[xone]

The brave soldier

Not a soldier.

[Resolute Conservative]

You got that right.

[Rannug]

“A soldier is one who fights as part of an organized land-based armed force;[1] if that force is for hire the person is generally termed a mercenary soldier, or mercenary.[2] The majority of cognates of the word “soldier” that exist in other languages have a meaning that embraces both commissioned and non-commissioned officers in national land forces.”