PLT Breakdown
The composition of the headquarters element in a Platoon
What is Platoon Leader, Platoon Sergeant, Platoon RTO, Forward Observer, Platoon Medic?
The Platoon Leader's main responsibility
What is all the platoon does or fails to do?
The senior Squad Leader
What is the Weapons Squad Leader?
The acronym RTO
What is a Radiotelephone Operator?
The three movement techniques
What is traveling, traveling overwatch, and bounding overwatch?
The composition of all three squads of a Platoon
What is 1 squad leader, 2 team leaders, 2 grenadiers, 2 AR M249, 2 riflemen?
The Platoon Sergeant's main responsibilities
What is accountable to the Platoon Leader for leadership, discipline, training, and welfare of the platoon's Soldiers?
The main responsibility of the Squad Leader
What is responsible for everything the squad does or fails to do?
The two habitual attachments
What is Forward Observer (FO) and the Medic?
The ACFT events in order
What is (1) three repetition maximum deadlift, (2) standing power throw, (3) hand-release push-up, (4) sprint-drag-carry, (5) plank, and (6) 2-mile run?
The composition of the Weapons Squad
What is 1 squad leader, 2 machine gunners, 2 assistant machine gunners, 2 ammo bearers?
The two ways the Platoon Sergeant assists the Platoon Leader
What is (1) upholding standards (2) and platoon discipline?
The duties and responsibilities of the Weapons Squad Leader (name 5)
What is (1) performs all duties of the rifle squad leader, (2) controls fires and establishes fire control measures, (3) recommends medium gun employment to the Platoon Leader, (4) coordinates directly with the Platoon Leader for medium machine gun base-of-fire effect, (5) monitors ammunition expenditure, (6) performs role of Platoon Sergeant as required, (7) conducts troop leading procedures, and (8) understands the mission two levels up (platoon and company)?
The primary responsibility of the RTO
What is communication with its controlling headquarters?
The name of MSG's dog
What is Gunner?
The highest-ranking officer and enlisted soldier positions within a platoon
What is (officer) Platoon Leader and (enlisted) Platoon Sergeant?
The Platoon Sergeant's expertise (name 5)
What is tactical maneuver, employment of weapons and weapon systems, sustainment, administration, security, accountability, protection warfighting functions, and soldier care?
The Squad Leaders' expertise (all)
What is (1) all battle and individual drills, (2) the squad's weapon employment, and (3) the employment of supporting assets?
DD Form 1380
What is Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) Card?
The preparation drills in order
What is (1) the bend and reach, (2) rear lunge, (3) high jumper, (4) rower, (5) squat bender, (6) windmill, (7) forward lunge, (8) prone row, (9) bent-leg body twist, and (10) push-up?
The composition of both headquarters elements during platoon movement
What is (HQ1) Platoon Leader and RTO, and (HQ2) Platoon Sergeant and Medic (bonus 10 points if mention FO)?
The four elements the Platoon Leader uses to develop and maintain situational understanding
What is (1) Platoon Leader attempts to know what is happening in present terms of friendly, enemy, neutral, and terrain situations, (2) knows the end state representing mission accomplishment, (3) determines the critical actions and events occurring to move his unit from the present to the end state, and (4) assess the risk throughout operations?
Name the three reports a Squad Leader would communicate to higher and what the acronyms stand for
What is SITREPS (situation report) SALUTE (size, activity, location, unit identification, time, and equipment), LACE (liquid, ammunition, casualties, and equipment)?
The indirect fire request format
What is (1) observes identification, (2) warning orders, (3) location of the target, (4) description of the target, (5) methods of engagement, (6) method of fire and control?
Mr.C's full name
What is Sammie Carithers?