[Ads-l] soldier

[Jonathan Lighter]

Me too. Warfighter.

"Warrior" has been around for a long time as an occasional gung-ho trope.
I don't think it became a mere cliche till long after Vietnam - Desert
Shield/  Storm perhaps?

JL

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 5:52 PM Mark Mandel <markamandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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