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Senior enlisted member of a platoon
In many militaries, a platoon sergeant is the senior enlisted member of a platoon, who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading
Platoon_sergeant
Military unit size, usually composed of two or more squads or equivalent units
platoon leader is usually a junior officer—a second or first lieutenant or an equivalent rank. The officer is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant.
Platoon
Rank in many uniformed organizations
Pioneer sergeant Pipe sergeant Platoon sergeant Platoon sergeant major Provost sergeant Quartermaster sergeant instructor Recruiting sergeant Regimental
Sergeant
Military rank in the United States
amphibian units gunnery sergeants may serve as a platoon sergeant of a 16-member platoon of four tanks or a 39-member platoon of 12 amphibious assault
Gunnery_sergeant
1986 war film directed by Oliver Stone
in South Vietnam while his platoon sergeant (Berenger) and his squad leader (Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and of the war itself. Stone
Platoon_(film)
Military occupation, commander of a platoon, typically an officer
assisted by a platoon sergeant. Some special units, such as specific aviation platoons and special forces, require a captain as platoon leader, due to
Platoon_leader
Former military rank in the British Army
Platoon sergeant major (PSM) was an appointment in the British Army in the short-lived rank of warrant officer class III (WOIII), created in 1938 by Army
Platoon_sergeant_major
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division
He demoted to private and transferred to other companies the two platoon sergeants who were considered to be the ringleaders: Terrence "Salty" Harris
E Company, 506th Infantry Regiment
E_Company,_506th_Infantry_Regiment
24-man rifle platoon
United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon is a 24-man rifle platoon led by a Captain and Platoon Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)
United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon
United_States_Marine_Corps_Silent_Drill_Platoon
Military rank in various military forces
as mess sergeant, company supply sergeant, and stable sergeant, etc. In 1940, staff sergeant became the rank title of rifle platoon sergeants and in 1942
Staff_sergeant
Former U.S. Army non-commissioned officer position
Advanced Individual Training platoon sergeants were United States Army non-commissioned officers (NCOs) responsible for the health, welfare, mentoring
AIT_platoon_sergeant
Military training officer
knowledge and drill. Each recruit platoon is commanded by recruit instructors, usually consisting of a lieutenant, a sergeant, and up to four instructors of
Drill_instructor
Non-commissioned officer military rank
14 soldiers and four tanks in an armor platoon to 36 soldiers and four squads in a rifle platoon. A sergeant first class's primary responsibilities are
Sergeant_first_class
US Marine Corps enlisted grade
(April 25 – August 12, 1898). The rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant as well as Platoon Sergeant first came into being in the Marine Corps in the Northern
Master_gunnery_sergeant
Military unit size designation
commander" (re-designated as "platoon leader" in 1940 and as "platoon sergeant" in 1943 with the officer then re-designated as "platoon leader".) The squad leader
Squad
Military unit size designation
E-1/3) Weapons Platoon Platoon Headquarters Platoon Commander – usually a First Lieutenant (O-2) Platoon Sergeant – Gunnery Sergeant (E-7) Machine Gun
Company_(military_unit)
American Marine Corps platoon sergeant (1924-1945)
(March 10, 1924 – March 3, 1945) was a United States Marine Corps platoon sergeant who was killed in action during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War
Ernest_Ivy_Thomas_Jr.
