# Why do military reporters always tell us about companies, battalions, divisions, etc? Why can’t they report the numbers?

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-military-reporters-always-tell-us-about-companies-battalions-divisions-etc-why-can-t-they-report-the-numbers/1012638/18 "2025-01-07T15:31:53Z")

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>
> Realpolitik assessments of foreign affairs - brief, ruthless, action-oriented. Click to read The Bismarck Cables, a Substack publication.

I’ve been following them for a long time.

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