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CATR Post #21 – What was the reception at your first Civil Affairs unit like? (Part 1)
5-minute read There are actually two parts to this story for me – one before attending the CA Course and one after. This is part 1. Enroute from Schweinfurt, Germany,…
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CATR Post #20 – What was your Civil Affairs Course like?
7-minute read [Updated with Responses from Teammates on 1 January 2026.] Class composition. I don’t remember much about signing in on Sunday, 12 July 1992, but I do recall that…
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CATR # 19 – What is the difference between Active Component (AC) and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Civil Affairs forces?
15-minute read [Updated with Responses from Teammates on 11 December 2025.] The original question. In September 2025, in response to CATR #13, Major John McElligott sent the Civil Affairs Team…
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CATR Post #18 – Did you go through Civil Affairs Assessment and Selection (CAAS)?
5-minute read Assessment and selection for Regular Army civil affairs units. CAAS did not exist in 1992 when I was in the Regular Army and chose civil affairs as a…
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CATR Post #17 – Night thoughts of a Civil Affairs officer downrange in 2004
3-minute read By Major (Retired) Tom Kinton Introductory Note from the CATR Team Leader: The following piece was written by Major (Retired) Tom Kinton, a civil affairs officer and Veteran…
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CATR #16: What challenges and successes have you experienced as a CA planner?
By Colonel (Ret.) Patrick Pascall 7-minute read My background. I was commissioned into Armor in 1993, commanding Abrams M1A1 tanks and learning the fundamentals of maneuver warfare. Three years later,…
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