I think it is for recruitment. For me the word soldier makes me think of someone who is unempowered. Just another pawn on the table, getting their balls busted

I think it is for recruitment. For me the word soldier makes me think of someone who is unempowered. Just another pawn on the table, getting their balls busted by their senior officer for not shining their boots enough. Warfighter makes me think of someone who is empowered. A warrior willingly testing themselves in the harshest conditions imaginable. Fighting against adversity. Not submitting to it. Your post reminded me of all the videos I watched on this subject. The ridiculousness of it all. A group of marines in Afghanistan who in the process of trying to deliver security to a village end up outside of it on a vantage point, ordering artillery shelling of the same village they are tasked with protecting because tabliban started firing mortars at them from within the village walls.[0] [0] https://youtu.be/ZvZj3u1Eenw?t=2684 https://youtu.be/ZvZj3u1Eenw?t=2684