AMEDD BOLC Midterm Questions and Answers Exam
Solution Guide_UPDATED LATEST 2025/2026
/.Explain the different types of developmental counseling - Answer-✅Event,
Performance, and Professional Development
/.Explain the Approaches to developmental Counseling - Answer-✅Nondirective,
directive, and combined
/.Explain the four stages of the counseling process - Answer-✅identify the need for
counseling, prepare for the counseling, conduct the counseling, follow up
/.What form is used for counseling? - Answer-✅DA Form 4856
/.Define Army Leadership - Answer-✅The process of influencing people by providing
purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the
organization.
/.Define the army attribute: character - Answer-✅displays Army Values (LDRSHIP),
empathy, warrior ethos
/.Define the army attribute: presence - Answer-✅physical fitness, confidence, resilience,
bearing
/.Define the army attribute: intellect - Answer-✅sound judgement, mental agility,
innovation, expertise
/.Define the army competencies: leads - Answer-✅builds trust, leads by example,
communicates
/.Define the army competencies: develops - Answer-✅fosters positive environment,
prepares self and others, develops self and others, stewards the army profession
/.Define the army competencies: achieves - Answer-✅gets results
/.Army Leadership levels from largest to smallest - Answer-✅Strategic, Organizational,
Direct
, /.What is a leader's role in command climate - Answer-✅Be fair and inclusive, have
open communication, foster a learning environment, command climate, = create a
positive command climate, have an interest in others, support learning in others
/.How do we provide developmental feedback? - Answer-✅coaching, mentoring,
counseling
/.What are the 8 troop leading procedures? - Answer-✅1. Receive the mission
2. Issue warning order
3. Make a tentative plan
4. Initiate movement
5. Conduct reconnaissance
6. Complete the plan
7. Issue the order
8. Supervise and refine the plan
/.Who utilizes TLPs and who utilizes MDMP - Answer-✅TLP is company and below
MDMP battalion and above
/.What are the components of Army Culture - Answer-✅the army values and ethics
which are to be held by an army professional
/.What is the Army Profession? - Answer-✅The Army Profession is a unique vocation of
experts certified in the design, generation, support, and ethical application of landpower,
serving under civilian authority and entrusted to defend the Constitution and the rights
and interests of the American people.
/.What does the Personnel Admin Center do (PAC) - Answer-✅process personnel
actions, records, reviews, survivor benefit plan, finance, etc
/.Personnel Action Requests include what? - Answer-✅MOS re-class, training requests,
separate rations, name/DOB/SSN change, E1-E4 promotions
/.Who are the authorities that are able to promote SPC and below - Answer-✅principals
of the HQ department of the army, DoD commanders, detachment commanders
/.Who are the authorities that are able to promote SGTs and SSGs? - Answer-✅Field
Grade commanders in units that are in the grade of LTC or higher
/.Who are the authorities that promote SFCs, MSGs, and SGMs? - Answer-✅HRC
/.What is a decentralized promotion? - Answer-✅PV1-SPC
/.What is a semicentralized promotion? - Answer-✅SGT-SSG
Solution Guide_UPDATED LATEST 2025/2026
/.Explain the different types of developmental counseling - Answer-✅Event,
Performance, and Professional Development
/.Explain the Approaches to developmental Counseling - Answer-✅Nondirective,
directive, and combined
/.Explain the four stages of the counseling process - Answer-✅identify the need for
counseling, prepare for the counseling, conduct the counseling, follow up
/.What form is used for counseling? - Answer-✅DA Form 4856
/.Define Army Leadership - Answer-✅The process of influencing people by providing
purpose, direction, and motivation to accomplish the mission and improve the
organization.
/.Define the army attribute: character - Answer-✅displays Army Values (LDRSHIP),
empathy, warrior ethos
/.Define the army attribute: presence - Answer-✅physical fitness, confidence, resilience,
bearing
/.Define the army attribute: intellect - Answer-✅sound judgement, mental agility,
innovation, expertise
/.Define the army competencies: leads - Answer-✅builds trust, leads by example,
communicates
/.Define the army competencies: develops - Answer-✅fosters positive environment,
prepares self and others, develops self and others, stewards the army profession
/.Define the army competencies: achieves - Answer-✅gets results
/.Army Leadership levels from largest to smallest - Answer-✅Strategic, Organizational,
Direct
, /.What is a leader's role in command climate - Answer-✅Be fair and inclusive, have
open communication, foster a learning environment, command climate, = create a
positive command climate, have an interest in others, support learning in others
/.How do we provide developmental feedback? - Answer-✅coaching, mentoring,
counseling
/.What are the 8 troop leading procedures? - Answer-✅1. Receive the mission
2. Issue warning order
3. Make a tentative plan
4. Initiate movement
5. Conduct reconnaissance
6. Complete the plan
7. Issue the order
8. Supervise and refine the plan
/.Who utilizes TLPs and who utilizes MDMP - Answer-✅TLP is company and below
MDMP battalion and above
/.What are the components of Army Culture - Answer-✅the army values and ethics
which are to be held by an army professional
/.What is the Army Profession? - Answer-✅The Army Profession is a unique vocation of
experts certified in the design, generation, support, and ethical application of landpower,
serving under civilian authority and entrusted to defend the Constitution and the rights
and interests of the American people.
/.What does the Personnel Admin Center do (PAC) - Answer-✅process personnel
actions, records, reviews, survivor benefit plan, finance, etc
/.Personnel Action Requests include what? - Answer-✅MOS re-class, training requests,
separate rations, name/DOB/SSN change, E1-E4 promotions
/.Who are the authorities that are able to promote SPC and below - Answer-✅principals
of the HQ department of the army, DoD commanders, detachment commanders
/.Who are the authorities that are able to promote SGTs and SSGs? - Answer-✅Field
Grade commanders in units that are in the grade of LTC or higher
/.Who are the authorities that promote SFCs, MSGs, and SGMs? - Answer-✅HRC
/.What is a decentralized promotion? - Answer-✅PV1-SPC
/.What is a semicentralized promotion? - Answer-✅SGT-SSG
