The phrase "about the platoon" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics, information, or details related to a specific platoon, often in a military context.
Example: "The report provided valuable insights about the platoon and its recent activities during the training exercise."
Alternatives: "regarding the platoon" or "concerning the platoon".
Those are big boys in there putting their head into another human being 75 times a game" — but was candid when asked about the platoon at left guard with Matt Slauson and Vlad Ducasse, who is rotating in every third series.
But in an indication that another senior commander might have been worried about the platoon's behavior, Lieutenant Ligsay also said in his statement that Captain Quiggle, the Troop A commander, was unhappy about that particular killing and told him the Afghan man "didn't seem like a threat".
The platoon's Sadr City engagement began about two weeks ago, when the platoon rushed to reclaim a checkpoint on the outskirts of the neighborhood that had been abandoned by Iraqi troops who were menaced by Shiite militia fighters.
"That's because this isn't about winning," says Gil Timor, the platoon commander.
Junger also wrote a book about the Second Platoon's tour called "War".
Bouck cooperated with the author, Alex Kershaw, but imposed one condition, "I told him that other authors never wrote about the other men in the platoon, just me.
"But they weren't as sure about it as the guys in the platoon had been," he said.
Eventually, some people in the platoon begin to wonder about the point of it all: Why are they fighting, who are they fighting, what do they hope to gain, what awaits them at war's end, will there ever be a war's end, and for that matter are they even sure that they're the good guys?
Alerts about emergency maneuvers were passed instantly through the platoon.
In Third Platoon, two teams carried collapsible aluminum footbridges, each about 25 feet long when extended, which the platoon would use to cross the canal.
"Some soldiers worry about the national police doing something subversive to them," said the platoon leader, Lt. Andrew McCarthy.
