Cethin,

A definition for soldier is one who serve in an army and an army is “a large organized body of armed personnel trained for war especially on land” (emphasis mine, note not explicitly on land) or “a unit capable of independent action and consisting usually of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary troops”

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/army

The Air Force absolutely fits the latter definition, and it fits the former as well if you don’t consider the land part exclusive, which it isn’t.

Other definitions of soldier also exist, which do not require it be a member of an army, but a military in general. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soldier

If you’re going to be pedantic, at least be pedantic and accurate. There’s no sense in being pedantic and wrong.

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