Army Promotion Board Questions - updated for 2025/2026

Prep Drill

Bend And Reach

Rear Lunge

High Jumper

Rower

Squat Bender

Windmill

Forward Lunge

Prone Row

Bent Leg Body Twist

Push Up

Recovery Drill Exercises

Overhead Arm Pull

Rear Lunge

Extend and Flex

Thigh Stretch

Single Leg Over

Groin stretch

Calf stretch

Hamstring stretch

How long can females fingernails be?

Fingernails shall not exceed ¼" beyond the fingertip, squared or rounded.

10th group history

Activated in Ft Bragg in June 1952 under COL Aaron Bank and then split in 1953 with one half staying at Ft Bragg and the other going to Germany. It's original purpose was to conduct partisan warfare behind Soviet lines in the event of a European invasion. Instrumental to Cold War. Wore the green beret before it was officially authorized by JFK in 1961. 10th SFG relocated from Massachusetts to Ft Carson in 1994 and 1995.

BN fact

When 10th Group relocated from Fort Bragg to Fort Devens, MASS., 1st Battalion remained in Germany and eventually moved to Stuttgart in 1991.

8 Step Training Model

Plan

Train the trainers

Recon the site

Issue order

Rehearse

Execute

Evaluate the training

Retrain

2 types of sexual harassment

1. Quid Pro Quo

2. Hostile Work Environment

Sexual Harassment or EO complaint forms?

Informal

Formal

Anonymous

How to respond to sexual harassment?

Direct Approach

Indirect Approach

Third Party

Chain of Command

File an informal or formal complaint

What is a formal complaint?

Must be filed in writing within 60 days of incident. Commander has 14 days to start the investigation, and action must be taken.

What is an informal complaint?

Is not filed in writing, and has no time limit. Resolved directly with a unit member or commander.

Sexual assault reporting

Restricted and Unrestricted

What is a restricted report?

Allows the victim on a confidential basis to disclose the details of the assault to specifically identified individuals and receive medical treatment and counseling without opening an official investigation

What is an unrestricted report?

Allows victim to receive medical treatment and counseling and opens an official investigation. Victim has the right to request immediate unit transfer.

Can a restricted report later be changed to an unrestricted report?

Yes

Can an unrestricted report later be changed to a restricted report?

No

What is an Article 15?

Type of nonjudicial punishment for minor offenses on a military personnel by their commander

Types of Article 15

Summarized

Company Grade

Field Grade

SM Rights when faced with Summarized Art 15

Right to call witness, evidence, submit a defense, extenuation, and mitigation regarding the offense. Right to demand trial by court martial, remain silent, or a period of time before replying to the article 15 proceedings.

What are the three types of court martials?

Summary

Special

General

What is Article 31 and what does it grant to a SM?

Rights to: legal counsel

Remain silent

self-incrimination

What is ACE?

Ask, Care, Escort

Four fundamentals of the Operations Process?

Plan

Prepare

Execute

Assess

What is Army Leadership?

Influencing others by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission

What is the commander's intent?

A clear and concise expression of the purpose of operation and the desired military end state that supports mission command.

Who is in charge of the NCOPD?

The 1SG

What's the minimum time to be under a rater for a NCOER?

90 days

What does IFAK stand for?

Individual First Aid Kit

What does the IFAK include?

Tourniquet, combat application

Bandage kit, elastic

Bandage gauze 4 1/2" 100pkg

Adhesive tape, surgical (2" x 6' roll)

Airway, nasopharyngeal

Glove, patient exam 100pkg

Dressing, combat gauze

Insert (folding panels with cord)

8 step functions of an M16A2/M4

Feeding

Chambering

Locking

Firing

Unlocking

Extracting

Ejecting

Cocking

4 fundamentals of marksmanship

Steady Position

Sight Picture

Breathing

Trigger Squeeze

What is SPORTS?

Immediate action. Slap, pull, observe, release, tap, shoot.

How many times to perform SPORTS?

Once.

What is remedial action?

Remedial action is the continuing effort to determine the cause for a stoppage normal function and to try to clear the stoppage once it has been identified.

Open Ranks March

1st rank, 2 steps forward

2nd rank, 1 step forward

3rd rank, stand fast

4th rank, two steps backward

DA 1059

The form a servicemember receives after graduating BLC or other Army School

DA Form 5434

Sponsorship form

Where can you find DA form 5434?

Army Career Tracker

3 tiers of sponsorship

1, AIT/Officer Basic course graduates.

2, Soldiers, NCOs, officers o-1 to o-2/warrant officers 1-2

3, Senior NCOs, field grade officers, and warrant officers 3-5

What are the two types of sponsorships?

Advanced Arrival

Reactionary

Non-verbal signs that someone is planning suicide

Sudden, sometimes manic, happiness after a time of depression. Giving away possessions.

