Creating platoons

You can create Platoons for each Company in your organisation's cadet program. For example:

• Cobb
• Magno
• Sanderson.

Note: Platoons are the level two subject class categories of Cadet Maintenance. See the luSubjectClassCategory lookup table.

To create platoons:

1. Select Curriculum > Cadet Maintenance from the SynWeb main menu.
   
   Note: The title of the Co-Curricular Maintenance menu item is determined by the MenuText field in the luFileTypeProgram lookup table. See the luFileTypeProgram lookup table.
   
   The Set Company Search Criteria window is displayed.
   
   
   Note: The windows in Cadet Maintenance use the words Company, Platoon and Section. This text is set using the SubjectClassCategoryLevel fields in the luFileTypeProgram lookup table. See the luFileTypeProgram lookup table.
    
2. Click .
   The Cadet Maintenance window is displayed.
3. Select a company in the Company Selector.
   
4. Click the Students bar.
   The Students bar is displayed.
   
5. Click in the Platoons area.
   The Create New Platoon window is displayed.
   
6. Type a Code for the platoon. For example, Cobb.
7. Type a Description for the platoon. For example, Cobb platoon.
8. Select a Staff Member to oversee the platoon.
   
9. Click .
   The platoon is displayed in the Company Selector.
   
10. Repeat steps 5 to 9 to add additional platoons.