ARMY PROMOTION BOARD 2026 UPDATED EXAM
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔how often can you get the good conduct medal? - ✔✔every 3 years
✔✔what was the first medal awarded in the u.s. army? - ✔✔the purple heart
✔✔how many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? - ✔✔not more than 1
✔✔for what is the good conduct medal given? - ✔✔for exemplary behavior, efficiency
and fidelity
✔✔what three words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal? - ✔✔honor,
efficiency, and fidelity
✔✔leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills? -
✔✔active listening, responding, questioning
✔✔what form is used for counseling? - ✔✔DA Form 4856E
✔✔what are the three major categories of developmental counseling? - ✔✔event
counseling, performance counseling, professional growth counseling.
✔✔what is counseling? - ✔✔counseling is the process used by leaders to review with a
subordinate the subordinates demonstrated performance and potential.
✔✔what are the characteristics of effective counseling? - ✔✔purpose, flexibility, respect
communication, support.
✔✔what is the objective of counseling? - ✔✔for one person to help another.
✔✔name 4 stages of the counseling process? - ✔✔identify the need for counseling,
prepare the counseling, conduct counseling, follow-up
✔✔what are four human needs? - ✔✔physical needs, security needs, social needs and
higher( spiritual needs)
✔✔what are the 7 steps of problem solving? - ✔✔1) ID the problem 2) gather
information 3) develop criteria 4) generate possible solutions 5) analyze possible
solutions 6) compare possible solutions 7) make and implement the decision.
✔✔what fm covers counseling? - ✔✔fm 6-22 appendix B
,✔✔what are some techniques leaders may use during the directive approach to
counseling? - ✔✔corrective training, commanding
✔✔what are the three approaches to counseling? - ✔✔directive, non- directive,
combined
✔✔what is purpose? - ✔✔purpose gives subordinates the reason to act in order to
achieve a desired outcome.
✔✔what is direction? - ✔✔providing clear direction involves communicating how to
accomplish a mission prioritizing task, assigning responsibility for completion and
ensuring subordinates understand the standard.
✔✔what is motivation? - ✔✔motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to
accomplish a mission.
✔✔what does FM 6-22 cover? - ✔✔army leadership( competent, confident, agile)
✔✔what does FM 7-0 cover? - ✔✔training the force
✔✔define leadership? - ✔✔leadership is influencing people by providing purpose,
direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the
organization.
✔✔name some physical barriers of communication/ - ✔✔noise of battle, distance
✔✔name two barriers of communications/ - ✔✔physical, psychological
✔✔what is communication? - ✔✔a process of proving information.
✔✔what are the core leader competencies? - ✔✔an army leader leads, develops,
achieves
✔✔what are the attributes of an army leader? - ✔✔a leader of character, a leader with
presence, a leader with intellectual capacity.
✔✔what are the three levels of leadership? - ✔✔direct- direct leadership is face to face
organizational- influence several hundred to several thousands they do this indirectly
generally through more levels of subordinates than do direct leaders.
Strategic- are responsible for large organizations and influence sever thousand to
hundreds of thousands of people.
✔✔what are intended and unintended consequences? - ✔✔intended- are the
anticipated results of a leaders decision and actions.
, unintended- arises from unplanned events that affect the organization or
accomplishment of the mission.
✔✔what are the three principal ways that leaders can develop other through which they
provide knowledge and feedback? - ✔✔counseling, coaching and mentoring.
✔✔a leader's effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing
what areas? - ✔✔military bearing, physical fitness, confidence, resilience.
✔✔how many MILs are in one degree? - ✔✔17.7 MILS
✔✔how many north's are the on a military map? - ✔✔true north, grid north, magnetic
north
✔✔where is the legend of the map found? - ✔✔lower left margin
✔✔what are contour lines? - ✔✔imaginary line on the ground connecting equal
elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation.qq
✔✔what are 3 type of contour lines? - ✔✔index, intermediate, supplementary
✔✔what are 5 major terrain features found on a map? - ✔✔hills, ridges, valleys,
saddles, depressions
✔✔what are 3 minor terrain features found on a military map? - ✔✔draw, spur, cliff
✔✔what are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map? - ✔✔cut, fill
✔✔what fm is used for map reading and land navigation? - ✔✔FM 3-25.26
✔✔what are the basic colors of a map? - ✔✔black, red brown, blue, green, brown, red,
other
✔✔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 azimuth? - ✔✔a horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from
the north base line expressing direction.
