MILITIA Rifle Company
Mecosta County Michigan
9th Brigade 5th Division is compromised of able bodied citizens 18 - 60 years of age from Mecosta County MI.
MILITIA 9th Brigade 5th Division Headquarters Section is responsible for organizing, training & supervising the Brigade`s Support Sections, Sniper School, Sniper Section & Rifle Company.
MILITIA Rifle Company Headquarters Section is responsible for organizing, training & supervising the MILITIA Rifle Platoons to operate effectively year around.
MILITIA Rifle Company consists of an
8 man company headquarters section, & two 16 man rifle platoons for a total of 40 members. Each rifle platoon consists of four 4 man fire teams each fire team consists of 2 rifle teams, each rifle team consists of 2 members. Each of the two rifle platoon(s) is supervised by members of the company headquarters section, the fire team leader(s), & assistant fire team/rifle team leader(s).
Rank structure in the MILITIA Rifle Company Headquarters Section consists of a company commander a major, an executive officer/operations officer a captain, a company first sergeant, & a company training/operations/readiness NCO a sergeant first class all responsible for organizing, training, & supervising the Rifle Company.
There are 2 platoon leaders lieutenant(s) & 2 platoon sergeant(s) staff sergeant - sergeant first class responsible for organizing, training, & supervising the two 16 man platoons & are considered part of the company headquarters section. Each works as a squad leader & as a combined platoon headquarters section responsible to the company headquarters section.
In the rifle platoon(s) a two man rifle team - four man fire team consists of militia ranks private - sergeant. Four man fire team are led by the senior member corporal - sergeant of the two rifle teams with the 2nd rifle team leader acting as assistant team leader of the four man fire team.
Rifle team(s) are trained to operate as 2 man team(s) should the mission/action(s) require it. This is the basis for learning to operate as two man designated marksman - two man sniper team(s) within the brigade sniper section at level 2.
The two man rifle teams are made up of men whom are friends & whom work with another 2 man rifle team to make up a 4 man fire team. This encourages Espirit de Corps among rifle teams & fire teams helps maintain unit effectiveness by pairing men whom are already acquainted.
MILITIA Rifle Company Mecosta County Michigan 9th Brigade 5th Division is not organized as the standard squad - platoon - company size formations due to the smaller number of members than the US Armed Forces. The "2 X 2 = 4" principle allows the MILITIA to expand & decrease in size as necessary at every level & allows team members to move upward with experience while developing team confidence, team skills & maintains team integrity.
2 members = a rifle team
2 rifle teams = a fire team
2 fire teams = a squad/section
2 squads/sections = a platoon
2 rifle platoons = a company
2 rifle companies = a battalion
2 rifle battalions = a regiment
2 rifle regiments within the MILITIA brigade at full infantry strength.
brigade = a county
brigade means "a tactical unit & administrative unit composed of a headquarters with supporting units."
division = a district group of counties within the state
corps = all county brigades & divisions within the state
MILITIA Irregular Warfare School
is located at division level within MILITIA 5th Division MI.
MILITIA Sniper School is located at MILITIA Brigade Headquarters level with one sniper section for each rifle company. Presently there is only one rifle company & one sniper section within MILITIA 9th Brigade 5th Dvision Mecosta County Michigan.
Rifle Company 9th Brigade 5th Division Mecosta County MI MILITIA member(s) are trained to operate as 2 man rifle team(s), 4 man fire team(s), 8 man squad/section(s), & as 16 man platoon(s) within the MILITIA Rifle Company with & without support of the sniper section & other brigade elements. Members are trained in marksmanship, camouflage, concealment, cover, observation, individual team movement, land navigation, tracking, communication, reporting, first aid, survival camping, patrolling, defensive offensive tactics, mission planning & employment.
Each rifle platoon & fire team is given the maximum amount of freedom in planning, information gathering, reporting, conducting training & actions year around within Mecosta County MI 9th Brigade 5th Division boundaries.
All members are required to purchase & maintain their own rifles, ammo, uniforms & equipment. Members attend one 4 hour meeting & one 24 hour meeting a month at Level 1 & 2.
If you are interested in joining MILITIA Mecosta County Michigan 9th Brigade 5th Division or have a question contact
militia5thdivisionmichigan@yahoo.com
mecostacountymichigan@yahoo.com
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