Sentence examples for above platoon from inspiring English sources

But he then goes on to explain, "Upon further investigation, one would find that many of the incidents were not reported above platoon level".

Corrupt, patchily trained and equipped, often abysmally led and devoid of confidence, most army units cannot operate above platoon-size.

He put the gangly handwriting on the cover, suspended in the morning sky above a platoon of soldiers marching in the desert.

I wanted the challenge and the opportunity of the adventure that came with that challenge". Polson led two flight platoons and was a company commander, which is above a platoon.

One section of the store is devoted to religious T-shirts beckoning truckers to "Put on the armour of God" with a picture of an archangel floating above a platoon of American soldiers.

The carrying platoons, in addition to the above, also carried extra ammunition, barbed wire and construction materials to effect repairs to captured lines and fortifications.

Above them were platoons moving in line to sweep through the vegetation.

Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as platoon leader, attached to the 4th Marine Division, during the landing and battle of Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 February 1944.

Four soldiers pose together for a photograph and a platoon of pretty girls in military uniform (their short skirts worn above black knee-high boots) march in unison across the car park.

According to Thomson, the department's daily call-out rate is 30percentt -- far above the average in other cities. "There are some days when half the platoon calls in sick," Thomson says.

Above the guerrillas were the local or regional forces, full-time soldiers organized in platoon- or company-sized units who operated within the bounds of a province or region.