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Never heard the term. The terms "advance guard", "rear guard", and "flank security" have been used. A sentry is a guard (lone soldier, sailor, airman, or marine). A "point man" is a form of guard, he is leading a trail of men...either a patrol or large body of troops thru hostile territory; it is he that will make contact first or become a casualty first, the process of which will automatically warn the following men...thus the dangers of being assigned the duty of a "point man." If the point man is a veteran at it (experienced) then he'll know what to look for, what to listen for, and be able to warn his trailing party whats up before the S--- hits the fan. That would be a good point man! It was very wise to put your best man at the point, those men saved a lot of lives...but then a lot of good men were killed or seriously wounded doing that job too.
A platoon leader was a Lieutenant. Its quite possible that a company commander (Captain) could have told his LT, "...your platoons got guard tomorrow...", consequently the term "platoon guard." But the term must have been extremely informal as no one in the US Army ever used it...unless its a new 21st century term.
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What does CP1 stand for on home guard uniform?
Cp1 stood for walmington platoon and cp2 for eastgate platoon
How many troops in a platoon how many platoons in a company?
The answer depends on the Country and the Period and even the type of unit. For example a Paratrooper platoon is smaller than an Infantry Platoon. For WW2 US infantry Division, the Platoon consisted of 3 Squads of 9 to 12 men per squad.
What unit is between a squad and a platoon in size?
None. The chain of command goes directly from squad level to platoon level.
What does peloton mean in french?
platoon
How many platoon in a company?
In a British infantry battalion there are 3 rifle companies, 1 support company, 1 HQ company. Each rifle company is split into 3 platoons, and a HQ element. Each platoon is then split into 3 Sections of 8 men. Thee platoon is led by the platoon commander which is normally a 2nd lieutenant or lieutenant and a platoon sergeant. The sections are normally led by a corporal with a lance corporal as his second in command or 2 ic
What does CP1 stand for on home guard uniform?
Cp1 stood for walmington platoon and cp2 for eastgate platoon
What does a platoon guide do in the Army National Guard basic training?
There is no Army National Guard basic training. It is basic training at one of the US Army's active duty training base. All active, reserve, and guard members train together as one. The platoon guide is basically a leader of the platoon.
What actors and actresses appeared in The Survivalist - 1987?
The cast of The Survivalist - 1987 includes: Don Alverson as National Guard Steven Batherness as Tillman House Group Stan Biedsoe as Motorcycle Group Susan Blakely as Linda Stan Bledsoe as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Denise Brondage as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Clay Cathay as Gunman Darl Chryst as Girl Hitchhiker Lewayne Cooper as National Guard Steven Corn as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon John Cunningham as National Guard, H.Q. Staff Swampfox Davis as Town Policeman Richard Dayhuff as Col. Walker Cliff De Young as Dr. Vincent Ryan Maynard DeLaRose as Flash Brian Doll as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Clarke Dunnam as National Guard, H.Q. Staff Michael Flynn as Co-Pilot Rick Fullam as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Bill Glasscock as Man in the Truck Marjoe Gortner as Lt. Youngman Dennis Gulley as National Guard Larry Hahn as Motorcycle Group Jason Healey as Danny Robert Irish as National Guard Roger Jackson as Man in the Truck Les John as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Brian Kerns as Motorcycle Group Ken Kirby as Tillman House Group Ed Lamert as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Sandra Lea as Sally Mike Mayfield as Guy Hitchhiker Patti McDonald as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Judd Montgomery as Motorcycle Group Fredrico Mouitant as Peeping Tom Jeff Olsen as Randy Jim Platt as Joe The Cop Fenton Quinn as Sarge Steve Railsback as Jack Tillman Larry Randall as National Guard, H.Q. Staff David Rigby as National Guard Charlene Ritter as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Daryl Rowe as National Guard Oscar Rowland as Al Vernon Shetts as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Don Steffey as Arthur Curt Stoughton as National Guard Don Swink as Flagman Lonnie Swink as Man in the Truck Ron Trimble as Bank Manager Tara Trimble as Kim Ira Walden as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon David Wayne as Dub Daniels Le Wayne Cooper as National Guard, Motorcyle Platoon Alan West as Town Policeman Buck Wheatley as Motorcycle Group Gary Wizmer as Motorcycle Group Kay Yama as Motorcycle Group
What has the author B G Holloway written?
B. G. Holloway has written: '[Letter, ca.1949] Northampton [to Home Guard] Platoon Commanders'
How do you use platoon in a sentence?
A platoon is a group of soldiers. The platoon marched in unison.
What is the Name of person third in command?
The name of the person third in command would depend on the specific organization or context in question. In a general sense, the third in command would typically be referred to as the "third-in-command" or "third ranking member" without a specific name provided.
What was the budget for Platoon?
The Production Budget for Platoon was $6,000,000.
When did Mech Platoon happen?
Mech Platoon happened in 2001.
What was the Production Budget for Platoon?
The Production Budget for Platoon was $6,000,000.
Who assumes command after the platoon leader and the platoon sergeant?
The weapons squad squad leader who is the most seasoned E-6 in the platoon, that is until a new E-7 and LT are put in the platoon
What is the duration of The Anderson Platoon?
The duration of The Anderson Platoon is 3600.0 seconds.
Was Dan Akroyd in stripes?
That's what I want to know too. The commie guard dealing with most of the platoon shortly after they got captured looks at least strikingly similar to Dan Akroyd.
