Does Anyone Have Any Tips For Studying For The Board?

I always keep it simple with flash cards. The website http://www.armyadp.com is also good to pull current board questions from. I usually pull 50% or so from each topic to memorize. You aren't going to know every answer. The point of a board is to see your baseline of knowledge and to test your comfort levels when put under pressure.

Make sure you talk with your operations about how they conduct the board and get your buddies to help you by doing mock boards. You should already be doing a company level board before attending the actual promotion board. I hope this helps.

Good luck

Unit history is a great topic to research, as well as memorizing the NCO creed and Soldier's creed. Your division song will probably be a part of your board. With the NCO creed, you should recite it when you wake up in the morning, it will help you with memorizing it. It's great that you have gone out of your way to acquire these study tools, but ultimately you will find the answers for most of these questions in the regulations, which should be cited in your booklets. Since your board is in July, you have ample enough time to study for it. Your best bet now is to gather a few other board candidates or battles wanting to go to the board and hold a study group. If you need someone to help you with references, please feel free to message me. I am always willing to help. Good luck with your board!!

Well I can tell you from experience that I have bad study habits. I also can tell you from experience, the harder you try to knock the door off the hinges when entering the board, the less questions they will drill you with. That shows a sign of confidence. The biggest part of the board is the NCO creed. If you can recite that with accuracy and confidence, more than likely you will be dismissed with no further questions.

Practice practice practice.

When I studied for the board all the answers that I found in the winning the board book were what they were looking for so that would be a good source and also I would go over the ranger handbook a little in case they ask you stuff from that and make sure you know the NCO creed

Get up on some flash cards. You can memorize anything with flash cards. NCOES, DS school, Master Gunner. You name it. Army schools are designed for you to succeed, not fail but, you need to put in the time to study.

Is your Squad Leader helping you with this? If not, they should. They should be going through the material with you, making sure your uniform is squared away and conducting mock boards (to make sure you are comfortable). Whenever any of my soldiers went to the boards, I made it my mission to help them through it. Also, as a former police officer, I had to interview in my fair share of boards and I have excelled at them due to the practice in the Army. Focus on your delivery when they ask about you. Go in front of a mirror and begin answering the questions as you would when you're at the board. Just promise me one thing. When you succeed, help the next soldier succeed. Leadership is not about withholding information, its about sharing and spreading the information.

Confidence confidence confidence...true story...I took one of my guys to the board a few years back...they asked him to recite the NCO Creed....he did it loudly and extremely confidence....nobody asked him any questions after that...he got a perfect score