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In the US Army, US Marine Corps, US Air Force, there are two types of LIEUTENANTS: 1. 2nd Lieutenant-Gold Bar, and a newly commissioned officer. Normally leads a platoon in the infantry, or a tank platoon of an Armor Battalion. During the 20th Century and ending with the Vietnam War, a US Tank Platoon consisted of 5 tanks, and a US Infantry Platoon consisted of approximately 40 Infantrymen. THIS HAS CHANGED AFTER Vietnam and into the 21st Century. 2. 1st Lieutenant-Silver Bar, and now an experienced officer. Normally designated the XO (Executive Officer of a Company); For the 20th Century ending with the Vietnam War: A US Army Infantry Battalion consisted of approximately 4 to 5 companies (3 or 4 line companies A, B, C, or D, and a Headquarters Company, HHC). Each Company was Commanded by a Captain. The XO was second in command of the Company. A US Army Armor Battalion (Tank Battalion) consisted of approximately 3 to 4 companies, same as with the infantry. Each tank company consisted of 3 tank platoons and 1 Headquarters Platoon (1st, 2nd, 3rd tank platoon consisting of 5 tanks each, and headquarters platoon had 2 tanks); total 17 tanks per company. 2nd Lieutenants led their 5 tank platoons, and the 1st LT was the XO of the tank company, with a Captain as the Company Commander. Again, this all ended AFTER the Vietnam War. The US Army REORGANIZED after the Vietnam War. The US Navy and US Coast Guard: A Lieutenant is EQUAL TO A CAPTAIN in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. The insignia for a Navy Lieutenant (two bars attached together) is a captains rank. A US Navy/US Coast Guard Captain insignia rank is the EAGLE; in the Army, Marines, and Air Force an EAGLE is a full bird COLONEL. So, a US Navy Captain is equal to a US Army, Marine, Air Force Colonel.
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What ranking officer or non-com was in charge of the squads platoons companies etc?
Squad=Sergeant Platoon=Lieutenant, 1st or 2nd Company=Captain Battalion=Lt. Colonel Regiment=Colonel Division=Maj. General Corps=Lieutenant General Army=General Of course there were exceptions, but this is how it was designed to be. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
What was the average number of people fighting in platoons in Vietnam?
Mainly the US Army & US Marines used platoons. Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard most likely used other designations. A platoon (Army or Marines) was the LOWEST unit led by an officer (2nd or 1st Lieutenant). Notice the word used was "led" and not commanded. Captains commanded companies (or Troops in the Cavalry or Batteries in the Artillery). And the captain had Lieutenants leading his platoons. Consequently, there were about 4 platoons per company; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Headquarters Platoon. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd platoon were led by a LT, and the XO (Executive Officer, a 1st Lieutenant) was in charge of Headquarters Platoon. The captain commanded the whole outfit. In Vietnam (the army's changed since then) a US Army tank platoon had 5 Patton tanks. Each Patton tank was manned (by TO & E) four crewmen. Therefore, a tank platoon in Vietnam had 20 men. A US Army Infantry Company (called a Rifle Company) might have 186 men (or rounded off, about 200 men). They might even have a 4th Rifle Platoon; but the average was supposed to be about 40 infantrymen per platoon. The largest amount of men was almost always in HEADQUARTERS platoon, and HEADQUARTERS Company withing the battalion. Headquarters company had what GIs termed, all the "ash and trash" which was slang for "everything else." Everything else was: Mess section (food); Supply section; Scout section (reconnaissance); Medical section (they rationed out the medics to the line platoons); Radar section (GSR-Ground Surveillance Radar); Mortar section; Maintenance section (mechanics); Administrative section (men have to get paid ya know); etc. You can see why headquarters held the most men.
Who is in charge of Paul's platoon in camp?
betty white
Who was in charge of the yarra when she sank?
The person in charge was Lieutenant Commander Robert William Rankin RAN.
How many people does a military Sargent command?
It will depend on the structure of the unit, and the level of the Sgt. In a US Army Infantry company, a SGT E-5 (lowest SGT) typically is in charge of a Fire Team which is typically 3-5 soldiers. A Staff Sgt (E-6) is in charge of a Squad of 2 fire teams, and a Platoon Sgt (E-7) in charge of a Platoon of 3 Squads.
What is a corporal in the british army?
Corporal in the British Army is a JNCO ( Junior Non Commission Officer ), The insignia is 2 chverons, A Corporal is in charge of a section of 8 men. A section involves 2 fire teams of 4 men. Charlie and Delta. There is 3 sections to a platoon and a Sergeant is in charge of a platoon along with an officer. So a Corporal is lower in the chain of command.
The second person in charge in the executive branch of a state government is most often called the?
lieutenant governor
Origins of the name smoke for field artillery platoon sergant?
I was told that it originated in WWII. When the field artillery guys had extra ammo that they had to get rid of, the platoon SGT was in charge of disposing of it. He would most often go into a field to do this. As he would come back, there was a pillar of smoke behind him.
What is lieutenant governor mean?
It's the second in charge behind the governor of a state. Similar to the President and Vice President.
What British second lieutenant got the idea to fill a canister shell with musket balls and a charge of gunpowder?
The Cornel
Where is the Pokemon that uses charge on the kids time machine to get to the past in black?
you have to get a Pokemon from white that knows charge
How can you find out about the past?
charge the battery and then step inside the machine
