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CHAPTER 2
ORGANIZATION
6. COMPONENTS. a. Organization of the company
is shown on the opposite page. The company consists
of a headquarters, charged with all administrative details,
and four decontamination platoons, Each platoon is
organized and equipped to operate independently, if
necessary. The section (there are three in each platoon)
is the smallest group which can operate as a unit. Fifteen
basics in company headquarters are detailed for special
assignments as required.
b. Modification in organization of the company
and platoons is undertaken to meet requirements. Opera-
tions with power-driven apparatus always require station
details to prepare materials and operating details which
do the actual decontamination work. Each section is led
by a sergeant who takes active charge of the operating
detail at all times. He is also in charge of the section's
station detail, but the section corporal directs work of
this detail. In operations involving an entire platoon
or company, station details may work individually or be
grouped together, depending on the problem. The
various general situations are:
* If the entire company is working on a single mis-
sion, one platoon, or its equivalent in manpower, is
needed as station personnel.
* If a platoon works alone, the full time of one sec-
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