How many troops in army squad?
In actual war, numbers are based upon reality. Example: in the
Vietnam War sometimes a dismounted platoon was only 8 men. The rest
were either pulling .50 duty or assigned driver on the ACAV, or
DERO's or ETS'd out. DEROs was rotated out of Vietnam (his tour of
duty was up); ETS was honorably discharged from the army. An ACAV
was a M-113, modified into a Armored Cavalry Assault Vehicle. For
PAPER purposes, a squad is the lowest army unit, consisting of 12
men. But the squad "could" be further divided into sections. Two or
more squads make a platoon; a platoon is the lowest OFFICER led
unit in the Army. Usually three platoons (plus a headquarters
platoon) make a company. In the Armored Cavalry, a company is
called a TROOP...such as "F" Troop. Cavalry Troops and Infantry
Company's are commanded by Captains.