Sentence examples for platoons within from inspiring English sources

The redacted report details the widespread hazing conducted in three platoons within Parris Island's Third Battalion.

The force was overwhelmingly white, but black platoons within white companies and the fighter-plane squadron known as the Tuskegee Airmen were at the point of the sword.

Direct fire support was provided by a mixture of machine guns, including the Vickers machine gun which was produced at Lithgow from 1929, which were utilised by specialised machine-gun battalions and, later, also medium machine-gun platoons within infantry battalions.

First class cadets hold the leadership positions within the brigade from the First Captain down to platoon leaders within the companies.

Some members of all 7 platoons with case-patients had titers >1 20, varying from 7% to 56% (median = 26%).

Soldiers in combat, Junger writes, "all but ignore differences of race, religion, and politics" within their platoons; in such environments, "individuals are assessed simply by what they are willing to do for the group".

On the basis of the developed platoon model, Part II investigates various important characteristics of vehicle platoons and derives their statistical distribution models, including platoon size, within-platoon headway, between-platoon headway and platoon speed.

In years past, those platoons would have almost certainly deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan within months.

Project researchers believe platoons of cars could be travelling on Europe's roads within a decade.

'A great character and always smiling': Friends and colleagues pay tribute to 'Riggers'  Captain Alan Williamson, Adjutant Second Fusiliers (and Drummer Rigby's Platoon Commander 2010-2011), added: " 'Riggers' as he was known within the Platoon was a cheeky and humorous man, always there with a joke to brighten the mood, he was an extremely popular member of the Fire Support Group (FSG).

Sometimes little platoons wear jackboots.