Organization
An LAV Company consists 5 Platoons which utilize 3-4 vehicles usually divided into Headquarters(HQ) 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Weapons Platoons. Each platoon has a commander whom controls each section and is also the vehicle commander (VC) of one of the LAV'S, while the platoon sergeant will command another vehicle. A senior corporal or sergeant will command the other vehicles. The company commander commands a LAV-25 in the HQ platoon, the other HQ platoon LAV-25 is commanded by the company's Master Gunner or HQ platoon Sergeant. The company First Sergeant and Company Ops Chief command the 2 LAV-LOGs in the HQ platoon.
A crew consists of a driver, usually the least senior (0313, the MOS designation for LAV Crewman), a VC and the gunner. The gunner operates the main gun, the M242 Bushmaster chaingun. The VC makes target acquisition changes and helps the gunner make adjustments. The remaining crew consists of Scouts (0311). The LAV can hold as many as 6 scouts, but in most cases there are only 3-4 in the back. There is also 1 corpsman and 1 2147 LAV Mechanic per platoon.
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