✔✔under what article is no- judicial punishment imposed? - ✔✔article 15
✔✔what are the maximum punishment that company commander may impose? - ✔✔14
day extra duty
14 day restriction
SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔how often can you get the good conduct medal? - ✔✔every 3 years
✔✔what was the first medal awarded in the u.s. army? - ✔✔the purple heart
✔✔how many "V" devices may be worn on a ribbon? - ✔✔not more than 1
✔✔for what is the good conduct medal given? - ✔✔for exemplary behavior, efficiency
and fidelity
✔✔what three words are inscribed on the front of the good conduct medal? - ✔✔honor,
efficiency, and fidelity
✔✔leaders should seek to develop and improve what three leader counseling skills? -
✔✔active listening, responding, questioning
✔✔what form is used for counseling? - ✔✔DA Form 4856E
✔✔what are the three major categories of developmental counseling? - ✔✔event
counseling, performance counseling, professional growth counseling.
✔✔what is counseling? - ✔✔counseling is the process used by leaders to review with a
subordinate the subordinates demonstrated performance and potential.
✔✔what are the characteristics of effective counseling? - ✔✔purpose, flexibility, respect
communication, support.
✔✔what is the objective of counseling? - ✔✔for one person to help another.
✔✔name 4 stages of the counseling process? - ✔✔identify the need for counseling,
prepare the counseling, conduct counseling, follow-up
✔✔what are four human needs? - ✔✔physical needs, security needs, social needs and
higher( spiritual needs)
✔✔what are the 7 steps of problem solving? - ✔✔1) ID the problem 2) gather
information 3) develop criteria 4) generate possible solutions 5) analyze possible
solutions 6) compare possible solutions 7) make and implement the decision.
✔✔what fm covers counseling? - ✔✔fm 6-22 appendix B
,✔✔what are some techniques leaders may use during the directive approach to
counseling? - ✔✔corrective training, commanding
✔✔what are the three approaches to counseling? - ✔✔directive, non- directive,
combined
✔✔what is purpose? - ✔✔purpose gives subordinates the reason to act in order to
achieve a desired outcome.
✔✔what is direction? - ✔✔providing clear direction involves communicating how to
accomplish a mission prioritizing task, assigning responsibility for completion and
ensuring subordinates understand the standard.
✔✔what is motivation? - ✔✔motivation supplies the will to do what is necessary to
accomplish a mission.
✔✔what does FM 6-22 cover? - ✔✔army leadership( competent, confident, agile)
✔✔what does FM 7-0 cover? - ✔✔training the force
✔✔define leadership? - ✔✔leadership is influencing people by providing purpose,
direction, and motivation while operating to accomplish the mission and improving the
organization.
✔✔name some physical barriers of communication/ - ✔✔noise of battle, distance
✔✔name two barriers of communications/ - ✔✔physical, psychological
✔✔what is communication? - ✔✔a process of proving information.
✔✔what are the core leader competencies? - ✔✔an army leader leads, develops,
achieves
✔✔what are the attributes of an army leader? - ✔✔a leader of character, a leader with
presence, a leader with intellectual capacity.
✔✔what are the three levels of leadership? - ✔✔direct- direct leadership is face to face
organizational- influence several hundred to several thousands they do this indirectly
generally through more levels of subordinates than do direct leaders.
Strategic- are responsible for large organizations and influence sever thousand to
hundreds of thousands of people.
✔✔what are intended and unintended consequences? - ✔✔intended- are the
anticipated results of a leaders decision and actions.
, unintended- arises from unplanned events that affect the organization or
accomplishment of the mission.
✔✔what are the three principal ways that leaders can develop other through which they
provide knowledge and feedback? - ✔✔counseling, coaching and mentoring.
✔✔a leader's effectiveness is dramatically enhanced by understanding and developing
what areas? - ✔✔military bearing, physical fitness, confidence, resilience.
✔✔how many MILs are in one degree? - ✔✔17.7 MILS
✔✔how many north's are the on a military map? - ✔✔true north, grid north, magnetic
north
✔✔where is the legend of the map found? - ✔✔lower left margin
✔✔what are contour lines? - ✔✔imaginary line on the ground connecting equal
elevation, they represent high and low ground elevation.qq
✔✔what are 3 type of contour lines? - ✔✔index, intermediate, supplementary
✔✔what are 5 major terrain features found on a map? - ✔✔hills, ridges, valleys,
saddles, depressions
✔✔what are 3 minor terrain features found on a military map? - ✔✔draw, spur, cliff
✔✔what are the 2 supplementary terrain features found on a military map? - ✔✔cut, fill
✔✔what fm is used for map reading and land navigation? - ✔✔FM 3-25.26
✔✔what are the basic colors of a map? - ✔✔black, red brown, blue, green, brown, red,
other
✔✔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 azimuth? - ✔✔a horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner from
the north base line expressing direction.
✔✔under what article is no- judicial punishment imposed? - ✔✔article 15
✔✔what are the maximum punishment that company commander may impose? - ✔✔14
day extra duty
14 day restriction
