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US ARMY BOARD STUDY GUIDE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does ASAP stand for? | Army Substance Abuse Program |
| What AR can you find ASAP | AR 600-85 |
| What is the mission of ASAP? | The ASAP's mission is to strengthen the overall fitness and effectiveness of the Army's total workforce and to enhance the combat readiness of its Soldiers |
| What is meant by deglamorization of alcohol? | Personnel will not promote any function glamorizing the use of alcohol through drinking contest, games, initiations, or the awarding of alcoholic beverages as prizes in contests |
| What FM Covers Values? | FM 6-22 |
| What are the Army Values? | Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage |
| What FM covers Land Navigation? | FM 3-25.26 |
| What FM covers First Aid? | FM 4-25.11 |
| What does FM stand for? | Field Manual |
| What does SPORTS stand for? | Slaps gently upword on the magazine, Pulls the chraging handle fully to the rear, Observe, Release the charging handle, Tap the forward assist and Squeezes the trigger |
| Is SPORTS an Immediate or Remedial Action? | Immediate |
| VISION of WACH | The family of choice exceeding the community's dynamic needs |
| If you have a new single soldier to Fort Irwin who isnt adapting will where would you take that soldier? | Suggest BOSS to allow single soldiers to mingle. Name a local rep. |
| What are the 3 types of counselings? | Event counseling, Performance counseling, Professional growth |
| What are your goals? Short and Long | Promotion? Degree? |
| What does the MEDDAC unit crest stand for? | General weed? 3 stars? |
| What does AR stand for? | Army Regulation |
| Who is the next Staff Sergeant | Sergeant Weaver |
| What are the 4 stages of the counseling process? | Identify the need for counseling, Prepare for counseling, Conduct the counseling, Follow up |
| What is communications? | Communications is the flow or exchange of information and ideas from one person to another. |
| Leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills? | 1. Active Listening 2. Responding 3. Questioning |
| US Army Medical Command shoulder sleeve insignia | Maroon oval with 2 serpents representing all medical services and the sword with the point to the base symbolic of sacrifice and mercy to the noncombatant role of the medical services |
| When was the US Army Medical Command shoulder sleeve insignia approved? | 31 January 1973 |
| What army regulation covers awards? | AR 600-8-22 |
| What army regulation covers uniforms? | AR 670-1 |
| What army regulation covers Military Justice? | AR 27-10 |
| 1st general order | I will guard everything within the limits of my post and quit my post only when properly relieved. |
| Name 4 common points for checking a pulse? | Carotid, femoral, radial and posterial Tibial |
| What is Building 1 on every post | HQ |
| ARMY VALUES | Leadership, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage |
| What are the 7 types of ammunition for the M4 | BALL, TRACE, DUMMY, BLANK, BALL GREEN TIP, TRACER RED TIP, TRAINING |
| what is the blue book? | nco guide |
| what is the black book? | 1SG carried a black book with unit files and a name list of everyone in unit |
| first SMA? | 1966 |
| how many SMA have there been? | 14 |
| the NCO guide | FM 7-22.7 |
| what is command authority? | What someone assumes the position |
| What are the 2 most important responsibilities of a leader? | mission accomplishment and the welfare of the soldiers |
| what is the difference between a duty and a responsibility? | Responsibility is being accountable for what you do. |
| Army Command Policy | AR 600-20.3 |
| what is the NCO's duty and responsibility? | Training |
| Every soldier has 2 responsibilities what are they? | Individual responsibilities and command responsibilities |
| What is power? | The power is the ability either physical, mental control over the actions of others. |
| Referral form for ASAP | DA 8003 |
| What AR covers ACS | AR 608-1 |
| What AR covers NCODP | AR 350-1 |
| AR that covers NCOER/ ERS | AR 623-3 |
| DA PAM that covers NCOER/ ERS | DA PAM 623-3 |
| What is a DA 2166-8 | NCOER form |
| SMA (current) | SMA Chandler |
| What STP covers Warrior Tasks | STP 21-1 |
| What TC covers Physical Training | TC 3-22.20 |
| What does NCODP stand for? | Non commissioned Officer Development Program |
| What is the goal of NCODP? | Non commissioned Officer Development |
