[Ads-l] soldier

[Mark Mandel]

My word! In what contexts? That word its totally new to me.

MAM


On Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 7:05 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I see "warfighter" much more than "warrior".
>
> > The term preferred by the military these days seems to be "warrior."
> Faute
> > de mieux.
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> >
> > > Is there a generic term that includes all members of military forces?
> > > Currently in the United States the practice seems to be to refer to
> > > "service men and women," but that seems cumbersome and cannot
> necessarily
> > > be extended to those from other countries.
> > >
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