RE: New Member
June 25, 2016 at 1:24 pm
(This post was last modified: June 25, 2016 at 1:26 pm by RetiredArmy.)
(June 25, 2016 at 1:09 pm)Alex K Wrote:(June 25, 2016 at 1:07 pm)RetiredArmy Wrote: Awesome! I was 11 Bang Bang at Fort Drum around... '96-'99. 1/87th Infantry, Alpha Gators
Y'all will have to translate that for us furrigners who've only done alternative civil service.
11 Bang Bang is slang for the designator for Infantry, 11B.
1/87th Infantry is 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, a part of the 10th Mountain Infantry Division at Fort Drum, New York. Alpha Company is nicknamed the Gators.
The order of units, from low to high, in the U.S. Army Infantry:
Team (3-5 soldiers)
Squad (two teams)
Platoon (3-4 squads)
Company (3-4 platoons)
Battalion (4 companies)
Brigade (4 Battalions)
Division (multiple brigades with various other battalions and companies in supporting roles)
the 87th Regiment part is a historical reference given to most units. Different units have different historical unit references (not all 87th).
