Army Promotion Board study guide
Army Promotion Board · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
A promotion board appearance is the oral evaluation a Soldier undergoes before a panel of senior noncommissioned officers as part of the enlisted promotion process. It is not a correspondence course or a commercial certification - it is a local, command-run event, and the panel is assessing whether the Soldier is ready to carry the rank being considered. The Army Promotion Board study guide has 11 sections and about 3,220 words.
01NCO Leadership, Counseling, and Development
ADP 6-22 describes leadership as a requirements model. Attributes are character, presence, and intellect; competencies are leads, develops, and achieves.
278 words, about 1 min02Army Values, Ethics, Customs, and Courtesies
LDRSHIP: Loyalty (bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution, the Army, your unit, and other Soldiers), Duty (fulfill your obligations), Respect (treat people as they should be treated), Selfless Service (put the welfare of the nation, the Army, and subordinates before your own), Honor (live up to the Army Values), Integrity (do what is right, legally and morally), Personal Courage (face fear, danger, or adversity - physical or moral). Items often separate moral courage from physical courage: moral courage is standing up for what is right in front of peers or superiors.
334 words, about 2 min03Drill and Ceremony and Uniform Wear
TC 3-21.5 is the authority. Most commands have two elements - preparatory and execution - unless they are combined commands such as At ease, Rest, or Fall in.
316 words, about 2 min04Military Justice, Standards, and Corrective Actions
The UCMJ is statutory law; AR 27-10 implements it for the Army. Courts-martial come in three levels: summary, special, and general.
326 words, about 2 min05Weapons, Marksmanship, and Combat Skills
The M4/M4A1 carbine fires 5.56mm ammunition from a 30-round magazine, has a cyclic rate of about 700 to 950 rounds per minute, and has a maximum effective range of 500 meters against a point target and 600 meters against an area target. The M16A2 fires the same round, has a three-round burst mode, and reaches 550 meters point and 800 meters area.
275 words, about 1 min06Land Navigation, Field Craft, and Tactics
Five major terrain features: hill, valley, ridge, saddle, depression. Three minor: draw, spur, cliff.
291 words, about 1 min07Training Management and Troop Leading
Plan the training; train and certify the trainers; recon the site; issue the plan; rehearse; execute; evaluate; retrain. Commanders own training; NCOs plan, resource, and execute it.
278 words, about 1 min08Physical Readiness, Medical Readiness, and Resiliency
FM 7-22 governs physical readiness doctrine, and Holistic Health and Fitness links physical training to nutrition, sleep, and mental performance. The Army Combat Fitness Test has six events: three-rep maximum deadlift, standing power throw, hand-release push-up, sprint-drag-carry, a core event (currently the plank), and the two-mile run.
276 words, about 1 min09Army Programs and Administrative Systems
Most programs are commander-owned, with a program manager handling day-to-day execution. The NCO's job is to know the entry point, the reporting rules, and the record.
255 words, about 1 min10Army History, Heritage, and Chain of Command
The Army dates from 14 June 1775, when the Continental Congress adopted the New England army. At Valley Forge, Baron von Steuben's drill and regulations - the Blue Book - turned a collection of regiments into a disciplined force and gave the NCO corps a professional identity.
293 words, about 1 min11Current Events, Deployment Readiness, and Professional News
Pre-deployment readiness is checked through the Soldier Readiness Program and tracked in personnel and medical systems. The categories are medical and dental, legal (wills, powers of attorney, records), financial (SGLI, TSP, savings programs, counseling), family care plans and exceptional family member considerations, and individual training and qualification.
298 words, about 1 min