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The one who actually walks to the war everyone else just talks about.
means A soldier trained and equipped to fight on foot, as part of a military's ground combat forces.
from From 'infantry,' borrowed via French 'infanterie' from Italian 'infanteria' — rooted in 'infante,' meaning 'youth' or 'foot soldier,' the same word that gives Spanish and Portuguese royalty their 'infante' and 'infanta' titles. The link is one of rank, not romance: in old military usage, 'infante' denoted the younger, lower-ranked foot soldiers, as distinct from the mounted cavalry made up of knights and nobles. The 'man' is a plain English addition, naming the person who does the job the noun describes.
- job description
- Close with and destroy the enemy, on foot
- weight carried
- Often 60 to 100 pounds of gear
- historical constant
- Tech changes, mud and marching never do
- military math
- Wins wars, gets least of the budget