AMEDD BOLC – B Midterm Exam Study Guide (Latest 2023 – 2024) With
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List the categories of Awards. – ANS: 1.) Decorations.
2.) Good Conduct Medal (GCM) and Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
(ARCAM):
3.) Campaign and Service Medals.
4.) Service Ribbons.
5.) Badges & Tabs.
6.) Certificates, Memorandums, and Letters.
How many categories of Awards are there? - ANS: 6
List the functions of the Personnel Administration Center. - ANS: 1.) Process
Personnel Actions.
2.) Provide notification of annual records review.
3.) Assist with survivor benefit plan.
4.) Process Finance Actions.
Understand the process of barring a Soldier from Reenlistment. - ANS: Denies
reenlistment of Soldiers whose immediate separation under administrative
procedures is warranted.
Reentry into or beyond their Expiration Term of Service (ETS) with the Active Army
is not in the best interest of the military service.
What form is needed to bar a Soldier from Re-enlistment. - ANS: Must execute a form
DA 4126-R.
Distinguish between the types of Enlisted Promotion Systems. - ANS: • Decentralized
Promotions: advancement from PV1 to SPC
• Semi-centralized Promotions: promotion to SGT and SSG
• Centralized Promotions: promotion to SFC, MSG, and SGM
Decentralized Promotions are handled by what level of leadership? - ANS: Company
level (O3), they are authorized to promote from E1-E4.
Semi-centralized Promotions are handled by what level of leadership? - ANS:
Battalion Level (O5), they are authorized to promote from E5-E6. Although HQDA
maintains the promotion standing list and issues the orders.
, Centralized Promotions are handled by what level of leadership? - ANS: Commander
AHRC (O8), is the authorized authority to promote from E7-E9.
Definition of Army Leadership. - ANS: The process of influencing people by providing
purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the
organization.
What are the different levels of leadership? - ANS: Tactical, Operational, and
Strategic.
Understand the different levels of leadership. - ANS: Tactical - Direct level leadership
is where subordinates are accustomed to seeing their leaders all the time: teams and
squads, sections and platoons, companies and batteries. A direct leader's span of
influence can range from a handful to a several hundred people. NCOs are in direct
leadership positions more often than officers and Army civilians and are crucial in
the day-to-day development and care of Soldiers.
Operational - Operational/organizational leaders influence several hundred to
several thousand people. They have staffs to help them lead their people and manage
their organizations' resources.
Strategic - Strategic level leaders, military and Army civilian, are responsible for
large organizations and influence several thousand to hundreds of thousands of
people. There are roughly 600 authorized military and civilian positions classified as
strategic leaders.
As leaders take on roles with more responsibility, they still perform some of the
leadership functions from the lower levels (e.g. face-to-face, indirect influence, etc.).
List the methods of providing developmental feedback to subordinates. - ANS:
Counseling, Coaching, and Mentoring.
Differentiate between the three Attributes and Competencies of Army Leadership. -
ANS: Attributes - Character, Presence, and Intellect, which enable a leader to
exemplify competencies.
Competencies - Leads, Develops, and Achieves, which allow a leader to accomplish
the mission.
What are the Army leadership attributes? - ANS: Character, Presence, and Intellect.
What are the Army leadership competencies? - ANS: Leads, Develops, and Achieves.
Distinguish between the types of Counseling and the approaches to Counseling. -
ANS: Three types of counseling; Event Counseling, Performance Counseling, and
Professional Growth Counseling.
Three Approaches to Counseling; non-directive approach, directive approach, and
combined approach.
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