@AUTigerGrad I FIGURED IT OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Finally....
So... I think this is important to share.
DO NOT USE THE CBA ON STEAM WORKSHOP!!!
What was happening was this...
Even though I would move the optional pbo for enable_xeh_auto to the add on folder...because I was using the CBA on Steam...everytime I loaded ARMA it would "reset" the mod folder...i.e. it would remove the optional PBO.
I deleted and unsubscribed from Steam CBA..then manually added the CBA off of Armaholic and moved the optional folders again.
This time...they stayed and it works great. All Civilians now work.
This may be a very important note for others if they are experiencing the same issue.
Yes this is quite annoying. I have subscribed to mod and noticed this as well. I am still sub'd but what I do is every time I start up Arma 3 Launcher, I go back into the mod folders and move over the optional PBO's over. It's annoying but the subing to the mod on the steam workshop is easy and simple, and I don't mind it.