U.S. Army Board Study Guide Version 5.3 – 02 June, 2008

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

U.S. Army Board Study Guide Version 5.3 – 02 June, 2008 U.S. Army Board Study Guide Version 5.3 – 02 June, 2008 Prepared by ArmyStudyGuide.com "Soldiers helping Soldiers since 1999" Check for updates at: http://www.ArmyStudyGuide.com Sponsored by: Your Future. Your Terms. You’ve served your country, now let DeVry University serve you. Whether you want to build off of the skills you honed in the military, or launch a new career completely, DeVry’s accelerated, year-round programs can help you make school a reality. Flexible, online programs plus more than 80 campus locations nationwide make studying more manageable, even while you serve. You may even be eligible for tuition assistance or other military benefits. Learn more today. Degree Programs Accounting, Business Administration Computer Information Systems Electronics Engineering Technology Plus Many More... Visit www.DeVry.edu today! Or call 877-496-9050 *DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation. Program availability varies by location Financial Assistance is available to those who qualify. In New York, DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management operate as DeVry College of New York © 2008 DeVry University. All rights reserved U.S. Army Board Study Guide Table of Contents Army Programs ............................................................................................................................................. 5 ASAP - Army Substance Abuse Program................................................................................................ 5 ACS - Army Community Service.............................................................................................................. 7 ACES - Army Continuing Education System ........................................................................................... 8 AER - Army Emergency Relief ................................................................................................................ 9 Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program .................................................................... 10 EO - Equal Opportunity.......................................................................................................................... 13 AFAP - Army Family Action Plan ........................................................................................................... 17 ARC - Army Red Cross.......................................................................................................................... 19 Army Reenlistment / Retention Program ............................................................................................... 19 Army Safety Program............................................................................................................................. 20 Army Sponsorship Program................................................................................................................... 21 QOLP - Army Quality of Life Program ................................................................................................... 22 BOSS – Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers................................................................................... 23 CHAMPUS / TRICARE .......................................................................................................................... 24 DEERS – Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System .................................................................. 25 NCODP – Noncommissioned Officer Development Program ............................................................... 25 Weight Control ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Physical Training......................................................................................................................................... 31 Weapons ..................................................................................................................................................... 34 M136 AT4 – Rocket Launcher ............................................................................................................... 34 M16/A2 – 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle .............................................................................................. 37 M4 – 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle....................................................................................................... 42 M18A1 – Antipersonnel (Claymore) Mine.............................................................................................. 48 M2 - .50 Caliber Machine Gun............................................................................................................... 52 M203 – 40 mm Grenade Launcher........................................................................................................ 56 M240B – Machine Gun .......................................................................................................................... 58 M249 – Machine Gun............................................................................................................................. 60 M60 – Machine Gun............................................................................................................................... 62 M72 – Light Anti-Tank Weapon ............................................................................................................. 65 M9 Pistol ................................................................................................................................................ 68 M11 Pistol .............................................................................................................................................. 70 MK19 – 40 mm Grenade Machine Gun ................................................................................................. 72 Hand Grenades...................................................................................................................................... 77 2 © Copyright 1999-2008 ArmyStudyGuide.com. Updates @ http://www.ArmyStudyGuide.com Sponsored by: Awards and Decorations ............................................................................................................................. 83 Uniforms...................................................................................................................................................... 90 Army Green Service Uniform (Class A) ................................................................................................. 91 Army Blue Service Uniform.................................................................................................................... 93 BDU - Battle Dress Uniform................................................................................................................... 95 ACU - Army Combat Uniform................................................................................................................. 95 IPFU – Improved Physical Fitness Uniform........................................................................................... 98 Chain of Command ................................................................................................................................... 101 Leadership................................................................................................................................................. 102 Counseling ................................................................................................................................................ 107 NCO Duties, Responsibilities and Authority.............................................................................................. 112 NCO History .............................................................................................................................................. 117 NCOER / ERS........................................................................................................................................... 119 Promotions and Reductions...................................................................................................................... 124 Leaves and Passes................................................................................................................................... 129 Military Justice........................................................................................................................................... 131 Code of Conduct ....................................................................................................................................... 133 Geneva Convention .................................................................................................................................. 134 U.S. Constitution ....................................................................................................................................... 137 Guard Duty................................................................................................................................................ 139 Army History.............................................................................................................................................. 142 Customs and Courtesies..........................................................................................................................
