text: Chapter 6
  commands or units with deployed civilians remain responsible for replacing them after 179 days. If Army
  commands are unable to provide a replacement, fill requirements are developed and requested by the ASCC
  via the Worldwide Individual Augmentation System. All civilians are required to process through a CRC
  before deployment. The following guidelines apply:
  * An E-E position is a position overseas or expected to transfer overseas during a crisis, and requires
  the incumbent to deploy or perform a TDY assignment overseas to support a military operation.
  * Emergency-essential civilians must be U.S. citizens and not subject to military recall. Family
  members of forward deployed E-E civilians are evacuated from crisis locations with the same
  priority and afforded the same services and assistance as family members of military personnel.
  * A signed E-E statement of understanding is required to ensure civilian personnel are fully aware
  of the Army's expectations. However, a commander can direct civilians, not designated E-E, to
  deploy in a TDY status or to remain in an area already on TDY or permanent assignment to
  perform duties essential to the military mission.
  6-5. Department of the Army and DOD civilians generally receive the same level of support as Soldiers
  and, like Soldiers, the military leadership provides command and control over them. Again, like Soldiers, the
  HR support mission is to provide HR support to them. While the official database of record for civilians is
  currently separate from the military, they receive the same level of personnel accountability in DTAS, are
  included in PERSTATs, provided postal and MWR support, eligible for awards and decorations, and receive
  evaluation reports.
  6-6. Non-governmental personnel include those employed by private organizations, such as ARC
  personnel, media representatives, visiting dignitaries, representatives of DOD-sponsored organizations such
  as the United Service Organization, banking facilities, and citizens for whom local State Department officials
  have requested support. In certain situations, their presence may be command-directed or sponsored, and
  require the Army to provide limited support.
  6-7. Contractors authorized to accompany the force are contractor employees and all tiers of subcontractor
  employees who are authorized to accompany the force in applicable contingency operations outside of the
  United States and have afforded such status through the issuance of a letter of authorization (JP 4-10).
  Contingency contractor employees fall into two primary categories:
  * CAAF: Contractor employees specifically authorized through their contract to accompany the
  force and have protected legal status through the issuance of a letter of authorization IAW
  international conventions. Per these international conventions, CAAF are non-combatants, but are
  entitled to prisoner of war status if detained. They normally include U.S. citizen expatriates and
  third-country national employees who are not normal residents in the operational area. However,
  local national employees may also be afforded CAAF status on an as-needed basis. All eligible
  CAAF must be issued an identification card with their Geneva Convention CAAF designation and
  be accounted for in SPOT.
  * Non-CAAF: Employees of commercial entities in the operational area, but do not accompany the
  force (for example, they do not live on base or receive life support from the military). Non-CAAF
  are usually non-mission essential personnel (for example, day laborers, delivery personnel, and
  cleaning service personnel) who neither reside with U.S. forces nor receive authorized government
  support such as billeting and subsistence. During international armed conflict, non-CAAF
  employees are not entitled to protection under the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment
  of Prisoners of War but may still be afforded protection status under the Geneva Convention
  relative to the protection of civilian persons in time of war. Non-CAAF employees are normally
  not included in personnel accounting reports.
  Note. Contractor personnel accounting requirements normally apply to CAAF personnel only.
  Human resources leaders must ensure they are aware of higher-level command guidance regarding
  CAAF and non-CAAF accounting procedures.
  6-8. The combatant commander is responsible for CAAF replacements. Replacements for CAAF is part of
  annex W of the OPLAN. Annex W consists of three elements—