- Board question
Name the courses of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System in order.
The Basic Leader Course, the Advanced Leader Course, the Senior Leader Course, the Master Leader Course, and the Sergeants Major Course.
- Board question
What are the characteristics of the Army Profession?
Trust, honorable service, military expertise, stewardship, and esprit de corps.
- Board question
Name the ten core leader competencies.
Under leads: leads others, builds trust, extends influence beyond the chain of command, leads by example, and communicates. Under develops: creates a positive environment and fosters esprit de corps, prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession. Under achieves: gets results.
- Board question
Recite the Soldier's Creed.
I am an American Soldier. I am a warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment, and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. I am an American Soldier.
- Board question
What are the three types of developmental counseling?
Event-oriented counseling, performance counseling, and professional growth counseling.
- Board question
What are the two types of equal opportunity complaints, and how is a formal one filed?
Informal and formal. An informal complaint is resolved directly, with the help of a peer, a leader, or an equal opportunity professional, and is not written up. A formal complaint is filed in writing on DA Form 7279 and sworn to, normally within 60 calendar days of the incident, and it triggers required actions and timelines.
- Board question
What falls under the attribute of presence?
Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.
- Board question
What is an after action review, and what are its four steps?
An AAR is a structured professional discussion of an event that lets the participants work out for themselves what happened and how to improve. The four steps are plan, prepare, conduct, and follow up. The follow-up is the part units skip and the part that produces the improvement.
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What is the first sentence of the NCO Creed?
No one is more professional than I.