[Ads-l] soldier

[Mark Mandel]

I see that my previous question that you answered may have been unclear.
Are we talking about *warrior* or *warfighter*? I meant the latter.

MAM

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 6:41 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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.
> >
> > 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.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > 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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