The word "Marine" is commonly used in sci-fi but is inherently misleading because Marine is shortened from "mariner" and a direct reference to water and seafaring navy. Also, "Space Marine" is trademarked by the company that owns Warhammer 40k.
Besides "Star Marine", any suggestions?
Steven J Pemberton
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"Star Marine" sounds like a cheap knockoff of "Space Marine". If these guys have been around for a while, I'd consider what their role might have been originally, or think of some distinctive piece of equipment or tactic that they might have used, and name them after that, or a mangling of it. The modern military loves their acronyms, so see if you can make one of those into a name.
How about... D-Man (D for drop, as in dropped from orbit) or DT (drop troop). Or "omtie", from OMT - one-man tank?
Anonymous
vacuum infantry? or may be just a Hoover.