I was watching a Discovery Channel programme this evening that included a demonstration of high tech C Rations, including a small thermite heating pad to heat the food. The manufacturer or distributor of the stuff, kept saying they were for our "war fighters".....What's wrong with the words "soldiers" or "troops"? He sounded like a four year old with a limited vocabulary.

I can understand words designed to sanitize or mislead, but what's this supposed to do?