Army Promotion Board Questions (2025 Updated Regulations)

ADP 6-22

Army Leadership and the Profession

AR 623-3/DA PAM 623-3

Evaluation Reporting System (NCOERS)

AR 600-85

Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)

AR 600-92

Army Suicide Prevention Program

AR 600-8-19

Enlisted Promotions and Reductions

TC 3-22.9

Rifle and Carbine

TC 3-25.26

Map Reading and Land Navigation

AR 670-1/ DA PAM 670-1

Wear and Appearance of the Army Uniform

AR 600-9

Army Body Composition Program

AR 690-12

Army Equal Opportunity Program

TC 4-02.1

First Aid

FM 7-22

Holistic Health and Fitness

AR 600-8-8

Army Total Sponsorship Program

AR 600-52

SHARP

What are the three echelons of leadership?

1. Direct - (Global/ Regional) National/ Societal perspective

2. Organizational - (Organizational) Systems and processes perspective

3. Strategic - (Individual/ Small group) Task oriented perspective

What are the 3 attributes of a leader?

1. Character

2. Presence

3. Intellect

What are the 3 competencies of a leader?

1. Leads

2. Develops

3. Achieves

What does leadership mean?

The activity of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the organization.

What are the 5 characteristics that identify and establish the Army profession?

1. Trust

2. Honorable service

3. Military Expertise

4. Stewardship

5. Esprit de corps

What are the three methods leaders use to develop others?

1. Counseling

2. Coaching

3. Mentoring

What are the requirements of being a Rater?

1. The rater will be the immediate supervisor of the rated Soldier.

2. The rater will be senior to the rated soldier in grade or date of rank.

When is a DA Form 1059 used?

When attending military schools

What form is the counseling form for NCOs?

DA Form 2166-9-1A

What are the different types of NCOERs?

1. Annual

2. Extended Annual

3. Change of rater

4. Relief for cause

5. TDY

6. 60 day rater option

7. Senior rater option

8. Complete the record

9. Change of duty

What are the colors that represents the level of readiness for a weapon and what do they mean?

1. Green - Fully safe

2. Amber - substantially safe

3. Red - Marginally safe

4. Black - Not Safe

What are the Army standard service rifles?

1. M16 series rifle

2. M4 series carbine

What is the cycle of function for the service weapon

1. Feeding

2. Chambering

3. Locking

4. Firing

5. Unlocking

6. Extracting

7. Ejecting

8. Cocking

How many corrective actions are there when dealing with a service weapon and what are they?

Immediate action - Simple, rapid action taken to correct basic disruptions

Remedial action - A skilled technique that must be applied to a specific problem to the weapon that can not be corrected by remedial action

How many millimeters is the ammunition used in a service weapon?

5.56mm

What are the fundamentals of Markmanship?

1. Position

2. Aim

3. Sight picture

4. Breathing control

5. Trigger control

What is a map?

A map is a graphic representation of a portion of the earth's surface drawn to scale, as seen from above.

Where is the legend located on the map?

The legend is located in the lower left margin.

What are the colors on a map and what do they mean?

1. Black - man- made

2. Red-Brown- cultural features

3. Blue- Water

4. Green- Vegetation

5. Brown- Elevation such as contours

6. Red- populated areas, main roads and boundaries

What are the 3 base lines (Norths)?

1. True North

2. Magnetic North

3. Grid North

What are the commonly used baselines (North)?

Magnetic north and Grid north

What are the two techniques for using a compass?

1. Centerhold technique

2. Compass to cheek technique

What is the male grooming standard towards haircuts?

1. Must be neatly groomed

2. Must present a tapered appearance

3. When the hair is combed it will not fall over the ears or eyebrows or touch the collar.

What is the grooming standard for male sideburns and facial hair?

1. Sideburns will not extend below the bottom of the opening of the ear. Sideburns will not exceed 1/8 inch when full extended.

2. Males will keep their face clean-shaven. Mustaches are permitted but will be neatly trimmed. No portion of the mustache will cover the upper lip line.

Medical authority allows beard growth. Soldiers will keep growth trimmed to the level specified by medical authority.

