2006-12-07 01:08:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
A person who makes his raison d'etre the profession of soldiering. This proffession requires a great deal of skill and usually encompasses alot of passion for its way of life. Many are drawn to this field - also known as 'the theatre of war' - due to an almost sport-like thrill it gives to it's participants. The soldier does not usually earn a great deal of money and risks death and injury to earn his keep. There are often other reasons that men become soldiers the most common of them being the idea that they are protecting the liberty of their people; and in wartime many feel that it is right to go to war for their country and it would be dishonourable, cowardly and wrong to avoid it.
2006-12-07 04:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone willing to do a job that others won't, and receive little other than ridicule and opprobrium for it.
"A 18 year old kid from a lower income family who couldn't afford college and wanted to do something special so he or her joined the military hoping they could do something cool like in those commercial on TV and video games, have them pay for college and then live happily ever after. Then being sent off to Iraq, being scared to death then getting killed or worst getting limbs torned off by a bomb. Coming home and getting a metal of honor and live the rest of his life being ignored by the government and living off on 200 dollars a month salary."
^ And you can keep your stupid comments to yourself there, Mr. Yuppie Liberal. It's jackasses like you that make me glad I'm not a civilian anymore.
ETA: Nathan B., as much smack as you're talked in other questions, this time you've come up with as good an answer as I've yet seen here. Well said!
2006-12-07 10:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by grenadier8408 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word soldier simply means someone that is trained to do something. Simple.
A "tank" soldier is trained to use tanks to the best of their abilites.
A "foot" soldier is... blah, blah, blah.... I'm sure you get it by now. = D
2006-12-07 09:16:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dellian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone that fights for freedom or some other cause. A person trained to accomplish effective measures to thwart an attack. Someone who carries weapondry to meet that challenge.
2006-12-07 09:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Diadem 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 18 year old kid from a lower income family who couldn't afford college and wanted to do something special so he or her joined the military hoping they could do something cool like in those commercial on TV and video games, have them pay for college and then live happily ever after. Then being sent off to Iraq, being scared to death then getting killed or worst getting limbs torned off by a bomb. Coming home and getting a metal of honor and live the rest of his life being ignored by the government and living off on 200 dollars a month salary.
2006-12-07 10:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Somebody with a code of honor and the discipline to observe and live by that code.
2006-12-07 09:25:08 · answer #6 · answered by Atrain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A soilder is dedicated and commited to the end
2006-12-08 13:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by sammie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought of brave men and women protecting what they care about.
2006-12-07 09:12:48 · answer #8 · answered by yaz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To protect your motherland and your people and fight against any foreign invaders.
2006-12-07 09:30:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband :)
2006-12-07 17:07:57 · answer #10 · answered by Cloth on Bum, Breastmilk in Tum! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