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Army Leadership and the Profession

ADP 6-22 is the Army's leadership publication and the source of the leadership requirements model. It defines the Army profession, the Army Ethic, and what leaders are expected to be, know, and do. Expect it at every promotion board.

The Army: A Primer to Our Profession of Arms

FM 1 is a short primer on what it means to belong to the profession of arms and what Soldiers owe each other, civilian leadership, and the country. It was published in May 2025 as a standalone read for Soldiers rather than a replacement for ADP 1. It is written to be read cover to cover in one sitting.

U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Guide

DA PAM 600-25 lays out the professional development path for NCOs by career management field and grade: schools, assignments, and self-development milestones. Soldiers use it to plan the next five years instead of the next five months. The September 2023 edition supersedes the December 2018 version.

Name the courses of the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System in order.

The Basic Leader Course, the Advanced Leader Course, the Senior Leader Course, the Master Leader Course, and the Sergeants Major Course.

What are the characteristics of the Army Profession?

Trust, honorable service, military expertise, stewardship, and esprit de corps.

Enlisted Promotions and Demotions

AR 600-8-19 is the enlisted promotion and demotion regulation: eligibility, the semi-centralized promotion system for sergeant and staff sergeant, promotion boards, and administrative demotions. It is one of the most frequently revised regulations in the Army, and the promotion point tables change with it. Always work from the edition currently posted on APD, not a saved copy.

The Army

ADP 1 explains what the Army is for: who we serve, where our authority comes from, and what the Army contributes to the joint force. It is written as much for Congress, sister services, and partners as it is for Soldiers. Read it when you need the institutional answer to why the Army exists rather than how it fights.

Developmental Counseling Form

Documents event, performance, and professional growth counseling, including the plan of action the leader and Soldier agree to and the follow-up assessment.

Developmental counseling: three types, four stages

ATP 6-22.1 defines event, performance, and professional growth counseling, and a four-stage process that runs from identifying the need through follow-up.

Name the ten core leader competencies.

Under leads: leads others, builds trust, extends influence beyond the chain of command, leads by example, and communicates. Under develops: creates a positive environment and fosters esprit de corps, prepares self, develops others, and stewards the profession. Under achieves: gets results.

Recite the Soldier's Creed.

I am an American Soldier. I am a warrior and a member of a team. I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values. I will always place the mission first. I will never accept defeat. I will never quit. I will never leave a fallen comrade. I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills. I always maintain my arms, my equipment, and myself. I am an expert and I am a professional. I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat. I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life. I am an American Soldier.

What are the three types of developmental counseling?

Event-oriented counseling, performance counseling, and professional growth counseling.

What are the two types of equal opportunity complaints, and how is a formal one filed?

Informal and formal. An informal complaint is resolved directly, with the help of a peer, a leader, or an equal opportunity professional, and is not written up. A formal complaint is filed in writing on DA Form 7279 and sworn to, normally within 60 calendar days of the incident, and it triggers required actions and timelines.

What falls under the attribute of presence?

Military and professional bearing, fitness, confidence, and resilience.

What is an after action review, and what are its four steps?

An AAR is a structured professional discussion of an event that lets the participants work out for themselves what happened and how to improve. The four steps are plan, prepare, conduct, and follow up. The follow-up is the part units skip and the part that produces the improvement.

What is the first sentence of the NCO Creed?

No one is more professional than I.