How to respond when a soldier has been sexually assaulted?

Escort them to the first available victim's advocate or SARC. Take them to seek medical evaluation and treatment.

What is the purpose of ASAP?

To strengthen the overall fitness and effectiveness of the Army's total workforce. Also to return servicemembers to duty as soon as possible.

Soldiers may identify for substance abuse:

Voluntarily

Commander/Supervisor

UA

Medical Identification

Investigation or Apprehension

Types of Developmental Counseling

Event

Performance

Professional Growth

Four stage counseling process

Identify the need for counseling.

Prepare for counseling.

Conduct counseling.

Follow up.

Qualities of a Counselor

Respect for subordinates

Self-awareness

Cultural awareness

Empathy

Credibility

Counseling Skills for Leaders

Active Listening

Responding

Appropriate Questioning

What are some ways to de-escalate a subordinate who is resistant to a counseling session?

1. Stay professional and on-topic; grey rock responses

2. Restate the purpose of the counseling

3. Slow the tempo of the session, ask open-ended questions

4. Focus on one behavior, its effect, and what can result from it, don't overwhelm the subordinate

Risk Management Process

1. Risk Identification

2. Risk Assessment

3. Develop controls and make risk decisions

4. Risk Response Control

5. Supervise and Evaluate

ADP 1

What ADP covers the Army Profession?

FM 3-21.5

Drill and Ceremony

First Aid

FM 4-25.11 or TC 4-02.1

Land Navigation and Map Reading

TC 3-25.26

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.

What is a map scale?

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

How many map scales are there and what are the names?

Three; small, medium, and large

What is marginal information?

Instructions about the map's use, size, area

where is the name on the map

Top center margin, or the left or right hand sides of the lower margin.

How many Norths are there on a military map?

Three:

1. True north

2. Magnetic north

3. Grid north

Declination Diagram

indicates the angular relationships of true north, grid north, and

magnetic north.

What is a bar scale?

a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents

Three types of contour lines

Index

Intermediate

Supplementary

What is a legend?

symbols that represent topographic features

Six colors on a map

Black

Green

Blue

Red

Brown

Red/brown

Longitude

Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. Also known as Meridians.

Latitude

distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees. Also known as Parallels.

5 major terrain features

Hill, Valley, Ridge, Saddle, Depression

What is an azimuth?

A horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from a north base line, expressing direction.

Minor Terrain Features

Draw

Spur

Cliff

Methods of holding a compass

Compass to cheek

Center Hold

How to Orient a Map?

With either a compass or by terrain association

How many degrees on a compass?

360

How many Mils on a compass?

6400

Quadrants of a map

northwest, northeast, southwest, southeast

Mental fitness includes three interrelated capabilities

Cognitive, emotional, and interpersonal

Approach to developing mental readiness

Goal, plan, do, check

Goals must be clearly articulated using the SMART principle

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Timely

What does LDRSHIP stand for?

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Service and Stewardship, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage

When and how often can a commander request a height and weight of a soldier?

Anytime

How often is a standard Height/Weight screening?

At least 7 days before or after an ACFT; or every 6 months

When is a Body Fat Assessment required?

When the SM does not meet H/W standards

Who is exempt from ABCP?

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 is required if a soldier is enrolled into ABCP?

Meet with dietician/health provider

Complete Soldier Action Plan within 14 days

Read the online US Army Public Health Center Technical Guide 358

How can a soldier fail ABCP?

Show insufficient progress at 2 consecutive H/Ws

At the end of the 6 month period, the soldiers shows 3 nonconsecutive months of insufficient progress.

AR 600-85

Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP)

AR 600-9

Army Body Composition Program (ABCP)

AR 670-1 and DA PAM 670-1

Uniform Wear and Appearance

FM 7-22

Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F)

Hip-stability Drill Exercises

Lateral Leg Raise

Medial Leg Raise

Bent Leg Lateral Raise

Single Leg Tuck

Single Leg Over

Military Movement Drill 1

verticals

laterals

shuttle sprint

Military Movement Drill 2

Power Skip

Crossovers

Crouch Run

Conditioning Drill 1

Power jump

V up

Mountain climber

Leg tuck and twist

Single leg pushup

Conditioning Drill 2

Turn and lunge

Supine bicycle

Half jack

Swimmer

Eight count pushup

Climbing Drill 1

Straight Arm Pull

Heel Hook

Pull Up

Leg Tuck

Alternating Grip Pull Up

Climbing Drill 2 Exercises

1. Flexed Arm Hang

2. Heel Hook

3. Pull-up

4. Leg Tuck

5. Alternating Grip Pull-up

ATP 6-22.1

Army Counseling

ADP 7-0

Training Units and Developing Leaders

ADP 5-0

Operations Process Regulation

ADP 6-0

Mission Command