US Marine sergeant (1898–1979)
one of the oldest to fight in the regiment. Haney held the rank of platoon sergeant and was assigned to company headquarters, serving as a roving senior
Elmo_M._Haney
Military rank
Commandant of the Marine Corps' ceremonial representative and the platoon sergeant of the Marine Corps Battle Colors Detachment.[citation needed] Comparative
Colour_sergeant
1988 film directed by Aaron Norris
in Vietnam, where he meets the hard-bitten veterans of his new platoon. Platoon Sergeant McNamara explains they don't need a leader that follows rules
Platoon_Leader_(film)
Division of the Los Angeles Police Department
assistant officer-in-charge. The remaining five sergeant IIs are field supervisors of the platoon. The platoon has three police officer III+1 assistant trainers
LAPD_Metropolitan_Division
1987 film by John Irvin
Languilli, Washburn, Bienstock and Galvan. The platoon sergeant, Sergeant First Class Worcester, is breaking in platoon leader Lieutenant Eden. The replacements
Hamburger_Hill
the platoon commander, a platoon sergeant, a platoon guide, and a messenger. (One or more Navy Medical Corpsman are usually attached to the platoon from
Organization of the United States Marine Corps
Organization_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
Fictional character from Dad's Army sitcom
Sergeant Arthur Wilson is a fictional Home Guard platoon sergeant and bank chief clerk, first portrayed by John Le Mesurier in the BBC television sitcom
Sergeant_Wilson
First Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
Georgia; drill sergeant and senior drill sergeant in the 19th Battalion, 4th Training Brigade, Fort Knox; platoon sergeant and Operations Sergeant in the 3rd
William_Gainey
Position in the US Army and Marine Corps
the march. In an infantry platoon the platoon guide is a noncommissioned officer (by Table of Organization [TO] a sergeant in the US Marine Corps) who
Platoon_guide
Military rank in several countries
chevrons pointing up. In combat units, First Sergeants are very often platoon sergeants or given the responsibility for independently operating detachments
First_sergeant
1985 memoir by James R. McDonough
of his first platoon. McDonough soon meets Sergeant First Class Hernandez, his former Ranger school instructor and now platoon sergeant. Friction develops
Platoon_Leader_(memoir)
platoon sergeant in the rifle, surveillance and target acquisition, reconnaissance, direct action, weapons, machine-gun, LAR, and antitank platoons,
MOS_0369
Type of military unit
addition to a small platoon headquarters (platoon commander, platoon sergeant, and two ammunition men/drivers), the heavy machine gun platoon has three eight-man
Weapons_company
1987 film by Francis Ford Coppola
"Taps". James Caan as Sergeant First Class Clell Hazard, platoon sergeant Anjelica Huston as Samantha Davis James Earl Jones as Sergeant Major "Goody" Nelson
Gardens_of_Stone
U.S. Marine pack horse and Dickin Medal recipient
Recoilless Rifle Platoon of the 5th Marine Regiment. The day after he received permission, on October 26, 1952, Pedersen, Sergeant Willard Berry, and
Sergeant_Reckless
Military non-commissioned offer rank
the appointment of platoon sergeant. Third sergeants in the SAF also hold equivalent junior commander appointments, assisting a platoon section of enlistees
Third_sergeant
American actor (born 1959)
Slydell in Office Space, Captain Hendrix in The Rock, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon, Marv in Stone's Wall Street, FBI agent Ben Harp in
John_C._McGinley
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1918–1945)
Platoon Sergeant Joseph Rudolph Julian (April 3, 1918 – March 9, 1945) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest
Joseph_R._Julian
2004 South Korean wartime action horror film
experiencing visions of the Viet Cong woman who had ambushed their platoon. Sergeant Oh encounters the ghost of his deceased friend, panics and accidentally
R-Point
United States Marine (born 1969)
successive capacities of gunner, team leader, section leader, platoon sergeant, and platoon commander.[citation needed] In December 1990, Black deployed
Troy_Black
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1927–2002)
from San Angelo, Texas, and by May 14, 1968, was serving as a platoon sergeant in 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment. During an
Finnis_D._McCleery
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
briefly as a platoon sergeant with Company A, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines. During March 1970, he was reassigned duty as a platoon sergeant of Company G
Allan_J._Kellogg
Battle of the Falklands War in May 1982
had been stopped by fire from a RI 12 platoon (under Sub-Lieutenant Ernesto Peluffo) after their platoon sergeant (Buenaventura Jumilla) had observed the
Battle_of_Goose_Green
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Marines in his machine gun platoon were killed or wounded defending a ridge during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Platoon Sergeant Paige operated four machine
Mitchell_Paige
sergeants (E-7) indicate on their annual evaluations (called "fitness reports") their preferred promotional track: master sergeant or first sergeant.
