<P> A weapons company has in place of the three rifle platoons, an 81 mm mortar platoon, an anti-armor platoon, and a heavy machine gun platoon . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Headquarters and Service Company </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Headquarters and Service Company </Dt> <Ul> <Li> Headquarters Platoon consists of Marines from S - 1, S - 2, S - 3, the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense section, and the Chaplain section (one Navy chaplain and an enlisted religious program specialist). </Li> <Li> Communications Platoon, consisting of Radiomen, Wiremen, Techs, Data Marines, and the associated staff . </Li> <Li> Service Platoon, consisting of S - 4, Motor Transportation, Food Service, armorers, and Supply . </Li> <Li> Scout Sniper Platoon . </Li> <Li> Medical Platoon, which includes all of the Navy medical personnel for the rifle companies and the Battalion Aid Station (BAS). The allowance of 65 hospital corpsmen and two Medical Corps officers (doctors) is usually not completely staffed . As such, the BAS usually fields one doctor and 10--12 hospital corpsmen . The remaining personnel are assigned to the rifle companies, usually five hospital corpsmen per company . </Li> </Ul>

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