4. Incorporate Phase 0 specific advanced tactical
skills into the CA training pipeline to increase
the survivability and operational effectiveness
of CA teams working in a Phase 0 environment.
5. Restructure USAR CA forces significantly and
reconfigure a portion of them to match active
duty SOF CA training and capabilities. Utilize established National Guard Special Forces
methods of recruiting and training to enable
Reserve Component soldiers to complete the
active duty training pipeline.
MAJ Shafi Saiduddin served in Civil Affairs for 14 years.
He deployed as a CA Team Leader with the Combined, Joint
Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A)
and as a Current Operations Officer (J33)/ Future Operations Planner (J5) with the Special Operations Command
and Control Element - Horn of Africa (SOCCE-HOA). He
also served as an assistant instructor for 3rd BN 1st Special Warfare Training Group. MAJ Saiduddin is currently
the Group Civil Military Operations Officer (S9) at 19th
Special Forces Group (Airborne). The views expressed in
this paper are his alone and do not necessarily reflect the
position or policy of the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne), Army National Guard or the U.S. Army.
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