or even a "senior" private (there being many long-service, or "professional," privates until the post-WWII era). The smallest tactical sub-unit being the section, which was also known as a half-platoon (the platoon itself being a half company).ĭepending upon the time period, the squad "leader" (not an official position title until 1891) could be a sergeant (the sergeant, in sections with only one corporal, led the section's first squad, while the lone corporal served as assistant section leader and led the section's second squad), a corporal (in sections with two corporals), a lance corporal (a rank the Army had in varying numbers and conditions from at least 1821 until 1920), a private first class (PFC) (the rank existing since 1846 but not earning its one chevron – taken from the abolished lance corporal rank – until 1920). Historically, a "squad" in the US Army was a sub-unit of a section, consisting of from as few as two soldiers to as many as 9-10 soldiers and was originally used primarily for drill and administrative purposes (e.g., billeting, messing, working parties, etc.). Names of squads in NATO member armed forces The standard NATO symbol for a squad consists of one single dot (
Army doctrine further defines a squad as a "small military unit typically containing two or more fire teams." In American usage, a squad consists of eight to fourteen soldiers, and may be further subdivided into fireteams. doctrine define a squad as an organization "larger than a team, but smaller than a section." while U.S. In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations and is led by a non-commissioned officer.
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