Posted on Feb 7, 2016
CPT Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Officer
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Former maneuver support units are now Hazard Reponse units. They took away two NBCRV's and now 94 Soldiers are authorized. Also, they switched the 1LT operations officer position and made that a CW2. What are your thoughts on the whole thing? I personally think the XO should still be a 1LT.
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COL Robert Stein
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LT. That is a good question...the answer should be rooted in the requirements for a CBRN company. I have worked with many great Warrant Officers but they are not trained to be XOs. XO is the normal progression for a commissioned officer. Placing a Warrant Officer in a job that their career path did not prepare them for weakens the force and not allowing the officers to be XOs weakens the force. It will not be a sudden decline. Company commanders are not trained Joint Response Team members so the
HRPs will be poorly trained. Tech escort is not hard but does require expensive training to be proficient.
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MAJ Chem Plans Officer
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I am a CBRN Plans officer and we are trying to MDMP for a warfighter and we got a Hazard Response Company in our Task ORD. Is there anyone one that I can and get actual info on a HAP because the MTOE doesn't help at all.
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SGM (R) Antonio Brown
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The Force Design Update is a good thing. Our Warrant Officer program is young and we are placing the Warrant Officers where they will do some good. The Warrant Officer is the technical expert for the organization and should be performing duties of an "XO". The WO can cover the maintenance and be the UMO while the other duties that were once performed by the XO can be spread out among the Operations, Training, and Supply NCOs.
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