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Old 07-14-2012, 03:33 AM
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Default Marines are not called soldiers

I just had a long debate trying to convince a guy who really wants to call all Servicemen "soldiers". It started out as Marines are not called Soldiers because...they are Marines.

This guy said "Soldiers are defined as serving in a military. All the above serve in the military, therefore they are under the umbrella of a soldier. But if defined by what society wants sure."

You call people in the Navy, Sailors. Air Force is Airmen. Now got you "jobs" in the branches like Navy pilots, Air Force pilots and Marine pilots.

But in the board sense, each branch are called their respective terms. Marines are not Soldiers.

I want to know other people's opinions about this.
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Old 07-14-2012, 03:06 PM
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That guy was definitely in the minority.
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That guy was definitely in the minority.
Yeah, definitely. He should try calling a Marine a Soldier to his face and see what kind of tongue lashing he gets.
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Yeah, definitely. He should try calling a Marine a Soldier to his face and see what kind of tongue lashing he gets.
Let's hope it can be limited to a tongue lashing.
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Is there more depth or a more articulated argument as to why Marines aren't called soldiers or is it some hurrdurr pride/semantics thing? You haven't exactly convinced me of the former.

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Is there more depth or a more articulated argument as to why Marines aren't called soldiers or is it some hurrdurr pride/semantics thing? You haven't exactly convinced me of the latter.
Marines, historically, have a distinct function, that of naval infantry. Nowadays, at least with the USMC, that role is slightly blurred, with the Marines doing many of the same things as the Army, but yes, there is a difference.
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Marines, historically, have a distinct function, that of naval infantry. Nowadays, at least with the USMC, that role is slightly blurred, with the Marines doing many of the same things as the Army, but yes, there is a difference.
Which is? You still haven't explained it.
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Okay, so your argument is that they are infantry for a separate branch ffrom the Army and that makes them not "soldiers". So you're saying the "soldier" title is exclusive to the Army branch and not others?

If that's what you're saying, then why is that the case?
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Well, since you're the one challenging the status quo, why do YOU think that Marines should be called "soldiers?" And should Marine aviators be called airmen?
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