Recommended publications
  • 1 TEXT C Company Drill.Pdf
    State of California – Military Department California Cadet Corps CURRICULUM ON MILITARY SUBJECTS Strand M7: Unit Drill Level 11 This Strand is composed of the following components: A. Squad Drill B. Platoon Drill C. Company Drill 1 California Cadet Corps M7: Unit Drill Table of Contents C. Company Drill ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Objectives ................................................................................................................................................. 3 C1. Basic Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 C2. Posts for Key Personnel .................................................................................................................. 5 .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 C3. Basic Formation Information .......................................................................................................... 8 C4. Changing Interval .......................................................................................................................... 10 C5. Changing Distance ......................................................................................................................... 10 C6. Aligning the Company ..................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • To Read Article As
    He can see through walls, His Helmet is video-connected, and His rifle Has computer precision. We cHeck out tHe science (and explosive poWer) beHind tHe technology tHat’s making tHe future of the military into Halo come to life. by StinSon Carter illustration by kai lim want the soldier to think of himself as the $6 battalions. Today we fight with Small Tactical Units. Million Man,” says Colonel Douglas Tamilio, And the heart of the Small Tactical Unit is the single project manager of Soldier Weapons for the U.S. dismounted soldier. Army. In case you haven’t heard, the future of In Afghanistan, as in the combat zones of the fore­ warfare belongs to the soldier. The Civil War was fought seeable future, we will fight against highly mobile, by armies. World War II was fought by divisions. Viet­ highly adaptive enemies that blend seamlessly into nam was fought by platoons. Operation Desert Storm their environments, whether that’s a boulder­strewn was fought by brigades and the second Iraq war by mountainside or the densely populated urban jungle. enhanced coMbaT heLMeT Made from advanced plastics rather than Kevlar, the new ECH offers 35 percent more protection GeneraTion ii than current helmets. heLMeT SenSor The Gen II HS provides the wearer with analysis of explosions and any neTT Warrior other potential source This system is designed to provide of head trauma. vastly increased situational awareness on the battlefield, allowing combat leaders to track the locations and health ModuLar of their teams, who are viewing tactical LiGhTWeiGhT information via helmet-mounted Load-carryinG computer screens.
    [Show full text]
  • Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia
    Army Regulation 670–1 Uniforms and Insignia Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 1 September 1992 Unclassified SUMMARY of CHANGE AR 670–1 Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia This revision-- o Deletes the utility and durable press uniforms. o Adds new criteria for exceptions based on religious practices (para 1-7). o Adds grooming and hygiene statement (para 1-8d). o Adds wear policy for utility uniforms on deployment (para 1-10b). o Clarifies policy for blousing trousers (paras 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5). o Deletes old chapter 6. o Prescribes wear policy for the extended cold weather clothing system parka as an optional item (para 6-7). o Changes the physical fitness uniform to a clothing bag item (chap 13). o Revises wear policy and establishes possession dates for the Physical Fitness Uniform (chap 13 and App D). o Authorizes wear of black four-in-hand time with enlisted dress uniform (para 14-2c). o Authorizes wear of awards on AG 415 shirt (paras 14-10, 15-11, and 17-11). o Deletes AG 344 pantsuit and AG 344 skirt (chap 15). o Authorizes wear of blue slacks by selected females (para 20-7). o Adds chevrons and service stripes on the Army mess uniforms (paras 21-5d, 22- 5b, 23-5e, and 24-5e). o Adds soldiers authorized to wear organizational beret (para 26-3). o Clarifies possession policy on combat boots (para 26-4). o Authorizes wear of cold weather cap with black windbreaker (para 26-7).
