What's the difference between a soldier and a policeman?

The duty of soldiers is to defend the country and support national construction. The duty of the police is to safeguard national security and social order and protect the legitimate rights and interests of citizens.

2. Different tasks:

The task of soldiers is to safeguard the territorial integrity of the country, resist foreign aggression and defend the freedom and sovereignty of the country. The task of the police is to safeguard national security, maintain social order, protect citizens' personal safety, personal freedom and legitimate property, protect public property, and prevent, stop and punish illegal and criminal activities.

In fact, the duties and tasks of soldiers and police are to defend the country and safeguard national security, but one is external and the other is internal.

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1. The police is an armed security administrative force established by the ruling class to maintain the ruling order, and it is one of the important tools of class dictatorship. Different countries have different types of police, such as household registration, traffic, criminal, judicial and public security police, according to different tasks. Officials who exercise police functions appeared at the same time as the formation of the state machine.

In the pre-Qin period, there were officials who performed police functions in China. The feudal society in China implemented the system of judicial administration integration and military police integration, and the police never formed an organizational system independent of other departments.

2.Serviceman is a name for soldiers serving in the national army, including combatants and non-combatants, similar to ancient warriors and knights. Its duties are to defend national security, defend and guard national borders, stabilize government power and society, and sometimes participate in non-combat work, including disaster relief.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia Police? Baidu encyclopedia soldier