General Knowledge 2
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- How much time in grade is required for promotion to SGT?
- 8 months (half of the time can be waivered)
- When the board is an all enlisted board, what requirement exists in regards to the president of the board?
- Must be a command sergeant major or a frocked CSM. If no CSM, senior member may be a SGM
- Name the 2 types of promotion point adjustments that are authorized.
- Correction of an error, adding of additional administrative points.
- When transporting a casualty using the one man carry, what is the best carry to use for long distance?
- Pistol Belt Carry
- All chaplains are addressed as "Chaplain". When a chaplain is addressed in writing, how is the grade indicated?
- Grade is indicated in parentheses
- Prior to engagement of hostile aircraft with small arms, what rate of fire is selected
- Highest rate of fire for the weapon
- When is the soldier's name on the secondary zone list for promotion to grade SGT be transferred to the primary zone?
- First day of the month in which be completes 36 months of active federal service.
- Name the ranks of "Field Grade Officers"
- Major, Lt Colonel, Colonel
- What is the basic counter-intelligence responsibility of every soldier?
- To keep information about yourself, your unit, and any other military information you might have from falling into unauthorized hands.
- Some of the means of communication are Radio, telepone, and messenger. Which of these is the most secure means for enemy interception?
- Messenger
- What is the purpose of the clothing allowance?
- To repair or replace issued clothing bag items
- How long should a soldier be in the army before he starts receiving a clothing allowance?
- 6 months
- What is the purpose of the troop layout inspections?
- To see that you have all the clothing and equipment issued to you, and that you are properly maintaining these items.
- What are the 3 classifications of supplies and equipment?
- expendable, nonexpendable, durable
- When speaking of supplies and equipment, what is meant by "durable"
- Durable items which are not consumed in use, retain their original identity, but are neither expendable nor nonexpendable.
- What is the lowest enlisted grade authorized to perform headcount?
- Specialist
- What does the letters "PMOS" stand for?
- Primary military occupational specialty
- What is the table of organization and equipment?
- An army authorization document which prescribes the amount of personnel and equipment necessary for a unit to perform its mission (TO&E)
- What is the table of distribution and allowances?
- Any army authorization document which prescribes the organizational structure for a unit having a unique mission for which a "TOE" does not exist. It normally contains a large percentage of civilian positions.
- In relation to the "QMP" what is the reenlistement ineligibility point?
- Maximum number of years of active federal service authorized for a soldier in a specific grade.
- What are two types of inspections?
- In-ranks, quarters
- What percentage of assigned and attached PFC soldiers may have less than 12 months time in service as outlined by HQDA?
- 20 percent, but can change based on HQDA guidance
- When does the unit commander review an approved bar to reenlistment?
- At least every 6 months after the date of approval, and 30 days before the soldier's scheduled departure from the unit or separation from the army
- Who is the final approving authority for any bar to reenlistment?
- At least one approval level higher then the initiating authority. If initiated by a commander above company level, must be approved by general officer or general court martial convening authority level or at USAEEA
- A soldier can be administratively discharge for unsatisfactory performance under what authority?
- AR 635-200, Chapter 13
- A soldier can be administratively discharged for failure to meet army weight control standards under what authority?
- AR 635-200, Chapter 5
- What section of the Military Personnel File on microfiche in not viewed by selection boards and career managers without written approval.
- The restricted fiche