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[Obsolete French esquade, from Old French escadre, from Old Spanish escuadra and Old Italian squadra, both from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, square. See square.]
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A small organized group of personnel, especially a tactical unit that can be easily directed in the field.
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A unit consisting of a three fire teams. It is assigned to a platoon and is usually led by a sergeant or staff sergeant.
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In military terminology, a squad is a small military unit led by a non-commissioned officer (NCO) that is subordinate to an infantry platoon. In countries following the British Army tradition (Australian Army, Canadian Army, and others) this organization is referred to as a section. In most armies a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams.
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In the United States Army, a squad is composed of two fireteams of four or five soldiers each, as well as a squad leader who is a Staff Sergeant. A Military Police squad is composed of three teams of three. In the United States Marine Corps, a squad is typically composed of three fireteams of four Marines and a squad leader who is typically a Sergeant or Corporal.
A squad is often referred to in Emergency Services. A squad is normally a light rescue vehicle or pumper/engine that responds to calls for Emergency Medical Service.
The squad, 班, or section was the basic unit of the National Revolutionary Army, and would usually be 14 men strong. An infantry squad would ideally have 1 light machine gun and 10 rifles
A squad is led by an NCO known as a Squad Leader. His second in command is known as an Assistant Squad Leader. In Britain and the Commonwealth, these appointments are known as Section Commander and Section 2IC ("second in command"), respectively.
Typical ranks for squad leaders are:
A squad can also be an ad hoc group of soldiers assigned to a task, for example, a firing squad.
In the Canadian Army, the term "squad" can actually refer to a portion of a drill movement. This is generally used when a group of soldiers is learning a new drill movement, as it is easier to learn step-by-step, rather than all at once.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gruppe, afdeling, patrulje, hold, trup, sektion
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Nederlands (Dutch)
militaire eenheid, detachement, ploeg
Français (French)
n. - (gén, Mil) escouade, (Sport) sélection, sélection
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Deutsch (German)
n. - Mannschaft, Trupp, Gruppe, Kommando
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Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόσπασμα, διμοιρία, ομάδα τεχνιτών, συνεργείο, αθλητική ομάδα
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Português (Portuguese)
n. - pelotão (m)
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Русский (Russian)
отделение, команда, группа, орудийный расчет, отряд, наряд (полиции), спортивная команда, эскадра, сводить в команды, группы, направлять, назначать в команду
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Español (Spanish)
n. - pelotón, brigada, patrulla, equipo, cuadrilla
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Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grupp, exercistrupp, trupp, skara, patrull, kommission, rotel
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
班, 小队, 小组
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中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 班, 小隊, 小組
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한국어 (Korean)
n. - (군대의) 분대, 소집단, 팀
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 分隊, 部隊, チーム
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العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) فرقه, مجموعه, زمرة, فصيل عسكري
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - יחידה, כיתה, חוליה
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