I agree with this concept. Were I a division commander in 2000, I'd have my tanks & IFVs concentrated in one task force, and the rest leg infantry, and kept in the cantonments whenever possible. Moreover, I bet the guys who have been wounded repeatedly or just "tired" would be shuffled to the security-style units. I bet the formation or designation might fall to the division commander's opinion of the best battalion COs, too.
FWIW, it's an old idea. The medieval Swiss mercenaries put their veterans (with the best armor) in the front lines (and paid them double). The ancient Roman legions sometimes had a double-strength 1st cohort, commanded by the ranking centurion. That was their hammer in the assault, and the legion commander's reserve.
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My Twilight claim to fame: I ran "Allegheny Uprising" at Allegheny College, spring of 1988.
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