Deputy platoon commander in peacetime and wartime answers: for training, education and military discipline of personnel; for internal order in the platoon; for serving as personnel; behind appearance every soldier and sergeant. He reports to the platoon commander, and to the commander of the soldiers and sergeants of the platoon. Deputy Platoon Leader must:

train, educate soldiers and sergeants of the platoon and personally conduct classes as directed by the platoon commander;

know last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, Family status, successes and shortcomings in the combat training of each subordinate;

monitor compliance with military discipline and performance of service by squad commanders and all platoon personnel;

monitor the maintenance of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the platoon, monitor their availability

take care of the cleanliness of the room, establish a cleaning sequence between departments; require subordinates to maintain proper and tidy bedding, uniforms and shoes; monitor the timely execution of routine repairs of clothing equipment by platoon personnel;

conduct a morning inspection of platoon personnel;

take care of subordinates and understand their needs;

assign soldiers to orders for service and work, maintain platoon order sheets (Appendix No. 10), accounting for personnel, weapons and other military property of the platoon;

constantly know where subordinates are and what they are doing;

report to the platoon commander about all requests from subordinates, about their incentives, misconduct, violations of the safety requirements of military service and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them;

remaining as the platoon commander or company sergeant major, perform their duties.

Part-commander

The commander of the squad in peacetime and war time responsible: for the successful execution of combat missions by the department; for training, education, military discipline, moral and psychological state and safety of military service, drill bearing and appearance of subordinates, their performance of military service duties; behind correct use and conservation of weapons and military equipment, equipment and uniforms and their maintenance in order and serviceability. He reports to the platoon commander and his deputy (team foreman) and is immediate superior department personnel.

Part-commander must:

train and educate soldiers (sailors) of the squad, and skillfully command the squad when performing combat missions;

know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;

monitor compliance with the daily routine (service time regulations), cleanliness and internal order in the department, demand compliance by subordinates with military discipline;

know the material part, rules of operation of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the department, monitor their availability, inspect them daily and keep them in order and serviceability, and also ensure compliance with the safety requirements of military service during their operation;

instill in the soldiers (sailors) of the squad respect for service, as well as careful attitude towards their weapons and military equipment;

develop drill bearing among the soldiers (sailors) of the squad and develop their physical endurance;

take care of subordinates and understand their needs; monitor the neatness, serviceability of the uniform of subordinates, the correct fit of equipment, their compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene, wearing military uniform clothes;

daily monitor the cleanliness of uniforms and drying of foot wraps, socks, as well as timely routine repairs of uniforms;

ensure that after training and shooting, subordinates do not have live or blank cartridges, grenades, fuses and explosives left;

report to the deputy platoon commander (team foreman) about all sick people, requests and complaints from subordinates, their misconduct, violations of military service safety requirements and measures taken upon their warning, about rewards for soldiers (sailors) and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them, as well as about cases of loss or malfunction of weapons, military equipment and other military property;

constantly know where subordinates are.

And they found out that each squad has its own commander.

In that article, I said that a squad leader is a sergeant's position. But there are cases when squad commanders are chosen from the most trained privates. That is why I strongly recommend learning these duties to anyone who in the future wants to achieve maximum heights during their service.

Responsibilities of the squad leader

158. The squad commander in peacetime and wartime answers:

1. for the successful completion of combat missions by the department;
2. for training, education, military discipline, moral and psychological state and safety of military service, drill bearing and appearance of subordinates, their performance of military service duties;
3. for the correct use and conservation of weapons and military equipment, equipment and uniforms and their maintenance in order and serviceability.

He reports to the platoon commander and his deputy (team foreman) and is the immediate superior of the squad personnel.

