Which agency is not included as a member of a redeployment assistance team (RAT)?

Which agency is not included as a member of a redeployment assistance team (RAT)?

• A. Public affairs (PA)
• B. Contracting
• C. Services
• D. Personnel support for contingency operations (PERSCO)

Answer: (A)

The redeployment crossover team is built from units that directly move people and provide the support they need as they return. PERSCO handles personnel accountability and deployment data, ensuring everyone is counted and tracked during redeployment. Contracting takes care of travel arrangements, transportation, and any required services tied to moving personnel. Services coordinates the on-base support—lodging, meals, passenger movement, and other essential back‑home logistics. Public affairs, while important for communicating about operations, deals with information release and media relations rather than the hands-on movement and support tasks of redeployment. So Public affairs isn’t part of the team that directly facilitates the redeployment process, making it the correct choice.

The redeployment crossover team is built from units that directly move people and provide the support they need as they return. PERSCO handles personnel accountability and deployment data, ensuring everyone is counted and tracked during redeployment. Contracting takes care of travel arrangements, transportation, and any required services tied to moving personnel. Services coordinates the on-base support—lodging, meals, passenger movement, and other essential back‑home logistics. Public affairs, while important for communicating about operations, deals with information release and media relations rather than the hands-on movement and support tasks of redeployment. So Public affairs isn’t part of the team that directly facilitates the redeployment process, making it the correct choice.