Marines are not called soldiers - Page 2

Spartan198 · #1 08-27-2012, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by k9870

im in the i dont give a crap category, some things aren't worth getting wound up over.

We aren't getting wound up, it's a matter of is and is nots. A wheel isn't a tire, a truck isn't a car, a bullet isn't a cartridge, a clip isn't a magazine, and so on. The word "Soldier", like the term "Special Forces", isn't an umbrella term in the US military.

AdAstra2009 · #2 08-27-2012, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by k9870

im in the i dont give a crap category, some things aren't worth getting wound up over.

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It's also kind of dorky getting all wound up about it as well in my honest opinion.

funkychinaman · #3 08-27-2012, 10:11 PM

I can't believe we're still talking about this.

Spartan198 · #4 08-27-2012, 10:55 PM

We distinguish between AKMs and Type 56s and Beretta 92s and PT-92s. Why is this one of the subjects where using the right terminology doesn't matter?

A Type 56 isn't an AKM.
A PT-92 isn't a Beretta 92.
A Marine isn't a Soldier.

funkychinaman · #5 08-27-2012, 11:40 PM

I don't think he means on the site, I think he means in general.

AdAstra2009 · #6 08-28-2012, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Spartan198

We distinguish between AKMs and Type 56s and Beretta 92s and PT-92s. Why is this one of the subjects where using the right terminology doesn't matter?

A Type 56 isn't an AKM.
A PT-92 isn't a Beretta 92.
A Marine isn't a Soldier.

A Type 56 is a type of AK-47
A PT-92 is a type of Beretta 92
A Marine is a type of soldier

Hence a Marine is a soldier.

Bam! /Thread closed