Generally in infantry the platoon consists of 3 infantry squads a weapons squad and a platoon headquarters with a platoon radiotelephone operator.
Us army light infantry platoon.
In the british army a rifle platoon from an infantry company consists of three sections of eight men plus a signaller radio operator a platoon sergeant a sergeant the platoon commander either a second lieutenant or lieutenant and a mortar man operating a light mortar full strength of 27 men and one officer.
There are many variants to this organization.
This is a list of current formations of the united states army which is constantly changing as the army changes its structure over time.
It is not intended to be a stand alone publication.
Platoons are made up of a few squads and fall under a company.
Fm 3 21 8 supersedes fm 7 8 infantry rifle platoon and squad dated 22 april 1992 with change 1 dated 1 march 2001.
Due to the nature of those changes specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations.
Army signal intelligence student platoon.
This amounts to 1 officer and 38 permanent enlisted personnel as well as 3 usually attached enlisted personnel.
They can have up to a few dozen soldiers and are ran by a lieutenant.
Fm 3 96 brigade combat team published october 2015 department of the army.
The organization of a light infantry platoon before we begin our look at the organization of the light infantry platoon.
Atp 3 20 15 tank platoon published december 2012 department of the army.
Let s lay out our parameters.
We will provide a fairly typical us army organization that was highly successful over the years.
Atp 3 90 1 armor and mechanized infantry company team published january 2016 department of the army.
For the purposes of this list brigades are currently excluded.
Atp 3 21 8 provides the doctrinal framework for all infantry platoons and squads.
Army s infantry rifle platoon consists of a platoon headquarters 3 rifle squads and 1 weapons squads.
It provides techniques for employment of infantry platoons and squads in conducting decisive actions.
