# Military groupings

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-groupings/217451>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-groupings/217451 "2003-12-06T22:46:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-groupings/217451/1 "2003-12-06T22:46:27Z")

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After watching “Saving Private Ryan”, i began to wonder that are the different groupings for the army(company,squad,etc), and how are they determined? stictly by numbers or by talents, etc. and if any of you know the different ranks, that would also be helpful

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**Author:** ![dinoboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dinoboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinoboy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-groupings/217451/2 "2003-12-06T23:28:49Z")

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I will presume you are referring to the U.S. military?

Keeping in mind that each branch uses a slightly different organization (and these can be further altered within the branches as well) [this](http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/blarmychainofcommand.htm) site gives you the Army basics.

[And here](http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/blmarinechainofcommand.htm) for Marines.

Through these sites’ links you probably can find all else military (U.S.) that you need.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-groupings/217451/3 "2003-12-07T03:59:29Z")

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Duplicate thread. See [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=227690](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=227690)