The organization of a light infantry platoon before we begin our look at the organization of the light infantry platoon.
Us army light infantry platoon.
We will provide a fairly typical us army organization that was highly successful over the years.
It provides techniques for employment of infantry platoons and squads in conducting decisive actions.
Army s infantry rifle platoon consists of a platoon headquarters 3 rifle squads and 1 weapons squads.
This amounts to 1 officer and 38 permanent enlisted personnel as well as 3 usually attached enlisted personnel.
Atp 3 21 8 provides the doctrinal framework for all infantry platoons and squads.
For the purposes of this list brigades are currently excluded.
They can have up to a few dozen soldiers and are ran by a lieutenant.
Fm 3 21 8 supersedes fm 7 8 infantry rifle platoon and squad dated 22 april 1992 with change 1 dated 1 march 2001.
It is not intended to be a stand alone publication.
Let s lay out our parameters.
Atp 3 20 15 tank platoon published december 2012 department of the army.
Generally in infantry the platoon consists of 3 infantry squads a weapons squad and a platoon headquarters with a platoon radiotelephone operator.
This is a list of current formations of the united states army which is constantly changing as the army changes its structure over time.
Atp 3 90 1 armor and mechanized infantry company team published january 2016 department of the army.
Platoons are made up of a few squads and fall under a company.
Due to the nature of those changes specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations.
The different types of light infantry organizations were all consolidated into the one infantry organization in 2007.
Army signal intelligence student platoon.
Fm 3 96 brigade combat team published october 2015 department of the army.
Mcoe supplemental manual 3 90 force structure reference data armored brigade combat team sobko serhii 2017 the u s.
