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.
