Squad

A 'squad is the smallest military unit consisting of 8 to 13 people and is usually led by a sergeant.^[1]

A US Army hangar on foot patrol in Afghanistan.

Sequence in the size of army units.

A squad of Romanian Land Forces soldiers with CBRNE gear during a military exercise

In military terminology, a squad is among the smallest of military organizations

Organization

NATO Map Symbols[2]
A squad
A mechanized infantry squad
a military police dog squad
a light anti-tank squad

NATO

The NATO symbol for a squad dot (●) above a framed unit icon.^[3][4]

The NATO symbol for a squad dot (●) above a framed unit icon.^[5][6]

Names of squads in NATO member armed forces

American[7]	Squad
British[8]	Section
Canada[9]	Element smaller than a section
Denmark[10]	Gruppe
Estonia	Jagu
French[11]	Equipe, or Equipage
German[12]	Trupp
Italian[13]	Squadra or Equipaggio
Turkish[14]	Manga
Polish[15]	Element mniejszy niż drużyna
Portuguese[16]	Esquadra

Related pages

• Death squad
• Firing squad
• Military organization
• Military science