25ID Band Promotion Board Topics/Regulations

CSM/SGM: 
NCO and Soldier’s Creed
Tropic Lightning March
25th ID (Blue Book)
Situational Question’s – CSM Choice

Replacement: 
Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills 
TC 3-21.75, The Warrior Ethos and Soldier Combat Skills

1. What is the Warrior Ethos?

I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.

2. What are the Army Values?

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage

3. What is the purpose of the Law of Land Warfare?

To diminish the evils of war by protecting combatants and noncombatants from
unnecessary suffering, and by safeguarding certain fundamental human rights of those
who fall into the hands of the enemy, particularly enemy prisoners of war (EPWs),
detainees, wounded and sick, and civilians.

4. What is a Battle Drill?

A collective action, executed by a platoon or smaller element, without the application of a
deliberate decision-making process. The action is vital to success in combat or critical to
preserve life. The drill is initiated on a cue, such as an enemy action or your leader’s
order, and is a trained response to that stimulus. It requires minimum leader orders to
accomplish, and is standard throughout the Army.

5. What are Warrior Drills, and what are the 9 Warrior Drills?
A set of core battle drills for small units from active and reserve component organizations
across the Army, regardless of Branch.
1. React to Contact (visual, improvised explosive device (IED), direct fire).
 2. React to Ambush (Near)
3. React to Ambush (Far)
4. React to Indirect Fire.
5. React to a Chemical Attack.
6. Break Contact.
7. Dismount a Vehicle.
8. Evacuate Wounded Personnel from Vehicle.
9. Establish Security at the Halt.

Suicide Prevention (Situational Questions)

AR 600-63, Army Health Promotion
Chapter 4, Healthy Behavior, 4-4 through 4-11:
Army Suicide Prevention Program • 4–4, page 17 
Suicide prevention and surveillance • 4–5, page 18 
Suicide prevention phases • 4–6, page 19
Suicide prevention training • 4–7, page 20
Family Member Suicide Prevention Program • 4–8, page 21 
Suicide prevention programs for deployments • 4–9, page 22 
Army suicide behavior surveillance • 4–10, page 22
Suicide Response Team • 4–11, page 23

1. A Soldier in your unit expresses to you that they are having thoughts of suicide. What
do you do?

2. What does the ACE acronym stand for?

Ask, Care, Escort

3. What are some professional resources available outside of the unit to assist with
suicide prevention?
Army Behavioral Health, Army Suicide Prevention Program, Family Member Suicide
Prevention Program.

HSC:
Army Programs
1. What are some Army programs? Name and describe three programs.

Misuse of Drugs and Alcohol (Situational Questions)

AR 600-85, The Army Substance Abuse Program

1. Your Soldier shows up to PT impaired and smelling of alcohol. What actions do you
take?
SISCO:
NCODP and NCOES
AR 350-1, Army Training and Leader Development
Section V, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System Guidance:
Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System • 3–51, page 88
Noncommissioned Officer Education System • 3–52, page 89 
Noncommissioned Officer Education System requirements • 3–53, page 89
Structured self-development • 3–54, page 90
Noncommissioned officer academies • 3–55, page 91
Basic Leader Course • 3–56, page 91
Advanced Leader Course • 3–57, page 92
Senior Leader Course • 3–58, page 92
Master Leader Course • 3–59, page 92
Sergeants Major Leader Course • 3–60, page 92
Nominative Leader Course • 3–61, page 93
Command Sergeant Major Brigade and Battalion Pre-Command Course and Command
Sergeant Major Development Program • 3–62, page 93

1. What does NCODP stand for?

Noncommissioned Officer Development Program

2. What does NCOPDS stand for? What is it?

Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System
NCOPDS establishes an organizational framework to develop the next generation of
competent and committed NCOs. Noncommissioned Officers develop as leaders through
their career through progressive and sequential processes which incorporate training,
education, and experience across three learning domains (institutional, operational, and
self-development).

3. What does NCOES stand for? What is it?

Noncommissioned Officer Education System
The goal of NCO training and the NCOES is to prepare noncommissioned officers to lead
and train Soldiers who work and fight under their supervision, and to assist their leaders
in executing unit missions. NCOES is linked to promotion to SGT, SSG, SFC, MSG, and
SGM. This ensures NCOs have the appropriate skills and knowledge required before
assuming the duties and responsibilities of the next higher grade.

