Which unit level is typically commanded by a captain and oversees several platoons?

• A. Team / Crew
• B. Brigade
• C. Company / Battery / Troop
• D. Battalion or squadron

Answer: (C)

Captains typically command a company, a unit made up of several platoons. This is the level where leadership coordinates multiple platoons, handles company-wide planning, logistics, and administration, and supervises mid-range operations. A team or crew is much smaller and usually led by a sergeant, not a captain. A brigade is a much larger formation composed of multiple battalions and generally commanded by a colonel or general. A battalion sits above a company and includes several companies, typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. In many branches, artillery units use the term battery and cavalry/armored units use troop, which are equivalent in size to a company and also commonly commanded by a captain. So the unit level that fits the description of being commanded by a captain and overseeing several platoons is the company (or its equivalent in other branches, such as a battery or troop).