Part of an Army Reserve platoon apparently disobeyed an order to deliver fuel and supplies to a base and have been placed under house arrest.
They felt that the mission was too dangerous to undertake and refused to carry out the order. Other soldiers from their unit carried out the order without incident.
The Army is conducting an investigation. But one thing is certain: they will probably face court-marital proceedings for disobeying an order.
For those of us who do not understand what size a platoon is, here is how the army is organized and who commands each:
Squad: 4-10 soldiers—Staff Sgt.
Platoon: 3-4 squads (16-40 soldiers)-Lieutenant
Company: 3-4 platoons (100-200 soldiers)-Captain
Battalion: 3-5 Companies (500-900 soldiers)—Lt. Colonel
Brigade: 3 or more battalions (3,000-5,000 soldiers)--Colonel
Division: 3 brigades (10,000-18,000 soldiers)—Major General
Corps: 2-5 Divisions (36,000-90,000 soldiers)—Lt. General
Field Army: 2-5 corps (54,000-450,000 soldiers)—General
These figures are approximate given the size and strength of each individual unit.
Approximately 17 soldiers are being held for questioning.
Before we condemn or support the actions of the soldiers involved in this apparent mutiny, we have to understand something…99.99999% of us weren’t there, so we don’t know if their refusing to obey a lawful order was justified or not.
Let’s give the Army time to sort this out.
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