Unit Organization

Marine Breakdown and Organization

Overview

The SFMC is organized along the lines of previous Marine Corps, but with some distinct differences. Since a diverse skill base is available to even a junior Platoon Leader, there is no need for the specialized companies or divisions like the armies of old. Rather, Contingents are assigned where needed, and Divisions are divided along geographic or duty lines. Here is an overview of the Corps from top to bottom. The Marine - "Every Marine is a Rifleman."   Squad - Commanded by a Sergeant - 12 Marines per squad, with 4 Squads per Platoon   Platoon - Commanded by a 3LT. to 2LT. 48 Marines per Platoon, with 4 Platoons per Company   Demi Company - Commanded by 2LT/1LT.- 96 Marines in 2 Platoons. This is the most common contingent assigned to Starbases and Ships of the Line.   Company - Commanded by a Lt.Maj/Major- 192 Marines per Company, with 6 Companies per Battalion.   Battalion - commanded by Lt.Col/Colonel- 1,152 Marines per Battalion, 6 Battalions per Regiment   Regiment - Commanded by a Brigadier General/Lt. General 6,912 Marines per Regiment, 12 Regiments per Division. All the Marines in Vanguard Squadron are part of the Vanguard Regiment. You seldom see in collections of Marines larger than a regiment in any operation.   Division - Commanded by a Lt. or Major General -82,944 Marines per Division. The Corps has roughly 995,328 of Marines in the field, with additional personal in support positions. Ongoing graduates of Academy and Paris Island training manage to meet losses due to retirement, discharge, or loses in the line of duty. Marine Expeditionary Force: One other squad division of note is the Expeditionary Force. A Marine Expeditionary Force is composed of many different Marines from several different companies or regiments, put together for a specific purpose (Much like a Fleet Task Force). Expeditionary Forces vary in size and composition, depending on their specific reason for existence. Expeditionary Forces are named by order of their creation: 1st Expeditionary Force, 2nd Expeditionary Force, etc.

Divisions of Starfleet:

