Army Study Guide Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering Army values, divisional history, counseling procedures, training models, regulations, and equipment specifications.

Army values

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

Army priorities

Warfighter readiness, partnerships, transformation, and strengthening the Army profession.

25th Infantry Division

An Army division formed on October 1st, 1941, after Pearl Harbor in December 1941.

Tropic Lightning

The nickname for the 25th ID based on its activation in Hawaii and its history of rapid response.

Three purposes of counseling

Performance counseling, professional growth, and event counseling.

DA Form 4856

The specific form used for conducting Army counseling sessions.

4 basic counseling steps

Open the session, discuss the issue, develop a plan, and close the counseling.

Initial counseling timeline

A session that must be completed within $30\,days$ of a Soldier's arrival.

AR 600-9

The Army regulation that covers the Army Body Composition Program.

Army Body Composition Program goals

To maintain readiness, fitness, health, professionalism, and military appearance.

Soldier Body Fat non-compliance actions

Notification counseling, Soldier Action Plan, and nutrition counseling.

Commander Flagging Timeline

The commander has $3\,days$ to flag a Soldier for exceeding body fat standards.

NCOPD

Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development.

NCOES schools

Education systems including BLC, ALC, SLC, and MLC.

Developmental counseling

A process that supports leader development and mentorship.

DA Form 600-25

A form related to the developmental counseling process.

TIMS

Team Initiated Problem Solving.

Goal of TIMS

To build cohesive teams and empower NCOs with leadership skills.

Five factors of effective teams

Psychological safety, dependability, structure and clarity, meaning of work, and impact of work.

AR 600-52

The regulation covering the SHARP program.

SHARP reporting types

Restricted and unrestricted reporting.

SHARP reporting methods

Formal, informal, and anonymous reporting.

8 steps of the training model

Plan, train the trainer, recon the site, issue the order, rehearse, execute, evaluate training, and retrain.

Three training domains

Institutional, operational, and self-development.

METL

Mission Essential Task List.

MDMP

Military Decision-Making Process.

PMESII-PT

Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment, and Time.

METT-TC

Mission, Enemy, Terrain and Weather, Troops, Time available, and Civil considerations.

AR 350-1

The regulation covering Army Training and Leader Development.

THADS

Training, Holding, Administering, and Developing Soldiers.

Lowest level of METL

Company level.

AR 601-280

The regulation covering Army retention.

HQDA Army G1

The authority who determines Army retention.

DA Form 4836

A form used for the reenlistment oath.

AR 600-25

The regulation covering salutes, honors, and courtesy.

AR 608-18

The regulation covering the Family Advocacy Program (FAP).

SFL-TAP

Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program.

SFL-TAP start timelines

$24\,months$ before retirement and $18\,months$ before ETS.

SFL-TAP Capstone

The stage where a commander verifies the Soldier completed transition requirements.

AR 600-20 Chapter 6

The regulation covering Equal Opportunity (EO).

AR 600-8-19

The regulation covering enlisted promotions and reductions.

Enlisted promotion point categories

Military training, awards, military education, and civilian education.

Three promotion systems

Unit level, semi-centralized, and centralized.

Mission command

The Army’s approach to command and control empowering disciplined initiative.

Principles of mission command

Build cohesive teams, create shared understanding, provide commander’s intent, exercise disciplined initiative, use mission orders, and accept prudent risk.

AR 600-8-2

The regulation covering suspension of favorable actions (flags).

DA Form 268

The form used to initiate or remove a flag.

FM 7-22

The Field Manual covering Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F).

H2F domains

Physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, and spiritual readiness.

ADP 6-22

The regulation covering Army Leadership.

Leadership attributes

Character, presence, and intellect.

Leadership competencies

Lead, develop, and achieve.

TLC

Tactical Combat Casualty Care.

TCCC phases

Care under fire, tactical field care, and tactical evacuation care.

AVPU

Alert, Voice, Pain, Unconscious (a scale for assessing level of consciousness).

M249 rates of fire

Sustained $40\,RPM$, rapid $60\,RPM$, and cyclic $200\,RPM$.

M249 characteristics

Open bolt, gas operated, air cooled, and automatic feed.

M240 rates of fire

$100\,RPM$ sustained, $200\,RPM$ rapid, and $650\text{-}950\,RPM$ cyclic.

M240 weight

Approximately $27\,pounds$.

NCOER parts

Admin data, authentication, duty description, Army values/NCO responsibilities, and overall performance and potential.

AR 623-3 and DA PAM 623-3

The regulations and pamphlets governing NCOERs.

ASAP

Army Substance Abuse Program (covered by AR 600-85).