A ALPHA
AL FAH
B BRAVO
BRAH VOH
C CHARLIE
CHAR LEE
(or) SHAR LEE
D DELTA
DELL TAH
E ECHO
ECK OH
F
FOKS TROT
FOXTROT
G GOLF
GOLF
H HOTEL
HOH TELL
I
INDIA
IN DEE AH
J
JULIET
JEW LEE ETT
K KILO
KEY LOW
L
LEE MAH
LIMA
M MIKE
MIKE
N NOVEMBER NO VEM BER
The Star Spangled Banner
SMA Prep
First Verse
“REVISED”
Chain of Command
O say can you see by the dawn's early
light,
Head of School
What so proudly we hailed at the
twilight's last gleaming,
Assistant Head of School
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
Regimental Commander
through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were
so gallantly streaming?
O OSCAR
OSS CAH
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs
P PAPA
PAH PAH
bursting in air,
Q QUEBEC
KEH BECK
R ROMEO
ROW ME OH
S SIERRA
SEE AIR RAH
T TANGO
TANG GO
U UNIFORM
YOU NEE
FORM
V VICTOR
VIK TAH
W WHISKEY
WISS KEY
X XRAY
ECKS RAY
Y YANKEE
YANG KEY
Z ZULU
ZOO LOO
Gave proof through the night that our
flag was still there;
O say does that star-spangled banner
yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home
of the brave?
Battalion Commander
Company Commander
First Sergeant
Platoon Leader
SARASOTA MILITARY ACADEMY
PREP SCHOOL
ARMY
Unit Size Break Down
MILITARY STUDIES
Quick Review Guide
Version 3.1
Branches of Service
and Service Members
USA - United States Army:
SOLDIERS
USN - United States Navy:
SAILORS
USMC - United States Marine Corps:
MARINES
USAF - United States Air Force:
AIRMEN
USCG - United States Coast Guard:
COASTIES
Team – The smallest unit in the Army,
usually composed of 2-4 soldiers, led by a
team leader (E5 - Sergeant).
Squad / Section – A subordinate unit of a
platoon, composed of teams, led by a squad
leader (E6 – Staff Sergeant).
Platoon – A unit smaller than a company,
usually composed of multiple squads or
sections lead by a platoon leader (O1 –
Second Lieutenant) and platoon sergeant
team (E7 - Sergeant First Class).
Company / Battery / Troop – A unit
consisting of two or more platoons, usually
of the same type, with a headquarters and a
limited capacity for self-support. This is the
lowest level of maneuver element and has a
commander (O3 - Captain) and First
Sergeant (E8 – First Sergeant).
Battalion / Squadron – A unit consisting of
two or more company-, battery-, or troopsized units and a headquarters. This unit has
a commander (O5 – Lieutenant Colonel) and
a Command Sergeant Major (E9 –
Command Sergeant Major)
Regiment – A single or a group of like
combat units or training units authorized
regimental colors. This unit has a
commander (O5 – Lieutenant Colonel or an
O6 - Colonel) and a Command Sergeant
Major (E9 – Command Sergeant Major)
Brigade –A unit consisting of two or more
battalions and a headquarters. This unit has a
commander (O6 - Colonel) and a Command
Sergeant Major (E9 – Command Sergeant
Major)
Division – The largest fixed organization in
the Army that trains and fights as a tactical
team and is organized with varying numbers
and types of combat, combat support, and
combat service support units. This unit has a
commander (O8 – Major General) and a
Command Sergeant Major (E9 – Command
Sergeant Major)
Corps – The Army’s largest tactical unit
and the instrument by which higher echelons
of command conduct maneuver at the
operational level. This unit has a
commander (O9 – Lieutenant General) and a
Command Sergeant Major (E9 – Command
Sergeant Major)