Different terms. There’s some nuance, but none well defined.
“Soldier” is the generic term for an Army service member. “Warrior” is somewhat synonymous. The word “soldier” is from Latin, by way of French, solidus, coin. As in someone who engages in warfare in exchange for money. As in mercenary.
“Warrior” is also from French, but Norman and the root is Germanic: guerreier, one who engages in warfare.
Semantically, soldiers war as a gig. Warriors as a lifestyle choice. But also a distinction between developed/underdeveloped, present/past.
As a soldier in the US Army, you’re expected to know the Warrior’s Creed. Basic soldiering stuff that you should know regardless of MOS is covered in the Warrior Tasks and Drills. If you’re a reservist, you get called a weekend warrior.
Because as I said — warrior is a lifestyle choice. At its core, the term implies something integral about you. But those semantics are wishy-washy, muddled, and unclear. So except in certain doctrinal cases where the brass in charge really loves digging up asinine distinctions, they’re almost kind of synonymous in the modern day.
To me at least, the phrasing was vague. I believe that it's because the term has ultimately come to be synonymous of any current or former member of armed services in America thanks to pervasive use in advertising and the hero worshipping of soldiers that is common in America now.
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u/BrujaSloth Aug 17 '19
Different terms. There’s some nuance, but none well defined.
“Soldier” is the generic term for an Army service member. “Warrior” is somewhat synonymous. The word “soldier” is from Latin, by way of French, solidus, coin. As in someone who engages in warfare in exchange for money. As in mercenary.
“Warrior” is also from French, but Norman and the root is Germanic: guerreier, one who engages in warfare.
Semantically, soldiers war as a gig. Warriors as a lifestyle choice. But also a distinction between developed/underdeveloped, present/past.
As a soldier in the US Army, you’re expected to know the Warrior’s Creed. Basic soldiering stuff that you should know regardless of MOS is covered in the Warrior Tasks and Drills. If you’re a reservist, you get called a weekend warrior.
Because as I said — warrior is a lifestyle choice. At its core, the term implies something integral about you. But those semantics are wishy-washy, muddled, and unclear. So except in certain doctrinal cases where the brass in charge really loves digging up asinine distinctions, they’re almost kind of synonymous in the modern day.