NCO Duties
Drill and Ceremony
Weapons
NCO Support Channel/Chain of Command
Misc.
100

What regulation covers the duties, responsibilities and authority of an NCO?

What is TC 7-22.7

100

What are the two parts of a drill command?

What is prepatory command and command of execution

100

What regulation covers the rifle and carbine?

TC 3-22.9

100

Who is the SMA? 

Michael R. Weimer 

100

What is AR 670-1?

What is wear and appearance of Army Uniform and Insignia 

200

What are the core leader competencies? 

What is leads, develops, achieves

200

What regulation covers drill and ceremonies? 

TC 3-21.5

200

Describe the ranges of the M4

Max range- 3600 m

Max effective range (point target)- 500m 

Max effective range (area target)- 600m

200

Who is the command team for 34 DSTB? (hint: battalion; we met them)

LTC Richardson and CSM Timan

200

What regulation covers the Army Body Composition Program?

AR 600-9

300

What are the three levels of leadership?

What is direct, organizational and strategic
300

What are the commands to get a unit from a line formation into an extended rectangular formation?

Extend to the left, march

Arms downward, move

Left face

Extend to the left, march

Arms downward, move

Right Face

From front to rear, count off

Even numbers to the left, uncover

300

What are the four fundamentals of marksmanship?

Steady position

Proper aim (sight picture)

Trigger Squeeze

Breathing control

300

Who is the current US Centcom Commander?

General Michael E. Kurilla 

300

What 5 domains must be optimized to meet the overarching goal of holisitc health and fitness? 

Physical, Mental, Sleep, Nutrition, Spiritual Readiness

400

What are the core competencies required of the CPL/SGT?

What is readiness, training management, leadership, communications, operations, program management

400

What are the rest positions that can be given at the halt?

What is at ease, rest, stand at ease, parade rest 

400

What are the cycle functions of an M4 carbine?


Feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting and cocking
400

Who is the command team for 34 DSB (brigade; also met them)

Colonel Smith and CSM Blakeman 

400

Who was the first military group to explore Arizona? 

What are the Spanish Conquistadors in the 16th century (they were on a quest for gold)

500

According to TC 7-22.7 what are the six leadership styles?

What is authoritative, affiliative, coaching, pacesetting, democratic and coercive

500

What are the three marching steps used in drill?

30 in. step

15 in. step

30 in. step (double time 180 steps per minute)

500

What rudimentary failures can immediate action correct during the cycle of function?

Failure to feed, failure to fire, failure to chamber, failure to extract, failure to eject

500

Who is the command team for ARCENT?

LTG Frank and CSM Garza

500

Where did the name Bushmasters come from?

The 158th is known as the Bushmasters because while in Panama in WW2, the unit became famous for their jungle fighting skills. One animal they came across was a deadly Bushmaster snake, and that is where the name came from.