Civil Affairs - The Civil Affairs mission is to support the commanders's relationship with the civil authorities and civilian populace, promote mission legitimacy and enhance military effectiveness. Civil Affairs is a nonaccession combat support branch, meaning that one can not enter Civil Affairs immediately after completing ROTC and college. Chemical Corps - The Chemical Corps branch is focused primarily on warfighting operations and training in support of nuclear, biological and chemical defense, smoke, flame employment, support of weapons of mass destruction, force and domestic protection programs. The Chemical Corps provides the Army with a highly trained corps of chemical experts to advise commanders and staffs at all levels in the Department of Defense and lead chemical units. Engineers - The Corps of Engineers provides the Army and the nation with officers trained in providing essential support in a variety of forms.
Engineers provide support to maneuver commanders, installations and the nation.
In combat, they execute mobility, countermobility, survivability and topographic missions. As construction Engineers, they manage military construction for the Army and other Department of Defense agencies as well as directing water, flood control and natural resource development and the restoration of civil works programs throughout the nation. Military Intelligence - The principal focus of Military Intelligence is to provide timely, relevant and accurate intelligence and electronic warfare support to commanders, thus permitting effective application of combat power. They collect current information on the enemy, weather and terrain and other pertinent factors in the area of operations. This information is used to predict the actions and intentions of the enemy and the likely effects of terrain and weather on friendly and enemy forces.