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Written by DeveloperNes
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Prerequisites
- Active duty SFC-SGM, senior CPT-LTC
- 107 GT score for NCOs, no waivers
- Pass the APFT in current age group
- Able to obtain and maintain up to a Top Secret clearance
- Officers must have completed at least 12 months of command and be a graduate of the CCC (Captain's Career Course)
- NCOs must have completed at least 24 months of platoon sergeant time or an equivalent assignment
According to AWG's army.mil page (now taken down), "Assessment and Selection takes place at Fort AP Hill, Virginia. The course lasts seven days and is offered twice a year, in March and September. The course is 75 percent mental and 25 percent physical. Events: Pass a standard APFT and be IAW AR 600-9 HT/WT standards. The course is scenario-based, but the candidate must come prepared to walk 7 to 10 miles per day while carrying a 30- to 35-pound daypack, as well as undertake some other light-to-moderate physical activities. A Psychological test and/or interview will be administered during the course. Commander’s Board (candidate will be informed as to the results of the Board at that time)."
Organization/Jobs
AWG has 5 squadrons, each name being a nod to the WW2 phonetic alphabet (Confirmed by AWG Easy Sqdn Commander)
- Able Squadron (Operations)
- Baker Squadron (Operations)
- Charlie Squadron (Operations)
- Dog Squadron (Concepts & Integration)
- Easy Squadron (Training & Possibly HHC)
AWG is similar to CAG in the way that it recruits any MOS and doesn't have its own MOS series, the idea is that soldiers will bring the skills/expertise from their MOS and use it to assist AWG in development of advisory solutions. The only completely public information about AWG's inner squadron structure is that they are commanded by a lieutenant colonel and are further divided into troops, commanded by majors. However, we can gain more information by inferring based on photos of AWG and what would make sense for the unit from a big army standpoint. In the image, notice how there are two units, "AWG 319" and "AWG 317" (labelled team 3 and team 2 respectively). This likely means the bottom operational element of AWG has a naming system similar to that of an ODA. The first number is likely the squadron, "3" in this case would be Charlie Squadron, the second number is likely the troop, "1" meaning troop 1 (unfortunately I don't know how many troops are in a squadron, but it's safe to assume there are at least 3), and finally the third number likely means the specific team under the troop, which are made up of by at least 6 soldiers.
Firearms
Gear
For a unit like AWG, i'd guess they can probably use nearly whatever gear they want so long as they buy it themselves or it isn't a $40,000 dollar pair of gpnvgs, but here is some of what i've seen:
- Crye CPC
- Crye JPC
- Massif Mcam Combat Shirt
- Legacy Ops-Core Fast XP High Cut Helmet
- Advanced Combat Helmet
- TYR Gunfighter Belt
Tactics
AWG develops plans/solutions to counter emerging threats, they also train and disseminate those plans, nothing really that crazy going on here. They definitely don't do direct action.