Author Topic: What's with the Lance Corporal? (Read 2020 times)

Tante Shvester · « **on:** January 29, 2009, 08:07:17 AM »

Why does the army have Lance Corporals? They're not actually armed with lances, right? Were they ever armed with lances? Seems kind of old fashioned.

Neutros the Radioactive Dragon · « **Reply #1 on:** January 29, 2009, 08:25:35 AM »

It is. And traditional.
A lance can also be defined as a group, such as a squad.

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The Lances fournies was a medieval army squad that would have surrounded a knight in battle, consisting of a four to ten man team built of squires (man-at-arms, (usually mounted swordsmen), archers, attendants (pages) and the knight himself. These units formed companies under a captain either as mercenary bands or in the retinue of wealthy nobles and royalty.

A Lance was usually led and raised by a knight in the service of his liege, yet it is not uncommon in certain periods to have a mounted swordsman, such as a serjeants-at-arms, lead a lance. More powerful knights, also known as a knight bannerets, could field multiple lances.
Wikipedia

saxon75 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 10, 2009, 10:42:30 AM »

Also, the army doesn't have lance corporals. At least, the United States Army doesn't. The Marines do, though.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #3 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:30:05 AM »

Yeah. I realized that mistake later. I was hoping that no one would notice.

But someone did. Or maybe everyone did, and you were the only one bold enough to confront me.

Neutros the Radioactive Dragon · « **Reply #4 on:** February 10, 2009, 11:57:19 AM »

*hides from Tante*

Jonathon · « **Reply #5 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:01:34 PM »

We all value your friendship so much that we would rather overlook your minor mistakes than publicly shame you by pointing them out.

But not Mike. He's just a straight-up jerk.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #6 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:15:34 PM »

You confirm my suspicions.

saxon75 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 10, 2009, 01:58:12 PM »

I am a terrible person, it's true.

Tante Shvester · « **Reply #8 on:** February 10, 2009, 08:51:08 PM »

You can try Porter's Two Step Program:

Admit you have a problem.
Stop doing that.

Porter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 10, 2009, 09:16:00 PM »