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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier
Looking at the organizational plan one thing that jumps out is that maintenance and related field warrant officers should be all over the organization. That's seriously their cup of tea and areas of expertise.
Besides salvaging US equipment, I'd have them heavily involved in site surveys and recovery operations when their parent unit is in cantonment. When on the offense they could be doing T2K style SSE also looking at anything of value that could be hauled off with the unit as it passes through. Lot of civil affairs/CIMIC overtones for what they'd be doing. They'd be a natural place to find Polish or German civilian (or military deserters) serving as translators and fixers too.
I definitely like it for a PC group -- interesting way to put very valuable skills in a PC group and provides more interesting background than the usualCAG/Delta assault cell that's inexplicably embedded in 5th I'D or whatever. Nice way to work in non Army personnel, also -- good place for USAF security forces as well as mechanics and maintainers from the AF and USN.
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One of the things too by 2000, each Division and even smaller units like the ACRs, 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and so would have something similar to Civilian Affairs type unit that this type of unit would be working with. This would depend on largely on the personnel that the Divisional/Regimental/Brigade Commanders had to work with. Could be as small as undersized Company to Battalion strength.
One of the things I have been mulling over is introducing something along the lines of the Enhance Maneuver Brigade assigned at Division and Corps level. This type of team and placement of security personnel and other specialized MOS while not entirely taking who groups of personnel and retrain them entirely as Infantry, Cavalry, Armor, or Artillery. These troops would secure the Divisional and Corp rear area. Along with Civilian Affair Battalion for the Corps or Division assigned to the Enhanced Maneuver Brigade. Assign new provisional Infantry and Artillery Battalion to give the Brigade muscle.
Just some thoughts.