Alright Gents. If you are invited to this platoon you are a member of the Alpha Squad. I, Captain NYCountryBoyJ, am the CO for the squad. [OPEN] your squad leader. You will report to him and him alone If you have any questions ask the SL and he shall either answer it or will refer it to me.
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CORPSMAN UP

Up at the front and filled with fear, he pleads with God, don't leave me here.
Wounded and bleeding and hunched with pain, thrown on his back in the mud and the rain
Others went down, some hit, all scared; no one moved, no one dared.
We'd moved swiftly through the paddy mire, and then it happened; enemy fire
It's Corpsman Up," when things get hot, the nearest thing to God, we've got
"Corpsman Up," to save a breath. "Corpsman Up," in the face of death.
Stop the bleeding, treat for shock; no time for hesitation "Doc"
Patch him up and get him back; back to the rear; call a medevac
Operating room well lit and clean; Doctors waiting, dressed in green.
Operate with speed and skill, experts with a determined will.
Save lives or limbs to save dreams, no matter how impossible it seems.
Work on in a sweat in mud and grime; to save a life . . . there's not much time.
You joined the navy to learn your trade, went to school, and made the grade.
It's "Corpsman Up," when the rounds are flying; "Corpsman Up," when men are dying.
You're one of us, a grunt of grit; like it or not you just can't quit.
"Corpsman Up," step from the ranks. "Corpsman Up," and accept our thanks.
-Gysgt Tom Bartlett
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Alpha Squad may be the most important squad that the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Unit has to offer. It serves as the lifeline for the men on the ground. Alpha Squad is know as the Squad of The Fearless as we enter enemy fire to bring our boys back out alive. We are the Corpsman! We operate out of the Transport Chopper as well as the Humvee/Buggies. We provide medical and ammunition supplies to the other units on the field. The Transport Chopper serves as a medevac as well as infantry unit transport.

CO: Cpt. NYCountryBoyJ
SL: Sgt. NeXT_HELLRAISER
ATL:
3rd: SGTboneyard
4th: usmc_coty
5th: Rofl_Nom
BTL: TBA
7th:TBA
8th:TBA
9th:TBA
10th:TBA

What the abbreviations mean:
CO: Commander, person who oversees all squad activity.

SL: Squad Leader, the main man in-charge on the field. Takes orders from CO.

ATL/BTL: Alpha/Bravo Team Leader, these are the two fireteam leaders. If the SL is not present one of them will take charge.
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ALL SQUAD MEMBERS REPORT TO THE SL NOT THE COMMANDING OFFICER
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