platoon

I looked up a little bit about this but would like some clarification for USMA. How close are cadets of the same platoon (during beast and academic year)? Do they compete between one another? How many are in each platoon? What about cadets in the same squad? Do they mix these groupings around...

Does anyone have any good advice on how to best prepare in Army ROTC to become a decent Infantry Platoon Officer and to avoid bad "butter bar" lieutenant mistakes?? What are some common mistakes that newly commissioned 2nd lieutenants make after completing ROTC and Service Academies? Would it be...