Section 1

Formations

7-1. The platoon has two prescribed formations—line and column (see figure 7-1 on page 7-2 and figure 7-2 on page 7-3). However, the platoon may be formed into a file or a column of twos from a column formation. When in a line formation, the elements (squads) of a platoon are numbered from front to rear; in a column formation, from left to right.