159. The squad leader is obliged to:

• train and educate soldiers (sailors) of the squad, and skillfully command the squad when performing combat missions;
• know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;
• monitor compliance with the daily routine (working time regulations), cleanliness and internal order in the department, demand compliance by subordinates with military discipline;
• know the material part, rules of operation of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the department, monitor their availability, inspect them daily and maintain them in order and serviceability, and also ensure compliance with the safety requirements of military service during their operation;
• instill in the soldiers (sailors) of the squad respect for service, as well as careful attitude towards their weapons and military equipment;
• develop drill bearing among the soldiers (sailors) of the squad and develop their physical endurance;
• take care of subordinates and understand their needs;
• monitor the neatness, serviceability of subordinates’ uniforms, the correct fit of equipment, their compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene, and wearing military uniforms;
• daily monitor the cleanliness of uniforms and drying of foot wraps, socks, as well as timely routine repairs of uniforms;
• ensure that after training and shooting, subordinates do not have live or blank cartridges, grenades, fuses and explosives left;
• report to the deputy platoon commander (team foreman) about all sick people, about requests and complaints from subordinates, about their misconduct, violations of military service safety requirements and measures taken to prevent them, about rewards for soldiers (sailors) and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them, as well as cases of loss or malfunction of weapons, military equipment and other military property;
• constantly know where subordinates are.

Well, don’t forget that you need to not only know the responsibilities themselves and be able to retell them, but also memorize them by heart. It is not considered any other way in the army!

I wish you success in mastering new responsibilities,

A platoon commander is an official in the military service who belongs to the junior officer corps. The platoon commander supervises a number of subordinates from 18 to 200 people. It is not surprising that the question arises, what are the responsibilities of a platoon commander and what he can and should do with so many subordinates.

Regardless of whether in peacetime or wartime, the commander has a number of essential responsibilities, among them:

1. Maintaining soldiers in a condition to perform a combat mission.
2. Military training, compliance with military discipline, the learning process.
3. Supporting the moral and psychological spirit of the unit’s fighters as a whole and each fighter individually.
4. Control over compliance with internal rules by subordinates.

Important! In addition to the personnel, he is responsible for the safety of weapons, unit property, and equipment.

She is subordinate to the highest ranks, that is, the company/unit commander. He is also the direct commander of his platoon.

Training Responsibilities

Except general duties platoon commander undergoing training for soldiers, which consists of:

In addition, he is required to know the details of his platoon, namely full name, date of birth and nationality, what the soldier did before entering service,. A good commander will know what successes and failures haunt his subordinates in training, what moral and business qualities they have, and the psychological state of the soldiers.

Important! The commander of a structural unit is obliged to lead individual work on military education.

His responsibilities include taking care of living conditions, knowing their needs and problems. Be present at the rise and evening check of the platoon at least once every 7 days.

His powers concern the behavior and appearance of soldiers, namely:

He must keep control over how correctly weapons and military equipment are operated. Checking combat readiness is a personal responsibility. It is he who is responsible for fulfilling safety requirements during shooting and daily activities.

The platoon commander keeps records of combat training and transmits to the company commander data on the needs of personnel, incentives, etc.

Conclusion

The responsibilities of a platoon commander are quite large-scale, so any officer cannot apply for it. Before taking control of an entire platoon, training and thorough preparation are carried out.

Deputy platoon commander in peacetime and wartime answers: for training, education and military discipline of personnel; for internal order in the platoon; for serving as personnel; for the appearance of every soldier and sergeant. He reports to the platoon commander, and to the commander of the soldiers and sergeants of the platoon.

Deputy Platoon Leader must:

train, educate soldiers and sergeants of the platoon and personally conduct classes as directed by the platoon commander;

know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;

monitor compliance with military discipline and performance of service by squad commanders and all platoon personnel;

monitor the maintenance of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the platoon, control their availability

take care of the cleanliness of the room, establish a cleaning sequence between departments; require subordinates to maintain proper and tidy bedding, uniforms and shoes; monitor the timely execution of routine repairs of clothing equipment by platoon personnel;

conduct a morning inspection of platoon personnel;

take care of subordinates and understand their needs;

assign soldiers to orders for service and work, maintain platoon order sheets (Appendix No. 10), accounting for personnel, weapons and other military property of the platoon;

constantly know where subordinates are and what they are doing;

report to the platoon commander about all requests from subordinates, about their incentives, misconduct, violations of the safety requirements of military service and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them;

remaining as the platoon commander or company sergeant major, perform their duties.

Part-commander

The squad commander in peacetime and war is responsible for: the successful execution of combat missions by the squad; for training, education, military discipline, moral and psychological state and safety of military service, drill bearing and appearance of subordinates, their performance of military service duties; for the correct use and conservation of weapons and military equipment, equipment and uniforms and their maintenance in order and serviceability. He reports to the platoon commander and his deputy (team foreman) and is the immediate superior of the squad personnel.