| As with all leader training and leader development, who is responsible for NCODP? | The command. |
| NCODP is typically managed by whom? | The CSMor Senior NCO in the organization. |
| Three types of Developmental Counseling | Event, Performance and Professional growth |
| The Four-Stage Counseling Process | Identify the need for counseling, Prepare for counseling, Conduct counseling and Follow-up. |
| Prepare for Counseling | Select a suitable place, Schedule the time, Notify the subordinate well in advance, Organize information, Outline the counseling session components, Plan the counseling strategy, Establish the right atmosphere. |
| Weed army community hospital "MISSION" | Healthcare in support of the national training center and yuma proving ground |
| some of The Surgeon Generals Top 10 | Non-deployable, Behavioral health, Trust, TBI protocols, Pain management, base realignment/ closure, Disability evaluation |
| What are 5 major terrain features found on a map? | Hills, Valleys, Saddle, Ridge, depression |
| What are 3 minor terrain features found on a military map? | draw, spur and cliff |
| What are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map? | Cut and fill |
| What is an azimuth? | A horizontal angle expressing direction |
| can a soldier flagged for being overweight receive an award? | NO |
| can a soldier flagged for failing an APFT test receive an award? | YES |
| What are 3 reasons the Army is concerned about excess body fat? | conveys lack of personal discipline, takes away from the military appearance and may indicate a poor state of health, physical fitness or stamina |
| what is the maximum distance the ACU trouser can extend down the boot? | the third eyelet |
| What does the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS) identify? | The ERS identifies officers and non-commissioned officers who are best qualified for promotion and assignments to positions of higher responsibility. |
| Under the ERS a Soldier is evaluated on performance and potential. In this system, what three kinds of evaluations are given? | Duty evaluations, School evaluations and DA evaluations |
| What is the basic structure of the ERS? | Allows the rater to give shape and direction to the rated officer or non-commissioned officer’s performance. Provides a chain-of-command evaluation of a Soldier’s performance and potential. Allows the entire evaluation reporting process to be re |
| What will a rating chain for an NCO consist of? | Rated NCO Rater Senior Rater Reviewer |
| How many types of NCOERs are there? | There are 7 |
| What are the 7 types of NCOERs? | Annual Change of Rater Relief for Cause Complete the Record 60 Day Rater Option 60 Day Senior Rater Option Temporary Duty, Special Duty or Compassionate Reassignment |
| What is the minimum period of time for rater qualification? | 3 Rated Months |
| What is the minimum period of time for senior rater qualifications? | 2 months |
| What are the parts of the NCOER? | PartI. Administrative Data PartII. Authentication PartIII. Duty Description Part IV. Army Values/ NCO Responsibilities Part V. Overall Performance and Potential. |
| Is the use of the 2166-8-1 mandatory for counseling all NCOs in the ranks of CPL through CSM? | Yes. |
| Are handwritten comments allowed on the NCOER? | NO. |
| What forms are used for the NCOER? | DA 2166-8-1, NCO Counseling Checklist/Record DA 2166-8, NCO Evaluation Report. |
| When will a member of an allied force meet senior rater qualifications? | Never |
| What is the purpose of FM 7-22.7? | leading, supervising and caring for soldiers. |
| What is the NCO Vision? | An NCO Corps, grounded in heritage, values and tradition, that embodies the warrior ethos; values perpetual learning; and is capable of leading, training and motivating soldiers. |
| We must always be an NCO Corps that? | Leads by Example, Trains from Experience, Maintains and Enforces Standards, Takes care of Soldiers, Adapts to a Changing World |
| Inspector General Friedrich von Steuben did what? | |
| what is the Blue Book? | set down the duties and responsibilities for NCOs |
| Von Steuben specified duties of? | the noncommissioned officer. |
| What year was the modern NCO Symbol of rank? | 1909 |
| What is the Black book? | First sergeant carried the administrative files |
| First NCO class | 30 June 1947 |
| are available for each Career Management Field. You can find these in DA PAM 600-25 “The US Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Guide.” |