BOLC Final Exam questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
What are the personnel Admin Center (PAC) functions:
- correct answer Process Personnel actions
Provide notification of annual records review
Assist with survivor benefit plan
Process finance actions
DA 4187
- correct answer Personnel Action form:
Request raining, MOS reclassification, EFMP assignment, Chang of name/SSN/DOB, E1-E4 promotions
3 types of enlisted promotion systems
- correct answer Decentralized promotion: PV1- SPC
Semi-centralized promotion: SGT and SSG
Centralized promotion: SFC, MSG, SGM
Six categories of individual awards:
- correct answer Decorations
Good Conduct Medal and Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
Campaign and Service Medals
Service Ribbons
Badges and tabs
Certificates, memorandums, letters
,DA form 638
- correct answer Used to initiate, process, and approve award recommendations of all U.S. Army
individual decorations, to include valor and heroism decorations.
Chargeable Leave
- correct answer Absence that is subtracted from a Soldier's accrued leave balance.
Emergency Leave, Ordinary Leave, PCS Leave
Non-chargeable Leave
- correct answer Absence that is not charged against a Soldier's accrued leave balance.
Permissive TDY (PTDY), convalescent leave, Pass, etc.
FLAGS
- correct answer The Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions. A system developed to guard against
the accidental execution of specified favorable personnel actions (i.e., promotions, assignments, awards,
appointment, reappointment, reenlistment, extension, or attendance at military schools etc.) for
Soldiers not in good standing.
DA form 268
- correct answer The source document used to record information regarding FLAGS
Categories of FLAGS:
- correct answer Transferrable: This flag may be transferred to another unit.
Non-transferrable: This flag may not be transferred to another unit (except where consistent with AR
600-8-2, paragraph 2-8).
Transferable FLAGS:
- correct answer APFT failure
Soldier in Army body composition program
Punishment phase of adverse action
Bar to Reenlistment
- correct answer Denies reenlistment of Soldiers whose immediate separation under administrative
procedures is warranted.
, Possible reasons to bar reenlistment
- correct answer Pattern of being late to formation
Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
Losses of clothing and equipment
Overweight (substandard appearance)
Recurrent Article 15s
Failure to manage personal affairs
Failure to pass the APFT
Inability to adapt to military life
Requirements to deploy with a profile 3 or 4:
- correct answer Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)
Physical Evaluation Board (PEB)
Pre-Deployment Health Assessment
- correct answer DD 2795 - determines deployable or non-deployable
What are the three DD 2796 sections?
- correct answer General health questions
Occupational/environmental exposure questions
Behavioral health questions
3 potential sources of exposure concerns:
- correct answer Ambient environment
Occupational exposure
Wartime agent usage
ENVITE
- correct answer E: Empathy
N: Non-confrontation
2026\2027 A+ Grade
What are the personnel Admin Center (PAC) functions:
- correct answer Process Personnel actions
Provide notification of annual records review
Assist with survivor benefit plan
Process finance actions
DA 4187
- correct answer Personnel Action form:
Request raining, MOS reclassification, EFMP assignment, Chang of name/SSN/DOB, E1-E4 promotions
3 types of enlisted promotion systems
- correct answer Decentralized promotion: PV1- SPC
Semi-centralized promotion: SGT and SSG
Centralized promotion: SFC, MSG, SGM
Six categories of individual awards:
- correct answer Decorations
Good Conduct Medal and Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
Campaign and Service Medals
Service Ribbons
Badges and tabs
Certificates, memorandums, letters
,DA form 638
- correct answer Used to initiate, process, and approve award recommendations of all U.S. Army
individual decorations, to include valor and heroism decorations.
Chargeable Leave
- correct answer Absence that is subtracted from a Soldier's accrued leave balance.
Emergency Leave, Ordinary Leave, PCS Leave
Non-chargeable Leave
- correct answer Absence that is not charged against a Soldier's accrued leave balance.
Permissive TDY (PTDY), convalescent leave, Pass, etc.
FLAGS
- correct answer The Suspension of Favorable Personnel Actions. A system developed to guard against
the accidental execution of specified favorable personnel actions (i.e., promotions, assignments, awards,
appointment, reappointment, reenlistment, extension, or attendance at military schools etc.) for
Soldiers not in good standing.
DA form 268
- correct answer The source document used to record information regarding FLAGS
Categories of FLAGS:
- correct answer Transferrable: This flag may be transferred to another unit.
Non-transferrable: This flag may not be transferred to another unit (except where consistent with AR
600-8-2, paragraph 2-8).
Transferable FLAGS:
- correct answer APFT failure
Soldier in Army body composition program
Punishment phase of adverse action
Bar to Reenlistment
- correct answer Denies reenlistment of Soldiers whose immediate separation under administrative
procedures is warranted.
, Possible reasons to bar reenlistment
- correct answer Pattern of being late to formation
Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
Losses of clothing and equipment
Overweight (substandard appearance)
Recurrent Article 15s
Failure to manage personal affairs
Failure to pass the APFT
Inability to adapt to military life
Requirements to deploy with a profile 3 or 4:
- correct answer Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)
Physical Evaluation Board (PEB)
Pre-Deployment Health Assessment
- correct answer DD 2795 - determines deployable or non-deployable
What are the three DD 2796 sections?
- correct answer General health questions
Occupational/environmental exposure questions
Behavioral health questions
3 potential sources of exposure concerns:
- correct answer Ambient environment
Occupational exposure
Wartime agent usage
ENVITE
- correct answer E: Empathy
N: Non-confrontation
