platoon leader
Small unit head
A platoon leader is the officer in charge of a platoon—a military unit typically comprising 20 to 50 soldiers.
In the U.S.
Army, this is usually a lieutenant's first command position: The platoon leader ordered his men to take cover.
The role combines tactical leadership with responsibility for soldiers' training and welfare.
- sergeantMid-level military rank
- squadSmall working group
- infantryGround combat troops
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
troops · combat · military · basic training · officer · rank · chain of command · soldiers · battalion · formation · deployment · forward operating base · tactical · rules of engagement · patrol · mission · frontline · boots on the ground
- commanderscommander in chief, commanding general, general, admiral, commodore
- leadership rankscommander, general, admiral, colonel, major
- military commandgenerals, commanders, admirals, officers, captains
- military officerscolonel, general, officers, major, admirals
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
- military relationshipsally, enemy, comrade, commander, subordinate
platoon leadergeneral
Widespread, not specialized
commanding general · four-star general · commander-in-chief · army commander · field marshal
platoon leadersubordinate
One lower in rank
enlisted soldier · private · rifleman · grunt · foot soldier
platoon leadercivilian
Non-military person
noncombatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · draft dodger
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