Is the word "battalion's" supposed to be capitalized in an evaluation in the following context?

2018-03-12T21:06:44-04:00

Is the word "battalion's" supposed to be capitalized? Bullet example:

o lead 13 vehicle recovery missions employing the battalion's principle recovery asset, resulting in zero casualties or safety incidents...

I don't think it should be, and haven't found anything supporting that it should be in AR 25-50.

Response by MSG John Duchesneau made Mar 13 at 2018 2:31 AM

2018-03-13T02:31:12-04:00

there a VERY few words which can be capitalized on an evaluation. I think they are limited to Soldier, Veteran and Dependent.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2018 12:36 PM

2018-03-13T12:36:48-04:00

Negative unless it addresses a particular unit.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Mar 13 at 2018 1:02 PM

2018-03-13T13:02:43-04:00

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 13 at 2018 1:18 PM

2018-03-13T13:18:58-04:00

Well it wouldn't have an apostrophe in it that's for sure. If you are talking about multiple battalions - it's just like I wrote it. Apostrophe s is for a possessive or a contraction.

Response by LTC John Griscom made Mar 23 at 2018 7:40 AM

2018-03-23T07:40:20-04:00

In this case, no. Does not refer to a specific battalion.

Response by MAJ James Woods made Jun 27 at 2018 12:11 PM

2018-06-27T12:11:58-04:00

Typically no. Battalion, company, platoon, etc. used alone are not treated as proper nouns requiring capitalization yet I've had my share of commanders and CSMs that said otherwise out of personal preference. I've seen HRC accept both as long as it was consistent across the evaluation. According to standard English, they are not capitalized.