What is a company?

A call and a strict call: "Rota up!" does not give any chance for a further undisturbed sleep. Many people heard this phrase, and, jokingly, pronounced themselves. And what is a company?

Rota is a military formation of tacticalvalue, capable of independently performing small tasks in the context of combat operations. Structurally, the company includes several platoons and squads. The company is subordinated to the battalion. Often there is a company as an independent formation, then it has an adjective "separate".

Find out how many people in the company is not quite easy. The number of companies in the armed forces is diverse and depends on the kind of troops in which this formation is located. So the smallest number of people in a tank company from 32 to 55 people, is determined by the number of crews for tanks. The most common number of up to 150 people is a motorized rifle company. The largest company in the number of companies includes construction units and landing troops. From 200 to 250 people.

The size of the company is determined by who or what constitutes its main combat potential. Man or element of military equipment.