2006-07-13 23:46:18 · 15 answers · asked by Am 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A warrior fights for personal glory, while a soldier fights for his friends/teammates, and his country. Soldiers fight as a team, with clearly defined chain of command, and follows orders quickly and willingly.
Soldiers...think of a unit moving two by two, covering each other, clearing a room/building.
Warriors...think Braveheart, with the two lines clashing, and the resulting chaos as the battle breaks down into individual fights.
The current blurring between the two in military usage is because the people making the decisions about what to call everyone do not themselves know the difference. Sort of like the entirely stupid and innacurate "An Army of one" ads you see these days. There is no such thing...the very concept of an army, and soldiers, is that of a team, all working together to accomplish the mission.
Now, many soldiers are also warriors, and vice-versa.
2006-07-14 02:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by tyrsson58 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
A soldier is a person, any person in the military . He or she may be a soldier for many reasons. They like seeing the world. They like the regular pay check. They needed a place to grow up. They wanted to take advantage of the GI Bill to get an education.
A warrior loves the thought of battle. The ultimate thrill of putting his or her life on the line and having the power to take lives. If you ask an average soldier if he or she wants to go into combat, they will have many answers why they should not go. If you ask a warrior , they will ask you when they can get on the plane.
2006-07-14 06:57:03 · answer #2 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A soldier is a subset of warrior. A warrior is anyone versed in the martial arts, but a soldier specifically serves in the standing armed forces of his nation.
2006-07-14 08:58:55 · answer #3 · answered by Immortal Blade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference between a soldier and a warrior.
The name warrior came from ancient times when they used to fight a few feet away from each other with swords and sheilds.A solider is just a modern name for them.
2006-07-14 14:11:17 · answer #4 · answered by HHH 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing. The Army has more recently increased their usage of the term warrior. What was once PLDC(Primary Leadership Development Course), it is now WLC (Warrior Leadership Course).
Warrior Leader Course is the right name for the new course, Abromowitz said, because it “espouses the tenets of the Warrior Ethos.”
2006-07-14 07:19:27 · answer #5 · answered by accountant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used interchangeably!
However sometimes a soldier is one who goes by the rules of combat. while the warrior has none!
2006-07-14 06:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by cantcu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A warrior = a solider
2006-07-14 08:56:14 · answer #7 · answered by Ashley W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh I got a good quote for you on this:
"Of every one hundred men, Ten shouldn't even be there, Eighty are nothing but targets, Nine are real fighters...We are lucky to have them...They make the battle. Ah, but the ONE, ONE of them is a WARRIOR...and HE will bring the others back"----Heraclitus (Circa 500 BC)
2006-07-14 06:52:40 · answer #8 · answered by djack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference. In our politically correct world, being so modern and all.... warrior just isn't as palitable.
2006-07-14 07:37:53 · answer #9 · answered by tcatmech2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tank abbot
Olly North
2006-07-14 06:59:55 · answer #10 · answered by uughh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