- Reaction score
- 1,308
- Points
- 1,040
From an historical point of view, I had a fellow soldier refer to himself as an infanteer, long before women were allowed in the combat arms. As a side note, "Musketeer" is used in English. As for "Infanteer", its use seems to be localised in Canada, so therefore it would not end up as part of English, but english (note one has an upper case "E" where the other has a lower case "e"). So, though the term is understood by more than one party, it is not universally understood or used today. As others have mentioned, languages evolve, so perhaps one day, "Infanteer" may be part of the English language. I would argue that it instead is slang, dialect or jargon used only within Canada.
As for me, is someone asks what I do in the Army, I respond "I'm an Infantry Officer". Kind of a cop out, I know, in terms of this poll. Having said that, the PER refers to Infantry Officers as "INF 00180-01" and Infantry NCMs as "INFMN 00010-01", so, like it or not, if you are in the infantry and you are an NCM, you are indeed an "Infantryman", regardless of your (or my) opinion. Naturally, however, you can call yourself an infanteer all you want, so long as you understand that it is a colloquial use of the language.
As for changing it to "Infantryman/Infantrywoman", what about the naval ranks of "Ordinary Seaman" "Able Seaman" "Leading Seaman" and "Master Seaman"? Would they become "Ordinary Seaperson?" /ducking/
(Side note: when I spell checked this post, "Infanteer" came up as a non-recognised word)
As for me, is someone asks what I do in the Army, I respond "I'm an Infantry Officer". Kind of a cop out, I know, in terms of this poll. Having said that, the PER refers to Infantry Officers as "INF 00180-01" and Infantry NCMs as "INFMN 00010-01", so, like it or not, if you are in the infantry and you are an NCM, you are indeed an "Infantryman", regardless of your (or my) opinion. Naturally, however, you can call yourself an infanteer all you want, so long as you understand that it is a colloquial use of the language.
As for changing it to "Infantryman/Infantrywoman", what about the naval ranks of "Ordinary Seaman" "Able Seaman" "Leading Seaman" and "Master Seaman"? Would they become "Ordinary Seaperson?" /ducking/
(Side note: when I spell checked this post, "Infanteer" came up as a non-recognised word)