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A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers.1 US Army
In the United States military, a company is formed of three to six platoons and is typically commanded by a captain. Several companies form a battalion.
By tradition, an artillery "company" is always called a battery. An armored or cavalry "company" is often called a troop.
Line combat companies are identified by letter - for example, A Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Rifle Regiment. The letters are usually pronounced using the NATO phonetic alphabet or, before that, the Joint Army/Navy Phonetic Alphabet, resulting in names such as Charlie Company and Easy Company.
2 British Army
The British Army also identifies its rifle companies by letter (usually, but not always, A, B and C) within an infantry battalion. The Intelligence Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Military Police and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers all have individually numbered companies. The Royal MarinesThe Royal Marines are the United Kingdom's amphibious forces and a core component of their Rapid Reaction Force. They are lightly equipped, able to operate independently in all terrains, and highly trained as a commando force. History The first unit of En has companies designated by letter.
The Household CavalryThe Household Cavalry is part of the British Army and is made up of two regiments, The Life Guards and The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st The Royal Dragoons). They are amongst the oldest and most senior regiments in the British Army with tra, Royal Armoured CorpsThe Royal Armoured Corps is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. It provides the armour capability of the British Army, with vehicles such, Royal EngineersThe Corps of Royal Engineers (RE), commonly known as the Sappers is one of the corps of the British Army. It provides combat engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces. The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military, Royal Corps of SignalsThe Royal Corps of Signals (sometimes referred to incorrectly as the Royal Signal Corps and often known simply as the Royal Signals or R Sigs is one of the 'arms' (combat support corps) of the British Army. It is responsible for installing, maintaining an, Army Air CorpsThe Army Air Corps is a vital component of the British Army. There are currently seven regiments of the AAC as well as five flights deployed in support of British Army operations across the world. They are currently located in Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cypr, Special Air ServiceOfficial force name Special Air Service Nicknames The Regiment ''The SAS (British Army phonetic) "the sass" Motto Who Dares Wins Description Britain's main Special Operations Force. Readiness Unknown, but able to deploy counter-terror teams quickly. Speci and Royal Logistic CorpsThe Royal Logistic Corps is a British military unit that provides the logistics for other units in the British military. History The Royal Logistic Corps was formed in 1993, by the union of the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the have squadrons instead of companies (although the Royal Engineers and Royal Signals had companies until after the Second World War, except in armoured divisions). The Royal Artillery has batteries. The defunct Royal Army Service Corps , Royal Pioneer Corps and Royal Army Ordnance Corps had companies; the Royal Corps of Transport had squadrons.
British companies are usually commanded by a major, the Officer Commanding (OC), with a captain as Second-in-Command (2i/c). Until after the Second World War, the company commander of an infantry company was usually a captain, although companies of other corps were often under majors even then. The company headquarters also includes a Company Sergeant Major (CSM) and a Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS).