United States Marine Corps rank insignia
United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia
company operations chief, Gunnery Sergeant Rich Barret, is played by Eric Kocher, a team leader in Bravo's third platoon during the invasion; Kocher is played
List of Generation Kill characters
List_of_Generation_Kill_characters
American Army Special Forces officer
(then SFC .), distinguished himself while serving as platoon sergeant of an American-Vietnamese platoon which was on a mission to rescue a missing American
Robert_L._Howard
British soldier (1953–1982)
the battle for Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Sergeant McKay was platoon sergeant of 4 Platoon, B Company, which, after the initial objective had
Ian_McKay
Military rank
rank of the fire team, squad leader, and platoon sergeant are: sergeant (E-5), staff sergeant (E-6), and sergeant first class (E-7), respectively. Similarly
Corporal
New Zealand soldier (1908–1994)
occasion, in this fast-moving situation, Upham left his platoon to retreat under his sergeant, while he went forward to warn another company that was
Charles_Upham
United States Navy corpsman (1923-1994)
highest place on the crater. At about 10:30 a.m., Schrier, Platoon Sergeant Ernest Thomas, Sergeant Henry Hansen, and Corporal Charles Lindberg raised the
John Bradley (United States Navy)
John_Bradley_(United_States_Navy)
Military enlisted rank used in the US and Philippine Armed Forces
new technical sergeant rank. In 1944 when rifle squad leaders became staff sergeants, platoon sergeants were promoted to technical sergeants. In 1948 the
Technical_sergeant
American actor (1940–2022)
Caan returned to acting in 1987, when Coppola cast him as an army platoon sergeant for the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) in Gardens of Stone
James_Caan
United States Marine (born 1970)
October 2002, LeHew transferred to Company A for service as platoon sergeant for 3rd platoon and deployed in January 2003 to Operation Iraqi Freedom with
Justin_LeHew
2012 Singaporean film by Jack Neo
are subsequently assigned to Ninja Company, Platoon 2, Section 2, where they report to their platoon sergeant, Alex Ong. Whilst queueing up for the mandatory
Ah_Boys_to_Men
American combat medic (born 1988)
casualties. The platoon leader was dragged by the ANA truck with the casualties as the explosions became incredibly intense and the platoon sergeant moved Private
Monica_Lin_Brown
Military term
Trigonists Army (1953–1962) No insignia Sergeant major Staff sergeant Senior sergeant Platoon sergeant Section sergeant Corporal Senior private Private Circle
Opposing_force
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
1944) was a United States Army staff sergeant who was killed in action while serving as a tank company platoon sergeant during World War II. In 1997, he was
Ruben_Rivers
USA combat service support battalion
first sergeant, and consists of three platoons: a transportation platoon, a supply platoon, and a fuel and water platoon. The transportation platoon, led
Brigade_support_battalion
Non-commissioned rank in the British Armed Forces
only appointments held by this rank were platoon sergeant major, troop sergeant major and section sergeant major. The WOIII wore a crown on his lower
Warrant officer (United Kingdom)
Warrant_officer_(United_Kingdom)
WWII American army officer (1920–2001)
a Sergeant, then Platoon Sergeant prior to D-Day. He eventually became company first sergeant, after Bill Evans, the original Company First Sergeant since
Carwood_Lipton
Appointment in the British Army
from a cavalry troop or infantry platoon, in which the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer (NCO) is usually a sergeant. The rank was formerly used in
Troop_sergeant_major
Military unit size designation
section in "F" company's first platoon). "Alpha" and "Bravo" designations are used for the platoon commander and platoon sergeant respectively. As of 2011,
Section_(military_unit)
US Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient (1916–1945)
during a ceremony on May 21, 1943, and on June 1, he was promoted to platoon sergeant. In August 1943, Basilone returned to the United States and participated
John_Basilone
informal address to first sergeants or anyone serving as a company first sergeant. In field artillery units a platoon sergeant (usually an E-7) is informally
