Soldier

A soldier is a person who is a part of an army. A soldier can be forced to join the army or volunteer to join.^[1]

Soldier

French army soldiers at Salisbury Plain, England, Exercise Wessex Storm 2020.
Occupation
Occupation type	Profession
Activity sectors	Military
Description
Fields of employment	Armies

Soldiers in the United States Army

A Nepalese soldier on field training

Names and types

There are many different types of soldiers: troopers, tankers, commandos, dragoons, infantrymen, guardians, artillerymen, paratroopers, grenadiers, rangers, snipers, engineers, sappers, craftsmen, signallers, medics, and gunners.^[source?]

In many countries there are soldiers that have special names for other reasons. For example, military police personnel in the British Army are called "red berets" because their berets are red.^[2]

Related pages

• Military
• Militia
• Marine
• Sailor
• Military ranks