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I've just skimmed over MARCOM's Guide to the Divisional System & the read has left me with a few questions:
I understand that, unlike the army's COC, the divisional system is more 'flexible' in that there are not fixed sections, platoons, companies, battalions, etc. but rather a series of divisions which are of a size suited to their task. With that in mind, what are the common names for the various 'types' of divisions? For instance, I know the division which runs an entire ship is the 'ship's company' and there are various 'departments' within the ship's coy. Specifically, I suppose I'm asking what depts are divided into.
Also, the Guide to the Divisional System indicates that divisions should always try to work together in the completion of their tasks (for obvious reasons of leadership & jr/snr relations) but is there any precedent for a purely personnel-administrative division (rather than a task-based one)?
These questions come up as I have experienced a form of the divisional system as a sea cadet and now, as I volunteer with my cadet ship's coy, I am considering how our divisional system compares to that of most Canadian ships and how to improve it. (Also, I figure that knowing this system just might help a little in my career as a MARS officer.)
PS. What is the history of naming divisions (after ships)? At first I thought this was a function of the sea cadet corps but it seems the naval reserve does it (at least on basic trg) as was the experience of a friend of mine.
I understand that, unlike the army's COC, the divisional system is more 'flexible' in that there are not fixed sections, platoons, companies, battalions, etc. but rather a series of divisions which are of a size suited to their task. With that in mind, what are the common names for the various 'types' of divisions? For instance, I know the division which runs an entire ship is the 'ship's company' and there are various 'departments' within the ship's coy. Specifically, I suppose I'm asking what depts are divided into.
Also, the Guide to the Divisional System indicates that divisions should always try to work together in the completion of their tasks (for obvious reasons of leadership & jr/snr relations) but is there any precedent for a purely personnel-administrative division (rather than a task-based one)?
These questions come up as I have experienced a form of the divisional system as a sea cadet and now, as I volunteer with my cadet ship's coy, I am considering how our divisional system compares to that of most Canadian ships and how to improve it. (Also, I figure that knowing this system just might help a little in my career as a MARS officer.)
PS. What is the history of naming divisions (after ships)? At first I thought this was a function of the sea cadet corps but it seems the naval reserve does it (at least on basic trg) as was the experience of a friend of mine.