What are the military groups called?

Question

I mean you know how in Iraq or wherever they have like 10 people in one place fighting or in a "group" like situation, what is it called?

Because I am doing military mail and I don't want to offend them or sound dumb.

Answer 1

For the Army, it's.....(from smallest to largest)

soldier
squad (10-12 soldiers)
platoon
company/battery
battalion
brigade
division

Hope that helps for what you're asking. Glad you asked so that you know and understand who/what you're e-mailing.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i think you mean a squad. In the army 10-12 people form a squad. 3-4 squads equal a platoon. 3-4 platoons equals a company. Insurgents and terrorist are not quite so organized. Terrorist groups are known as cells,several cells makes a organization. Insurgents are formed in militia's numbers vary radically from militia to militia. Several militias together can be amusingly referred to as an army

Answer 4

You've been given the correct answers, so I won't repeat it again, but I would like to say, don't sweat it. Trust me, the troops you are writing are not going to care if you aren't savvy on military jargon. In fact, the less you use, the more like "home" it will make them feel.

Thank you for your support. It's important they know how much we care back home. If they only ever saw the news or read NewsWeek/Time/Rolling Stone/ etc they'd lose all morale. It's a shame our media feels the need to bring our troops down so much.

Answer 5

Unit is the best catch all phrase. Platoon, company, brigade, etc are all names of units based on size. A unit can be as small as 2 people or as big as 60,000. It's the equivalent of "company" in business.

Answer 6

US forces are (from largest to smallest) division, brigade, company, platoon, squad.

Answer 7

squads < platoons < company/battery < battalion < brigade < division....

Answer 8

Companies and that is broken down into squads.

Answer 9

if you're talking about American troops, they are usually called a "squad" at that level. if your talking about the insurgence, I call them murderers