"Warrior vs Soldier: Top 5 Differences" Topic

Evidently warriors don't have discipline. Every time I ever heard some GI explaining why he'd flagrantly disobeyed some order or reg, he started calling himself a "warrior."

There clearly is a significant difference. The European colonial powers were so successful because they sent armies of soldiers against armies of warriors. The technological difference were actually very minor compared to that.

#2 and #9 are very similar.

But don't forget, if soldiers are not well led, the well-led warriors can destroy them -- cf Battle Teutobergerwald in 9 AD link

Jim

Agreed – while some Special Forces types champion the warrior ethos, well led soldiers beat well led warriors hands down

I think this is one of the major mistakes of understanding the European Middlea ages, with notable exception, The armies mostly all warriors.

Other – present day "warriors" use the term (or others apply it) to imply a superiority over common "soldiers" that doesn't actually exist (like "aviator" over "pilot")

I think in the modern moment, particularly thanks to marketers, we like the term "Warrior" because it suggested an individual, "soldier" in connotation is not nearly as sexy. Would you rather be described as a dishwashing Warrior or soldier?

Pffft to all the choices.

A warrior is a person who has fought in a war.
A soldier is a person who is trained to perform various roles in an army, whether in war or peace.

Thus, some soldiers are warriors, and some warriors are soldiers, but the terms are neither exclusionary nor in conflict with each other.

The English language really isn't that complicated.

From the US Army Soldiers Creed:

I am an American Soldier.

I am a warrior and a member of a team.

I serve the people of the United States, and live the Army Values.

I will always place the mission first.

I will never accept defeat.

I will never quit.

I will never leave a fallen comrade.

I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.

I always maintain my arms, my equipment and myself.

I am an expert and I am a professional.

I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy, the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.

I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.

I am an American Soldier

In other words you can be both, perhaps Soldiers are the job, and many of those have a warrior mindset.