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Is platoon sig a position of leadership?
how so?
how so?
paracowboy said:while it isn't a "leadership position" per se, it is a position where you want to stick a good troop with leadership potential (also a strong back) for the very reasons pbi stated above. Not a spot for numpties. If you're there, it means you've done a good job, and are probably a senior pte/cpl, who may be in line for a leadership position/course.
Or, it could mean your unit is short manpower.
long haired civvy said:As a platoon signaler in 3VP in the eighties, I actually became the platoon commander, by default. We were conducting FIBUA training in Fort Lewis, and were the lead platoon in a company attack on "Reagansburg", the mock up Bavarian village used for fighting in built up areas. We were using MILES gear, and when we came under contact, within 2 minutes, the platoon cmdr, the platoon 21c, all 3 section cmdrs and the wpns det cmdr all were beeping away.Section 21cs had their hands full controlling their sections. So yes, It can end up that the signaller, by elimination, ends up in a command position.