2007-01-13 18:11:43 · 9 answers · asked by kazoo1991 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Just to make it easier to understand, the different sizes of military units/groups are as follows (from smallest to largest) :
Squad: 4 - 10 soldiers
Platoon: 16 - 40 soldiers
Company: 100 - 200 soldiers
Battalion: 500 - 900 soldiers
Brigade: 3000 - 5000 soldiers
Division: 10,000 - 18,000 soldiers
Corps: Flexible, from 2 - 5 Divisions
Field Army: 2 - 5 Corps
2007-01-13 18:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by MythTechie 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Troop is sort of a catch-all term for a member of the armed forces. When they say that they are sending troops, it means a mix of individuals. 20,000 troops will probably be a mix of Marines and Army, as well as aviation squadrons from the Air Force, ships or SeaBee units from the Navy. Troop basically means that it is a non specific group of service personell.
Back in the day, a Troop was also a Cavalry unit designation. Consider it as a company of men, (about 120). Several troops would make up a squadron, (same breakdown as an infantry unit, but instead of battalions, they were called squadrons
2007-01-14 07:18:25 · answer #2 · answered by The_moondog 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A troop refers back to the days of horse soldiering and the 1st Cavalry, while in Korea, still used the term! I used to have the 7th Cav, Custer's old outfit "Gary Owen", next to us on the same mountain not far from the DMZ!
It usually refers to a regiment, but it can refer to as low as a squad!
Today it is just a saying, it has no significance in numbers as that now is a slang term, though there were "Troop" ships!
2007-01-14 02:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by cantcu 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I served in Alpha Troop 1/3 Armored Cavalry Regiment. We had 4 platoons and a headquarters platoon. 100-140 men I didn't count them. When they say 21,500 troops they mean individual soldiers.
2007-01-14 02:25:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I hazard to think, your wondering how many soldiers are going to be sent to Iraq during the surge, after they said they were gonna send 21,000 troops. In that usage, a troop is a single Army soldier or a single Marine.
2007-01-14 02:16:35 · answer #5 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1 troop = 1 person aka soldier
21,000 troops = 21,000 people
2007-01-14 02:26:51 · answer #6 · answered by Jessy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Each person is a troop.
2007-01-14 02:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
One person = one troop. It can apply to women as well.
2007-01-14 02:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by Paul H 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
TROOPS=MANY SOLDIERS.
ONE TROOP ONE SOLDIER.
HOPE THAT EXPLAINS IT FOR YA
2007-01-14 02:16:27 · answer #9 · answered by sharma 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