Sergeant Acosta’s journey isn’t just a personal account—it’s a living blueprint for how civil affairs doctrine adapts under pressure.
From CAQC classrooms to conflict zones, his story reveals the mindset, rigor, and operational clarity required to navigate today’s complex humanitarian terrain.
This episode offers a modular case study for instructors, planners, and future operators seeking to bridge doctrine with lived experience.
This is the third episode of the One CA Podcast. Host John McElligott sits down with now-retired First Sergeant Sean Acosta to trace his path from combat medic deployments in Afghanistan and Haiti to shaping today’s civil affairs doctrine as an instructor at the Special Warfare Center and School.
Transcript: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-thinking-conflict-zones-sergeant-acostas-guide-x6mbe/
🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-sean-acosta-instructor-usajfkswcs/id1371006736?i=1000410373944
❤️ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-one-ca-podcast-31081128/episode/3-sean-acosta-instructor-usajfkswcs-41474299/
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