Kompanii, is a medium military unit led by a junior officer

Junior officer

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 that is subordinate to an infantry

Infantry

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 battalion

Battalion

A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...

. Kompanii is bigger than a rühm

Rühm

Rühm, is a small military unit in the armed forces of Estonia led by a non-commissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry company. Rühm is bigger than a jagu but smaller than a kompanii...

 (platoon) but smaller than a pataljon

Pataljon

Pataljon, is an average military unit led by a senior officer that is subordinate to an infantry brigade. Pataljon is bigger than a kompanii but smaller than a brigaad...

 (battalion). It is one of the most basic military formation among the Estonian Ground Force

Military of Estonia

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 infantry units.

Leadership

It usually consists 180 to 250 soldier

Soldier

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s, and is further subdivided into platoon

Platoon

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s. Kompanii is composed of five platoons of thirty to fifty soldiers each, as well as a company leader (kompaniiülem) who is usually a captain (kapten). His second in command is lieutenant

Lieutenant

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 as an assistant of the battalion (kompaniiülema abi).

Organization

One single kompanii is meant to operate on a battlefield along with other kompanii's on a landscale not greater than 500 x 500 metres. There is a logistical support element in the structure of a kompanii which is based on a reserv platoon. The formation transport is usually made up by twenty tactical transport vehicles such as Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz

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 UNIMOG 435

Unimog

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.

Other military uses

It is usually commanded by a captain, although there are certain Combat Service and Combat Service Support companies that are large enough, and specially configured to require the command of a major. The senior non commissioned officer of a company is called a first sergeant

First Sergeant

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, and this job is usually assigned to an NCO who holds the first sergeant rank. At times, however, a master sergeant

Master Sergeant

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 (E-8) or sergeant first class (E-7) will be appointed to the job in lieu of a qualified first sergeant. In such situations, the NCO holds the duty position title of "First Sergeant," while their military rank remains master sergeant or sergeant first class respectively.

See also

• Military science
  Military science
  Military science is the process of translating national defence policy to produce military capability by employing military scientists, including theorists, researchers, experimental scientists, applied scientists, designers, engineers, test technicians, and military personnel responsible for...
  
  
• Rühm
  Rühm
  Rühm, is a small military unit in the armed forces of Estonia led by a non-commissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry company. Rühm is bigger than a jagu but smaller than a kompanii...
  
   (Platoon)
• Pataljon
  Pataljon
  Pataljon, is an average military unit led by a senior officer that is subordinate to an infantry brigade. Pataljon is bigger than a kompanii but smaller than a brigaad...
  
  (Battalion)