Can a Marine be called a soldier???

goaliedude66630 · June 2nd, 2004

After a talk with a person from this site. Can you call a Marine a soldier or do you have to call him a Marine??? I mean that when talking abotu being one. i said i want to be a simple foot soldier in the Marines he said i could because Marines are not soldiers.

silent driller · June 2nd, 2004

One CAN call him a soldier, but he probably wouldn't appreciate it. A Marine doesn't go through Marine Corps Boot Camp at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot to earn the title of Soldier. He does it to earn the title of MARINE!
-Semper Fidelis sir.

Redneck · June 2nd, 2004

I am locking this before it gets into a junior varsity pissing contest.

But in answer to your question, goalie, a Marine is a USMC servicemember, a Soldier is a USA servicemember.

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June 2nd, 2004
goaliedude66630	Topic: Can a Marine be called a soldier??? After a talk with a person from this site. Can you call a Marine a soldier or do you have to call him a Marine??? I mean that when talking abotu being one. i said i want to be a simple foot soldier in the Marines he said i could because Marines are not soldiers.

June 2nd, 2004
silent driller	One CAN call him a soldier, but he probably wouldn't appreciate it. A Marine doesn't go through Marine Corps Boot Camp at a Marine Corps Recruit Depot to earn the title of Soldier. He does it to earn the title of MARINE! -Semper Fidelis sir.

June 2nd, 2004
Redneck	I am locking this before it gets into a junior varsity pissing contest. But in answer to your question, goalie, a Marine is a USMC servicemember, a Soldier is a USA servicemember.

Can a Marine be called a soldier???

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