MOD A

Question 1

How does the army define leadership

Answer 1

The process of influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission

Question 2

Ethical problems and reasoning involves what kind of ethical choices

Answer 2

Right and wrong
Shades of grey
2 rights

Question 3

4 steps of planning

Answer 3

Plan
Prepare
Execute
Assess

Question 4

4 types of briefing

Answer 4

Information
Mission
Staff
Decision

Question 5

Event Counseling

Answer 5

Specific instance or substandard performance, reception and integration, crisis, referral, promotion, transition, and adverse separation

Question 6

Pax involved in counseling process

Answer 6

Senior rater (potential in narrative format) identifies branch

Rater (performance in bullet format)

Rated soldier

Question 7

Forms for counseling

Answer 7

DA form 4856 and 2166-9-1A

For event, performance and professional

Question 8

How long should the senior rater keep the 2166-9

Answer 8

Until the NCOER has been submitted and approved by HRC

Question 9

ARSOF attributes

Answer 9

Integrity
Courage
Personal responsibility 
Team player
Perseverance
Adaptability 
Professionalism
Capability

Question 10

3 principal ways leaders develop soldiers

Answer 10

Counseling coaching mentoring

Question 11

Attributes and components of Army leadership

Answer 11

Character
Presence
Intellect

Question 12

Character

Answer 12

Army values, empathy, warrior ethos, discipline

Question 13

Presence

Answer 13

Military and professional bearing, fitness confidence, resilience

Question 14

Intellect

Answer 14

Mental agility, sound judgement, innovation, interpersonal tact, expertise

Question 15

Competencies and components of Army leadership

Answer 15

Leads
Develops
Achieves

Question 16

Leads

Answer 16

Leads others, builds trust, extends influence beyond the chain of command, leads by example, and communicates

Question 17

Develops

Answer 17

Creates a positive environment/ fosters esprit de corps, prepares self, develops others, stewards the profession

Question 18

Achieves

Answer 18

Gets results

Question 19

4 stages of the counseling process

Answer 19

Identify
Prepare
Conduct
Follow up

Question 20

What ATP provides doctrinal guidance for leaders in planning, preparing, executing and assessing counseling

Answer 20

ATP 6-22.1

Question 21

What are the non directive combined counseling techniques

Answer 21

Suggest alternatives
Recommend
Persuade
Advise

Question 22

Prohibited and narrative comments that can’t go on your NCOER

Answer 22

Derogatory information

Incidents that occurred before or after the rating period

Period of time where you can’t be rated by your rater (schools)

Question 23

Senior rater has constrain profile

Answer 23

Can only give out 24% most qualified position

The number does not reset after 1 year, it resets after the number of NCOERs he completes

It is a 1 to 4 ratio

Question 24

Rater

Answer 24

Does not have a constrained profile

Question 25

NCOER forms

Answer 25

Support form: All (2166-9-1A) Direct level : E5 (2166-9-1) Organization level : E6-E8 (2166-9-2) Strategic level : E9 (2166-9-3) narrative format

Question 26

Where do you find the pregnancy exemption for PT

Answer 26

AR 40-501

Question 27

PMOSC (rated soldier)

Answer 27

5,7,9 authorized numbers PMOS 18/ skill level 30/ SQI/ ASI-skill ID/ language

Question 28

What are the 6 standardized rules that apply to bullet comments on the NCOER (Golden Rules)

Answer 28

Short, concise, to the point, no longer than 2 lines Start with action words (verbs) or possessive nouns (his, hers) Double space between bullets (bullets should be written, strongest to weakest) Proceeded by a smaller “o” to designate the start of the comment Support the checked boxes Use a specific example only once (unrated time is void)

Question 29

A R E Q Q I

Answer 29

Action Result Effect Qualitative Quantitative Impact

Question 30

What pub covers NCOPD

Answer 30

ADP 6-22 Leadership

Question 31

What pub covers the evaluation reporting system

Answer 31

AR 623-3

Question 32

What are the 2 types of decision making

Answer 32

Analytical and intuitive

Question 33

Analytical

Answer 33

Data based, used for deliberate planning when time is available

Question 34

Intuitive

Answer 34

Instinctual, based on experience and training, best used when time constrained

Question 35

4 types of mentoring

Answer 35

Prescriptive: NCO-PVT Persuasive: SR-JR Collaborative: SRs together Confirmative: SGM-TM SGT

Question 36

Counseling timeline

Answer 36

Initial: within 30 days Follow up: quarterly (active), semiannual (NG)

Question 37

Senior rater comments cover overall potential for… (professional growth)

Answer 37

Promotion, command, schools, broadening and 2 successive assignments, level of assignment, retention

Question 38

Supplementary reviewer

Answer 38

Required when senior rater is an E8, WO1, CW2, 1LT or if NCOER is for relief cause Must be performed by O3 or higher Cannot edit NCOER, only ensures regulations are met

Question 39

Comments section for APFT/ ACFT

Answer 39

Filled out for failures, and reasons why

Question 40

How many bullets per block

Answer 40

3, min 1

Question 41

Rater tendency profile

Answer 41

It’s purpose is to establish and maintain the rater’s credibility from history/ previous evaluations

Question 42

What is in Part IV block i

Answer 42

Rater’s assessment, overall performance compared to NCOs of the same rank

Question 43

Far exceeds the standard

Answer 43

Extraordinarily above Far surpass Results have an immediate impact and enduring effect Best of the upper third

Question 44

Exceeds the standard

Answer 44

Above Results have immediate impact Among the upper third

Question 45

Met standard

Answer 45

Achieves and maintains Effectively meets and enforces the standard Results have a positive impact Typical of the majority

Question 46

Military education levels

Answer 46

BLC ALC SLC MLC SMA