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# I thought war was meant to age a man
not make him younger
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:51, archived)
# This one's in the infant-ry
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:55, archived)
# oof
(I helped save b3ta! HappyToast Groat froth, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:57, archived)
# Ouch!
:)
(I helped save b3ta! Ninj, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:57, archived)
# ha ha
ha
(I helped save b3ta! lord bofingham, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:07, archived)
# :D
(Infantry is actually derived from infant)
(I helped save b3ta! stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:10, archived)
# Urban legend
In the 1600s, the Swedish army kicked ass. It really did. It had to. Constant wars with Russia, Germany, Denmark, hell anyone within range. They had conscription of anyone over 16 in place - these "entrance" troops ("infart") were well known throughout Europe. Eventually the name caught on but always made English speakers giggle (as it does to this day). So when the English crown took the word as part of "Infart Royal Youth" they changed it to be a little more French and it became "Enfant RY" or, eventually, "Infantry".

True story.
(I helped save b3ta! Tribs 🦇 ↓ dn ʎɐʍ sᴉɥʇ ↓🦇, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 17:28, archived)
# as a Swede, I can verify this
it has nothing to do with moose cavalry
(macroscian (1 like), Mon 12 Jan 2015, 17:51, archived)
# Boom
(I helped save b3ta! Frogbeat, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 16:13, archived)
# It's his first day
Give him time then it will tell ;(
(I helped save b3ta! Ninj, Mon 12 Jan 2015, 15:58, archived)