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=== Squad === | === Squad === | ||
A squad contains usually twelve soldiers, led by a [[Corporal]] or [[Lance Corporal]]. | A squad contains usually twelve soldiers, led by a [[Corporal]] or [[Lance Corporal]]. | ||
=== Platoon === | |||
Three squads (thirty-six men) led by a Second Lieutenant, with a "Platoon Sergeant," usually a Sergeant or Staff Sergeant. | |||
=== Company === | |||
Four platoon,s plus a group of personnel assigned as "Company Headquarters Section" (164 men in total), commanded by a First Lieutenant or Captain, with a "Company Sergeant," usually a Staff Sergeant or a Gunnery Sergeant. The twelve companies of a regiment are named phonetically "A" (Alpha) through "M" (Mike) with the exclusion of "J." First battalion consists of companies A through D, second battalion is companies E through H, and so forth. A typical infantry company would have three infantry platoons and one heavy weapons platoon, but 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. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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