So began the journey to develop a semi-automatic infantry rifle for the U.S. Army. Note that the Army squad is using a dedicated grenadier in place of an assistant automatic rifleman. This article appeared originally as "Top 10 Infantry Rifles" in the September 2008 issue of American Rifleman. FM 3-21.8 supersedes FM 7-8, Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, dated 22 April 1992 (with change 1, dated 1 March 2001).

The Army platoons contain smaller squads.

The Ordnance Department hired the best commercial gun designer available, John D. Pedersen , to work on the concept. An Army rifle squad leader is typically a sergeant or staff sergeant who leads two four-man fire teams. Each Army fire team consists of a team leader, an automatic rifleman, a grenadier, and a rifleman. Each Army fire team consists of a team leader, an automatic rifleman…

An Army rifle squad leader is typically a sergeant or staff sergeant who leads two four-man fire teams. An Infantry Soldier is a skilled soldier who fights the enemy at close quarters in all phases of warfare using a variety of weapons.
Apart from being employed as an Infantry Soldier, Infantry soldiers who hold the rank of Private can be employed as a Scout, Machine-Gunner or Combat Communicator in a rifle …

It is not intended to be a stand-alone publication. The NGSW program was designed to replace the standard rifle and squad machine gun, but only for close-combat units such as infantry, scouts and possibly combat engineers. Arguments for: Unlike the M4A1, which injects the hot, dirty gunpowder gases into … The HK416 is also the new official rifle of the French Army. Major General David E. Grange, Jr. was the Commanding General at Fort Benning, Georgia between 1979 and 1981.
The National Infantry Museum stores a memorial to the soldiers who have been awarded three CIBs in the course of their Army careers.. Background information.