I've always thought that a military troop consisted of more than one person but then I hear Rosie Odonnell on the View say that 26 more troops have died aka 26 military people so is that correct? Am I the only one who thinks that a troop is more than one person..?
2007-01-22 06:26:53 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It has different uses, but in this usage, it means 1 soldier.
www.m-w.com
troop: 1 a : a group of soldiers
but in common speech, it has become singular.
2007-01-22 06:29:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Troop" is often used by civilians as a term for one military member. Although accurately, it is a term used in reference to a member of an Army Cavalry unit.
"Troop" however, is also a military term for a squadron of Cavalry Troopers (equivelent to an Infantry Company - around 100 people).
But Rosie is not a "Neutral" news reporter, and she says everything with an agenda. She probably cares far more about the fact that more people have died, and not the fact that there are not over 26 more hurt families.
2007-01-22 15:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by dothan_mike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both. a troop is just another name for a soldier, usually referring to Army soldiers. a Troop is a Cavalry equivilant to an infantry company, consisting of approximately 30 soldiers or troopers.
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2007-01-22 14:53:19 · answer #3 · answered by sicmonkey 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A troop can refer to a Marine, a Soldier, Airman, or Sailor. Marines in particular get upset if you call them a Soldier, so "troops" is the proper way to refer to our military personnel in general.
2007-01-22 14:36:07 · answer #4 · answered by Sassy 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yep, Marine's aren't soldiers, therefore, the generic labelling of all military perssonell as troops.
2007-01-22 22:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by NCMOMMAAC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. Why must you be so pedantic? Of course you are right troop was originally plural, a troop of soldiers (must be a certain number) but words alter their meaning over time, language is not static.
2007-01-22 15:20:31 · answer #6 · answered by airmonkey1001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes a troop means one man.
2007-01-22 14:34:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A troop and a soldier are the same thing.
I'm with the 1st Cavalry Division and we are referred to as troopers.
2007-01-22 14:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may well be the only one. When the news media refers to troops they mean soldiers.
2007-01-22 14:30:42 · answer #9 · answered by toff 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, when they refer to a number of troops, it is the number of soldiers.
2007-01-22 14:29:47 · answer #10 · answered by sandy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. One "troop" is one soldier.
2007-01-22 14:33:52 · answer #11 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