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Squad

military unit size designation

A 'squad is the smallest military unit consisting of 8 to 13 people and is usually led by a sergeant.[1]

A US Army hangar on foot patrol in Afghanistan.
Sequence in the size of army units.
A squad of Romanian Land Forces soldiers with CBRNE gear during a military exercise

In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations

Organization

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NATO Map Symbols[2]
 

 
A squad
 

 
A mechanized infantry squad
 

 
a military police dog squad
 

 
a light anti-tank squad

NATO

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The NATO symbol for a squad dot (●) above a framed unit icon.[3][4]

The NATO symbol for a squad dot (●) above a framed unit icon.[5][6]

Names of squads in NATO member armed forces
American[7] Squad
British[8] Section
Canada[9] Element smaller than a section
Denmark[10] Gruppe
Estonia Jagu
French[11] Equipe, or Equipage
German[12] Trupp
Italian[13] Squadra or Equipaggio
Turkish[14] Manga
Polish[15] Element mniejszy niż drużyna
Portuguese[16] Esquadra
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References

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  1. ↑ "Squad (Military unit)". britannica.com. britannica.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ APP-6C Joint Military Symbology (PDF). NATO. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
  3. ↑ APP-6C Joint Military Symbology (PDF). NATO. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
  4. ↑ FM 1-02.2 Military Symbols. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 10 November 2020. p. 2–6.
  5. ↑ APP-6C Joint Military Symbology (PDF). NATO. May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ FM 1-02.2 Military Symbols. Washington, DC: US Department of the Army. 10 November 2020. p. 2–6.
  7. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-31.
  8. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-14.
  9. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-6.
  10. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-10.
  11. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-13.
  12. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-8.
  13. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-19.
  14. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-30.
  15. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-25.
  16. ↑ APP-6D NATO Joint Military Symbology. NATO Standardization Office. October 2017. p. B-26.

 

Other websites

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The Simple English Wiktionary has a definition for: squad.
  • Mahon, John K.; Danysh, Romana (1972). "Infantry Part I: Regular Army" (PDF). Army Lineage Series. Office of the Chief of Military History. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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