    [Show full text]
  • AUGUST 2018 Newsletter
    AUGUST 2018 Newsletter President’s Message Hello everyone … below are a few items to draw to your attention for RLMI activities starting in the Fall: As you are aware from the 1 June 2018 Update to Members, there is a change in RLMI meeting/event nights to Mondays (see page 2 for further details) Our first event for the Fall season is the Annual Cocktail Party 1600hrs-1800hrs on Monday10 Sept 2018 at HMCS PREVOST (watch for the invitation and RSVP to be distributed later in August) Our first General Meeting will be held: Monday 1 October 2018 - 1900hrs for 19:30hrs. Topic: The Canadian Contributions to Radar- Maya Hirschman, Manager, Secrets of Radar Museum Please review the Notice of Proposed Amendments to the RLMI Constitution and By-laws on page 3, 5 and 6. Our next RLMI Executive Meeting is 13 September 1330hrs at HMCS PREVOST. Welcome to new RLMI members/applicants: Catherine Elliot Shaw, Beth Sayler Save-The- Date: Friday 19 October 2018- The Veterans’ Classic- at The Raceway, Western Fair- Opening Ceremonies 5 pm/Live Racing 6:30 pm For further information on RLMI, please see www.rlmi.ca New members and guests are welcome to attend RLMI events. Thank you…hope to see you 1600hrs Monday 10 September 2018 for the Annual Cocktail Party at HMCS PREVOST ! Gerry Gerry Treble President 1 Upcoming RLMI Meetings/Events Please note change of meeting and event nights to Mondays * Timing for General Meetings will continue as usual: 1900hrs Meet and Greet --- 1930hrs Meeting/Presentation 2018 10 Sept- Cocktail Party 01 Oct- General Meeting (vs.
    [Show full text]
  • Wear of Ribbons and Medals
    U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COMMISSIONED CORPS INSTRUCTION AND HUMAN SERVICES CC26.3.3 EFFECTIVE DATE: 28 August 2008 By Order of the Acting Assistant Secretary for Health: ADM Joxel Garcia, USPHS SUBJECT: Wear of Ribbons and Medals 1. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Instruction is to prescribe the manner in which ribbons and medals are worn by officers on the uniform of the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (Corps). This Instruction also prescribes the order of precedence for wearing Corps, other uniformed service and non-uniformed service awards on the Corps uniform. 2. APPLICABILITY: This issuance applies to all Regular Corps and Reserve Corps officers on extended active duty and to officers called to active duty for short tours of duty or limited tours of duty. 3. AUTHORITY: 3-1. 42 USC 202 3-2. 42 USC 216 3-3. Executive Order 11140, dated 30 January 1964 4. PROPONENT: The proponent of this Instruction is the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH). The responsibility for assuring the day-to-day management of the Corps is the Surgeon General. 5. SUMMARY OF REVISIONS AND UPDATES: This is the first issuance of this Instruction within the electronic Commissioned Corps Issuance System (eCCIS) and amends Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual (CCPM) CC27.9.1, “Authorization to Wear Non-PHS Awards.” It replaces CC26.3.3, “Wearing Ribbons and Medals,” dated 15 July 1993, and amends Manual Circular 372, “Revisions of Uniform Policies,” dated 21 April 2003, and creates a stand alone Instruction within the eCCIS. UPDATE: 16 September 2008. This version includes the clarifications and amendments of PPM 08-021, “Technical Revision of CC26.3.3,” dated 15 September 2008.
