哨兵 (兵种)
哨兵(英语:picket,,中文或称“尖兵”)是一个士兵或一小队士兵,位于前线,以警示敌军来袭。 在英文中,可以泛指执行相同功能的任何单位(例如,飞机或船只)。
起源
哨兵(法语:piquet,语意为以尖锐物刺穿)被认为起源于于1690年法国军队,指当前线的步兵连指定火枪手担任观察的任务时, 哨兵长枪小队协助支援。 [2] 早于1735年前,英国陆军亦使用此名称。 [3]
用法
哨兵现在指的是一名士兵或一小队士兵保持警戒。 这意味着要注意敌人, [4]或其他种警戒任务,例如“火警”等。 这可称为哨兵技能。 [5]
哨兵交接指若有两名士兵组成,一次只有一名士兵休息。 如此,在任何时候,都有一名士兵担任警戒,同时另一名士兵休息。
参见
注解
- ^ Matthews 1922,第90页.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a work now in the public domain: Chisholm 1911, p. 584
- ^ "The Picket Guard is a Body of Men always to be ready, lying with their Arms in their Hands, to turn out in case of an Alarm; but are not commanded by the next Officer on Detail, but such as are appointed by the Picket; but must march either faster or slower, to sustain Out-posts, Foraging, Escourts, or any other Service; and it shall be allowed them in their Tour of Duty" (Gittins 1735) .
- ^ Picket, noun, Compact Oxford English Dictionary, [2019-03-26], (原始内容存档于2008-05-26)
- ^ 存档副本. [2019-03-26]. (原始内容存档于2020-11-19).