Editing Platoon (section)

==India==
In the Indian army, a platoon consists of three sections. Platoons are commanded by junior commissioned officers (JCOs). Sections are the smallest components in the Indian army consisting of ten men and commanded by a [[havildar]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/site/formTemplete/frmtempsimple.aspx?MnId=TqWSDHmc2ua6KzgEgvgO7w==&ParentID=RuQ+vVM57FirJYXrHRLBHA== | title=STRUCTURE OF ARMY | publisher=indianarmy.nic.in | access-date=24 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110034401/https://www.indianarmy.nic.in/site/formTemplete/frmtempsimple.aspx?MnId=TqWSDHmc2ua6KzgEgvgO7w==&ParentID=RuQ+vVM57FirJYXrHRLBHA==|archive-date=10 November 2019}}</ref> In the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]], a platoon in an engineer company (referred to as a "field company")  differs from an infantry platoon, in that it has four sections of ten man, comprising nine [[sapper]]s and an [[Non-commissioned officer|NCO]], and is referred to as a "field platoon".