military personnel
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Noun | 1. | ![]() army unit - a military unit that is part of an army armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" friendly - troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces; "friendlies came to their rescue" hostile - troops belonging to the enemy's military forces; "the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles" garrison - the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place |
2. | ![]() military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" air force officer, commander - an officer in the airforce enlisted person - a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" noncombatant - a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon) occupier - a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country striper - a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service; "he's a four-striper" veteran, veteran soldier - a serviceman who has seen considerable active service; "the veterans laughed at the new recruits" |
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