Posted on Dec 18, 2019
Is the Guard SF organizational structure the same as Active duty?
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I have always been interested in Guard SF. I have found alot of info about the SF personnel and the training they go through. I had a instructor who was attached to a Group as a Special Operations Medical Officer with a Group support Company. Does the Guard Groups have it's own support assets attached to them or have they followed the trend of leaning on big Army for support? And are they spread out in the different states with the different teams? And where can ppl get more info on the support elements. Feel free to message me if you don't want to post.
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They have much of their own support. As far as I understand, the majority of the support personnel are located with the HQ for 19th and 20th group in UT and AL, respectively. Individual units have the small amount of support personnel you would expect in any NG unit such as 25-, 68-, 88-, 91-, and 92-series MOSs.
http://www.nationalguardsf.com/support.shtml
I would be willing to wager that they do not have 72D positions at the company level, but they probably have slots in the medical support companies in UT and AL. Another options you can look into is Civil Affairs; your AOC seems more in line with their mission, so they may have more availability.
http://www.nationalguardsf.com/support.shtml
I would be willing to wager that they do not have 72D positions at the company level, but they probably have slots in the medical support companies in UT and AL. Another options you can look into is Civil Affairs; your AOC seems more in line with their mission, so they may have more availability.
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I had actually looked into CA . I was at the point where I almost transferred. But I was talking with another 72D in a reserve unit and made some unpleasant discoveries. They are very hesitant to send you to training, even training when its related to your AOC. You basically become a metric with very little chance of deployment. When they deploy they seem to put into a request for APHC for 72D or other special assistance. It seem like that particular mindset is common in a lot of units. I have encountered other 72Ds with no prior experience and they have no idea how to do there Army job. It got to the point where RA ESEOs were traveling all over the AO training Officers on how to do there jobs. I wouldn't mind deploying with CA, but I am very hesitant to transition into another component after hearing this.
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I completely get it. You're AOC is probably one where your job is misunderstood, and so you get misutilized or just left to stagnate. Hell, I don't know exactly what it is you do. I have a good friend that is the 1SG for the UT medical support company. I can put you in touch with him if you have more specific questions. He can probably also put you in touch with one of the 72Ds in his company.
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Not sure of their particular structures...but I have known some folks from the Guard that were assigned to SF Guard units as support elements. I've known a Rigger, an Ammo Handler, and Preventive Medicine. But, if I were to venture a guess, I would guess that Guard SF does lean on Big Army AND have their own support elements. They are spread out in different states between two groups; the 19th and 20th Groups respectively.
19th Group has units/detachments in: Draper, UT (HQ); WA; WV; OH; RI; CO; CA and TX
20th Group has units/detachments in: Alabama; Mississippi; FL; UT; NC; PA; Indiana; Maryland and Massachusetts.
19th Group has units/detachments in: Draper, UT (HQ); WA; WV; OH; RI; CO; CA and TX
20th Group has units/detachments in: Alabama; Mississippi; FL; UT; NC; PA; Indiana; Maryland and Massachusetts.
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