AMEDD BOLC Final Exam COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS |ALREADY
PASSED!!
What are the shared components of the Army professional identity? -CORRECT ANSWER 1.
They defend the constitution
2. They are competent professionals.
3. They are committed and accountable to each other, the profession, and the American people.
What are the characteristics of climate -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Short term experience
2. Reflects how people think and feel
3. Depends on individual personality
4. Changes over time
What are the characteristics of culture? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Shared attitudes
2. Values
3. Goals
4. Practices that characterize the institution
What are the characteristics of direct leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. First line leaders
2. Develops subordinates by coaching, counseling, mentoring, and setting the example
3. Focused on short-range problems and immediate tasks
What are the characteristics of organizational leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Exercises
leadership through subordinate leaders
2. Establishes a climate that supports and empowers subordinate leaders
3. Focused on long-term organizational objectives
,What are the characteristics of Strategic Leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Guides and
integrates multiple organizational level units
2. Influences several thousand to hundreds of thousands of people
What are the three types of counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Event counseling
2. Performance Counseling
3. Professional Growth Counseling
What is an event counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Covers a specific event or situation
•May precede events like a promotion board or attending school
•May follow events such as exceptional duty performance or a performance/professional
problem
What is a performance counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •A review of a subordinate's duty
performance over a certain period
•Focuses on the subordinate's strengths, areas to improve and potential
•Includes NCOERs/OERs, initial counselings
What is a professional growth counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Planning for the
accomplishment of individual and professional goals
•Developmental in nature (i.e. future focused), and assists subordinates in identifying and
achieving organizational and individual goals
What is the Nondirective Approach -CORRECT ANSWER •Leaders use their experiences,
insight and judgment to assist subordinates in developing solutions
•Leaders partially structure this type of counseling by telling the subordinate about the process
and explain expectations
,MOST PREFERRED
What is the Directive Approach? -CORRECT ANSWER • Leader does most of the talking and
tells subordinate what to do and when to do it
•Works best to correct simple problems, make on-the-spot corrections, and correct aspects of
duty performance
What is the Combined Approach to counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Leader uses
techniques from both approaches, adjusting them to fit what's best for the subordinate
•Emphasizes the subordinate's planning and decision-making responsibilities
What are the advantages of nondirective counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Encourages
maturity
Encourages open communication
Develops personal responsibility
What are the advantages of directive counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Good for people who
need clear, concise direction
Allows counselors to use their experience
Quickest method
What are the advantages of combined counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Encourages maturity
and open communication
Allows counselors to use their experience
Moderately quick
What are the disadvantages of nondirective counseling -CORRECT ANSWER More time-
consuming
, Requires greatest counselor skills
What are the disadvantages of directive counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Discourages
subordinates to be part of the solution
Tends to treat symptoms, not problems
Discourages free talk
Solution is the counselor's
What are the disadvantages of combined counseling -CORRECT ANSWER May take too
much time for some situations
What are the four steps of the counseling process? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Identify the need
for counseling
2. Prepare for counseling
3. Conduct the counseling session
4. Follow-up
List Battalion level and below organizations -CORRECT ANSWER Team, squad, section,
platoon, company, battalion
What are the capabilities and limitations of the Armored Brigade Combat Team? -CORRECT
ANSWER Capabilities:
Sustained combat operations
Rapid movement
Security operations for lager forces
Limitations:
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS |ALREADY
PASSED!!
What are the shared components of the Army professional identity? -CORRECT ANSWER 1.
They defend the constitution
2. They are competent professionals.
3. They are committed and accountable to each other, the profession, and the American people.
What are the characteristics of climate -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Short term experience
2. Reflects how people think and feel
3. Depends on individual personality
4. Changes over time
What are the characteristics of culture? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Shared attitudes
2. Values
3. Goals
4. Practices that characterize the institution
What are the characteristics of direct leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. First line leaders
2. Develops subordinates by coaching, counseling, mentoring, and setting the example
3. Focused on short-range problems and immediate tasks
What are the characteristics of organizational leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Exercises
leadership through subordinate leaders
2. Establishes a climate that supports and empowers subordinate leaders
3. Focused on long-term organizational objectives
,What are the characteristics of Strategic Leadership? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Guides and
integrates multiple organizational level units
2. Influences several thousand to hundreds of thousands of people
What are the three types of counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Event counseling
2. Performance Counseling
3. Professional Growth Counseling
What is an event counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Covers a specific event or situation
•May precede events like a promotion board or attending school
•May follow events such as exceptional duty performance or a performance/professional
problem
What is a performance counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •A review of a subordinate's duty
performance over a certain period
•Focuses on the subordinate's strengths, areas to improve and potential
•Includes NCOERs/OERs, initial counselings
What is a professional growth counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Planning for the
accomplishment of individual and professional goals
•Developmental in nature (i.e. future focused), and assists subordinates in identifying and
achieving organizational and individual goals
What is the Nondirective Approach -CORRECT ANSWER •Leaders use their experiences,
insight and judgment to assist subordinates in developing solutions
•Leaders partially structure this type of counseling by telling the subordinate about the process
and explain expectations
,MOST PREFERRED
What is the Directive Approach? -CORRECT ANSWER • Leader does most of the talking and
tells subordinate what to do and when to do it
•Works best to correct simple problems, make on-the-spot corrections, and correct aspects of
duty performance
What is the Combined Approach to counseling? -CORRECT ANSWER •Leader uses
techniques from both approaches, adjusting them to fit what's best for the subordinate
•Emphasizes the subordinate's planning and decision-making responsibilities
What are the advantages of nondirective counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Encourages
maturity
Encourages open communication
Develops personal responsibility
What are the advantages of directive counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Good for people who
need clear, concise direction
Allows counselors to use their experience
Quickest method
What are the advantages of combined counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Encourages maturity
and open communication
Allows counselors to use their experience
Moderately quick
What are the disadvantages of nondirective counseling -CORRECT ANSWER More time-
consuming
, Requires greatest counselor skills
What are the disadvantages of directive counseling -CORRECT ANSWER Discourages
subordinates to be part of the solution
Tends to treat symptoms, not problems
Discourages free talk
Solution is the counselor's
What are the disadvantages of combined counseling -CORRECT ANSWER May take too
much time for some situations
What are the four steps of the counseling process? -CORRECT ANSWER 1. Identify the need
for counseling
2. Prepare for counseling
3. Conduct the counseling session
4. Follow-up
List Battalion level and below organizations -CORRECT ANSWER Team, squad, section,
platoon, company, battalion
What are the capabilities and limitations of the Armored Brigade Combat Team? -CORRECT
ANSWER Capabilities:
Sustained combat operations
Rapid movement
Security operations for lager forces
Limitations:
