>>Who would have though that the Brits still had over 20,000 troops still in Germany.
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>And how many soldiers is that?
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>Because
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=troop says that in each of its meanings, "troop" is a group. So that'd be at least 100,000 soldiers (the minimal troop mentioned is 5 boy or girl scouts). And... has anyone heard anyone in uniform saying "I am a troop"?
Funny one that. But a cavalryman is a trooper.
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