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Troop

A troop is a military unit, which can have different meanings depending on the country in which it is used.

British Army and Royal Marines

In the British Army the definition of a troop varies by corps.

Other corps do not use the term, although in the Royal Horse Artillery a troop used to be the equivalent to a battery in other artillery units.

In the Royal Marines, a troop is the equivalent to an army platoon.

General military usage

The mass nouns troop or troops can also be used more generally:

  • To refer to all active duty military (e.g. Support our troops, Bring the troops home).
  • To refer to ground forces generally (e.g. troop leaders, combat troops).

When referring to a specific service different words are used (singular or plural):

Note that within the British Armed Forces, these specific terms are often used only to refer to non-commissioned personnel (an army officer may speak of "my soldiers", for instance).

Scouts

In the British Boy Scouts and Boy Scouts of America, a troop is an organized local group that meets regularly.


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