what is 1 troop.?army troops?

Question

thats my question

Answer 1

You know, this is an interesting question that I have been bothered by myself. Prior to the last couple of years, I have always thought that a troop was a group of soldiers, not one soldier, and that "the troops" was the collective group of all soldiers in a particular context. I think the terms have been re-invented by the media.

Answer 2

I've been wondering the same thing and thought the same as urbaba61... I always thought a troop referred to several soldiers (like a squadron or something)... but only recently have I noticed the media referring to one individual as a "troop." My dad was in the USAF for 21 years. I am 46 and have listened to the news report on Vietnam, Persian Gulf, and other military-related things throughout the years... this new definition of "troop" is a bit confusing.

Answer 3

A troop is a company sized unit in the calvary.

That's not to be confused with 'troops' , which is what the media usually uses for to signify a group of many servicemembers. For them it's a general term. They really should use the term 'personnel', and use the terms the military uses to cut confusion. The reason being...airmen are not soldiers and soldiers are not Marines, which you see the general term 'soldier' used all of the time, as well and isn't correct.....soldiers are Army only.

Answer 4

troop = 1 soldier, or 1 person.

troops is more than one soldier or person.

Answer 5

one solider is one troop