Assertion: platoon | /r/HasProperty | the smallest military unit
Facets:
value: nt
type: OTHER
value: typically
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer.
text: A platoon was the smallest unit authorized to request fire support from friendly artillery, although typically these requests first had to go through the unit's parent battalion headquarters, which either allocated resources or passed the request higher up the chain of command.
text: dude a platoon isnt the smallest group, a sqaud is
text: The platoon is the smallest level to conduct an area ambush (Figure 4-7).
text: Today, platoons are the smallest military units to be commanded by a commissioned officer, in most cases the lowest rank of these, a Second or First Lieutenant.
text: The platoon is the smallest military unit commanded by a commissioned officer—and all officers graduating from the IDF's Officer's Academy receive a "platoon commander" pin, even if they are not intended to command a platoon.
text: A platoon is the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officerAlso a very kick ass movie from Oliver Stone that won Best Picture for 1986.
text: A platoon is the smallest unit to conduct an area ambush.