infantry veteran
Seasoned ground fighter
An infantry veteran is someone who has served in the infantry—the branch of military forces that engages in ground combat on foot.
The term emphasizes both the specific nature of the service (frontline ground warfare) and its completion: My grandfather was an infantry veteran of the Korean War.
Infantry veterans often form a distinct identity among military veterans, having experienced the particular demands of foot-soldier combat.
- soldierArmed forces member
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- combat zoneActive military conflict area
- warArmed struggle between groups
- battalionMid-sized military unit
front lines · frontline · rifleman · boots · boot camp · trenches · Purple Heart · deployment · tour of duty · PTSD · shell shock · battlefield · fatigues · platoon · discharge · service · thank you for your service · medals
- Veteransvets, VA, retired soldier, ex-serviceman, combat vet
infantry veterancavalryman
Soldier who fights mounted
mounted soldier · pilot · sailor · submariner · fighter pilot
infantry veteranrookie
Inexperienced newcomer
raw recruit · greenhorn · cadet · cherry · neophyte
infantry veterancivilian
Non-military person
noncombatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · draft dodger · war correspondent
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