Characterisation of Infantry Section and Platoon Activities

This paper describes the formulation of a list of activities that can be used in analysis of infantry operations. Company tasks have been used to derive nine distinct activities that may be carried out by infantry sections and platoons. These were characterized in terms of the separate phases, skills and tools required, physiological and psychological intensity and proposed analytical measures. Six core skills were identified that are common to several activities. Personal factors related to non-combat time were also determined. Taken in total, the personal factors, and the section and platoon activities are sufficient to adequately categorize the soldiers day. The work supports soldier modernization studies as part of Project WUNDURRA.