Detachment Commander.
Exercises command, control, training
management, tactical employment, and property accountability
for one Special Forces Operational Detachment A -
the "A" Team. He commands, advises, or assists
up to battalion-sized indigenous forces, and is proficient
in specialized military skills needed to operate in
all physical environments and the cultural awareness,
regional expertise, and language skills for mission
deployment. He is proficient in those tasks that support
the detachment's mission essential task list (METL),
and is familiar with each of the five doctrinal Special
Forces missions and civil-military activities as part
of a joint, combined, or unilateral force across the
entire operational continuum (but concentrates more
heavily on those tasks that support the doctrinal
missions assigned in the unit METL). Plans and conducts
operations in permissive, semi-permissive, and non-permissive
or politically sensitive areas worldwide, often as
the senior U.S. Government representative. [Menu]
Headquarters and Headquarters
Company Commander.
Commander of the headquarters company
of a forward deployed Special Forces battalion actively
engaged in counterinsurgency operations. He is responsible
for the command and control of motor, mess, arms room,
and nuclear, biological, and chemical operations.
He's also responsible for the conduct, discipline,
morale, welfare, training, and administration of all
assigned personnel. Responsible for the security and
administration of the battalion consolidated arms
room. Serves as special staff advisor to the battalion
commander and executive officer, and serves as forward
operational base commandant upon deployment. Also
serves as food service officer. [Menu]
Staff Officer.
Responsible for staff planning,
coordination, and support at all levels of command.
Acts as a staff planner for the Special Forces Operational
Detachment B - the "B" Team - to support
training missions and world deployments. At the Special
Forces Operational Detachment C level - the "C"
Team - he serves as a principal staff officer to assist
in planning and support to the commander and operational
teams. The staff officer ensures the commander has
the necessary information to arrive at a decision
that is doctrinally correct and tactically sound.
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Executive Officer.
The Executive Officer (XO) plans
and conducts training and operations in foreign internal
defense, unconventional warfare, direct action, special
reconnaissance, and (if specially trained) counter-terrorism.
He advises the commander on all matters pertaining
to task organization and preparation/execution of
operation plans and contingency plans from higher
headquarters. Formulates policies and procedures,
and prepares and issues battalion operations orders.
Supervises all aspects of the battalion collective
training and certification program. [Menu]
Exchange Officer.
Serves as the exchange instructor
to allied forces. Has the responsibility to train
assistance instructors, organizes the training schedule,
coordinates with the allied school for training areas
and materials, supervises the instruction, and serves
as safety officer during all instruction given in
his area of expertise. He advises and assists the
commander and operations officer (S3) in training
development and doctrine. He technically reviews new
training literature developed at the allied training
schools. [Menu]
Advisor.
Serves as the focal point for all
U.S. agencies providing fiscal and material assistance
to the military and civilian populations. Lives and
works in a low intensity, counterinsurgency, hostile
environment to provide assistance to commanders and
staff in all aspects of combat operations, including
defense, fire support, logistics, intelligence, psychological
operations, civil-military operations, and small unit
tactics. [Menu]
Instructor/Writer.
Assists the organization in determining
what needs to be accomplished through managing, planning,
coordinating, and conducting front-end analysis of
training requirements. Analyzes performance deficiencies
and validates what training and training aids must
be developed or obtained to accomplish their missions.
Designs, develops, and writes programs needed to carry
out training of military and civilian instructors,
training developers and managers, and motivation-incentive
programs for both military and civilians. Perfoms
as the doctrine training literature developer and
review officer for the command. Develops capstone
doctrine, principles, tactics, techniques, and procedures
for critiScal special operations mission activities,
and integrates such into Army and joint doctrinal
and training literature. Institutes latest major command
guidance, doctrine, and philosophy and methodology
in coordination with other directorates. Supervises
and instructs training development courses.
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