    [Show full text]
  • Sources for Genealogical Research at the Austrian War Archives in Vienna (Kriegsarchiv Wien)
    SOURCES FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AT THE AUSTRIAN WAR ARCHIVES IN VIENNA (KRIEGSARCHIV WIEN) by Christoph Tepperberg Director of the Kriegsarchiv 1 Table of contents 1. The Vienna War Archives and its relevance for genealogical research 1.1. A short history of the War Archives 1.2. Conditions for doing genealogical research at the Kriegsarchiv 2. Sources for genealogical research at the Kriegsarchiv 2. 1. Documents of the military administration and commands 2. 2. Personnel records, and records pertaining to personnel 2.2.1. Sources for research on military personnel of all ranks 2.2.2. Sources for research on commissioned officers and military officials 3. Using the Archives 3.1. Regulations for using personnel records 3.2. Visiting the Archives 3.3. Written inquiries 3.4. Professional researchers 4. Relevant publications 5. Sources for genealogical research in other archives and institutions 5.1. Sources for genealogical research in other departments of the Austrian State Archives 5.2. Sources for genealogical research in other Austrian archives 5.3. Sources for genealogical research in archives outside of Austria 5.3.1. The provinces of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and its “successor states” 5.3.2. Sources for genealogical research in the “successor states” 5.4. Additional points of contact and practical hints for genealogical research 2 1. The Vienna War Archives and its relevance for genealogical research 1.1. A short history of the War Archives Today’s Austrian Republic is a small country, but from 1526 to 1918 Austria was a great power, we can say: the United States of Middle and Southeastern Europe.
    [Show full text]
  • ECO-Ssls for Pahs
    Ecological Soil Screening Levels for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Interim Final OSWER Directive 9285.7-78 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460 June 2007 This page intentionally left blank TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION .......................................................1 2.0 SUMMARY OF ECO-SSLs FOR PAHs......................................1 3.0 ECO-SSL FOR TERRESTRIAL PLANTS....................................4 5.0 ECO-SSL FOR AVIAN WILDLIFE.........................................8 6.0 ECO-SSL FOR MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE..................................8 6.1 Mammalian TRV ...................................................8 6.2 Estimation of Dose and Calculation of the Eco-SSL ........................9 7.0 REFERENCES .........................................................16 7.1 General PAH References ............................................16 7.2 References Used for Derivation of Plant and Soil Invertebrate Eco-SSLs ......17 7.3 References Rejected for Use in Derivation of Plant and Soil Invertebrate Eco-SSLs ...............................................................18 7.4 References Used in Derivation of Wildlife TRVs .........................25 7.5 References Rejected for Use in Derivation of Wildlife TRV ................28 i LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1 PAH Eco-SSLs (mg/kg dry weight in soil) ..............................4 Table 3.1 Plant Toxicity Data - PAHs ..........................................5 Table 4.1
    [Show full text]
  • BULGARIA and HUNGARY in the FIRST WORLD WAR: a VIEW from the 21ST CENTURY 21St -Century Studies in Humanities
    BULGARIA AND HUNGARY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR: A VIEW FROM THE 21ST CENTURY 21st -Century Studies in Humanities Editor: Pál Fodor Research Centre for the Humanities Budapest–Sofia, 2020 BULGARIA AND HUNGARY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR: A VIEW FROM THE 21ST CENTURY Editors GÁBOR DEMETER CSABA KATONA PENKA PEYKOVSKA Research Centre for the Humanities Budapest–Sofia, 2020 Technical editor: Judit Lakatos Language editor: David Robert Evans Translated by: Jason Vincz, Bálint Radó, Péter Szőnyi, and Gábor Demeter Lectored by László Bíró (HAS RCH, senior research fellow) The volume was supported by theBulgarian–Hungarian History Commission and realized within the framework of the project entitled “Peripheries of Empires and Nation States in the 17th–20th Century Central and Southeast Europe. Power, Institutions, Society, Adaptation”. Supported by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences NKFI-EPR K 113004, East-Central European Nationalisms During the First World War NKFI FK 128 978 Knowledge, Lanscape, Nation and Empire ISBN: 978-963-416-198-1 (Institute of History – Research Center for the Humanities) ISBN: 978-954-2903-36-9 (Institute for Historical Studies – BAS) HU ISSN 2630-8827 Cover: “A Momentary View of Europe”. German caricature propaganda map, 1915. Published by the Research Centre for the Humanities Responsible editor: Pál Fodor Prepress preparation: Institute of History, RCH, Research Assistance Team Leader: Éva Kovács Cover design: Bence Marafkó Page layout: Bence Marafkó Printed in Hungary by Prime Rate Kft., Budapest CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................... 9 Zoltán Oszkár Szőts and Gábor Demeter THE CAUSES OF THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR I AND THEIR REPRESENTATION IN SERBIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY .................................. 25 Krisztián Csaplár-Degovics ISTVÁN TISZA’S POLICY TOWARDS THE GERMAN ALLIANCE AND AGAINST GERMAN INFLUENCE IN THE YEARS OF THE GREAT WAR................................
