1. ARMY ORGANIZATION
3. THE SQUAD THE SMALLEST UNIT
8 TO 10 SOLDIERS
LED BY A NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
4. THE PLATOON THE FIRST JOB OF MOST LIEUTENANTS
2 OR MORE SQUADS
AS MANY AS 40 SOLDIERS
5. COMPANY, BATTERY OR TROOP CONSISTS OF A HEADQUARTERS AND AT LEAST 2 PLATOONS
COMMANDED BY A CAPTAIN
THE GOAL OF MOST JUNIOR OFFICERS
6. THE BATTALION 500-800 SOLDIERS
INCLUDES AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL AS COMMANDER
COMPLETE STAFF
SEVERAL COMPANIES
7. THE BRIGADE COMMANDED BY A FULL COLONEL
CONSISTS OF SEVERAL BATTALIONS
FULL STAFFS
8. BRANCHES OF THE ARMY Used to classify duties and specialties.
May be combat arms, combat support or service support.
All commissioned officers will have a branch designated by the Department of the Army.
9. INFANTRY Home - Ft. Benning, Ga
Size - 15 %
Males only
They are the nucleus of the Armys fighting strength
10. ARMOR Home - Ft. Knox, Ky
Size - 8 %
Males only
There mission is to close with and destroy the enemy using firepower and shock.
11. FIELD ARTILLERY Home - Ft. Sill, Ok
Size - 12 %
Males mostly
The King of Battle, they use cannons, rockets, and missiles to destroy the enemy
12. AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY Home - Ft. Bliss, Tx
Size - 5 %
Protect friendly ground forces against enemy air attacks. Maintain around-the-clock readiness
13. AVIATION Home - Ft. Rucker, Al
Size - 10 %
Combat, combat support, and service support missions
14. CORPS OF ENGINEERS Home - Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Size - 7 %
Support battlefield operations, military construction as well as civil duties
15. SPECIAL FORCES Home - Ft. Bragg, NC
Size - 2 %
They conduct unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, recon, and counterterrorism
16. ADJUTANT GENERAL CORPS Home - Ft. Benjamin Harrison, In
Size - 4 %
Provides personnel support to the army
17. CHEMICAL CORPS Home - Ft. McClellan, Al
Size - 2 %
Provides chemical defense and decontamination support to the army
18. FINANCE CORPS Home - Ft. Benjamin Harrison, In
Size - 1 %
Provides all financial support to the Army
19. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE Home - Ft. Huachuca, Az
Size - 8 %
Provides tactical and strategic intelligence as well as intelligence security operations
20. ORDNANCE CORPS Home - Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md
Size - 6 %
Provides mechanical and ordinance support to the army.
21. QUARTERMASTER CORPS Home - Ft. Lee, Va
Size - 5 %
Conducts acquisition, receipt, storage, preservation, and issue of material used by the army
22. SIGNAL CORPS Home - Ft. Gordon, Ga
Size - 8 %
Provides communication support and information management
23. TRANSPORTATION CORPS Home - Ft. Lee, Va
Size - 3 %
Conducts multi-modal movement of personnel and cargo
24. MILITARY POLICE Home - Ft. McClellan, Al
Size - 3 %
Provides battlefield security and law enforcement operations
