Military unit

A military unit is an organisation within an armed force. It may consist of any number of soldiers, ships, vehicles, or aircraft. Armies, navies, and air forces, are organised hierarchically into groups of various sizes for functional, tactical and administrative purposes.

Related Topics:
Armed force - Soldier

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Technically, a unit is a homogenous military organisation, such as a battalion (infantry), or regiment (cavalry), and its administrative and command functions are considered to be at the unit level. Smaller organisations (companies, platoons, sections), are minor units, as opposed to battalions and regiments, which are major units.

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Larger military organisations (brigades and higher) are formations. A formation is a collection of separate units, each with their own command structures.

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The specific composition of a military organisation is sometimes called an "Order of Battle" or Orbat for short.

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