Platoons

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A Platoon is the third-smallest unit in an army, with squads being second and fireteams being first. A platoon is consisted of 26 to 55 soldiers, in which three, four or five platoons make up a company. A platoon is led by a commissioned officer known as the platoon leader or commander, which is usually a lieutenant, who is assisted by a non-commissioned officer known as the platoon sergeant.

Battlefield 3

A Platoon in Battlefield 3

Introduced in the Battlelog, platoons were added to allow players to stay in better contact with one another and to be able to coordinate themselves better. Each platoon has two main ranks other than regular players - the Founder, who created the platoon, and the Leader, who may or may not be the Founder, and is responsible for the administration of the platoon.

Platoons are limited to 100 members, and are also limited to the platform that the Founder plays on, although anyone can become a fan of a platoon. The Platoon's emblem can also be changed using an editor within Battlelog by the Founder or Leaders, allowing them to distinguish their platoon from others.

Information from Platoons created in the Battlefield 3 version will still be displayed in the activity feed of the Battlefield 4 version.

Battlefield 4

A Platoon in Battlefield 4

"Platoons in Battlefield 4 is a way for you and your friends to get together, organize yourselves, communicate, and fight together to improve your Platoon. Whether you want to share experiences in a more private space, or show the world who has the most skilled, most awesome Battlefield 4 team around, Platoons is the way to go."

— Battlefield Blog

Platoons were originally removed in the Battlefield 4 version of Battlelog but the feature was later added back on February 27, 2014. Platoons remain largely the same as their Battlefield 3 counterparts. Players must be either a Battlefield Premium member of be at least rank ten to create a platoon. Platoons are now cross platform, so anyone from any platform can join a platoon.

Platoons can only have a maximum of 100 members with members only able to join platoons associated with their respective platform, though they are still able to become fans of cross platform platoons.

Any member can apply to join a platoon and invite other players to it while Leaders of platoons can also promote or demote members of platoons to the rank of leader or founder.

A private and public platoon feed is also available. The public feed allows any player to message the platoon, regardless of whether they are a member or not while the private feed only allows platoon members to post messages.

Similar to Emblems that are used for player soldiers, Platoons are able to create custom Platoon emblems, with members also having the option to applying the emblem to their soldier. Four character Clan tags are also available.

A new feature of platoons are stats and ranking. To earn stats, four players from the same active platoon must play together in the same round of Battlefield 4, with core stats then averaged or accumulated and applied to the Platoon.

The new ranking system of platoons is based off the platoon's stats which result in a score. After a certain score has been met, the platoon will rank up a level. There are currently 10 available ranks for platoons with more ranks to be added in the future.