Section Symbol Army
Originally published in 1986 as allied procedural publication 6 app 6 nato military symbols for land based systems the standard has evolved over the years and is currently in its fifth version app 6d the symbols are designed to enhance nato s joint interoperability by providing a standard set of common.
Section symbol army. Adrp 1 02 is organized as follows. Chapter 1 presents terms. Platoon company troop battery air force flight.
Combat team with abbreviation ct following identifying numeral brigade combat command of armored division or air force wing. Nato joint military symbology is the nato standard for military map marking symbols. However in france and armies based on the french model it is the sub division of a company equivalent to a platoon.
Nato standards allow for either filled or unfilled symbols. The following symbols placed either in boundary lines or above the rectangle triangle or circle enclosing the identifying arm or service symbol indicate the size of military organization. Office symbols hq usareur and imcom europe ar 25 29 prescribes guidance on constructing internal office symbols.
Standard nato military map symbol for a friendly infantry section. Battalion cavalry squadron or air force squadron. In many armies it is a squad of seven to twelve soldiers.
Of unit symbols condition in a classroom environment given a 1 50 000 map a reading assignment and access to adrp 1 02 terms and military symbols. However in the french army and in armies based on the french model a section is equivalent to a platoon. A section is a small military unit in some armies.
Standard identify the purpose and composition of military symbols iaw adrp 1 02 terms and military symbols and achieve a 80 pass on the overall testing at the end of the week. A section is a military sub subunit it usually consists of between six and 20 personnel and is usually an alternative name for and equivalent to a squad as such two or more sections usually make up an army platoon or an air force flight. Adrp focus primarily on military symbols applicable to army land operations.