Quote Originally Posted by 82redleg View Post
I'll have to check out Storr's argument, but I'm inclined to disagree. I like big, robust units. It allows commanders to rotate units out and have a flexibility to keep a reserve, guard a base camp, a LOC, detach a unit for a special mission, etc, without breaking a sub unit. If you send a company from a 2 company BN, that BN is now broken. If you send a CO from a 4 company BN, that BN is simply slightly less flexible, especially if it has 4 + a weapons/CSC, not 4 including a weapons/CSC.

Large units also inhibit staffs from micromanaging- a BCT staff will be more involved with the operations of its subordinates if there are only 2 than if there are 4.
Maximinze platoons/companies, minimize HQs (numbers and size)

A unit of 16 Companies in 4 Bns of 4 companies (16 total) will most likely be more agile/effective then a unit of 6 Bns of 3 companies (18 total).

A briagde of 6 Bns of 4 companies (24 total) should out-perform the same number of companies spread across 8 Bns (3 companies each) in two Brigades.