Re: Cheese factor

Rob, you are totally correct.  A Company is called a
Battery in Artillery units, not a Battalion.  

Sorry, I wrote this fairly late at night.  Heh heh heh

I was a grunt (even worse...a landing specialist...I
was the dead body on the beach) when active
duty......didn't know much about the arty boys until I
got in the reserves, then I was attached to the 14th
Marine Regiment, which is a reserve unit that
functions as the active duty artillery unit for the
1st MEU.  So I only learned about artillery (other
then calling for fire of course) my last few years.

--- "Robert W. Hofrichter" <RobHofrich@peoplepc.com>
wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn M Mininger" <smininger@yahoo.com>
> To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 1:02 PM
> Subject: RE: Cheese factor
> 
> 
> > OK, I know we have a lot of folks here from around
> the
> > world, so please pipe up with how your country
> does
> > these things.
> >
> > I myself, live in the United States of America,
> and
> > spent 8 years in the United States Marine Corps.
> > Here's how we break things down.  Keep in mind
> I've
> > been out of The Corps for about 5 years.
> >
> 
> Oorah.  Spent 6 years in the USMCR myself.  Starting
> >gasp< almost twenty
> years ago.
> 
> > FireTeam - smallest unit, comprised of 4 men.  The
> > FireTeam Leader is usually a Lance Corporal. The
> Point
> > Man and 2 Riflemen are usually Privates or PFCs.
> > (heavy weapon teams, called Gun Teams, have a Gun
> Team
> > Leader, A Point Man, and two heavy weapon Marines
> > called 'Gunners'  labeled as 'A Gunner' and 'B
> > Gunner')
> >
> 
> Back then, it was four men to a fire team, led by a
> Corporal, Lance
> Corporal, or a PFC, and consisted of 1 Fireteam
> Leader (M-16A1), 1 Scout
> (M-16A1), 1 Grenadier (M-16A1 with M203 40mm GL), 1
> Automatic Rifleman
> (M-16A1, later replaced by the Minimi).
> 
> > Squad - comprised of 3 FireTeams and a Squad
> Leader,
> > for a total of 13 men.  The Squad Leader is
> usually a
> > Corporal or Sergeant.
> >
> 
> Same
> 
> > Platoon - comprised of 3 squads, a Guide (usually
> a
> > Corporal or Sergeant), a Platoon Sergeant (usually
> a
> > Sergeant or Staff Sergeant), and a Platoon
> Commander
> > (usually a 1st or 2nd Lieutenant) for a total of
> 42
> > men.  Reinforced Platoons usually have at least 3
> Gun
> > Teams (heavy weapon teams), one for each squad.
> >
> 
> Not sure about rifle platoons, since I was with 4th
> Combat Engineer Bn most
> of the time (three Engineer squads, one HQ
> team--including two M-60 GPMG).
> 
> > Company - comprised of 2 to 5 Platoons, a Company
> NCO
> > (usually a Staff Sergeant or Gunnery Sergeant),
> and a
> > Company Commander (usually a 1st Lieutenant or a
> > Captain).  One will usually be a HQ Platoon in
> which
> > the various support personnel are based (motor
> > transport, admin, etc.)
> >
> 
> "B" Co, 4th CbtEngrBn, had three Engineer Platoons,
> a small Headquarters
> Platoon, and a Motor Transport Platoon.
> 
> > Battalion - (called a Battery if it is an
> artillery
> > unit) Comprised of 2 to 5 Companies, a Battalion
> NCO
> > (usually a 1st Sergeant or Master Sergeant), and a
> > Battalion Commander (Usually a Major or Lieutenant
> > Colonel).
> 
> Uhhmm.  You sure about the "Battalion is a Battery"
> part?  I served with
> 5/10 Marines at CLNC for a bit, and they called
> themselves a Battalion--I
> thought the companies were batteries.  For those
> that don't know, 5th
> Battalion, 10th Marines is the Artillery component
> of 10th Marine Regiment.
> Or was 15 years ago, anyway.
> 
> >
> > Regiment - comprised of 2 to 5 Battalions,
> Regimental
> > NCO (usually a Sergeant Major), and a regimental
> > Commander (usually a Colonel).
> >
> > this is a rough ladder of how units are organized
> in
> > the USMC.  Keep in mind, there are a million
> > variations depending on the specialization of the
> > unit, but this is the unit breakdown for a basic
> > Marine Rifleman Platoon.  Also, remember, you will
> > NEVER have anything larger then a Platoon without
> > artillery, armor, and air support.
> >
> > Let me know if this helps.
> >
> 
> Rob
> 
> 

=====
Thank You,

Shawn M Mininger

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