They both fight for their country. Because for a project I have to collect information from letter and diary entries from 3 union and 3 confederate soldiers and summarize during the Civil War. I found some really good entries from a colonel and wanted to know if a colonel qualifies as a "soldier".
2007-01-02 10:34:06 · 14 answers · asked by Tiffany 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I would tell the Colonel that yes he does qualify as a soldier. He is normally the commanding officer of a battalion sized unit, so although he may or may not be involved in combat as readily as his subordinates, he lives the same turmoil and trauma brought on in a combat situation.
2007-01-02 13:15:57 · answer #1 · answered by briang731/ bvincent 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes a colonel is cosidered a soldier. He just has a higher rank than others. Some of the posters here seem to forget that the colonol just didn't wake up one day and pin on eagles, he worked his way up, did his platoon time, company time, staff time, battalion time, etc. In the civil war it would have been possible for an officer to become a colonel very quickly, especially in the Confederate Army, but they were still soldiers none the less.
In the current conflict it is policy for high ranking officers to not expose themselves too much. That is policy for a lot of smart reasons and has nothing to do with these folks not wanting to be out with the boys. I knew many who would have rather been out leading a patrol than being stuck in some command center but that is not what the Army needs senior experienced leaders to be doing.
2007-01-02 22:16:09 · answer #2 · answered by k3s793 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, first of all you must know that ANYONE in the military is technically a soldier. But it may depend on the branch of military they are in. If they are in the Army YES then without a doubt they are a "soldier". In the Air Force, everyone is considered an Airman.
Anyways you would be correct no matter what.
2007-01-02 18:40:14 · answer #3 · answered by ve_wolf 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think a colonel would qualify as a soldier.
2007-01-02 18:35:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A colonel is a soldier. Colonel is a rank designation,
He or she is up there in rank. Or a high ranking soldier
2007-01-02 18:36:48 · answer #5 · answered by Jim M 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lolololololol !!
If you are referring to soldiers of the Civil War era - I guess you could say that a colonel of that year would be expected to lead from the front - on top of a horse, whereas today - they "lead" from behind a desk far from the front line and out of direct harms' way - unlike the cannon fodder they order into battle... Unless you are Col Tim Collins... or Col "H" Jones...to name just 2 off the top of my head. (Col H Jones died in the 1981 Falklands conflict; and Col Tim Collins inspired his men in 2003 with a perfect speech before leading them into battle in Iraq)
To be generous to todays' Colonels, I think they would go into the theatre fo war/conflict more than say a general would.
2007-01-02 18:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by Hello 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Absolutely they sure can and are. Unless of course the colonel is in the Marines and then you had better refer to him as a Marine.
2007-01-02 18:41:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Defenitely considered a soldier.
2007-01-02 18:39:57 · answer #8 · answered by onelo150 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are joking right? Any member of the army no matter what his rank is a soldier.
2007-01-03 00:51:03 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a soldier is a soldier no matter the rank
2007-01-02 19:08:24 · answer #10 · answered by mcspic63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