No, no don't worry the lone SqLdr has not been KIA.
The shift was part of what was Distributed Ops & has now shifted to Enhanced Company Operations.
The Marine Infantry Platoon remains at 44, 43 Marines & 1 Corpsman.
3x 13 man Squad, + Radio Operator, Plt Guide, Plt Sgt, & Plt Cmdr.
What changes, is the ability to shift the Plt Structure to best exploit opportunities.
At that time one boot fr/ each squad will shift to the HQ section creating 2 Plt C2's.
C2-A: Plt Cmdr, RTO, Plt Gde, & 1 of the Rifleman.
C2-B: Plt Sgt, Corpsman, 2 other Rifleman.
3x 12man Squads: The Squad now becomes a 2 team Manuever element but the SqLdr technically doesn't join the 3rd team he still moves independently directing the actions of the 2 manuever tms.
The 3rd tm however form a C2 Cell: The Fire Team Ldr now becomes the Fires Coordination Chief, 1 of the Rifleman becomes the Squad Radio Operator, & the other Rifleman is the Combat Lifesaver.
There's even talk of bringing the Loose Rifleman in the C2 back as the Squad DM to provide overwatch.
This might really freak you out.
There's even talk of splitting the squad even further into 6 man elements to Operate like 6 man Sniper teams for tracking, disruption, & sabotage bringing back the Old "Hunter/Killer Teams" fr/ the Vietnam War.
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