Development
NCO Development
Promotion Board Question
Noncommissioned Officer Education System.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
The physics of what happens to a round inside the m4, before it leaves the barrel.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Contour lines that are thick and numbered to show the exact elevation at that level. Typically every 5th line will be indexed.
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
The commander has 3 working days to Flag the Soldier using DA Form 268 and 2 working days from initiation of DA Form 268 to counsel and enroll the Soldier in the ABCP.
Wear & Appearance
Wear & Appearance
Promotion Board Question
It should sit 1 inch above the eyebrows, with the badge over the left eye and the extra fabric pulled to the right.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
DD Form 2910 (Victim Reporting Preference Statement).
Army Body Composition
Army Body Composition
Promotion Board Question
DA Form 268 and DA Forms 5500 or 5501 will be uploaded to iPERMS and maintained for 36 months from date of upload or until separation.
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