Techniques of Platoon Movement. The platoon leader determines and directs which movement technique the platoon will use. The platoon leader moves where he can best control the platoon. The platoon sergeant travels with the trailing squad, though he is free to move throughout the formation to enforce security, noise and light discipline, and distances between squads. The lead squad uses traveling overwatch, and the trailing squads use traveling.
Platoons conduct bounding overwatch using successive or alternate bounds.
One squad bounds forward to a chosen position, then it becomes the overwatching element unless contact is made en route. One squad overwatches the bounding squad from covered positions from which it can see and suppress likely enemy positions. Soldiers use sunning techniques to view their assigned sector. The platoon leader remains with the overmatching squad. Normally, the platoon's machine guns are located with the overwatching squad also.