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how many troops are in a batallion?

say you have an infantry batallion would it be all infantrymen or would they have other mos’ in it too

A battalion generally has a total strength of about 500. Most would be infantry but there would also be support trades as well. Medics, cooks, supply, finance etc.

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5 Responses to “how many troops are in a batallion?”

  1. 4 to a team
    4 teams to a squad
    3 squads to a platoon
    3 platoons to a company
    3 companys to a battalion
    Hope that helps.
    References :
    in iraq right now

  2. david r has it all jacked up.
    4 men to a team
    2 teams to a squad + squad leader
    4-5 squads for a platoon + PSG and PL
    3 infantry platoons + 1 headquarters platoon to a company +1sg, XO, and CO
    4 infantry companies + an hhc company to a battalian +XO +BC +CSM

    in the infantry platoons the permanent party are all infantry. in HHC there are medics who are tasked out to the infantry platoons (line medics)
    References :
    former medic 82nd airborne

  3. Marines have squads of 13, so that’s 3 fireteams plus the squad sergeant. 3 squads plus the Lt. is a Platoon.

    This is all the standard, but in real life none of these numbers are exact. You can have a platoon of only 20 guys, it depends, but standard is 3 squads is a platoon.

    Anyways, a battalion can be from 400-500 guys really
    References :

  4. A battalion generally has a total strength of about 500. Most would be infantry but there would also be support trades as well. Medics, cooks, supply, finance etc.
    References :

  5. My unit has:

    Head Quarters, Alpha, Bastard, Charlie, Delta, and Fox Companies.

    I’m in Bastard Co. We have 3 platoons and a head quarters element.

    In our platoon are 4 squads. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Weapons.

    In Each squad theres 2 teams. A team leader and a joe or two.

    Fox co holds the non combat arm pogs(cooks/supply/mechanics)

    Head Quarters distrubutes Forwar Observers to the hhc for the companies and they give them to platoons. Each platoon has 2 FO’s a senior and his joe. Each platoon also has 1 medic. The non infantryman in a platoon are put under Weapon Squad.

    My platoon only had like 20 people this deployment… we were undermanned. But I hear a normal platoon is supposed to have like 30 guys. so you do the math.
    References :
    US Army Infantryman

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