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A company contains four [[platoon]]s plus a group of personnel assigned as "Company Headquarters Section", which totals to 164 personnel. A company is commanded by a captain, with a [[first lieutenant]] serving as the company's executive officer.<ref name="ENC54"/><ref name="OSFM142">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, UNICOM Ranks (p. 142-143)</ref> In addition, a company may appoint a "company sergeant" - a [[staff sergeant]] or [[gunnery sergeant]] who acts as the assistant company commander.<ref name="ENC54"/><ref name="OSFM142"/> The twelve companies of a [[brigade]] or [[regiment]] are identified [[Phonetic alphabet|phonetically]] "A" (Alpha) through "M" (Mike) with the exclusion of "J" (Juliet). The first [[battalion]] consists of companies A through D, while the second battalion is composed of companies E through H, and so forth.<ref name="ENC54"/> | A company contains four [[platoon]]s plus a group of personnel assigned as "Company Headquarters Section", which totals to 164 personnel. A company is commanded by a captain, with a [[first lieutenant]] serving as the company's executive officer.<ref name="ENC54"/><ref name="OSFM142">''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'', PART 8: UNSC ORGANISATION, UNICOM Ranks (p. 142-143)</ref> In addition, a company may appoint a "company sergeant" - a [[staff sergeant]] or [[gunnery sergeant]] who acts as the assistant company commander.<ref name="ENC54"/><ref name="OSFM142"/> The twelve companies of a [[brigade]] or [[regiment]] are identified [[Phonetic alphabet|phonetically]] "A" (Alpha) through "M" (Mike) with the exclusion of "J" (Juliet). The first [[battalion]] consists of companies A through D, while the second battalion is composed of companies E through H, and so forth.<ref name="ENC54"/> | ||
Generally, an infantry company would be composed of three infantry [[platoon]]s and one heavy weapons platoon. Though, these numbers are flexible depending on the unit type and mission. "T" companies, for example, eschew this model and mix their heavy weapons personnel into each platoon so all the platoons have one heavy weapon squad.<ref name="ENC54"/> | Generally, an infantry company would be composed of three infantry [[platoon]]s and one heavy weapons platoon. Though, these numbers are flexible depending on the unit type and mission. "T" companies, for example, eschew this model and mix their heavy weapons personnel into each platoon so all the platoons have one heavy weapon squad.<ref name="ENC54"/> An [[ODST]] company may be comprised of between six and eight [[combat teams]] (though this can vary from company to company), with each combat team comprised of 10-14 personnel, allowing ODST companies to have roughly between 60-112 personnel on average.<ref name="ODST">[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16271 '''Bungie.net:''' ''Bungie Weekly Update: 11/21/08'']</ref> | ||
The [[SPARTAN-III program]] divided the Spartans into [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha]],<ref name="goo81"/> [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta]],<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 88''</ref> and [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Companies]],<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 98''</ref> with a [[SPARTAN-III Delta Company|Delta Company]] planned but not trained,<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 85''</ref> composed of approximately 300 Spartans per unit. | The [[SPARTAN-III program]] divided the Spartans into [[SPARTAN-III Alpha Company|Alpha]],<ref name="goo81"/> [[SPARTAN-III Beta Company|Beta]],<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 88''</ref> and [[SPARTAN-III Gamma Company|Gamma Companies]],<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 98''</ref> with a [[SPARTAN-III Delta Company|Delta Company]] planned but not trained,<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 85''</ref> composed of approximately 300 Spartans per unit. | ||