Battle Staff for Arma 3

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This Guide will provide the essance of 'Battle Staff' functions and how it is useful for in-game AND Groups.

Introduction

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The terms "Battle Staff" is used to indicate the command structure of a unit (Battalion or larger).

It includes all the different functions that are need in war fighting:

• troops

• supplies

• equipment

• engineers

• air support

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These functions are labeled as 'Shops' and go from S1 to S6.

'Laison' staff serve a go-to for different units to better coordinate military activities/operations.

Based on the type of unit (Light, Heavy, Stryker or Special Forces), the 'Shops' are slightly different.

'Shop' Leaders

1) The 'Commander' is the Officer In Charge (OIC)

Reporting directly to him/her are the:

• Command Sergeant Major (CSM) (senior non-commissioned Officer [NCO])

• Chaplain/Legal etc

2) The 'XO' (Executive Officer) reports directly to the Commander.

The XO is the 2OIC (2nd in command) and is 1 rank below the Commander

3) The different 'Shops' report directly to the XO

4) The S-3 OIC:

• is usually the same rank as the XO

or

• the most senior OIC of the 'Shops'

5)Each 'Shop' has:

• an OIC which is 1 rank below that of the XO

and

• a senior NCO (SFC/MSG for U.S. Army)

6) The S-3 also has the most senior NCO for Operations

• Sergeant Major (SM)

NATO Battle Staffing

The letter before the Shop number allows you to understand what type of Command it is.

A - Air Force HQ
C - Combined (multiple nations) HQ (USA/Iraq)
F - Forward/deployed HQ
G - Army/Marines HQ commanded by a general officer , such as divisions/corps
J - Joint (multiple services) HQ (Ex: Army/Marine/Air Force working under 1 command)
N - Navy HQ
S - Army/Marines HQ commanded by a field grade officer , such as battalion/brigade

1 - Manning/manpower/personnel
2 - Military Intelligence/security
3 - Operations (current and future)
4 - Combat Support (logistics)
5 - Plans
6 - Signals (radio,satellite, codes, frequencies)
7 - Military education/continuing education and training
8 - Finances/contracts. Resource management
9 - Civil-Military Co-operation (CIMIC) or civil affairs (CA)

"S" Shops 1 to 6

S1 - Deals with all the various personnel issues such as:

• personnel replacement

• administrative issues

• career advancement (promotions)

• UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice) action

• the OIC of S-1 is called the 'Adjutant'

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S2 - Provides military intelligence (MI) to the Commander by way of:

• priority intelligence requirements (PIR) reports

• intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities

• Enemy course of action (COA)

• Enemy capabilities and limitations

• High Value Targets (HVTs)

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S3 - Assists the Commander in coordinating and planning for training and battle

Important tasks include:

• plans different Course of Actions (COAs)

• creating multiple standard operating procedures (SOPs)

• creating a training schedule

• allocating the necessary resources for training/operations

• various types of Command Posts (CP) and their locations

• an 'insertion cell' that helps recon infiltrate/exfiltrate during mission(s) if need be

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S4 - Sustains the force with logistics and through the forward support company (FSC)

• posses all the Class I to X necessary to sustain the fight

• resupply troops in the field as needed (Sea, Air and Land)

• anticipate the supply needs for current/future operations

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S5 - Civil-Military Operations
Coducts:

• military operations that have an impact on civilians

• the effect civilians will have on military operations

Modern military operations such as O.E.F and O.I.F have made great use of S-5.
Examples include:

• Repairing critical infrastucture (power/water/electric/sewage etc)

• Turning control over to locals (police/army barracks, local government buildings etc)

• Improving quality of life (recreational facilities, social events etc)

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S6 - Pertains to all the communications of the unit

• changes in the signal operating instructions (SOI).

• radio types in use

• radio frequiencies in use

• radio jamming measures

• electronic warfare (EW)

• code words

'Shop' Layout

All Battle Staffs should have the same basic set-up

Important factors include:

• force protection (security) measures

• control the flow of traffic (where to place the shops)

Personnel manning considerations are very important as well.

These are usually controlled by the S3 NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge)

A3 'Shops'

A3 Battle Staff

Example:

Command Structure...




'Shop' Breakdown...




Line Units...
1st PLT


2nd PLT


Special Troops


Training/Schools...

'Shop' Use for A3

So now that we have a better understanding of Battle Staff/Shop use, let's see how we can use it in-game...

In-game use:
Option A
Have dedicated Battle Staff positions filled in full or partially. They can be in-game or virtual.

Pro: Much better results for your Unit
Con: Requires many players; Players must be already trained

Option B
Have players that are already trained in the various Battle Staff/Shop positions play in-game and when a need for their speciality arises, they are the ones responsible to deal with the situation.

Pro: No 'real' command is needed; Less players are needed
Con - Difficult to play and conduct Battle Staff/Shop duties at the same time; Less realistic

To help organize a Unit:
If you belong to an A3 Unit chances are you already have Battle Staff/Shop positions. If not, now you know the basics to set one up both in the field and off the field (in-game and virtual).

Conclusion

Remember:

Most Battle Staff/Shops have S1 to S6.

Each 'S' Shop has it's own role to play in the fight.

ALL the leadership should maintain a Battle Staff/Shop position.

Using Battle Staff/Shops make in-game experience much more realistic.
However, it can complicate the game and use up many players.

ALL Unit members need to be included in some kind of 'Roster'.
At a minimum it should have:

• Position and rank of each player

• Superiors/subordinates

• Game/training time(s)

• Contact information

[Henderson]

Great work as always.

[caçador s+s]

estou esperando o idioma em portuques brasil . será que demora ?

[Lorenz]

No

but good work

[Greybeard]

DEL-J...my exact sentiments ! ! But don't get your hopes up for a BDE Staff Guide..lol

[DEL-J]

Haters get fucked. Even if you don't play in a full blown MILSIM unit, you could take the information here to construct more accurate enemy TOCs for your super special operation power trip fantasies. It's a good little guide. No information here can't be found on the web, but this is a simple, informative, tidy and fairly complete package. I'd like to see another one of these for brigade battle staff. Good work.

[someone]

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[The Illusive Man]

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[Guy]

This is a game not a job.

[Greybeard]

Thanks hevymetal13 ! !