This may seem to be a dumb question, but I have heard answers saying that a troop is a group of soldiers and others that say that a troop refers to a single soldier. Since I've heard contradictory answers, a source would be much appreciated when you give yours. Thanks!
2007-01-11 04:46:54 · 11 answers · asked by ChingoBling 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In former times and traditional British usage, a troop was indeed a group of soldiers (a squad or a platoon) and a trooper is an indivisual soldier. However, in Modern/American usage, when some one said 20,000 troops, he meant 20,000 individual soldiers.
2007-01-11 05:38:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 Troop = 1 Soldier. If he was talking about multiples, he would use terms such as units, brigade, battalion, etc.
2007-01-11 12:55:29 · answer #2 · answered by B aka PE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A troop is one person. I don't have a link. I just know.
2007-01-11 12:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20,000 individual troops.
2007-01-11 13:00:45 · answer #4 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20,000 individual soldiers, marines, sailors or airmen.
2007-01-11 12:55:07 · answer #5 · answered by sand runner 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
20,000.
troupe is plural. troop is singular.
2007-01-11 12:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
20, 000
2007-01-11 12:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20,000
2007-01-11 12:52:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
duhh
2007-01-11 13:48:53 · answer #9 · answered by tankbuff, 19 violations so far 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20,000.
2007-01-11 12:58:39 · answer #10 · answered by gothjedi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