Quote Originally Posted by ROKMAN View Post
So in essence it is not the squad or the squad size but rather how they are trained? If that is the case then why are some Marine squad leaders in Iraq are splitting their squads into two teams of 6 Marines each?

Is this the case that the squad should not have permanent teams but rather be flexible for the situation? That the Squad leader can reorganize his fire teams into two teams or three teams so long as he has sufficient personnel to do it?
That's a good question ROKMAN, although it does seem that 1 element of a squad assaulting while 2 other elements of the same squad suppress the enemy with fire still seems to stand (I think). But what should the size, weapons, and composition of each of these elements be? And should they all be the same? Personally I think they should probably be all the same, but I'm open to better ideas. I'm not completely opposed to 6 men in each element, but I'm not convinced either; I think 4-5 is probably best. Let's see what others think.