Grenadier: The Armed Force

In any organization, a clear-cut hierarchy of personnel is necessary to ensure that things run smoothly at all levels. The armed forces is no exception. For thousands of years, military forces worldwide have maintained a strict structure of rank to ensure smooth operations and the maintenance of order in stressful environments. In fact, rank structure is one of the most defining characteristics of an organized military and serves a number of purposes. In order to build and maintain this discipline, newer soldiers often need direction and correction from more experienced members of the military. To do this, soldiers are assigned ranks according to their experience in combat or through training. Soldiers are then placed in command of those who
Although capable of providing support fire for the Squad/Fire Team, the Grenadier is a rifleman first and is expected to perform all the duties of a rifleman. In most missions each Fire Team is assigned one Grenadier. An automatic riflemen also known as a sawgunner who's rank is consisted of a senior PFC or SPC combines devastating firepower with quick maneuverability. The Automatic Rifleman is essential in providing overwhelming volumes of suppressive fire from medium to long range. No Fire Team is complete without the Automatic Rifleman. A sawgunner provides a Fire Team with a belt-fed light machine gun. The M249's high rate of fire, and large ammunition capacity gives a Squad/Fire Team a weapon that maintains a consistent rate of fire to provide cover for an advancing unit. A team leader which consists of a SPC or SGT plays a vigorous role in the army along with a major priority in any rank structure. A team leader controls the movement of his fire team and the rate and placement of fire by leading from the front and using the proper commands and signals. By maintaining accountability of his men,weapons and equipment he ensures that his soldiers maintain unit standards in all
He helps and advises the patrol leader, and leads the patrol in the patrol leaders absence. Supervises the patrol's administration, logistics, and maintenaance. He prepares and issues paragraph 4 of the patrol OPORD. He duties of a platoon sergeant are as followed. He organizes and controls the patrol CP IAW the unit SOP, patrol leaders guidance, and METT-TC factors. He receives squad leaders requests for rations, water, and ammunition. Work with the company 1st SGT and XO to request resupply. He directs the routing of supplies and mail. He directs the patrol medic and patrol aid-litter teams in moving casualties to the rear. Monitoring the morale,discipline and health of patrol members. Supervising task-organized elements of patrol. support elements during raids or attacks. Secures patrols during night attacks and Coordinates and supervises company-directed patrol resupply operations. He also ensures that supplies are distributed the patrol leaders guidance and direction. A platoon sergeant ensures that ammunition, supplies and loads are properly and evenly