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Not all armies are "strictly hierarchal"; the early militia forces of the Spanish Republic in 1936/7, for example. -- Sam
"A soldier who no longer serves in the armed forces is called a veteran."
Isn't a Veteran simply a word for an experienced soldier, regardless of wether they are currently servering are not? -- User:Pod
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[edit] (Over-)Emphasis
I think you overdid with the STRONG tags - but I won't change it. What do the next readers think?
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[edit] Marines aren't soldiers...
That's a great picture from the Vietnam conflict, but most marines don't take well to being called soldiers, any more than soldiers like being called sailors or airmen. Actually, they REALLY don't like being called soldiers; if it's one thing marines got, it's pride. If you want a picture of a U.S. servicemember on this page, you should have a member of the army. Chevychaser 09:00, 7 October 2005 (UTC)
- Why not use the old picture (it's my own, but that's not the reason why i advocate it's return), a picture of a norwegian soldier should be just as good as a picture of an american... Profoss 20:29, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
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- Put it back. I don't know why it was removed. A bit of inappropriate American nationalism, I suspect. -- Necrothesp 20:53, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
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- A soldier=soldier, the country does not count (here)--The world salutes the Rising Star...Try to be One 12:59, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
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Why does military personnel redirect to an article titled Soldier? Airmen, Sailors and Marines are also military personnel. KP Botany 22:25, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] isn't it a rank in some armies?
isn't "soldier" the lowest rank in some armies?
- Well, Soldat is the lowest rank in the French Army, but it's usually translated as Private. -- Necrothesp 22:20, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
Private refers to a shortening of the term Private Soldier - a private soldier was an individual, not a slave. He or she had chosen to be there - to use the term Private was/is a mark of honour. Please be aware that soldier refers to Army - airforce and Navy have their own terms, of which they are justifably proud. As one who has chosen to serve, and previously put my miserable carcass on the line, I subscribe to the Heinlein philospphy. A soldier has earned a special right/respect. Historical - roman etc details are important. links to salary may be relevant. Jacketed 13:11, 17 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] SIX LETTER WORDS
I am a soldier and it's time to get my license plates renewed. I trying to find a really cool sounding word of six letters or less that has someting to do with soldiers or warriors. Everything I have tried so far has been taken, even words in other languages. Any suggestions??
- Reiter (german rider)
- mamluk
- djihad (Islamic holy war, but also means daily struggle for good faith)
- spatha (can cut through a skull)
- Numeri (new type of Roman auxiliary unit, serving independently in small fortresses)
- Hussit German for Hussite, a religious military group fighting everybody across Central Europe and never defeated except by Hussites
enough? Wandalstouring 19:22, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Soldiers are combatants in the armed forces
We need two articles, one Soldier (rank) which is non-officer army members and one which parallels the definition on the disambiguation page, which can include all members of the armed forces. We can provide for US terminology for soldiers, airmen, marines, and seamen with a note that in the US this term means "low-level members of the army". The important distinction here is that between soldiers and Mercenaries, Militias, Paramilitary and Guerillas and the Armed Forces article does not provide it. Brallan 16:31, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
