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FM/G402 · Leadership of field elements

Platoon and Company Command Teams

Passages
6
Reading time
2 mins
Views
102
Owned by
Unit Command
Platforms
Every platform
Role cards
11 cards
Published
23 Sep 2026
On this page
  1. Platoon Sergeant's Running Estimate FM/BG-1873
  2. Coordinate Platoon Sustainment FM/BS-1874
  3. Platoon Command Team Division of Work FM/BG-1875
  4. Company Command Focus FM/BG-1876
  5. Consolidate Subordinate Reports FM/BS-1877
  6. Coordinate Multiple Platoons FM/BS-1878

Platoon Sergeant's Running Estimate

The Platoon Sergeant should maintain a continuous assessment of the platoon's status to support decision-making, sustainment and command continuity.

The running estimate should include:

  • Personnel accountability
  • Casualties and medical capability
  • Ammunition status
  • Vehicle and equipment status
  • Combat effectiveness of subordinate elements
  • Current and anticipated sustainment requirements
  • Recovery requirements
  • Information required by the Platoon Leader or higher command
     

Coordinate Platoon Sustainment

Coordinate sustainment activities required to maintain platoon effectiveness.

  • Identify current and anticipated sustainment requirements.
  • Communicate the sustainment needs of the platoon.
  • Coordinate resupply, recovery and casualty evacuation activities.
  • Establish timings and locations for support assets.
  • Deconflict sustainment activity with tactical operations.
  • Monitor progress and report sustainment status to the Platoon Leader or higher commander.
     

Platoon Command Team Division of Work

The Platoon Leader or Platoon Commander will normally focus on:

  • The tactical plan
  • Manoeuvre and control measures
  • Coordination with higher and adjacent elements
  • Supporting fires
  • Current and future decisions

The Platoon Sergeant will normally focus on:

  • Accountability
  • Casualties and medical coordination
  • Coordinating supplies and resupply
  • Vehicle and equipment status
  • Recovery and reorganisation
  • Consolidating subordinate reports

Responsibilities may shift with the situation, but both leaders should maintain enough shared understanding to assume the other’s duties.

Company Command Focus

Company command operates at a broader level than platoon command. The Company Commander should focus on platoon tasks, operational sequencing, support priorities and the next phase of the operation.

The Company Commander should monitor:

  • Platoon progress and combat effectiveness
  • The main effort
  • Reserve availability
  • Adjacent and supporting elements
  • Fires and aviation
  • Medical and logistical capacity
  • Threats to the overall operation
  • Follow-on objectives and transitions

The Company Commander should not routinely direct fireteams, individual vehicles or individual members.

Consolidate Subordinate Reports

Combine reports from subordinate elements to assess platoon or company-level capability.

  • Request SITREPs, ACE Reports or CASREPs as required.
  • Combine reports into a platoon- or company-level assessment.
  • Record significant locations, activities and changes in capability.
  • Combine ammunition and equipment shortages.
  • Total casualties without duplicating reports.
  • Identify combat-ineffective or unsupported elements.
  • Prioritise medical, logistical and reinforcement requirements.
  • Pass information relevant to decisions or support.

Existing SITREP, ACE Report and CASREP formats should be used when requesting or passing the underlying reports.

Coordinate Multiple Platoons

Coordinate multiple platoons and supporting elements to achieve a company objective.

  • Assign each platoon a task and purpose.
  • Establish boundaries, objectives and control measures.
  • Designate the main and supporting efforts.
  • Sequence platoon actions.
  • Coordinate boundaries, gaps and link-up points.
  • Allocate supporting assets.
  • Monitor platoon progress and capability.
  • Adjust tasks and priorities as required.
  • Preserve company cohesion and freedom of action.

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