Mod 2 Promotions

Question 1

What is AR 600-8-19?

Answer 1

Enlisted Promotions and Reductions

Question 2

What is AR 601-280?

Answer 2

Army Retention Program

Question 3

What are the objectives of the promotion system?

Answer 3

Career progression and rank that are in line with potential and for recognition of the best qualified Soldier, which will attract and retain the highest caliber Soldier for a career in the Army
(AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 4

What is STEP?

Answer 4

Select
Train
Educate
Promote
(AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 5

Who has promotion authority over E1-E4?

Answer 5

Unit Commanders

Question 6

Who has promotion authority over E5-E6?

Answer 6

Field Grade Commanders (LTC+)

Question 7

Who has promotion authority over E7-E9?

Answer 7

HRC

Question 8

How are soldiers selected?

Answer 8

Based on a Soldier’s potential to serve at increasing levels of responsibility, stemming from a leader’s (or promotion board’s) assessment of a Soldier in his or her current rank (AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 9

Why are soldiers trained?

Answer 9

NCOs achieve the tactical and technical competence that builds confidence and adaptability on individual, leader, and collective tasks (AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 10

How are soldiers educated?

Answer 10

SSD and the Noncommissioned Officer Education System (NCOES) (AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 11

When are soldiers promoted?

Answer 11

Once fully trained and educated, and meet all prerequisites for promotion pin-on and are established as promotable to the next rank (AR 600-8-19 1-5)

Question 12

What form is used to recommend E4 and below for promotion?

Answer 12

• AAA117 (RA)
• 4187 (NG)
• Enlisted Promotion Application (USAR)

Question 13

What is a secondary zone promotion eligibility?

Answer 13

CDRs may recommend Soldiers in the secondary zone an incentive for those who strive for excellence and whose accomplishments, demonstrated capacity for leadership, and marked potential warrant promotion ahead of their peers (AR 600-8-19 3-9)

Question 14

What must happen if a promotion eligible soldier is not recommended by the CDR?

Answer 14

First-line leaders must formally counsel (in writing) fully qualified Soldiers upon attainment of primary zone eligibility who are not recommended by the unit CDR. Written counseling must identify the basis for non-recommendation and include an action plan designed to overcome specified deficiencies. (AR 600-8-19 3-1)

Question 15

What are the remaining time in service requirements?

Answer 15

SGT - none
SSG - 1 year
SFC-MSG - 3 years

Question 16

What are the requirements to be promoted as an NCO?

Answer 16

the appropriate SSD and NCOES (AR 600-8-19 1-28)

Question 17

What is a standby advisory board?

Answer 17

Review of soldier records to be added to or removed from a promotion list after the selection board was held (AR 600-8-19 4-13)

Question 18

Who has rank reduction authority?

Answer 18

CDR for E2-E4
CDR (LTC+) for E5-E6
CDR (COL+) for E7-E8
(AR 600-8-19 10-2)

Question 19

When would a soldier be removed from a recommended list?

Answer 19

Flagged, Court-martial, UCMJ, Administrative Separation proceedings, Remaining service obligation, Height/Weight failure, etc (AR 600-8-19 3-27)

Question 20

When might a soldier be removed from a centralized selection list?

Answer 20

Letter from the CDR (AR 600-8-19 4-15)

Question 21

What are retention control points?

Answer 21

Soldiers who exceed the retention control point for their current rank due to reduction in grade or removal from the centralized promotion list must retire or separate (AR 601-280 3-8(f)1)

Question 22

What is the max points a SGT can get for civilian education

Answer 22

160