Infantry Unit Commander

This is a group that is dedicated to those that have served as commanders of Platoons and Companies both in peacetime and combat. If you have held this rank, it is hoped that as a member of the group, members will share their experiences and request others to share their experiences to afford further discussion among the members.

The earliest attributed quote credits Sir William Napier (1785-1860) with saying “Infantry is the Queen of Battles.” In a text by a Mr. G. Maspero, published in 1892, the army of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (7th century, B.C.) is described as follows: "There is, on an average one hundred foot soldiers to every ten cavalry and every single chariot; the infantry is really Queen of the Assyrian battles.” The expression hailing infantry as the queen of battle was widely in use at the time of Napoleon I (1769-1821).

Share experiences and offer advice and solutions to issues/problems that you have observed throughout your military service.

The purpose is to develop discussion that contributes to the current leadership issues that Commanders of Platoons and Companies experience in today's services.

Opinions not substantiated by facts are only that, opinions. Verify when possible with what you believe to be factual with as much historic information as you can to support your suggestion or argument.

Why would you recommend that a career be made in the Infantry.