What is the grooming standards for females with short hair?

No minimum hair length. Bangs may be worn but can not fall below the eyebrows.

What is the grooming standards for females with medium hair?

Medium hair is hair that does not extend beyond the lower edge of the collar. Medium hair may fall naturally in uniform. Layered hairstyles are also authorized.

What is the grooming standards for females with long hair?

Long hair can be worn in a ponytail in all uniforms,, but the length can not exceed the bottom of the shoulder blades. A bun is worn in the back if the head and may extend to a maximum of 3 1/2inches from the scalp but no wider than the width of the head. highlights are authorized must have a natural appearance

What is the grooming standards for braids, cornrows and locs?

Must be worn in the same guidelines of the length of the hair. Must stop at one consistent location of the head and must follow the natural direction of the hair when worn back. May not be styled with designs, sharply curved lines or zigzag lines.

What are the standards regarding earrings.

Can be gold, silver, or diamond cannot exceed 6mm or 1/4 inch

What are the standards regard nail polish?

Males can wear clear nail polish

Females can wear an American manicure, a two tones nail stlye that maintains a natural appearance.

What regulation is Training and Qualification - Individual Weapons

TC 3-20.40

What is the authorized method of estimating body fat?

Circumference- based tape method

What Soldiers are exempt from the body fat requirements?

1. Soldiers with major limb loss

2. Soldiers on established continued on active duty and/or continued on active reserve status

3. Pregnant and postpartum soldiers

4. Soldiers who have undergone prolonged hospitalization for 30 continuous days or greater.

5. New recruits

What form is used to track the height and weight of males?

DA Form 5500

What form is used to track the height and weight of females?

DA Form 5501

What does the term ACE stand for

A- Ask

C- Care

E- Escort

What are the steps for care under fire?

1. Return fire as directed or required before providing first aid.

2. Determine if the casualty is alive or dead

What methods are used to open an airway?

1. Head-Tilt-Chin-Lift Method

2. Jaw-Thrust

What are the three methods for controlling external bleeding?

1. Direct pressure

2. Pressure dressing

3. Tourniquet

How many inches from the wound should you place the tourniquet?

2-3 inches

What are the different types of burns?

1. Thermal

2. Electrical

3. Chemical

4. Laser

What are the sign of someone in Shock?

1. Sweaty but cool skin

2. Pale skin

3. Restlessness or nervousness.

4. Thirst.

5. Severe bleeding.

6. Confusion.

7. Rapid breathing.

8. Blotchy blue skin.

9. Nausea and/or vomiting

What are the two different kinds of heat illnesses?

1. Heat exhaustion

2. Heat stroke

What are the signs of heat exhaustion?

Dizziness, Headache, Loss of appetite, Nausea, Weakness, Clumsy/unsteady walk, Profuse sweating and pale (or gray), moist cool skin, Normal to slightly elevated body temperature, Muscle cramps, Heat cramps.

What are the signs of a Heat stroke?

Hot dry skin, Headache, Convulsions and chills, Dizziness, Nausea, Weakness, Pulse and respirations are weak and rapid, Vomiting, Confusion, mumbling, Combative, Passing out

When should the CSM validate the sponsorship report?

No later than the 5th of every month

What form are you required to fill out in ACT?

DA Form 5434

What section do sponsor fill out on the DA Form 5434?

Section 3

What are the different types of sponsorship?

1. Advanced arrival sponsorship

2. Out-sponsorship

3. Reactionary sponsorship

How many days of no contact with your new unit should go by until you report it to your sponsorship coordinator?

within 120 days of your report date

AR 600-8-22

Military Awards

ATP 6-22.1

Providing Feedback: Counseling

What are the stages in change?

1. Precontemplation

2. Contemplation

3. Preparation

4. Action

5. Maintenance

What are the three major categories of developmental counseling?

1. Performance counseling.

2. Professional growth counseling

3. Event counseling

What are the three methods of giving instuctions?

1. Step by step

2. Talk through

3. By the numbers

What kind of formation is used for PT?

Extended Rectangle

AR 27-10

Military Justice

AR 600-63

Army Health Promotion