Difference between revisions of "Platoon Leader"

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A Platoon Leader is the commissioned officer in charge of a platoon, His/Her direct superior is the Company Executive Officer. This person is usually a junior officer — a Second Lieutenant or First Lieutenant, or an equivalent rank. He/Her is usually assisted by one (1) or more Platoon Sergeant(s).

The Platoon Leader leads the platoons under his command. He is also the point of contact to the Platoon Sergeants as part of his command.

The platoon leader is responsible of the following duties;

Reviewing platoon reports from platoon under his command.
Transmitting various reports to the Company Commander.
Relay information transmitted to him from the chain of command to the personnel under his command.
Perform administrative duties and paper work associated with his platoon. (ex: NCS, commendation)

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 A '''Platoon Leader''' is the [[Officers rank|commissioned officer]] in charge of a [[platoon|platoon]], His/Her direct superior is the [[Company]] [[Executive Officer]]. This person is usually a junior officer — a [[Second Lieutenant]] or [[First Lieutenant]], or an equivalent rank. He/Her is usually assisted by one (1) or more [[Platoon Sergeant|Platoon Sergeant(s)]].
 ==Role==
-The Platoon Leader leads the [[platoon|platoons]] under his command. He is also the point of contact to the [[Platoon Sergeant|Platoon Sergeants]] under his command.
+The Platoon Leader leads the [[platoon|platoons]] under his command. He is also the point of contact to the [[Platoon Sergeant|Platoon Sergeants]] as part of his command.
 ==Responsibilities==