I was reading some news articles, and noticed that when the reporters write about the war in Iraq, they always spell Marine with a capital M. Shouldnt they capitalize the S in soldier? If they dont, isnt that disrespectful to the Army who's doing the majority of the fighting in Iraq?
2007-01-29 14:01:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No, the world "soldier" does NOT apply to Marines. The word soldier applies specifically to the Army, thats why I ask.
2007-01-29 14:13:57 · update #1
When writing it in normal correspondence it should not be. When writing any type of Army correspondence, "Soldiers" is always capitilizied.
2007-01-30 01:41:47 · answer #1 · answered by 400lbtwins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My understanding of Army, Navy, Air force, Marines, Coast Guards, Reserves,Navy Seals is that these are specific names such as John Doe. Therefore, they are capitalized. The word soldier refers to any one in the military-- no matter what branch. I might be wrong but i think soldier is not just Army, it is to any one in the Military. I am a proud mom of a Marine. Hope this helps.
2007-01-29 23:04:04 · answer #2 · answered by gormom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking, soldier, sailor, airman, and marine are general terms and not capitalized, since many countries have their own versions of these forces. When you are writing about a specific group, especially if you are doing paperwork for one of the armed forces, you will capitalize them all. For instance, sailors are on all US Navy ships, and the commanding officer of a ship is responsible for all of his Sailors.
2007-01-29 23:43:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,, the word Marine is a capital noun, as is the word Army. The word solder is a common noun and covers those in the Marines and the Army.
2007-01-29 22:11:22 · answer #4 · answered by tom l 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmm. when I refer to a Marine, I capitalize, but as a group, I write "marines." I don't capitolize "sailor" or "airman" either. I write to sevicemen overseas; when I refer to them as a group, I call them my soldiers, even though they aren't all Army.
2007-01-29 22:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by serious troll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"soldier" is a general term. "Marine" is specific and capitalized... If you follow the logic of this, "Army" is capitalized... but not "soldier" Good Luck!
2007-01-29 22:11:56 · answer #6 · answered by OilCityBug 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
when doing army paperwork
2007-01-29 22:14:59 · answer #7 · answered by 7am gangster 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