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British Army
Senior Non-Commissioned Officers
Code: RIFLES-SGT

Infantry Platoon Sergeant

Senior NCO managing a 30-person platoon's discipline, training, equipment and operational readiness.

Role Details

Core Skills

  • • people management
  • • training delivery
  • • logistics coordination
  • • discipline and welfare
  • • operational planning

Responsibilities

  • • manage a platoon of 30 soldiers
  • • deliver training programmes
  • • account for equipment to platoon level
  • • advise the platoon commander
  • • lead in the absence of the OC

Equipment

  • • weapon systems
  • • vehicles
  • • comms

Typical Clearance

SC

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Civilian Translations

Operations Manager

Project & Programme Management

86% Match

Managing 30 people, accountability for equipment and welfare, and advising leadership maps closely to operations management roles.

Core Transferable Skills

people management
operational planning
accountability
discipline
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