Talk:British Army chief General Sir Richard Dannatt stands down

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I honestly don't know if it's worth fixing after it's been like this for nearly two years, but David Richards was not, as stated in the last paragraph, the first British officer to command American troops since WWII. He was the first British Army officer to do so (I think), but w:Sir James Dutton, a Royal Marine, was the first Brit to command American personnel since WWII during the invasion of Iraq (in 2003, Richards not taking command of ISAF until 2006). See the ref on Dutton's article. Like I say, not sure if it's worth the effort. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:13, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

But it doesn't say he was the first British officer, it says British soldier. A soldier (I've got no business knowing this) is a member of an army, not a member of a navy or air force. (See wikt:soldier) Nor —I think— a marine. --Pi zero (talk) 19:52, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

I really have no idea, but as the perpetrator of the boo-boo, I suppose I should comment. I'm not entirely sure, but I was under the impression that the marines were part of the navy, and thus not soldiers. DENDODGE 20:28, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

Mind you, the source doesn't say soldier, it says senior officer. According to Wikipedia's definition of senior officer, that's false because Dutton was a senior officer when he commanded American troops; but I think there may be another definition of senior officer floating around, in which only generals and admirals qualify, under which Dutton was not a senior officer at the time (he became one later), making the source correct. I'm not for a correction notice that says we incorrectly said something true, instead of saying something else that may or may not be true depending on how you define "senior officer". --Pi zero (talk) 20:47, 8 June 2011 (UTC)