It's Marine, not soldier
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klibby — 16 years ago(February 12, 2010 11:09 AM)
Your statement "We now have had two U.S. presidents (Clinton & Obama) with NO military background." is sadly incomplete. There have been MANY U.S. Presidents with no military background. Among the early Presidents, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Quincy Adams, and Martin Van Buren had no military background. In the 20th Century, William Howard Taft, Warren Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, FDR, and Lyndon Johnson had no military background, Reagan was inducted during World War II but could not serve overseas because of poor eyesight and saw no combat, and George W. Bush only served in the National Guard, which during the Vietnam War was widely accepted as a way to avoid combat duty.
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barryfleckmann — 15 years ago(May 14, 2010 05:10 AM)
It's entirely possible. Last night, I turned-off "NCIS" for the same reason. They insist on addressing military people by their pay grades (Staff Sergeant, Lance Corporal, Lieutenant Colonel, Major General)) and not their actual, everyday, in conversation only, titles It drives me NUTS!!! You would think they'd have Military Advisers.
I suppose MANY viewers of "NCIS" would consider my complaint to be petty, but on "NCIS," where Mark Harmon plays a retired Marine "Gunny Sergeant," HE WOULD KNOW BETTER! It makes his character disingenuous.
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redwingjs — 16 years ago(July 28, 2009 06:17 PM)
No, it's not. Thinking that it is the same shows your ignorance and complete lack of respect.
I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.
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smoke_a_joint — 16 years ago(November 08, 2009 12:48 PM)
hey.. I also thought that saying "soldier" would be fine.. I mean after all, isn't a marine just as honorable as any other soldier? or is it that a marine is more honorable than someone else? If someone calls me doctor, I don't care if he calls me Dr. of Biochemistry or just Doc.. althought there certainly are vast differences in any field of profession, isn't especially a soldier an honor title in itself that literally cannot be raised further?
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cpaul085 — 16 years ago(February 11, 2010 07:20 AM)
smoke_a_joint you missed the entire point of this discussion."Isn't a marine just as honorable as any other soldier?" The point being made is that Soldier is NOT a broad term for military personnel.a common misconception of the term Soldier. A "Soldier" would be in the Army. There is a specific term for each branch. Marine - Marine Core, Sailor - Navy, Airman - Air Force, Soldier - Army, Guardsman - Coast Guard. Does this not make sense? .
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leahbethm — 16 years ago(November 15, 2009 12:43 AM)
People that are NOT in the military should not be expected to know the difference between soldier and marine, etc.
The young girl in the film didn't have a clue about military 'titles' so it wasn't a bad thing that she referred to him as a soldier. -
JonM1911 — 16 years ago(July 29, 2009 10:05 AM)
And we have a winner for douchebag of the wk post! As someone who is into all things military, and is going to enlist in the Navy for a chance at BUD/s I don't see how its so hard. Even if its just out of respect, although I don't expect civilians to know all the technical stuff, they should know the difference between Airman, Marine, Sailor, and Soldier. And I agree, I think that everyone should serve a mandatory tour in the military, might help shape up my generation.
