Carlson's modern Raider organization

Carlson used an egalitarian, team-building approach that gave enlisted technical expertise unusual weight in a fluid command structure. Possible influences included Chinese forces Carlson had worked with and British commando manuals. Edson's battalion looked more like a traditional Marine formation, even though its operational doctrine was more flexible than its structure suggested. Carlson organized the Second Raiders into six rifle companies, each with two platoons built around three-man fire teams. The modern Marine Raider Regiment's revival of the name closes the discussion with a contested institutional legacy.