Casual Company, Casual Detachment, or Casual Platoon, sometimes shortened to simply Casual or abbreviated as CasCo, is a type of unit in the United States military.
Functions It is sometimes-
A holding unit for military personnel awaiting assignment to a permanent unit, such as after completing basic training or as combat replacements."At Your Service", Daily Palo Alto Times, Palo Alto, California, 53rd year, number 100, April 26, 1945, page 11.
A group awaiting transportation to or from another duty station or for discharge from the military."Discharge of Marines Is Increasing at Quantico", The Free Lance–Star, Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 17, 1945 available at the U.S. Military Forum website under "What Is a WWII USMC Casualty Company", posted Posted July 20, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
An ad hoc unit formed for a specific assignment or duty, such as guarding prisoners.
A unit composed of service members on convalescent duty."Ed Wood Wednesdays, week 101: "Casual Company: The Laugh of the Marines" (1948)", May 13, 2020. Note, this is from the online blog Dead 2 Rights by Joe Blevins and provided for information only.
In popular culture Ex-Marine Ed Wood wrote the play The Casual Company based on his wartime experiencesp. 248 Umland, Samuel J. The Tim Burton Encyclopedia Rowman & Littlefield 14 November 2015
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