infantryman:
(plural: ‘infantrymen’; pronunciation: the letter ‘i’ rhymes with the letter ‘i’ in “ink”)

infantryman/footsoldier of the past
a soldier who fights on foot; a foot soldier,

infantrymen/infantry (WWII) active in a battle
Having retired as an infantryman, Sheldon is expected to be the best security guard in the company.
Since the beginning of wars, the difference between victory or defeat has mostly depended on the efficiency of the infantrymen or foot soldiers.
Unlike the infantrymen in the past who had to face the unknown enemy on their own, the modern day infantrymen are supported by fighter jets and Apache helicopters that hit the enemy from air to flush them out of their safe hiding positions which makes it easy for the infantry to crush them.
Like in every other field of employment, women are making inroads in the Army and there are a number of infantrymen, rather infantry-women, in the armies of the world, fighting tooth and nail to win the battles they are assigned to just like their male counterparts!