There are 14 Marine Divisions. Rather than specific skill base, SFMC divisions are divided predominantly on geographical lines. 3 are dedicated to defense of the Federation Core.. Vulcan and Earth, one, the Ambassadorial Guard has units stationed throughout the galaxy as well as a strong garrison on Betazed. The other ten are stationed on key ships, bases and garrison points along both the Federation's borders, and around unexplored areas encompassed by Federation growth. The small number of Marines spread across such a vast expanse, and a vast array of enemies, gave birth to the Corps' nickname, "The Thin Green Line" 1st Terran Division - SFHQ and UFP Senate Earth/Luna defense   2nd Sol System Division - SFMC HQ Training and defense of Sol System   3rd Vulcan Division: Vulcan - 3rd Division HQ Duty known as "Morgue Duty" due to Vulcan's lack of planet side entertainments. 3rd Division HQ also hosts the extensive facilities of the Vulcan Science Academy Extension College ( see SFMC and Starfleet- Marines Education)   4th Ambassadorial Guard:  Betazed - Betazed defense, as well as HQ for all SFMC embassy duties and training at the Ambassadorial Duties College. (see SFMC and Starfleet- Marines Education)   5th Bellatrix Division: Bellatrix - Gorn / Thollian / Klingon Border Duties   6th Beta-Primary Division: SB23 - They cover Klingon, Romulan and Lans areas, as well as Delta Quadrant approaches   7th K-7 Division: Shermans World - They cover the Klingon/Romulan Borders   8th Ivor Division: DS5 - Covers Romulan Fringe and unexplored territories going into Gamma/Delta.   9th  Izar Division: Izar - Guards against the Breen , Ferengi, and the unexplored territories on Gamma Quadrant Border   10th Alpha Primary Division: Dreon - HQ'd on Dreon between Trill and Bajor, with hub facilities at SB968 and DSG1r. Vanguard Regiment is part of the 10th. Handles defense from Dominion, Cardassia, Breen, Ferengi and Gamma Quadrant.   11th Alpha Beta Frontier Division - watching unexplored territories in the Alpha and Beta.   12th Spiral Frontier Division: Gamma Tauri - Covers expanse towards rim and Galactic Barrier   13th Delta Frontier Division: - Delta Quadrant Defense   14th Gamma Frontier - Gamma Quadrant Defense Due to the vast distances and demands involved, Divisions often overlap and provide support for each other in operations. Note: All Freedom Marines serve in 14th Gamma Frontier Division, 2nd. Regiment, 4th Battalion Companies of Note Include: 1st Boudicca Company - 1st Boudicca (Wolf Pack) - USS Boudicca   1st Cochrane Company - 1st Cochrane-2, (Endless Night, Demi-Company) - USS Cochrane   1st Geneva Company Vulcan - 1st Geneva, (Pride and Passion) - Starbase Geneva   1st Marine Expeditionary Force - SMEF-1, (3 Companies)   1st Mystique Company - 1st Mystique-1 (Pleasure & Pain, Demi-Company- USS Mystique)   1st Nimitz Company - 1st Nimitz-2, (Darkfall, Demi-Company) - USS Nimitz Divisional Naming In order to keep organization in the Marines, every level of organization has been 'named' and designated, so that a specific marine can be found quickly by keeping track of where a specific divisions forces happen to be. The levels are as follows: Division - Named for Location and in order of creation 1st Terran, 2nd Terran, 13th Spiral, etc   Regiment - Numerical order in Division, by order of creation 1st Terran Division; 1st Regiment , 1st Terran Division; 2nd Regiment , etc   Battalion - Numerical order in Regiment, by order of creation 1st Regiment; 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment; 2nd Battalion, etc   Company - Numerical Duty Station , by order of creation 1st Battalion; 1st Geneva Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Geneva Company, etc   Demi Company - Dashed number after company name, if Demi-Company organization has been implemented. 1st Geneva-1, 1st Geneva-2, etc Note: Demi Companies are rarely used, but when they are, their designation is just an add on to the full company designation   Platoon - Greek letters by Company, by order of creation 1st Geneva; Alpha Platoon, 1st Geneva; Beta Platoon, etc   Squad - Numerical order in platoon, in order of creation, each squad also has a formal squad name with their designation Alpha Platoon; 1st Squad, "Rogers Rangers" , etc   Marine - Every Marine is a Rifleman. Example: If I was a Marine, on Starbase Geneva, in the squad '5 to midnight', my full Squad designation might run like this: 14th Gamma Frontier Division; 2nd Regiment; 4th Battalion; 1st Geneva Company-2; Beta Platoon; 4th Squad, "5 to Midnight" Naming Note: Although only Squads have 'official' names, more often the not every level of Organization has either an official or unofficial moniker. For Example, the 1st Geneva Company is known as "Pride and Passion", and the Battalion that all Freedom Units are a part of is known as "Black Lightning" Sample Squad Layouts The following layouts are based on the average Marine Squads of 12 Marines, not including the Marine Officer in charge. Different MCO's and MO's may organize their squads differently, and there will be variation in rank and numbers, but the above serve as examples of Marine Squad organization. Generally speaking, a Squad Leader will be a Sergeant, with a CPL below him. Squads can be kept whole, split into two or more fireteams, and so forth   Recon Infantry NCO SGT2 NCO SGT1 Rifleman CPL Rifleman CPL Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE FO/Sapper LCP Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Grenadier/Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE FO/Sapper PTE Rifleman PTE Spotter CPL Rifleman PTE Sniper 3SGT Grenadier/Rifleman PTE Comm. Specialist PTE Support Phaser LCP Corpsman   Corpsman   Infantry/Forward Support Heavy Assault NCO SGT2 NCO SGT1 Rifleman CPL Rifleman SGT3 Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Support Phaser CPL Grenadier/Rifleman CPL Grenadier/Rifleman PTE Mortar/rifleman CPL Rifleman CPL Mortar/rifleman PTE Support Phaser CPL Rifleman PTE Mortar/rifleman PTE Rifleman PTE Mortar/rifleman PTE Rifleman LCP Cannoneer LCP Grenadier/Rifleman LCP Rifleman/Tender PTE Corpsman   Comm Specialist LCP Different MCO's and MO's may organize their squads differently, and there will be variation in rank and numbers, but the above serve as examples of Marine Squad organization. Generally speaking, a Squad Leader will be a Sergeant, with a CPL below him. Squads can be kept whole, split into two or more fire-teams, and so forth.