Editing Platoon (section)

==France==
Under the 1971 regulations a '''peloton''' in the French Army was used in the equivalent manner to a company, with the first section led by the [[Second lieutenant|sous-lieutenant]] and the second section led by the lieutenant, a captain commanding the entire group.<ref>Reglement concernant l'exercice et les manoeuvres de l'infanterie. Du ler. aout 1791</ref> In the [[French Armed Forces|French military]], a peloton is a mainly a term designating a mobile infantry unit. An escadron is a unit of battle tank in [[cavalry]] or [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armor]], but in some mechanized infantry regiments (''groupe de chasseurs mécanisés''), the tank platoon is also called ''peloton de char de combat.'' The peloton or escadron corresponds to the platoon, equivalent in size to an infantry section and commanded by a lieutenant or sergeant. It may also mean a body of officers in training to become noncommissioned officers, ''sous-officiers'' or officers (''peloton de caporal, peloton des sous-officiers'').