Serbian Armed Forces Rifle Platoon: Basic Models of Command Organisation

Abstract

This paper is intended for military officers on rifle platoon commander duty to help them in decision making about platoon command organization. Management and command in Serbian Armed Forces rifle platoon are mostly based on experiences of twenty century. Contemporary environment influence on missions of armed forces and surely influence on tactics. To be able to perform given tasks rifle platoon commanders must know how to adopt platoon organisation as a system of sections. This paper gives better understanding how rifle platoon commander could organise subordinated units depending on various duties and weapon systems.