Quote Originally Posted by Ken White View Post
We don't do this right:We can't do the second part because we don 't do the first part as well as we could or should. Platoon Leaders don't fare much better. We also do not cull and remove the dregs of leaders as well as we should...

Can't trust folks in combat unless you're reasonably sure they'll try to do the right thing...
For a regular army unit, I'd suggest that no patrol base should be no smaller than company size. It simply needs a Co CDR and 1SGT there. That's for the fixed position not withstanding roving partrols and continual presence.

That's why I started this thread- to discuss towards getting it right.