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.
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.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
Army leaders must understand that effective counseling helps achieve desired goals and effects, manages expectations, and improves the organization.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
A transparent sheet placed over a map to show tactical or operational data.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
ATP 6-22.1
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Medical care, counseling, chaplain services, and legal assistance.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Gets results.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
1. The installation sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) 2. Installation victim advocates (IVA) 3. Unit victim advocates (UVAs).
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Physical readiness, mental readiness, nutritional readiness, sleep readiness, and spiritual readiness.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Shadow stick method and using a watch with the sun.
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.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Snow and ice can obscure features; magnetic compasses may be unreliable
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
DA Form 7279 (Equal Opportunity Complaint Form).
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Yes, in unrestricted reports, victims can request expedited transfers to another unit or installation.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
Chain of command, law enforcement, SARCs, VAs, Healthcare Providers.
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.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Index, Intermediate, and Supplementary.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
40,000 square feet.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Optimization, Individualization, and Immersion.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Responsiveness, Breathing, Pulse, Bleeding, Shock, Fractures, Burns, and Head injury.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Yes, but the commander must decide if enough information exists to proceed.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Limited visibility, dense vegetation, and unreliable terrain association.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
1. Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction (PMI). 2. Downrange feedback range firing. 3. Field firing. 4. Advanced Rifle Marksmanship (ARM). 5. Advanced optics, lasers, and iron sights. Use the mnemonic PDFAA
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
November, Nuclear, Bravo, Biological, Charlie, Chemical.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Universal Transverse Mercator Grid
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Casualties are considered casualties while being treated by non-medical soldiers, casualties are considered patients after being handed off to medics and or doctors.
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
Cut and fill.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Because the line of sight is a straight line, and the arc that the bullet travels intersects that line twice.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
No, MPOs issued by commanders are not enforceable off-post by state or local law enforcement.
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.
Holistic Health & Fitness
Holistic Health & Fitness
Promotion Board Question
Soldier Performance Readiness Center
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Description of the pickup site.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
S2
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
When the leader takes a clear, active role in guiding the counseling session.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
DA Form 7746
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
15 years
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
Sparse features, heat mirages, and sand obscuring paths.
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
AR 635-200 Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations.
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Rifle & Carbine Marksmanship
Promotion Board Question
Engage only if target is positively identified as enemy.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
To assume greater responsibility and increase expertise.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Army Values, empathy, Warrior Ethos, and discipline.
Land Nav
Land Nav
Promotion Board Question
Observation and Fields of Fire, Cover and Concealment, Obstacles, Key Terrain, and Avenues of Approach.
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Leads others, Extends influence beyond the chain of command, Builds trust, Leads by example, and Communicates.
First Aid
First Aid
Promotion Board Question
Alpha, US Military, Bravo, US Civilian, Charlie, Non US Military, Delta, Non US Civilian, Echo Enemy Military.
SHARP
SHARP
Promotion Board Question
DD Form 2910 (Victim Reporting Preference Statement).
Counseling
Counseling
Promotion Board Question
AR 623-3
Army Leadership
Army Leadership
Promotion Board Question
Fosters esprit de corps (a jealous regard for one’s own unit), prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession.
Equal Opportunity
Equal Opportunity
Promotion Board Question
Yes, Commanders are required to provide timely feedback to subordinates with 30 days of conducting the Command Climate Survey