It is with Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsing President Bush. One of the captions in this commercial is there are 130,000 US troops in Iraq. Which made me wonder how many people are in a troop. Would that be People in a troop x Troops in Iraq = Total US Soldiers in Iraq? Or is a troop considered on single soldier?
2006-09-18 06:22:55 · 8 answers · asked by 1loopyferretpsycho 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The US Cavalry still uses the term "troop" for "company" (which can be a unit of about 62-150 soldiers), but when applied to the general military, a troop is an individual service member. In the case of your question, it is the individuals, not the units, that they refer to.
2006-09-18 08:36:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 troop is 1 person
2006-09-18 06:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by ford 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A troop is one soldier.
2006-09-18 06:24:48 · answer #3 · answered by MЯ BAIT™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe "troop" means "soldier"...so if they say there are 130,000 troops in Iraq...they are saying there are 130,000 soldiers in Iraq.
2006-09-18 06:25:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In that particular advertisment, for lack of a better word, Troop refers to one individual.
2006-09-18 06:38:49 · answer #5 · answered by j H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word "troops" is a collective plural for "soliders", and includes support and non-miltiary admin personnel as well as active duty.
So, 130K troops means 130K people.
2006-09-18 06:29:48 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can' tpossibly be this stupid. 1 troop = 1 person
2006-09-18 06:25:27 · answer #7 · answered by brantibrooks1 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it means, 130,000 individual soldiers
2006-09-18 06:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by john s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