army organization
Troops arranged hierarchically
Army organization refers to the structure and hierarchy that divides military ground forces into units of varying size and function.
From smallest to largest, typical units include squads, platoons, companies, battalions, brigades, divisions, and corps.
The term encompasses both the formal chain of command and the administrative systems that coordinate personnel, equipment, and logistics: The general restructured the army organization to improve rapid deployment.
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- brigadeLarge military unit
colonel · tactics · reconnaissance · military intelligence · forward operating base · troop deployment · regiment · corps · special forces · platoon · squad · combat unit · captain · drill sergeant · sergeant · task force · unit cohesion · enlisted
- military sciencestrategy, tactics, warfare, military theory, military operations
- military recordsmilitary records, service records, after action report, military rosters, military archives
- South American militariesmilitary bases, reserve forces, tactical units
army organizationcivil service
Government's administrative workforce
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