WTF does a Platoon Guide REALLY do?
Long story short we will be going somewhere and it looks like the powers that be plan on having a Plt Cdr, Plt Sgt, Plt GUIDE, and 3 Sqd Ldrs.
I've always operated in a platoon with the above construct (minus the guide -- this is 03 field BTW).
I've been in every position in a platoon (due to lack of SNCOs and Officers), but never a guide. I've never had a guide outside of SOI and Bootcamp. Depending on how things fall and who gets out and who sticks around, I may end up being the guide.
Does the T/O specify just what duties a Platoon Guide has?
Has anyone been in a platoon that used a guide? What did he do?
Thx