The Road to Safwan: The 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry in the 1991 ...

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ROTC Reserve Officer Training Corps.
RPV Remotely Piloted Vehicle. Small cameraequipped
aircraft, controlled from a remote
station, for reconnaissance purposes.
S1/G1 Personnel officer or staff section. Responsible
for maintaining and accounting for all unit
personnel. G1 at division or corps.
S2/G2 Intelligence officer or staff section.
Responsible for supervising the collection
and processing of enemy information. G2 at
division or corps.
S3/G3 Battalion or brigade operations officer or staff
section. Responsible for preparing and
supervising the execution of combat
operations. G3 at division or corps.
S4/G4 Supply and logistics officer or staff section.
Responsible for supervising all supply and
maintenance actions. G4 at division or corps.
SCO Squadron Commanding Officer.
SFC Sergeant First Class. Rank of most of the
Platoon Sergeants.
SGM Sergeant Major. Senior noncommissioned
officer on a staff.
SGT Sergeant.
SPC Specialist (E4).
Squadron Traditional name given to a cavalry unit of
battalion size.
SSG Staff Sergeant. Usually a squad leader or
vehicle commander.
SWT Scout Weapons-Team. An OH-58 Kiowa
scout helicopter and one or more AH-1
Cobra Attack helicopters.