| Platoon Leaders have tons of responsibilities. In fact, | | | | Administration: As the PL, you will ensure that |
| most civilian and private companies would never give | | | | evaluations, awards, and counselings are done on |
| a 22-25 year old person the same responsibilities that | | | | time and to standard. Some of these administrative |
| the Army gives its Platoon Leaders. | | | | tasks you will do yourself, while you will simply |
| So, what are the duties of a Platoon Leader? Listed | | | | oversee other tasks. |
| below are several of the most important duties of | | | | Equipment & Soldier Readiness: Your equipment |
| PLs. | | | | must be ready to deploy at moment's notice. Your |
| Mission Planning: One of the primary responsibilities of | | | | job is to maintain a high operational readiness rate |
| a PL is to plan future training. He or she will draft | | | | with all platoon equipment by conducting PMCS and |
| operations orders and develop training plans for her | | | | scheduled services. |
| subordinates. | | | | Soldier Morale & Discipline: Your job is to is to |
| Developing Subordinates: As a leader, you have a | | | | maintain discipline within your platoon (with the help |
| responsibility to develop your subordinates for | | | | of your Platoon Sergeant). When possible, you should |
| positions of increased responsibility. This is done | | | | try to improve soldier morale by enforcing Army |
| through effective counseling, mentoring and military | | | | standards and recognizing exceptional performance. |
| education. | | | | In summary, platoon leaders have many |
| Collective Training: Officers are responsible for | | | | responsibilities. The secret to success is to be |
| collective training and NCOs are responsible for | | | | proactive, keep a positive attitude and work with |
| individual training. A PL will create a Platoon Mission | | | | your Platoon Sergeant as a team. Be humble and |
| Essential Task Listing and will train his Squad Leaders | | | | don't expect to know it all. Learn from your mistakes |
| on collective tasks. | | | | and continue to improve every day. |