The Green Berets Civil Affairs Department JFK Special Warfare Center and School Civil Affairs Department The Civil Affairs Department is responsible for instructing contemporary civil affairs doctrine to be used in all levels of conflict.
Instruction is designed for and presented to a diverse student population.
While a majority of these students come from civil affairs reserve units, the department also trains Special Forces, special operations forces, foreign area officers, U.S. Marines and foreign officer students in courses ranging from Internal Defense and Development to Civil Affairs in High-Intensity Conflict. The Civil Affairs Officer Advanced Course provides Army Reserve officers qualification in the Civil Affairs branch. The Civil Affairs Course gives active duty officers training in the various missions of civil affairs units. The Civil Affairs Enlisted Course, open to enlisted members of all services, trains students in the organization, missions and functions of civil affairs units. Civil affairs instructors teach the majority of foreign internal defense classes for courses offered at the Special Warfare Center and School, while an international Law specialist within the department conducts all legal training.