Combat Service Support Officers play a central role in keeping the fighting force operational. They oversee the acquisition, distribution, and maintenance of supplies, equipment, transportation, and medical services.
Specialty Areas:
– Adjutant General Corps: Officers are resposible for overseeing Soldiers’ general welfare and well-being. Duties are similar to those of human resources executives.
– Transportation Corps: Officers specialize in vehicles and transport procedures, leading transportation operations and movement of troops and supplies during land combat.
– Ordnance Corps: Officers are responsible for ensuring that weapons systems, munitions, vehicles and equipment are ready and in perfect working order at all times.
– Quartermaster Corps: Officers oversee availability and function of materials and systems from food, water and petroleum to parachute maintenance and general equipment repair.