Part-commander must:

train and educate soldiers (sailors) of the squad, and skillfully command the squad when performing combat missions;

know the last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth, nationality, personal qualities, occupation before military service, marital status, successes and shortcomings in combat training of each subordinate;

monitor compliance with the daily routine (service time regulations), cleanliness and internal order in the department, demand compliance by subordinates with military discipline;

know the material part, rules of operation of weapons, military equipment and other military property of the department, monitor their availability, inspect them daily and keep them in order and serviceability, and also ensure compliance with the safety requirements of military service during their operation;

instill in the soldiers (sailors) of the squad respect for service, as well as careful attitude towards their weapons and military equipment;

develop drill bearing among the soldiers (sailors) of the squad and develop their physical endurance;

take care of subordinates and understand their needs; monitor the neatness and serviceability of subordinates’ uniforms, the correct fit of equipment, their compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene, and wearing military uniforms;

daily monitor the cleanliness of uniforms and drying of foot wraps, socks, as well as timely routine repairs of uniforms;

ensure that after training and shooting, subordinates do not have live or blank cartridges, grenades, fuses and explosives left;

report to the deputy platoon commander (team foreman) about all sick people, about requests and complaints from subordinates, about their misconduct, violations of military service safety requirements and measures taken to prevent them, about rewards for soldiers (sailors) and disciplinary sanctions imposed on them, as well as cases of loss or malfunction of weapons, military equipment and other military property;

constantly know where subordinates are.

Military ranks

Comparison of military ranks

Each army has its own system of military ranks. Moreover, rank systems are not something frozen, established once and for all. Some titles are abolished, others are introduced.

Those who are at all seriously interested in the art of war and science need to know not only the entire system of military ranks of a particular army, but also to know how the ranks of different armies correlate, what ranks of one army correspond to the ranks of another army. There is a lot of confusion, errors, and simply absurdities in the existing literature on these issues. Meanwhile, it is very difficult to compare titles not only between various armies, but often between different armed groups within the same country. If we take, for example, Germany in 1935-45, it is difficult to compare ranks Ground Forces, Luftwaffe and SS troops.

Many authors approach this issue very simply. For example, they take a table of ranks for army A and a table of ranks for army B, look for ranks in both tables that sound the same and, ready to go, there is a comparative table. Typically, such points of comparison are the ranks “private”, “major” (a very convenient rank - it is written and read almost the same in many languages) and “major general” (this rank in almost all armies is the first among the general ranks). Moreover, from lieutenant to colonel, the number of ranks in most armies is the same.

But let's try to compose comparison table ranks of the Red Army and Wehrmacht. Let's not pay attention to the fact that in the German army there is no rank of "private". In any case, he is a soldier. So, the Red Army is a Red Army soldier, the Wehrmacht is a soldier. But then we stumble. In the Red Army - corporal, In the Wehrmacht - oversoldat, In the Red Army - junior sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - corporal, in the Red Army sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - overfreiter, in the Red Army senior sergeant, in the Wehrmacht - staff sergeant, in the Red Army - sergeant major, in the Wehrmacht - non-commissioned officer, in Red Army junior lieutenant, in the Wehrmacht - non-commissioned officer. Stop! This will not work. How then can we compare further if both the Red Army and the Wehrmacht have the rank of lieutenant. Yes, here the Luftwaffe throws up a problem: there is the rank of Hauptefreiter. Yes, it turns out that in the SS troops there are not three corporals, but only two (navigator and rotenführer).

If we look at the US Army, it is difficult to compare here either. For example, in the Marine Corps there is a rank below private - recruit, and between colonel and major general wedge the rank of brigadier general. And with whom in the American army can a marshal of armored forces be compared, if they have the highest rank of general of the army?

