tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post4344518238019275630..comments2024-01-31T17:32:52.052-06:00Comments on whilldtkwriter site 4 ayes: Soldiering On Military Rankswhilldtkwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461639705305459417noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-75716315933728644012022-04-03T15:33:00.503-05:002022-04-03T15:33:00.503-05:00Thanks Wanda, I'm unfamiliar with ranks outsi...Thanks Wanda, I'm unfamiliar with ranks outside the Navy. If memory serves me well, my dad was an E-7 Chief Petty Officer (CPO) and our son was an E-5 Petty Officer 2nd class (PO2).<br /> Woody Lemckehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17562150524789156876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-33397609096750211402014-04-01T08:31:09.287-05:002014-04-01T08:31:09.287-05:00Thanks for the extra details, Robert!Thanks for the extra details, Robert!whilldtkwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461639705305459417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-12329584408339258852014-03-31T10:42:06.942-05:002014-03-31T10:42:06.942-05:00Every yacht club has a Commodore – a person, not a...Every yacht club has a Commodore – a person, not a computer. :) Soldier has an interesting derivation, coming from soudeour (mercenary), which helps explain the spelling, back through the French for wage and shilling to the Latin solidus, a gold coin used in Europe for centuries. Like a coin, the soldier is a resource; a man paid to fight.Roberthttp://www.linkedin.com/in/copyeditornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-87815084171488381422014-03-30T20:57:00.989-05:002014-03-30T20:57:00.989-05:00Thanks for your comment, Joe. The etymology of som...Thanks for your comment, Joe. The etymology of some of the ranks I looked up provided some insight of how steeped in tradition the titles can be.<br /><br />Meandering a bit, I saw "commodore" and "marshall" in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_other_ranks. Commodores are better known as pre-PCs and the pop group. As for marshall, I'm more familiar with it in the context of "field marshall", Marshal Tito, and US marshalls WRT cowboy shows or "The Fugitive" (movie, TV show).whilldtkwriterhttp://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-18155502342522947752014-03-29T09:23:18.156-05:002014-03-29T09:23:18.156-05:00The names have fascinating etymologies. If you'...The names have fascinating etymologies. If you're fascinated by the origins of words, look up the ranks in Wikipedia. At one time, English armies also had the rank of Ensign. For Americans, RAF ranks are probably the most confusing, since we don't use that system at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061114241764353187noreply@blogger.com