Squad 166655 220253683 2008-06-18T23:53:52Z Looper5920 433748 remove sentence again...and you have no idea who I am and as far as "rights" go....best to do a little bit of reading about the website first {{Unreferenced|date=August 2007}} {{otheruses}} [[Image:Squad Nato.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Standard [[NATO]] [[military map symbol]] for a friendly infantry squad.]] {{army units}} 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 Forces Land Force Command|Canadian Army]], and others) this organization is referred to as a '''[[section (military unit)|section]]'''. In most [[army|armies]] a squad consists of eight to fourteen [[soldier]]s, and may be further subdivided into [[fireteam]]s. ===Organization=== ====United States==== In the [[United States Army]], a squad is composed of two fireteams of four or five soldiers each, as well as a [[staff sergeant|squad leader]] who is a [[Staff Sergeant]]. In the [[United States Marine Corps]], a squad is typically composed of three [[fireteam]]s of four Marines and a squad leader who is a junior NCO. ====Chinese National Revolutionary Army to 1949==== 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. ===Leadership=== 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: *Australian Army: [[Corporal]] *Brazilian Army: [[Sergeant]] or [[Corporal]] *British Army: [[Corporal#United Kingdom|Corporal]] *Canadian Army: [[Sergeant#Canada|Sergeant]] or [[Master Corporal#Canada|Master Corporal]] *Danish Army: [[Sergeant]] *Finnish Army: Alikersantti or Kersantti ([[Corporal]] or [[Sergeant]]) *German Army: [[Feldwebel]] or [[Oberfeldwebel]] (previously [[Unteroffizier]]) *Israeli Defence Force: [[Sergeant]] (Samál) or [[Staff Sergeant]] (Samár) *Spanish Army: Cabo 1º, Cabo mayor, Sargento or Sargento 1º *Swedish Army: [[Korpral]] or [[Furir]] *Swiss Army: [[Wachtmeister]] (before 2004: [[Korporal]]) *[[U.S. Army]]: [[Sergeant]] or [[Staff Sergeant#United States|Staff Sergeant]] *[[U.S. Marine Corps]]: [[Sergeant]] or [[Corporal]] ===Other military uses=== 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. ==See also== {{wiktionary}} *[[Military science]] *[[Squadron]] *[[Death squad]] [[Category:Military units and formations by size]] [[ca:Escamot]] [[da:gruppe (militær enhed)]] [[de:Squad]] [[es:Pelotón]] [[hr:Desetina]] [[he:כיתה]] [[it:Squadra (esercito)]] [[ja:分隊]] [[ru:Отделение (армия)]] [[sl:Oddelek (vojaštvo)]] [[fi:Ryhmä (sotilasyksikkö)]] [[uk:Відділення]] [[zh:班]]