Does this bother/offend anyone besides me including people in the army who the title of soldier belongs.shouldnt it be navy=sailors/seamen,air force=air men,Marine Corps.=Marines and what ever they call people in the coast guard.
2007-01-03 17:20:09 · 11 answers · asked by lance h 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There are lots of people who are functionally illiterate. Many are in the media, many are in office. What bugs me is when civil authorities (police, fire, political etc.) refer to the population as "Civilians" as they are also civilians but like to pretend they are something else.
By the way, the term "Marine" started out as "Marine Soldier", they were used on board ships to keep the sailors in line by force. The Air Force used to be the Army Air Corps, and the Coast Guard used to be the "Revenue Marine". So there has been plenty of room for variation.
2007-01-03 17:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, the use of the word Soldier should be restricted to those in the Army. Sailors for the Navy, Airmen for the Air Force, and Marine for the Marines. Coast Guardsmen for the Coast Guard.
Oh, and Marines - US Army officers, including generals, are called Soldier. No one in the Army would have a problem with that.
2007-01-03 18:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by Charles D 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I actually never thought about that. I'm an Army Brat, with an Army fiance, so that's probably why. In any case, though, I have friends that are Airmen, and a few Marines that are friends as well. I do try to call them just by their names, but when I generalize the military force that we have I always say soldiers.
Either way, thank you for bringing that to my attention!
2007-01-03 18:28:44 · answer #3 · answered by Ammie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It does bother me some but I hope in most cases it is just an abbreviation.
On a side note...an old friend of my once said to me that if you take the top general in the Army and call him soldier he'll get pissed. And if you took the top general in the Air Force and call him an air man and he'll get pissed. And if you took the top admiral in the Navy and call him sailor he would be pissed too. But if you took the top general in the Marine Corp and call him Marine he'll just respond. Every Marine is proud to call himself Marine regardless of rank.
Semper Fi
2007-01-03 17:42:39 · answer #4 · answered by C B 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Meh, that doesn't bother me so much. I can, if stuff really hits the fan, pick up a weapon and fight like a ground pounder too so I can see myself as some form of "soldier" at some point.
What annoys me is when adults come up to me while I'm in my BDU's and say things like "thank you for serving in our Army." I feel so tempted to point to my service branch tape (on the left pocket) and tell them to read where it says U.S. AIR FORCE. But in the end I know they mean well, so I let it slide by.
2007-01-04 06:07:57 · answer #5 · answered by promethius9594 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stereotypically a soldier is any person that fights in battle whether it be by air or by water or by land.. look at it from a childs eyes.. typically they dont use the politically correct term when seeing a 'policeman' even if its a woman.. they look at these people at heroes and are more specific than that.. a cop is a cop whether it be swat or some person driving a neighborhood.. a fireman is a fireman whether he breaks down doors or just holds the hose.. a soldier is someone who fights in wars.. example could be made when kids have to tell what their mommy or daddy do.. they might not say my mommy is a third rank sailor [or something like that].. its just a term.. i dont think its something to worry so much about.. worry more about the fact that people are dying and not whether or not they are being referred by their ranks
2007-01-03 17:48:09 · answer #6 · answered by t 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It used to bug me, but it does make the news people shut up faster.
2007-01-03 17:22:43 · answer #7 · answered by Seattle SeaBee 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I use SM, GI or to generalize. And I don't say troops unless I'm talking about cav.
2007-01-03 17:43:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
yea...it annoys the hell out of a bunch of people...people need to get it right cause it annoys a lot of service men...especially marines
2007-01-03 17:23:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
soldiers are all parts of any army an army has soldiers ok.
2007-01-03 17:24:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