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2013 Financial Highlights of the HSBC Trinkaus Group
    Geschäftsbericht 2013 Annual Report 2013 Annual Report Financial Highlights of the HSBC Trinkaus Group 2013 2012* change in % Results in € m Operating revenues 703.0 705.4 – 0.3 Net loan impairment and other credit risk provisions 10.9 0.9 > 100 Administrative expenses 486.2 495.0 – 1.8 Pre-tax profit 219.1 217.9 0.6 Tax expenses 63.8 85.9 – 25.7 Net profit 155.3 132.0 1 7. 7 Balance sheet figures in € m Total assets 19,809.7 20,047.8 – 1.2 Shareholders’ equity 1,453.7 1,385.2 4.9 Ratios Cost efficiency ratio of usual business activity in % 67.9 69.4 – Return on equity before tax in % 16.5 1 7. 1 – Net fee income in % of operating revenues 57.0 54.4 – Funds under management and administration in € bn 149.2 150.3 – 0.7 Employees 2,527 2,528 0.0 Share information Number of shares issued in million 28.1 28.1 0.0 Dividend per share in € 2.50 2.50 0.0 Earnings per share in € 5.53 4.70 1 7. 7 Share price as at 31.12. in € 84.80 87.19 – 2.8 Market capitalisation in € m 2,383.5 2,450.7 – 2.8 Regulatory ratios** Tier 1 in € m 1,303.9 1,192.6 9.3 Regulatory capital in € m 1,638.5 1,534.6 6.8 Risk-weighted assets in € m 11,125.0 9,238.1 20.4 Tier 1 ratio in % 11.
    [Show full text]
  • Reserve Forces Review 2030 Unlocking the Reserves’ Potential to Strengthen a Resilient and Global Britain
    Reserve Forces Review 2030 Unlocking the reserves’ potential to strengthen a resilient and global Britain May 2021 Contents Executive summary 7 Reserve Forces Review 2030 recommendations 11 Chapter 1 – Context and the imperative for change 15 Chapter 2 – Redefining the relationship between the reserves and society 25 Chapter 3 – Expanding the role of the reserves 43 Chapter 4 – Unlocking the potential of reservists 55 Chapter 5 – Transforming support to the reserves 73 Engagement log 88 Glossary 102 Reserve Forces Review 2030 3 4 Reserve Forces Review 2030 Foreword Brigadier The Rt Hon The Lord Lancaster TD VR When the Chief of the Defence Staff asked me to chair an independent review into the reserve forces, I leapt at the opportunity. For over 32 years, the Army Reserve has been an integral part of my life and perhaps the one constant of my adult years. Like many fellow reservists, my service has been part of a fairly consistent juggling act between the competing demands of a hectic professional career, private life and soldiering. In writing this foreword I recognise that so much has changed. Rather than looking ‘down and in’ at the use of The reserves have evolved from almost entirely reserves by the single services, we have been contingent forces – that trained at weekends tasked with looking ‘up and out’. and annual camps, recruited locally, and were At its heart, this Reserve Forces Review 2030 encapsulated by names such as ‘Territorial (RF30) is about people and skills, and how Army’ and ‘Royal Auxiliary Air Force’ – to the Defence, industry, government and wider reserve forces we have today across all three society can share them.
