had imformed my Platoon Sergeant about it‚ he had to go report it to the 1st Sergeant. When he went to report that I had left my weapon unsecure and it is now missing‚ the 1st Sergeant was already in possesion of my weapon. My Platoon informed me that I was to report to the 1st Sergeant immediately. When I arrived to the 1SG ’s desk‚ my weapon was laying on the desk completely disassembled. He asked me why he has my weapon and told him what had happened. I had to go get my Sqaud Leader so that 1st Sergeant
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morning of March the 16th shortly after dawn‚ three platoons of US troops from “C” Company‚ 11th Brigade‚ arrived in the “Son My” area just outside the small village of My Lai. One of the Platoons‚ commanded by Lieutenant William Calley‚ was ordered to go My Lai village. They were part of Task Force “Barker” – the codename for a search and destroy mission. They had been informed that the village was a hot spot of enemy activity. Troops of this platoon were briefed that all residents of the village would
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this extracted material. The text may contain passive voice‚ misspellings‚ grammatical errors‚ etc.‚ and may not be in compliance with the Army Writing Style Program. "Prepare a Platoon SOP" You are a squad leader in 3rd Platoon. Your platoon sergeant gave you an order to write a platoon SOP for the entire platoon (16 personnel) for the M4 or M4A1 carbine’s weekly maintenance. • He instructed you to date the SOP with today’s date‚ your unit address and office file symbol‚ and to use the
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how the unit’s ability to generate combat power can overwhelm the enemy’s ability to generate combat power. (FM 3-21.10‚ section 2-120) 7. ____________________ are information that a leader needs to know about terrain or enemy to make a critical decision. ____________________ are information that a leaders needs to know about their unit or about adjacent units to make critical decisions. Together‚ these two categories of information comprise Commander’s Critical Information Requirements (CCIR)
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final preparations for the mission. A circular motion is made at the waist level Wedge formation- Used to travel in platoon columns or fire team wedges File- Used to create one line of troops through thick vegetation or rough terrain Pace count- Used to gain a pace count from the pace man. Multiple taps on the boot are made Questions??? Ask your squad leader‚ team leader‚ or military instructor if you have questions about hand and arm signals
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Act as the Platoon Sergeant when he/she is not present or available. You will need to be proficient in duties and responsibilities before you take over in his/her absence. You are directly appointed accountable of all members in your squad. Get to know them on a personal level. Reflect yourself in a manner in which they are openly able to communicate with you. You will utilize your team leaders effectively; hold them accountable. You are not a one man team; appoint team leaders to assist you
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Untold Story of “Nam” During the Vietnam War germen shepherds were needed to seek out mines‚ other booby traps‚ ambushes‚ etc...The government needed recruits and had high school students register to join the military. This is where Duke and Kyle came in. Duke was a germen shepherd for the military also known as K94324. He had a beautiful coat‚ the colors of his coat was mixed beautifully. He had a temper though‚ that’s why no one wanted to work with him. Anyone who got near Duke he would tear
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In the movie Platoon‚ the author‚ Oliver Stone‚ tells us a story about an American soldier in Vietnam during the war. The story is mostly based on his own experience when he went there. Even though the story is fictional‚ he keeps it really realistic and the more close possible to what was reality in Vietnam. He shows how that war was hell for the soldiers we sent there and also for the local population. Oliver Stone produced Platoon to show his disapproval of the war in Vietnam‚ because that war
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the way through to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bostic. All personnel we dropped off at FOB Bostic except the Commander‚ the Field Support Officer‚ half of second platoon‚ and I. We took a connecting flight out to COP Keating/ OP Fritsche in a Chinook helicopter‚ the only way in and out of our area of operation. The Platoon Leader (PL) and half of 2nd
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DynEd Listening Report and Reflection Jin-Won‚ Kim Oct‚ 7 ESL 222.2 People generally have different ways of improving their writing skills. A success of these strategies depends on an evaluation of the program which they use and conditions which they have for the writing. DynEd software has been used as a main program to get better our listening and note-taking. So‚ it is obvious that an analysis of DynEd will provide useful information for evaluation both the program and conditions including
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