"As you draw closer to taking your exam, effective preparation becomes more and more important...This study guide contains several key sections that will help you be successful on your exam. The guide contains tips for what you should do the night before and the day of the test. Also included are test-taking tips. Knowing the right information is not always enough. Many well-prepared test takers struggle with exams. These tips will help equip you to accurately read, assess, and answer test questions." -- From the overview, page 1.

Overall promotion process. Lineup -- Entering -- Facing movements -- Biography -- Board questions -- Unit history, creeds, and current events -- Dismissal -- Content, [each] with questions and answers. Profession -- History -- Service -- Operations -- Customs.