United States Army enlisted rank insignia
United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia
American third-generation main battle tank
the tank platoon, Tank 2 orients off the platoon leader's tank, while Tank 3 orients off the platoon sergeant's tank. The platoon sergeant orients off
M1_Abrams
1982 Falklands War conflict
Lieutenant Enrique Eneas Neirotti's 3rd Platoon on the southern half and Staff Sergeant Raúl Antonio González's 2nd Platoon on the northern half of the mountain
Battle_of_Mount_Longdon
American soldier (1919–2013)
Bulge. During fighting in the Netherlands, he acted as demolition platoon sergeant. He volunteered for pathfinder training, anticipating he would sit
Jake_McNiece
Element of hierarchy in armed forces
Navy corpsman, the platoon leader, and a platoon sergeant (i.e., a staff sergeant who serves as second-in-command). An infantry platoon can number from 42
Military_rank
American soldier and actor (1925–1971)
January and participated in the First Battle of Cisterna, and was made a platoon sergeant in Company B following the battle. He returned with the 3rd Division
Audie_Murphy
to a British Army staff sergeant / colour sergeant or a US Army technical sergeant (sergeant first class) / platoon sergeant. For the other services,
Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks
American actor (1954–2024)
the Critics' Choice and Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. Todd's films include Platoon (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1990), The Crow (1994), The Rock (1996)
Tony_Todd
Non-commissioned officer rank
meaning of platoon sergeant, Oberfeldwebel (platoon sergeant, possible appointment to Hauptfeldwebel (in the meaning of company sergeant major), Stabsfeldwebel
Feldwebel
the appointment of platoon sergeant major, troop sergeant major, or section sergeant major. Colour sergeant: gave way to staff sergeant over the years before
Ranks and insignia of the other ranks of the British Army
Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_other_ranks_of_the_British_Army
Junior command position in a military unit
leader who may have 6-12 people under their command. Another might be a platoon sergeant who can have 45-70 people under their command. Generally, an NCOIC
Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge
Non-Commissioned_Officer_in_Charge
1999 British film
familiar to him. The platoon commander, Lieutenant Harte, informs Sergeant Winter that the platoon will be "going over" in the third wave of the upcoming summer
The_Trench_(film)
Military rank or appointment
drill, parades and ceremonies. He supervises the company sergeant majors and platoon sergeants in the instruction of drill, and is in charge of the organization
Regimental_sergeant_major
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1925–1945)
Marine who sacrificed his life to save the lives of his platoon leader and platoon sergeant during the Battle of Iwo Jima. For his bravery, Caddy posthumously
William_R._Caddy
Federal and provincial police ranks in Canada
the platoon second in command. The 2IC is responsible for leading the platoon during short term absences of the platoon sergeant or acting sergeant. Epaulettes
Police_ranks_of_Canada
U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (1970–2005)
conduct in the face of the enemy of the United States as a Platoon Sergeant in 1st Platoon, Alpha Company (HARDOCK), 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment
Alwyn_Cashe
1966 battle of the Vietnam War
squad continued into the middle of the platoon. One was hit in a brief action after the platoon sergeant, Sergeant Bob Buick, engaged them, while the remainder
Battle_of_Long_Tan
Fictional character from The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle
him a comic foil to the hard-nosed drill instructor (later platoon sergeant) Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, played by Frank Sutton. Both series also included
Gomer_Pyle
United States Marine who earned Medal of Honor
military highest award, the Medal of Honor, for heroism as a platoon sergeant of a rifle platoon in Korea on the night of April 23–24, 1951 during the Battle
Harold_E._Wilson
Commonwealth military rank
