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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (126130)	12/3/2009 3:01:43 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542169

>>"A Brigade is a significantly large unit, consisting of between 1,500 and 3,200 soldiers that can be employed on independent or semi-independent operations. The Brigade is normally commanded by a Colonel (O-6), although in some cases a Brigadier General may assume command." From "Grunt". As you can see the size is flexible.<< Vinter - My understanding is that the flexibility extends to the point where in some armies a brigade is as many as 11,000 soldiers. The germane question here, I suppose, is how large are the brigades in the US Armed Forces? I'd assume there's some variability even there. That is, if the question is germane in any case. - Allen