[Ads-l] soldier

[Jonathan Lighter]

It's used a lot in strategic and logistical, in-Pentagon publications.

My *impression* is that it only became common ca1990.

JL

On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:05 PM Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> My word! In what contexts? That word its totally new to me.
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> MAM
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> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 7:05 PM Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > I see "warfighter" much more than "warrior".
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> > > 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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