service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
Smithsonian
SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
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Hansen was among the thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members who were captured and interned at POW camps.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Hegseth has been vocal in his belief in restrictions on women in the military and the removal of transgender service members.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers said those were key to improving the quality of life of service members at a time when many military families rely on food banks and other government assistance programs to make ends meet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
Two service members come up to the stage to hand him a banner from the soldiers of the 155th Marines Brigade of the Pacific Fleet and hold it aloft behind him.
—NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
Hegseth has been vocal in his belief in restrictions on women in the military and the removal of transgender service members.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Lawmakers said those were key to improving the quality of life of service members at a time when many military families rely on food banks and other government assistance programs to make ends meet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 19 Dec. 2024
Two service members come up to the stage to hand him a banner from the soldiers of the 155th Marines Brigade of the Pacific Fleet and hold it aloft behind him.
—NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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