2007-02-07 10:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by steven m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Steven, when you hear Troop being mentioned, they mean one soldier.
As in you read where Bush wants to send 21,000 troops to Iraq.
That means 21,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen or marines.
2007-02-07 10:59:29 · answer #1 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
US army in Vietnam - 3 companies
http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/Vietnam/Sharpen/ch02.htm
Usually a troop is just a soldier although I have seen references of cavalry troops being the equivalent of a tank platoon; the troop leader commands a tank, the sargent commands a tank, and corporals command the 1,2, or 3 other tanks. I have also seen references to a British cavalry troop (from Napoleon to WW1) being 9-12 horsemen as well as the Canadian Mounties using the same numbers.
2007-02-07 19:06:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mikey C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Operational a "Troop" is roughly equivalent to a "Company" so it could be 200 plus or minus depending on the type: infantry, armor, air mobile, etc.
2007-02-07 19:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by cranknbank9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are refering to present day a troop is one soldier, in the past it was more
2007-02-08 00:13:03 · answer #4 · answered by sevenout7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