Platoons., Companies, etc Questions

[zulustapster]

So my Questions are,
1.What Rank Would lead a Platoon, Company, etc
2.Could Have a Character who leads a Group of men, But have on them who he leads be another character of mine

Thanks for your Answers : )

[Cabel]

Jan 6, 2017 12:54:15 GMT -6 zulustapster said:

So my Questions are,
1.What Rank Would lead a Platoon, Company, etc
2.Could Have a Character who leads a Group of men, But have on them who he leads be another character of mine

Thanks for your Answers : )

Hello, zulustapster. To answer your question pertaining to what rank would lead a Platoon, Company, Battalion...etc. etc.: An officer with the rank of 1st Lieutenant, though sometime 2nd Lieutenant will lead a Platoon with various NCOs, Corporals, and Lance Corporals in the Non-Commissioned Tier. For a Company, an officer of the rank of Captain or Major. A Major or a Lieutenant Colonel would command a Battalion, with a Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel in command of a Regiment while a Colonel or Brigadier General would command a Division. A Brigadier General or Lieutenant General would command an Expeditionary Unit.

Easier Layout for reference:
1) Platoon: 1st or 2nd Lieutenant
2) Company: Captain or Major
3) Battalion: Major or Lieutenant Colonel
4) Regiment: Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel
5) Division: Colonel or Brigadier General
6) Expeditionary Unit: Brigadier General or Lieutenant General

Now, that's the general command structure. On this site, we use a different structure at least in so far as the strength difference of the 120th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

yappashalorpg.proboards.com/thread/6131/unsc-ranks-organization

Scroll down to the last post in that thread.

The command tier on Yappa's Halo is: 120th Marine Expeditionary Unit Layout:
1) Platoon: 1st or 2nd Lieutenant
2) Company: Captain or Major
3) Battalion: Major or Lieutenant Colonel
4) Regiment: Lieutenant Colonel or Colonel

As for your second question, you can. It's why each Profile tends to include NPCs in which your character interacts with most, at least in the RP Sample.

[MrKill]

Jan 6, 2017 12:54:15 GMT -6 zulustapster said:

So my Questions are,
1.What Rank Would lead a Platoon, Company, etc
2.Could Have a Character who leads a Group of men, But have on them who he leads be another character of mine

Thanks for your Answers : )

1)
Sorted by rank, lowest to highest.

Rank	Command (/ = OR)
Second Lieutenant	Platoon
First Lieutenant	Platoon / Company XO
Captain	Company
Major	Company (rarely) / Battalion XO
Lieutenant Colonel	Battalion CO / MEU XO / Regiment XO
Colonel	Regiment CO / MEU CO / MEB XO / Division CO (Rarely) / Division XO
Brigadier General	Division CO / MEB CO / MEF XO / MEF CO (rarely)
Major General	MEF XO / MEF CO (rarely)
Lieutenant General	MEF CO

MEU = A 'battalion' sizes Marine Expeditionary Force, typically lead by a Colonel.
MEB = A 'regiment' sized Marine Expeditionary Brigade, typically lead by a Brigadier General.
MEF - A 'division' sized Marine Expeditionary Force, typically lead by a Lieutenant General

2)

This is harder to answer. Short answer, yes, as you could have your playable character in the unit of your higher ranked character. Long term, however, you'll realise that you'll also have other playable characters within your command and be under someone else's command. That is how a chain of command works.