- and the branch, but a
platoon can be
composed of 20–50 troops,
although specific platoons may
range from 10 to 100 people. A
platoon is
typically the smallest...
- Look up
platoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
platoon is a
military unit of
around 15 to 30 soldiers.
Platoon may also
refer to:
Platoon (automobile)...
- join and
leave platoons. The
automated highway system is a
proposal for one such system,
where cars
organise themselves into
platoons of 8 to 25. Greater...
-
Pathfinder Platoon is a
pathfinder unit of the
British Army, and an
integral part of 16 Air ****ault
Brigade Combat Team. The
Pathfinder Platoon acts as the...
- A
platoon guide is a position, but not a rank, in the
United States Army and
Marine Corps. The
guide sets the
direction and
cadence of the march. In an...
-
Platoon is a 1986
American war film
written and
directed by
Oliver Stone,
starring Tom Berenger,
Willem Dafoe,
Charlie Sheen,
Keith David,
Kevin Dillon...
- ****isted by a
platoon sergeant. Some
special units, such as
specific aviation platoons and
special forces,
require a
captain as
platoon leader, due to...
-
firing platoons), and air
defense (viz., LAAD)
platoons, a
gunnery sergeant (E-7) is
usually the
platoon sergeant. In 1929 the rank of
platoon sergeant...
-
about a US Army WW2
weapons platoon: A
Rifle Company was made up of 3
Rifle Platoons and 1
Weapons Platoon. A
Weapons Platoon was made up of a six-man Headquarters...
- A
platoon system in
baseball or
American football is a
method for
substituting players in
groups (
platoons), to keep
complementary players together during...