CSM's responsibility. He supervises the instruction of drill by the platoon sergeants, and will conduct company rehearsals for parades prior to actual parade
Company_sergeant_major
Singaporean film series
Zhang portrayed 2SG Alex Ong, a stern platoon sergeant in charge of Ninja Company and Ken's platoon (known as Platoon 2, Section 2). Neo offered Zhang the
Ah_Boys_to_Men_(film_series)
Demolition unit of the US Army in WWII
demolitions men in the platoon, and McNiece was promoted to platoon sergeant of what was left. Jack Womer took his place as section sergeant. For the rest of
Filthy_Thirteen
American actor
Simply Irresistible Ramos 2004 Poster Boy Daniel 2008 Tropic Thunder Platoon Sergeant 2009 A Perfect Getaway Chronic 2011 The Adjustment Bureau McCrady 2012
Anthony_Ruivivar
Japanese manga series by Mine Yoshizaki
attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to conquer Earth. Sergeant Keroro, the titular character, is the leader of the platoon, but is at the
Sgt._Frog
Israeli Defense Forces basic training program
misbehave and are reported by the Platoon Sergeant. Deputising for the MM is the Samal or Samelet, the sergeant (platoon sergeant). They are the archetypical
Marva
Ground force of the Estonian Defence Forces
as a platoon sergeant (rühmavanem; in Defence League rühmapealiku abi). One platoon is meant to operate on a battlefield along with other platoons on a
Estonian_Land_Forces
1958 film by Lamberto Avellana
as friend Aziz Zainol Bakar as Sergeant Pon S. Shamsuddin as Chef (platoon Singapore) H.M Rohaizad as Rashid (platoon Singapore) Kassim Masdor as Singapore
Sergeant_Hassan
1965 battle of the Vietnam War
soldier and took him prisoner. Simultaneously, about 10 yards away, his platoon sergeant captured a second PAVN soldier. Other members of the PAVN recon team
Battle_of_Ia_Drang
2013 Singaporean film
by Ken. After a physical exercise one day, Aloysius butts in when Platoon Sergeant Ong asks Ken to explain his improvements and ends up costing his fellow
Ah_Boys_to_Men_2
Junior commissioned officer military rank
The second lieutenant is usually assisted by a platoon sergeant who advises and supports the platoon's commanding officer in leading the unit. In the
Second_lieutenant
William O. Koontz Marine Corps Platoon Sergeant Stanley D. Kops Marine Corps Platoon Sergeant Michael R. Kost Marine Corps Sergeant Anthony B. Kouma Marine Corps
List of Navy Cross recipients for World War II
List_of_Navy_Cross_recipients_for_World_War_II
Deliberate killing or attempted killing of a soldier by a fellow soldier
company commander, "feared they would get stuck with a lieutenant or platoon sergeant who would want to carry out all kinds of crazy John Wayne tactics,
Fragging
US Army bomb disposal personnel
completion of EOD Phase 2, EOD Officers will attend a week-long course Platoon Leader's Course to be familiarized with essential duties. EOD Soldiers
Explosive ordnance disposal (United States Army)
Explosive_ordnance_disposal_(United_States_Army)
1955 film by Jesse Hibbs
a new platoon leader, Lt. Manning. During a diversionary attack on German forces, Lt. Manning is wounded and Sgt. Klasky, his platoon sergeant, dies.
To_Hell_and_Back_(film)
1959 novel by Robert A. Heinlein
lieutenant, in command of his old platoon in the Rodger Young, with his father as his platoon sergeant. The platoon has been renamed "Rico's Roughnecks"
Starship_Troopers
American actor (born 1968)
combat veteran Marine platoon sergeant. The film was set in modern-day Los Angeles during a global alien invasion, and followed a platoon of U.S. Marines who
Aaron_Eckhart
Dutch military unit
weapons. The platoon headquarters consist of the platoon commander (a 1st or 2nd lieutenant), the platoon sergeant (a first sergeant) and the platoon medic (a
11th_Airmobile_Brigade
Military unit
three platoons, each headed by a platoon leader (a cadet second lieutenant). Within each platoon are three squads, each headed by a squad sergeant (a cadet
South Carolina Corps of Cadets
South_Carolina_Corps_of_Cadets
2009 novel by Karl Marlantes
including a Canadian Marine, CPL George Victor Jmaeff, acting as platoon sergeant, who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. The author, First Lieutenant
Matterhorn_(novel)
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