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1. What are the two parts of most drill commands?
2. What does the preparatory command do?
3. In the command Forward, MARCH, which word is the command of execution, and what does it tell the Soldier?
4. A leader gives the wrong preparatory command. What command revokes it, and when must it be given?
5. Which of the following are combined commands, where the preparatory command and command of execution are one: FALL IN, AT EASE and REST, or Forward, MARCH?
6. When a unit is marching, how long is the interval between the preparatory command and the command of execution?
7. What are the cadences of quick time and double time?
8. At the Position of Attention, what angle do the feet form?
9. From what position can Parade Rest be commanded, and how far does the left foot move?
10. How does Stand at Ease differ from Parade Rest?
11. How many counts is the Hand Salute, and who salutes when a formation is marching?
12. What is normal distance between individual Soldiers in a column?
13. Who wrote the first Army drill manual, known as the Blue Book, and when?
14. When a Soldier and an officer meet, who salutes first, and what greeting is encouraged?
15. Do Soldiers salute indoors?
16. Name situations in which salutes are not required to be rendered or returned.
17. Are salutes required to or from people in privately owned vehicles?
18. Is the President saluted by Soldiers, and must civilian guards salute military personnel?
19. Is the flag of the United States dipped in salute?
20. How many guns are fired in the national salute, and what is the salute to the Union?
21. How is the flag flown on Memorial Day at Army installations?
22. Do Soldiers recite the Pledge of Allegiance?
23. When is the flag raised at reveille and lowered at retreat?
24. During a parade, when is the salute to passing Colors given and held?
25. What is the purpose of the chain of command?
26. Can a commander delegate away overall responsibility for the command?
27. What is the open-door policy?
28. What is the NCO support channel, and where does it run?
29. Name tasks the NCO support channel assists the chain of command with.
30. What are the roles of the command sergeant major and the first sergeant?
31. Who leads the platoon when the platoon leader is absent?
32. Can an NCO impose nonjudicial punishment on another enlisted Soldier?
33. Name nonpunitive corrective measures a commander can use instead of nonjudicial punishment.
34. A Soldier arrives late to formation. Is a set of push-ups an acceptable correction?
35. On what is military discipline founded?
36. What does AR 600-20 require of Soldiers regarding orders?
37. Of two officers in the same grade, who is senior?
38. How does AR 600-20 define bullying?
39. Is "pinning" or "tacking on" rank insignia allowed?
40. How much time in service is required for automatic promotion to PV2?
41. What are the time in service and time in grade requirements for automatic promotion to PFC?
42. What are the time in service and time in grade requirements for automatic promotion to SPC?
43. After completing BCT, what percentage of a company's training base Soldiers may commanders promote from PV1 to PV2 and PV2 to PFC without regard to TIS and TIG?
44. Which date is used to determine time in service for Regular Army Soldiers?
45. Which Soldiers may be promoted to SPC at 12 months TIS without regard to the TIS and TIG waiver ceilings?
46. May a commander set stricter eligibility criteria for promotion recommendation to SGT or SSG than the regulation provides?
47. When must commanders recommend Soldiers for promotion to SGT and SSG?
48. What are the secondary and primary zone TIS/TIG requirements for promotion recommendation to SGT?
49. What are the secondary zone, primary zone and mandatory list integration requirements for promotion recommendation to SSG?
50. What civilian and military education must a Soldier have to be recommended for promotion to SGT or SSG?
51. Does enrollment in the Army Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) make a Soldier ineligible for promotion recommendation to SGT or SSG?
52. Besides MOS and education requirements, name two other eligibility criteria for promotion recommendation to SGT or SSG.
53. What is the mission of a unit-level promotion board?
54. For Regular Army Soldiers, how often are promotion boards held and during what part of the month?
55. What is the minimum number of voting members on a promotion board, and why must the number be odd?
56. Who serves as president of an enlisted promotion board?
57. What rules govern the voting members of a promotion board with respect to rank and makeup?
58. What should promotion board questions focus on?
59. Besides answers to questions, what does the board consider when determining a Soldier's potential?
60. What must a promotion board do when it does not recommend a Soldier?
61. What is the maximum number of military training promotion points (weapons qualification and fitness test) for promotion to SGT and to SSG?
62. Which four types of tattoos or brands are prohibited anywhere on a Soldier's body?
63. Where on the body are tattoos prohibited regardless of subject matter, and what hand tattoo is allowed?
64. What are the facial hair standards for male Soldiers in uniform?
65. What is the standard for male sideburns?
66. What are the fingernail standards for male and female Soldiers?
67. May a Soldier in uniform keep their hands in their pockets?
68. What is the primary objective of the Army Body Composition Program (ABCP)?
69. How often must Soldiers be screened against the body fat standard, and what is the only authorized method of estimating body fat?
70. What are the five domains of the Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System?

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