A company contains how many soldiers?

• A. 60-200
• B. 400-800
• C. 100-300
• D. 700-900

Answer: (A)

A company is a mid-level military unit formed from several platoons, with a small headquarters to command and support the unit. In most forces, a platoon contains roughly 20 to 50 soldiers, and a company typically has three to four platoons. Multiply that by the range per platoon, add the company headquarters, and you arrive at about 60 to 200 soldiers. This broad range accounts for understrength units as well as full-strength organizations, and it matches how staffing scales in practice.

Ranges that are much smaller wouldn’t accommodate three to four platoons, and ranges much larger would describe battalion-sized units, not a company. The 60–200 span is the common, practical envelope for a company across many armed forces.