ArmyCowboy
The Dark Lord
The word soldier does not require capitalization.
December 23, 2003
By Charlie Coon
Stars and Stripes
It's Soldier, not soldier.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker has decreed that all command information products, including base newspapers, capitalize the word "soldier" from now on.
"The change gives Soldiers the respect and importance they've always deserved, especially now in their fight against global terrorism," stated an October directive from Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, Department of the Army.
Soldier - and That's With a Capital 'S'
Its a respect thing, something you obviously don't understand.
Like I said it's not a word that requires capitalization.
Respect is earned.
Soldiers fighting and dying for the freedom of America and Americans in general, for 200+ years, haven't earned your respect?
That speaks volumes.