Your blood cancer is not service related
Do they mean “soldiers”?
They’ve been calling them warfighters since the 80s.
The vast majority of soldiers don’t fight.
What if they’re marines? Have you ever tried calling a marine a soldier to their face? I don’t recommend it.
As a civilian, I’d hope they’d show some understanding that we don’t give two fucks about their petty distinctions.
Also: I have family in multiple branches, so I know the difference, and fuck any of them who take an attitude with me over it.
As a Marine (got out many years ago), most of us don’t give a shit. Some did while they were active duty, but it was only when other people brought it up to get a reaction from the Marine. There are still some loud Marines that would say something just to be loud. We come in different flavors of annoying.
While I was recruiting, I was called a soldier by a few teachers and parents and it doesn’t matter. What matters (to me) is the intent, most people are making an honest mistake. Some are trying to get a reaction out of you, I might respond if it was a bit friendly, but I mostly ignore it.
Being called a Marine instead of a soldier, is part of the brain washing. It helps point to something and say “That’s why we are better. Marine is a proper name and should be capitalized. Also don’t put your hands in your pockets. That for the nasty Army to do and not the Marines. We get held to a higher standard.”
In my experience “soldier” is fine. Just don’t call a Marine a Sailor.
But they’d love to tell you about their favorite flavor of crayon!
I’ve seen them get pissy and at least correct people over either, but YMMV I guess
One time, I was trying to motivate a retired marine friend of mine who was being lazy by saying “on your feet, soldier!” as a reference to Terminator, myself being ignorant of the difference.
Credit where it’s due: it got him on his feet.
Old Man’s War coming to fruition.
Well that was more like uploading your consciousness into a newer better body … but I can see how that’s close enough.
Well, the clone was based on their genetic material. Enhanced musculature, green skin, and yellow cat-like eyes with enhanced vision, and nanobot-enhanced artificial blood.
Not the same, obviously, but a step closer towards something similar.
When will they start getting the gene-seeds ready?
Something something FOXDIE something something LA-LI-LU-LE-LO…
"I hear its amazing when the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork does a raw blink on Hari Kiri Rock.
I need scissors! 61!"
George Sears for president
Cave Johnson comes to mind…
Looks like the warfighter would be made of a bunch of different RF connectors.
