Recently reading the headlines about Band of Brothers coming from HBO tho Netflix and it got me thinking:
– how does the US military divide up it’s soldiers? (Eg regiment vs troop vs platoon vs squadron)
– are there different rules for each branch of the military?
– I’ve only ever heard of the 101st airborne division but not other ones… Was there a 100th division? 99th division, etc? Why is the 101st so famous?
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*”US military divide up it’s soldiers”*
From small to large:
Squad/team – 4-10 soldiers
Platoon – 3-4 squads
Company – 3-4 platoons
Battalion – 3-5 companies
Brigade/Regiment – 3-5 battalions
Division – 3 brigades
*”Are there different rules for each branch of the military?”*
Yes and no. **But mostly no.** I’d have to have specific questions to answer more specifically.
*”Was there a 100th division? 99th?”*
Yes, there is/was a 100th Training Division at Fort Knox, KY. It was the 100th Infantry Div. from the early 1900s to the 1950s. Then was the 100th Airborne Div. Then training.
There was a 99th Infantry Div. in the early 1900s (WW1). Became a reserve unit in 1929 and still is a reserve unit in New Jersey.
*”Why is the 101st so famous”*
Because the “Screaming Eagles” were some of the first US soldiers to set foot in France in 1944.
There are numerous past and present US army divisions. Some of the more notable ones – 10th Mountain, 82nd Airborne, 3rd Infantry, and others.
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