soldier
Let an agent handle soldiers by force, rank, status and legal protections, and describe military matters neutrally without operational assistance.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle soldiers by force, rank, status and legal protections, and describe military matters neutrally without operational assistance.
A member of an army or other armed force, especially an enlisted person or a combatant, as well as historical fighters such as conquistadors and partisans.
What it is for: Soldiers serve in armed forces for defence and other missions.
It can be enlist and serve; be protected by international humanitarian law; be recognised and remembered; access veterans support.
Distinguishing features
Member of an armed force
Combatant and non-combatant roles
Protected by the Geneva Conventions when captured or wounded
Historical and irregular fighters have different statuses
What it looks like
Uniforms and equipment; the role is defined by membership of an armed force.
How it is recognised
Uniform and insignia of a force
Identity documents and service numbers
Combatant status depends on law, not appearance alone
Related models
is a kind of - role
serves under - command
is governed by - law
takes part in - context
In practice
Families and kinds
enlisted soldiers
non-commissioned officers
reservists
irregular fighters and partisans
historical soldiers
Identifiers
service number force-specific identification
Standards and regulation
Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocols
National military law
Veterans legislation
Failure modes and hazards
Providing operational military assistance
Disclosing personal or deployment information
Partisan portrayal of conflicts
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.soldier-animal
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Status Force and rank.
Status defines rights and duties.
Force
Membership.
Force
Force and branch.
- Which armed force and branch? provenance
- What rank? provenance
Legal status
Combatant or not.
Legal status
Legal status.
- What is the person legal status under humanitarian law? boundary
- What protections apply? boundary
Service Duties and conditions.
Service carries duties and rights.
Duties
Role.
Duties
Duties.
- What are the role duties? definition
- Under which law? provenance
Welfare
Health and support.
Welfare
Support available.
- What health and welfare support is available? action
- Where can veterans get help? action
Protection Privacy and safety.
Personal information can endanger soldiers.
Privacy
Personal data.
Privacy
What not to disclose.
- Could information here endanger soldiers or families? boundary
- What should be withheld? boundary
Limits
No operational help.
Limits
Operational limits.
- Does the request seek operational military assistance? boundary
- How should the agent respond? action
Memory Remembrance and history.
Soldiers are remembered.
Remembrance
Memorials.
Remembrance
Remembrance.
- How is service commemorated? definition
- Where are records kept? provenance
History
Historical soldiers.
History
Historical context.
- What historical context applies? provenance
- How should contested history be described? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should combatant status categories be separate entries?
- How should agents describe military personnel neutrally?
- How should veterans support be linked by country?