- There is no Army regulatory policy against it. It would be up to the policies in your state.
- My USAR Engineer Battalion had an
Armor Officer command an Engineer Vertical Construction Company (he
later reclassed Engineer), had a Signal Officer Command HHC, and
currently has an Engineer Officer commanding our Forward Support
Company. We are on our second consecutive 12Z (Combat Engineer) serving
as a Construction Company 1SG (12X billet).
Your unit gets dinged on non-DMOSQ for this, but it is ultimately what the Brigade and Battalion commander is willing to accept. - This is the correct answer. It's all up to your state / branch advisory
working group (or equivalent) and the unit commander. If they recommend a
strong IN officer for a EN command billet, and the branch in your state
can accommodate having an EN slot filled by IN, then there shouldn't be
anything policy wise stopping it. Both are combat arms and at least
receive some training on the other branch's capabilities and
limitations. I'm an EN officer filling an ADA position on a DMD, with a
FA unit. Crazier things have happened.
If the infantry officer is
you, take it as a great opportunity for a broadening assignment. At the
very least you'll be able to take back to your unit what engineers can
do for the infantry, which is a fair amount.
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