Military occupation, commander of a platoon, typically an officer
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Standard NATO military map symbol for a friendly infantry platoon.
A platoon leader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This person is usually a junior officer – a second or first lieutenant or an equivalent rank. The officer is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant. Some special units, such as specific aviation platoons and special forces, require a captain as platoon leader, due to the nature and increased responsibility of such assignments. Platoons normally consist of three or four sections (Commonwealth) or squads (US).
A platoonleader (NATO) or platoon commander (more common in Commonwealth militaries and the US Marine Corps) is the officer in charge of a platoon. This...
The platoonleader is usually a junior officer—a second or first lieutenant or an equivalent rank. The officer is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant...
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In many militaries, a platoon sergeant is the senior enlisted member of a platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading...
was also known as a half-platoon (the platoon itself being a half company). Depending upon the time period, the squad "leader" (not an official position...
related to the shooting of non-combatants in Iraq. Hegseth, who was a platoonleader at Guantanamo Bay during his military service, defended the treatment...
Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially assigned as a platoonleader in B Company of the 1st Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
charged with criminal offenses, but only Lieutenant William Calley Jr., a platoonleader in C Company, was convicted. Found guilty of murdering 22 villagers...
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