ARMY UNITS
You’ve been hearing or reading a lot about the
Army lately—about divisions, battalions, regi
ments, platoons, companies and squads. But do
you know what these are?
This is how the army is made up: Squad—The
smallest unit. Ten or twelve men. Commanded
by a sergeant, assisted by a corporal.
Platoon—Four squads with total of about forty-
eight men. Commanded by a first or second
lieutenant.
Company—Four platoons with approximately
200 men. Commanded by a captain.
Batallion—Four Companies totaling about
1000 men. Commanded by a major or lieutenant
Colonel. The reason that a Batallion has 200
more men than four Companies is because the
larger the outfit, the more extra men, or special
ists are needed to handle the many problems.
Regiment—Three Battalions (3000 men).
Commanded by a colonel.
Division—About 18,000 men. Commanded
by a major general assisted by a brigadier general.
A Division consists of three Regiments, a heavy
tank battalion, a medical battalion, field artillery
and various companies of specialists, such as mili
tary police and engineers.
A Division is the smallest self-sustaining unit
of the Army. It is supposed to have all the sup
plies, tanks, germs and specialists needed to oper
ate independently in every territory.
Army Corps—Consists of three divisions and
is commanded by a lieutenant general.
Army—^Made up of three army corps and com
manded by a full general.
Army Group—Consists of any number of armies.
Commanded by a general.:
The Army—This is the entire business. Made
up of all the armies, and at present is under the
command of General J. Lawton Collins, chief of
staff.
The Army has many more men behind the
scene. For example, the Pentagon Building in
Washington is loaded with Army men, all doing
special work for the Army. These include staffs
to handle money, personnel, military police,
weapons, transportation supplies, communicat
ions, etc.
The story wouldn’t be complete without ex
plaining the Army structure.
When foot soldiers (the infantry riflemen) ad
vance toward the enemy, they must be support
ed by men behind them with heavier weapons,
shooting over their heads to soften up the
opposition.
A platoon has a machine gun and a couple of
Bazookas, a company has mortars and recoilless
rifles, and the division has tanks and field guns.
Here is just a part of what the well-equipped
division should have: 7474 small rifles (car
bines), 6913 rifles, 557 bazookas, 124 mortars
and 900 machine guns.
HEALTH BROADCAST
Dr. Mac Roy Gasque has just informed us
that the Transylvania Medical Society is present
ing a series of 13 health broadcasts over station
WPNF on Sunday afternoons at 6:45. The pro
grams are being carried by the local radio station
as a public service. The program will be known
as "TEA FOR THREE’.
On this program will be heard voices of emi
nent physicians, delightful music, entertaining
drama, and health information from authoritative
sources, all of which are produced by radio pro
fessionals. These broadcasts are prepared and
recorded by the American Medical Association.
Several health subjects are discussed in each
program. The main objects of individual record
ings to which most time and attention is given,
is indicated in the following listing of the 13
programs:
1. Headaches 7. Teeth
2. Insommia 8. Posture
3. Feet 9. Accident
4. Weight 10. Colds
5. Rheumatism 11. Exercise
6. Relaxation 12. Vision and Hear
ing Aids
13. You and Your Doctor
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