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CATR Post #14 – What did you know about Civil Affairs before you became a CA officer/NCO?
7-minute read Civil affairs in early military training. When I was a cadet at the United States Military Academy, military history courses focused on encounters between armed adversaries on battlefields…
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CATR Post #13 – Is U.S. Army Civil Affairs a SOF branch?
8-minute read A loaded question. This can be a sensitive subject for some. Being a member of special operations forces (SOF) is a source of immense pride. Yet, while my…
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CATR Post #12 – Is U.S. Army Civil Affairs a corps or a regiment?
9-minute read The answer to this question is found in U.S. Army regulations (ARs) and Army General Orders (AGOs). However, since few have seen these sources, let’s take a few…
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CATR Post #11 – Why do Regular Army Civil Affairs Soldiers wear a different branch insignia than USAR CA Soldiers?
7-minute read I first heard of the idea to redesign the civil affairs branch insignia from the globe, torch, sword, and scroll described in CATR Post #10 to crossed pipehawks…
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CATR Post #10 – What is the birthday of Civil Affairs?
4-minute read According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History’s Branch Birthday page, the birthday of the Civil Affairs Branch is 17 August 1955. That means that ten days…
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CATR Post #9 – What ideas do you have for Civil Affairs training during a weekend Battle Assembly?
8-minute read On 11 April 2025, MAJ Jake Nyquist, with the 432nd Civil Affairs Battalion in Green Bay, WI, sent a note to the Civil Affairs Team Room asking the…
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