Soldier

Soldier
French army soldiers at Salisbury Plain, England, Exercise Wessex Storm 2020.
Occupation
Occupation type
Profession
Activity sectors
Military
Description
Fields of
employment
Armies
Soldiers in the United States Army
A Nepalese soldier on field training

A soldier is a person who is a part of an army. A soldier can be forced to join the army (called conscription) or volunteer to join.

Names and types

There are many different types of soldiers: troopers, tankers, commandos, dragoons, infantrymen, guardians, artillerymen, paratroopers, grenadiers, rangers, snipers, engineers, sappers, craftsmen, signallers, medics, and gunners.[source?]

In many countries there are soldiers that have special names for other reasons. For example, military police personnel in the British Army are called "red berets" because their berets are red.

References

  1. ↑ "Conscription". Merriam-Webster Online.
  2. ↑ Chappell, Mike (1997). Redcaps : Britain's provost troops and military police. Library Genesis. London : Osprey. ISBN 978-1-85532-670-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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