It's a long slow patrol through this rich pamphlet but we are making progress slowly and surely. In order to help you along this journey this page has been created, namely so you can find the past posts or look up the many acronyms or abbreviations. Later we will use this page to link other key concepts together.

Also, it has been realized that a diagram of the typical Army Light Infantry platoon would help describe the core players in this game. See the structure of the platoon below, noting that there are three Rifle Squads and one Weapons Squad. Then see their staffing below.

FM 3-21.8 April 2016 Version
FM 3-21.8 April 2016 Version
FM 3-21.8 April 2016 Version