What is Detachment (military)?
A '''detachment''' (from the [[French language|French]] word ''détachement'') is a [[military unit]]. It can be broken off from a bigger unit for a set reason or (as often seen in [[United States Army]] usage) can be a [[wikt:permanent|permanent]] unit smaller than a [[battalion]]. The term is often used to refer to a unit that is sent to a [[wikt:different|different]] base from the parent unit. A Cadet detachment usually consists of between 10 and 40 [[cadet]]s. Several detachments make up a cadet [[Company (military)|company]]. [[Category:Armies]]