    [Show full text]
  • Oman Country Report
    SALW Guide Global distribution and visual identification Oman Country report https://salw-guide.bicc.de Weapons Distribution SALW Guide Weapons Distribution The following list shows the weapons which can be found in Oman and whether there is data on who holds these weapons: AK-47 / AKM G M79 G AR 15 (M16/M4) U MBDA MILAN G Browning M 2 G Mossberg 500 U FN FAL G SIG SG540 G FN Herstal FN MAG G Simonov SKS G FN High Power U Sterling MP L2A3 G Lee-Enfield SMLE U Steyr AUG G M203 grenade launcher G Explanation of symbols Country of origin Licensed production Production without a licence G Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by Governmental agencies. N Non-Government: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is held by non-Governmental armed groups. U Unspecified: Sources indicate that this type of weapon is found in the country, but do not specify whether it is held by Governmental agencies or non-Governmental armed groups. It is entirely possible to have a combination of tags beside each country. For example, if country X is tagged with a G and a U, it means that at least one source of data identifies Governmental agencies as holders of weapon type Y, and at least one other source confirms the presence of the weapon in country X without specifying who holds it. Note: This application is a living, non-comprehensive database, relying to a great extent on active contributions (provision and/or validation of data and information) by either SALW experts from the military and international renowned think tanks or by national and regional focal points of small arms control entities.
    [Show full text]
  • On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature Management: a Systems Approach
    National Defence University Series 1: Research Publications No. 21 On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature Management: a Systems Approach On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature Management: a Systems Approach Kent Andersson Kent Andersson National Defence University PL 7, 00861 HELSINKI Tel. +358 299 800 www.mpkk.fi ISBN 978-951-25-2998-8 (pbk.) ISBN 978-951-25-2999-5 (PDF) ISSN 2342-9992 (print) ISSN 2343-0001 (web) Series 1, No. 21 The Finnish Defence Forces KENT ANDERSSON ON THE MILITARY UTILITY OF SPECTRAL DESIGN IN SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS APPROACH Doctoral dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Military Sciences to be presented, with the consent of the Finnish National Defence University, for public examination in Sverigesalen, at the Swedish Defence University, Drottning Kristinas väg 37, in Stockholm, on Friday 13th of April at 1 pm. NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY HELSINKI 2018 NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY SERIES 1: RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS NO. 21 FINSKA FÖRSVARSUNIVERSITETET SERIE 1: FORSKINGSPUBLIKATIONER NR. 21 ON THE MILITARY UTILITY OF SPECTRAL DESIGN IN SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMS APPROACH KENT ANDERSSON NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY HELSINKI 2018 Kent Andersson: On the Military Utility of Spectral Design in Signature Management: a Sys- tems Approach National Defence University, Finland Series 1: Research Publications No. 21 Doctoral dissertation Finska Försvarshögskolan Publikationsserie 1: Forskingspublikationer nr. 21 Doktorsavhandling Author: Lt Col, Tech. Lic. Kent Andersson Supervising professor: Professor Jouko Vankka, National Defence University, Finland Preliminary examiners: Professor Harold Lawson, Prof. Emeritus, ACM, IEEE and INCOSE Fellow, IEEE Computer pioneer, Sweden Professor Christer Larsson, Lund University, Sweden Official opponents: Professor Jari Hartikainen, Finnish Defence Research Agency, Finland Professor Harold Lawson, Prof.
    [Show full text]