Scenario: The Soldier Of The Future.

Scenario: The Soldier Of The Future.
For as long as Homo Sapiens has walked the earth, there have been members of the species who dedicate their lives to fighting other humans. For thousands of years, war was a profession, fought by so-called warriors, good examples of warrior societies throughout history would be the Spartans of Ancient Greece, Medieval Knights and the Cheyenne Dog-Soldiers. A Warrior by definition, however, fights for none but himself, and some would argue that if a soldier fights on the behalf of a state or government, and receives pay for it, he is technically a soldier. The word soldier is derived from an Old French word, itself a derivation of Solidarius, Latin for someone who served in the armed forces for pay, as opposed to warriors in tribal society where every grown man is automatically a member of his clan's fighting force. Solidare in Latin means "to pay"; Roman soldiers were paid in solidi, so-called because they were a new type of solid silver coin brought in after a reform of the Roman monetary system.

By the early 21st Century, the word 'soldier'  was considered obsolete by many, due to the increasing specialisation of military occupations that require different areas of knowledge and skill-sets. As a result, the term 'soldier' was steadily replaced by names which reflect an individual's military occupation specialty Arm, Service or Branch of military employment, their type of unit, or operational employment or technical use such as: Commando, Tanker, Gunner, Engineer, Sapper, Ranger and Sniper.

By the late 21st Century, the human body could be modified readily and easily, and some natural abilities could be augmented with upgrades that took very little time to install, and cost little more than a meal in a moderately expensive restaurant. The first people to receive these upgrades were soldiers, and today soldiers still receive cutting-edge implants and upgrades, enabling soldiers to fight longer and harder than at any time in human history.

Through this series of articles, we will explore the role of soldiers in the year 2065. Each article will be dedicated to one of the seven military specifications listed above (Commando, Tanker, Gunner, Engineer, Sapper, Ranger and Sniper.) We will see how modern technology assists each of these modern warriors.