You can, of course, do as Messrs. Yegers E.V. and Tereshchenko D.G. did. in the book "SA Soldiers" publishing house "Tornado" 1997. I can’t resist and give this example of a crazy comparison of titles:

Titles of SA members

SA Sturmann	private
S.A. Obersturmann	senior soldier
S.A. Rottenfuehrer	lance corporal
SA Shariuehrer	corporal
S.A. Oberscharfuehrer	sergeant
S.A. Truppfuehrer	staff sergeant
SA Obertruppfuehrer	staff Sergeant
SA Haupttmppfuehrer	ensign
SA Sturmfuehrer	lieutenant
SA Obersturmftiehrer	Oberleutnant
SA Sturmhauptfuehrer	captain
SA Stunnbannfuehrer	major
SAObersturmbannfuehrer	lieutenant colonel
SA Standartenfuehrer	Colonel
S.A. Oberfuehrer	no match
SA Brigadefuehrer	Brigadier General
SA Gruppenfuehrer	major general
SA Obergmppenfuehre	Colonel General
SA Stabschef	chief of staff

Curious, with which army do the authors compare the ranks of SA members? Or is this a free translation into Russian of German titles? Well, then it is necessary to translate brigadenführer not as brigadier general, but as brigade leader or brigade leader, and Standartenführer as leader of the standard.

I would like to propose introducing into use such a concept as “rank encoding”. If each rank has a code, then to compare ranks it is enough to look at the rank code of one army and find the same code in the table of ranks of another army. Everything will become clear then.

As a criterion for compiling a coding of titles, I proceed from the principle that titles are not titles, but are an abstract expression of very specific positions. Simply put, each military rank corresponds to a specific command position.

First, let's look at the hierarchy of military units, units, and formations.

The smallest unit with a full-time commander is department. That's what they call it in the infantry. In other branches of the military, it corresponds to the gun crew (in artillery) and the crew (in tank forces).

Two to four branches make up platoon. Usually in all branches of the military this unit is called that way. Two to four platoons are company. Two to four (or more) mouths make up battalion. In artillery this is called division. Several battalions make up regiment. Several regiments make up division. Several divisions make up frame. Several buildings make up army(we will not go into detail about the fact that an army can consist of divisions, bypassing corps). Several armies make up district(front, army group). Thus, we get the following ladder:

Branch
- platoon
- company
- battalion
- regiment
- division
- frame
- army

Considering that in the US Army and some other armies, a squad in battle is usually divided into two groups (maneuver group and weapons group), and in many armies (including the Russian Army) there is often an intermediate unit “brigade” between a regiment and a division (the formation is larger and stronger than a regiment, but clearly smaller and weaker than a division) we will make amendments to our hierarchy. Then the ladder will look like this:

Group
- department
- platoon
- company
- battalion
- regiment
- brigade
- division
- frame
- army
- district (front, army group).

Based on this hierarchy of units, we will try to create a hierarchy of military positions, immediately entering the code. Let's take into account the existence of a rank below private.

There is a rather strange category of military personnel, which I called “sub-officers”. In the Russian Army, these include warrant officers and senior warrant officers. It is difficult to explain what caused the emergence of this category of military personnel. Typically, warrant officers occupy the positions of warehouse chiefs, company foremen, rear platoon commanders, i.e. partly as non-commissioned officers, partly as officers. But a fact is a fact. Moreover, a number of armies have a similar category. In the US Army they are called "warrant officers", in the Romanian Army they are called "sub-officers". So:

Rank coding system (according to Veremeev)

Code	Job title
0	Recruit, untrained soldier
1	Trained soldier (gunner, driver, machine gunner, etc.)
2
3	Part-commander
4	Deputy Platoon Leader
5	Foreman of company, battalion
6	Sub-officers (in the Russian Army warrant officers)
7	Platoon commander
8	Deputy company commander, separate platoon commander
9	Company commander
10	Deputy battalion commander
11	Battalion commander, deputy. regiment commander
12	Regiment commander, deputy. brigade commander, deputy com. divisions
13	Brigade commander
14	Division commander, deputy. corps commander
15	Corps commander, deputy com. army
16	Army Commander, Deputy com. districts (army groups)
17	Commander of a district (front, army group)
18	Commander-in-Chief, Commander of the Armed Forces, honorary titles

Having such encoding, it is enough to pick up the staffing schedules of units and subdivisions the required army and enter codes by position. Then all ranks will be automatically distributed according to codes. Each position corresponds to certain titles.

You can add letters to digital codes if necessary. For example, let's take code 2. In the Russian army it will correspond to the rank of corporal. And in the Wehrmacht, since there are several corporal ranks, you can encode it like this:

2a - corporal,
2b-oberefreytor,
2v-stafffreiter.

