USMC silent drill platoon with M1 Garands You see my dad was part of a silent drill platoon during his time in the Singaporean military police.

Platoon movie army or marines. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god. This amounts to 1 officer and 47 permanent enlisted personnel as well as 1-3 directly attached enlisted personnel. Platoon is widely acclaimed as one of the best war films in cinema history but how true to life is Oliver Stones incendiary movie.

A US tank platoon is 16 soldiers and four tanks but an MP platoon mechanized infantry platoon airborne infantry platoon cavalry platoon support platoon mortar platoon medical platoon will all be different sizes. If youre in a war zone you might see a platoon of soldiers guarding a checkpoint. As of 2016 he is the last veteran of any war to win an Oscar for Best Director other than Clint.

Platoon American war film released in 1986 that was written and directed by Oliver Stone and was regarded by many critics as one of the best of the movies about the Vietnam War. The film was released in the United States on 5 December 1986. A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer.

Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 American war film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood who also starred in the film. Philippine Marine Corps Marine Silent Drill Platoon. The story centers on a US.

Francis Ford Coppola Stars. As for Aliens Apone is a GySgt Gunnery Sergeant or Gunny and he wasnt really a DI but a Platoon Sergeant. Generally commanded by a Lieutenant.

Because It makes sense. With this movie Oliver Stone became the first Vietnam veteran to direct a major motion picture about the Vietnam War. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch but a platoon generally comprises 50 people although specific platoons may range from 10 to 100 people.