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[edit source]Not all armies are "strictly hierarchal"; the early militia forces of the Spanish Republic in 1936/7, for example. -- Sam 12:43, 4 October 2002 (UTC)
"A soldier who no longer serves in the armed forces is called a veteran."
Isn't a Veteran simply a word for an experienced soldier, regardless of wether they are currently servering are not? -- User:Pod 17:04, 4 July 2004 (UTC)
(Over-)Emphasis
[edit source]I think you overdid with the STRONG tags - but I won't change it. What do the next readers think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.138.96.82 (talk • contribs) 06:22, 27 January 2005
"Solgier" listed at Redirects for discussion
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The redirect Solgier has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2025 June 14 § Solgier until a consensus is reached. Thepharoah17 (talk) 20:46, 14 June 2025 (UTC)
Restriction of term to land force/army is societal jargon
[edit source]"A soldier is a person who is a member of an army" with "army" defined as ground or land forces is jargon, in this presumably specific to the US military, and in conflict with other linguistic definitions of the word soldier that include all kinds of paid military personnel. This also applies to "army" which does not exclusively mean land or ground forces but has both etymologically and colloquially the meaning "military as a whole".