A soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of national armed forces. In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including commissioned or non-commissioned officers.
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Soldiers in the Blogosphere: Strategic impact of Soldier blogs
... educate and equip their Soldiers to enable them to be effective blog writers. ... New Poll: Should Soldiers be encouraged to blog un...soldierblogging.blogspot.com/2009/01/strategic-impact-of-sol...Soldiers in the Blogosphere
... discussion about the pros and cons of the Army encouraging Soldiers to blog. ... Commanders can certainly spot check Soldiers' blog entries, but this will not ...soldierblogging.blogspot.com/Soldiers' Iraq Blogs Face Military Scrutiny : NPR
Military officials are cracking down on blogs written by soldiers and Marines in Iraq, saying some of them reveal sensitive information. Critics say it's an attempt ...www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=3867981Top General: Let Soldiers Blog | Danger Room from Wired.com
A leading general and former top military spokesman in Iraq is pleading with the armed services to let troops blog and post to YouTube. Too bad the video site isblog.wired.com/defense/2008/01/a-leading-gener.htmlsoldiers blogs
Not all is rosy when the soldiers come home. Soldiers are faced with adjustment to new realities, some of them quite unpleasant. ...www.mindsay.com/tags/soldiersA soldier is a general English term that refers to a member of a land component of national armed forces. In most societies of the world, "soldier" is also a general term for any member of the land forces including commissioned or non-commissioned officers.
Etymology
The word soldier is derived from an Old French word, itself a derivation of Solidarius, Latin for someone who served in the armed forces for pay, as opposed to warriors in tribal society where every grown man is automatically a member of his clan's fighting force. Solidare in Latin means "to pay"; Roman soldiers were paid in solidi, so-called because they were a new type of solid silver coin brought in after a reform of the Roman monetary system.
Non-English equivalents
The common Romance origin for the words soldier and payment survives not only in French as soldat and solde, but also in other languages, like German Soldat and Sold, Spanish soldado and sueldo, Portuguese soldado and soldo, Dutch soldaat and soldij, Italian "soldato" and "soldo", Arabic "Gondi" and "moganad" and many other languages.
In the Russian language the word soldier is also "солдат" ("soldat"), although it is not related to the Russian word for money, but was borrowed from German use. In some languages the word soldier is derived from different etymology, for example Estonian "sõdur" is derived from word "sõda," which means "war."
Occupational specialities
Other terms
In some English speaking countries soldiers serving in specific occupations are referred to by terms other than their occupational name. For example military police personnel are known as "redheads" from the colour of their berets, and in the United States Army, artillerymen are sometimes referred to as "redlegs," from the branch color for artillery.
See also
- Army
- Related terms: Mercenary, Guerrilla, Militant, Combatant
- Military use of children