AR 623-3 Evaluation Reporting System

1.What DA Form is used for the NCOER?
DA Form 2166-9 Series
2. What DA Form is used for an Academic Evaluation Report (AER)?
DA Form 1059

3. What is the NCOER Support Form?

DA Form 2166-9-1A

4. What are the three people/role involved in an NCOER?

Rated Soldier, Rater, Senior Rater

Physical and Mental Fitness (Situational Questions)

FM 7-22, Health and Holistic Fitness
Chapter 7, Physical Readiness
7-1 Principles of Physical Readiness
7-1 Precision
7-1 Progression
7-2 Integration
7-4 Ruck Marching
7-5 Running Skill
7-6 The Running Paradigm
7-8 Running Measurement
7-9 Army Water Survival Training
7-9 Safety
7-10 Basic Survival Swimmer
7-11 Combat Survival Swimmer

Chapter 9, Mental Readiness

9-1 Mental Readiness Concepts
9-2 Mental Readiness Capabilities
9-3 Cognitive Capability
9-4 Emotional Capability
9-10 Interpersonal Capability

1. What does H2F stand for?

Health and Holistic Fitness.

2. What are the five elements of the H2F system?

Governance, Program, Personnel, Equipment and Facilities, Leader Education.

3. What are the two phases of the H2F system?

Initial Phase (Future Soldier Program, Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual
Training, First Unit Of Assignment) and Sustaining Phase (Active Component)
4. What does the 2020 FM 7-22 revision change from the previous physical readiness
training doctrine (known as PRT)?

It represents a cultural shift from the industrial scale approaches of the past where massed
formations received the same training in a one-size-fits-all approach— often with no
equipment or expertise required to lead the training. It also represents a shift from
expecting individual Soldiers who often train remote from their units to independently
develop and implement a performance training program. The H2F System addresses
those individual Soldiers’ needs, too.

5. What are the five domains of the H2F System?

1. Physical Readiness
2. Nutritional Readiness
3. Mental Readiness
4. Spiritual Readiness
5. Sleep Readiness

Resiliency (Situational Questions)
AR 350-53, Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness
Chapter 4 (Resilience and Performance Enhancement Skills, Comprehensive Soldier and
Family Fitness Training Centers, and the Spouse Master Resilience Trainer)

AR 600-20, Army Command Policy

Chapter 3 (Ready and Resilient)

1. How would you use one the six MRT competencies to help a Soldier who is feeling
stressed by an upcoming PCS?

The six MRT Competencies:

1. Self-awareness
2. Self-regulation
3. Optimism
4. Mental Agility
5. Strengths of Character
6. Connection

DIVARTY:
Code of Conduct 
AR 350-30, Code of Conduct, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE)
Training)
What are the six articles of the Code of Conduct?

1. I am an American fighting in the forces that guard my country and our way of life,
I am prepared to give my life in their defense. (I am an American, prepared to give my
life)

2. I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the
members of my command while they still have the means to resist. (I will never surrender
myself or others)

3. If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every
effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special
favors from the enemy. (I will resist by all means, make every effort escape)

4. If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no
information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades.
If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those
appointed over me and will back them up in every way. (Keep faith with fellow
prisoners)

5. Should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number,
and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I
will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies. (I am only
required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth)

6. I will never forget that I am an American fighting for freedom, responsible for my
actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free.
I will trust in my God and in the United States of America. (I will never forget I am an
American fighting for freedom)

Equal Opportunity (Situational Questions)

AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, Chapter 6, Military Equal Opportunity Policy and
Program

1. You see one of your Soldier’s go into an off limits established that supports an
organization that violate the Army’s EO Policy. What do you do?

BAND:
Leader Development
ADP 6-22, Army Leadership and the Profession
ATP 6-22.1 The Counseling Process
1. What is the Army’s definition of Leadership?
The process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to
accomplish the mission and improve the organization

2. What is your personal definition of Leadership?

3. What is the Leadership Requirements Model?

The Army leadership requirements model (see figure 1-1 on page 1-4) illustrates
expectations of every leader, whether military or civilian, officer or enlisted, active or
reserve. This model aligns the desired outcome of leader development activities and
personnel practices to a common set of characteristics valued throughout the Army. It
covers the core requirements and expectations of leaders at all levels of leadership.
Attributes are the desired internal characteristics of a leader—what the Army wants
leaders to be and know. Competencies are skills and learnable behaviors the Army
expects leaders to acquire, demonstrate, and continue to enhance—what the Army wants
leaders to do

4. What are the Attributes and Competencies of the Leadership Requirements Model?
Attributes - Character, Presence, Intellect
Competencies – Leads, Develops, Achieves

5. What form is used for counseling?

DA Form 4856

6. What is the purpose of counseling a subordinate?

SUDCC/ Mental Heath (Situational Questions)

AR 600-85, The Army Substance Abuse Program

What does SUDCC stand for?

Substance Use Disorder Clinical Care

Who can refer a Soldier to ASAP?

A Soldier can self-refer or be Command Referred.