Posted on Sep 11, 2019
What has been your experience as the ESO Officer in Army Special Operations?
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I have an opportunity to become a ESO in a HHC for a CA brigade in the reserves. I have heard they do not properly utilize them and they end up being a the officer that all the additional duties are assigned to. Anyone have any experience in this regard? Im in that situation now and I don't want it to continue. I have heard good things about CA and would like the opportunity to serve with them. I feel like I could bring a lot to the table in supporting their mission.
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Civil Affairs
72D: Environmental Science and Engineering
Reserves38G: Government Functional Specialist
Civil Affairs 72D: Environmental Science and Engineering Reserves38G: Government Functional Specialist
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Reserve CA is not Special Operations. While the reserves make up over 90% of the CA force, it is still a general purpose unit. Only the active component of CA is SOF.
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The ESO position a Govt special slot. You will not be a 38A with the same opportunities as 38A. You will be in the functional specialist section. Additional duties typically go to the LTs.
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Good to know. I knew a CPT who got saddled with them. But I don't know all the details of his capabilities.
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I have been an 72D (ESEO) in the old USAR CA Special Ops. (older FID/UW) CA BN and at a CA Command (Functional Specialty Cell) for more than 11 years. Currently, the only USAR CA eschelons that have 72Ds are the CA BDEs (O-4 slots) and at each of the four CA Commands (x3 O-5 Slots per Command). To be honest, being medical of any capacity in CA is doing nothing more than being a planner with the expectation of working with host nation public health governmental orgs, NGO, OGO, IGO, etc. If you are expecting hands-on public health as a ESEO like a preventive medicine DET, etc. you may want to stay out of CA.
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I appreciate the info Sir. In truth I have done a lot of the field work. I have 12 years experience in local public health in additional to the Army time. I would enjoy doing some of the planning and coordinating with host nations. What you said what was pretty much what I had learned in my research and talking to some friends. And I am fine with that. Its a lot more engaging than what I do at my current unit.
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