Of course, not everyone has access to the staffing lists of units, units and formations, especially foreign ones. For clarity, we provide an approximate table of correspondence between positions and ranks of the Russian Army:

Correspondence of positions and titles in Russian Army

Rank	Job title
Private	All newly drafted into the army, all lower positions (gunner, driver, gun crew number, driver mechanic, sapper, reconnaissance officer, radio operator, etc.)
Corporal	There are no full-time corporal positions. The rank is assigned to highly qualified soldiers in lower positions.
Junior Sergeant, Sergeant	Squad, tank, gun commander
Staff Sergeant	Deputy Platoon Leader
Sergeant Major	Company Sergeant Major
Ensign, senior ensign	Platoon commander material support, company sergeant major, warehouse chief, radio station chief and other non-commissioned positions that require high qualifications. Can occupy lower officer positions if there is a shortage of officers
Ensign	Platoon commander. Usually this rank is awarded in conditions of acute shortage of officers after completing accelerated officer courses
Lieutenant, senior lieutenant	Platoon commander, deputy company commander.
Captain	Company commander, training platoon commander
Major	Deputy battalion commander. Training company commander
Lieutenant colonel	Battalion commander, deputy regiment commander
Colonel	Regiment commander, deputy brigade commander, brigade commander, deputy division commander
Major General	Division commander, deputy corps commander
Lieutenant General	Corps commander, deputy army commander
Colonel General	Army Commander, Deputy District (Front) Commander
Army General	District (front) commander, deputy minister of defense, minister of defense, chief General Staff, other senior positions
Marshal Russian Federation	Honorary title given for special merits

Please note that this is an approximate correspondence of positions and titles. It should be borne in mind that a soldier holding this position cannot receive a rank higher than the corresponding one. But it can be lower. Thus, a division commander cannot receive the rank of lieutenant general, but a division commander can be a colonel. Usually a colonel is appointed to the position of division commander, and when they are convinced that he can cope with the position, they are awarded the rank of major general. It should also be borne in mind that under certain conditions (small number of units, insignificance of tasks performed) for a particular position the corresponding rank may be set higher or lower than usual. For example, for the position of a company commander, the rank of captain is established, but if the company is a training company, then the company commander may be a major; the position of the division commander is that of a general, but if the division is reduced in strength, then his position will be that of a colonel.

Strict correspondence between rank and position is established only in the US Army. There, simultaneously with appointment to a position, a corresponding title is temporarily assigned. For example, a sergeant in a combat situation was appointed company commander and is immediately given the temporary rank of captain, and when he is returned to his previous position, he again becomes a sergeant.

In a similar way, you can set the encoding of naval ranks:

Naval rank coding system (according to Kramnik)

Code	Job title
0	Untrained sailor
1	Sailor specialist. (motor operator, helmsman-signalman, radio technician, etc.)
2	Group commander, assistant squad leader
3	Part-commander
4	Deputy platoon commander (combat post), boatswain on a ship of 4th rank
5	Foreman of a combat unit (company) on a ship of rank 2-1, boatswain on a ship of rank 3-2
6	Commander of a combat post (platoon) (in wartime), chief boatswain on a ship of rank 2-1
7	Combat post (platoon) commander
8	Deputy commander of a combat unit (company) on a ship of rank 2-1, senior assistant commander of a ship of rank 4
9	Commander of a combat unit (company) on a ship of rank 2 or higher, commander of a ship of rank 4, senior assistant commander of a ship of rank 3
10	Commander of a 3rd rank ship, senior assistant commander of a 2nd rank ship
11	Commander of a ship of 2nd rank, senior assistant commander of a ship of 1st rank, commander of a detachment of ships of 4th rank
12	Commander of a ship of 1st rank, commander of a detachment of ships of 3rd rank, deputy commander of a brigade of ships of 2-1st rank
13	Brigade commander of ships of rank 2-1, deputy squadron (division) commander
14	Squadron (division) commander, deputy commander of a flotilla, operational squadron (army)
15	Commander of a flotilla, operational squadron (army), deputy commander of a fleet
16	Fleet Commander, Chief of the Main Staff of the Navy, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy
17	Commander-in-Chief of the Navy