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-233- An Operational Analysis of Cadre
APPENDIX A—BCT STRUCTURE
The second chapter of this paper analyzes alternative peacetime structures for a
cadre Brigade Combat Team (BCT). We based these structures on the structure of an
infantry BCT. This appendix shows the grade structures for each of the three types of BCTs:
infantry, Stryker, and heavy. We derived these structures from U.S. Army Armor Center
(2005). The first section shows the grade structure of an infantry BCT. The second and third
sections show the grade structures for Stryker and heavy BCTs.
A.1—INFANTRY BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM
It is likely that many cadre BCTs would be infantry BCTs because these are the types
of units generally needed in the later stages of war (counter-insurgency operations) and are
easier to train and equip quickly. Figure A.1 shows the grade structure of an infantry BCT as
extracted from Army Armor Center (2005).
Figure A.1—Grade Structure of an Infantry BCT
Headquarters Brigade Special Infantry Reconaissance FIRES Brigade Support Total Percent
Troops Batallion Batallions Squadron Batallion Batallion
OFFICERS Lieutenant (O-1 and O-2) 2 14 58 19 11 25 129 3.7%
Captain (O-3) 21 12 30 14 12 24 113 3.3%
Major (O-4) 20 2 4 2 2 6 36 1.0%
Lieutenant Colonel (O-5) 3 1 2 1 1 1 9 0.3%
Colonel (O-6) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.1%
Total 48 29 94 36 26 56 289 8.3%
Chief Warrant Officer 1 & 2 (CW1, CW2) 5 5 0 0 1 23 23 0.7%
Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) 4 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.1%
Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1%
Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0%
Total 10 5 0 0 1 30 30 0.9%
ENLISTED Private (E-1 through E-3) 14 91 364 94 72 223 858 24.7%
Specialist / Corporal (E-4) 19 132 486 108 81 298 1124 32.4%
NCOs Sergeant (E-5) 17 84 238 59 55 156 609 17.6%
Staff Sergeant (E-6) 21 40 128 39 34 81 343 9.9%
Sergeant First Class (E-7) 20 23 46 20 15 36 160 4.6%
First / Master Sergeant (E-8) 6 6 10 5 7 10 44 1.3%
(Command) Sergeant Major (E-9) 3 1 4 2 1 1 12 0.3%
Total 100 377 1276 327 265 805 3150 90.8%
SUMMARY Total 158 411 1370 363 292 875 3469
% Officer & Warrant Officers (WO) 37% 8% 7% 10% 9% 8% 9%
% Non-comissioned Officers (NCOs) 42% 37% 31% 34% 38% 32% 34%
% Officer & WO & NCOs 79% 46% 38% 44% 48% 40% 43%