Platoon Drill

When a squad and platoon drill as separate units in a line formation, the squad leader’s position is ______ steps ________ and centered on the squad and the platoon leader’s position is _______ steps ________ and centered on the platoon.

• 6, to the left, 3, on the left flank

• 3, to the left, 6, on the left flank

• 6, in front of, 3, in front of

• 3, in front of, 6, in front of

A platoon forms a column of twos when in __________ at the halt.

• four lines

• four ranks

• a mass

• a column of fours

When a platoon leader wants to march the platoon in the opposite direction without the squad leaders at the head of their squads, he or she would command _______________ .

• “rear, march”

• two “column right, march” movements

• “counter column, march”

• two “column left, march” movements

When the platoon is in a line formation with four squads, the ______ squad leader serves as the base; when in a column formation, the _____ squad leader serves as the base.

• first, first

• first, fourth

• first, third

• fourth, first

When executing squad drill, the column of twos is always formed from a ____________ formation when at the halt

• line

• rank

• file

• mass

Both a squad and a platoon have two prescribed formations; they are .

• line and rank

• column and file

• line and column

• column and column of twos

A platoon executes open ranks from a ________ formation while at the halt.

• line

• column

• file

• column of twos

When a squad and platoon drill as separate units in a column formation, the squad leader’s position is __________ steps _________ and centered on the squad and the platoon leader’s position is ______ steps________ and centered on the platoon.

• 6, to the left, 3, on the left flank

• 3, to the left, 6, on the left flank

• 6, in front of, 3, in front of

• 3, in front of, 6, in front of

When space is limited and the platoon leader wants to march the platoon in the opposite direction with the squad leaders at the head of their squads, the platoon would execute ________________ .

• “rear, march”

• two “column right, march” movements

• “counter column, march”

• two “column left, march” movements

To form a squad column from a line formation, the command is .

• “right, face”

• “fall in”

• “left, face”

• “column right, march”