military service

noun

: time spent serving in the army, navy, air force, etc.

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Anat, the mother, is a schoolteacher who has passed on to her pupils and to her child the ethos of military service in defense of the country. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025 But over a decade later, D’Amato’s purpose for getting back on the course had little to do with personal records and more to do with reconnecting with herself and with a community; D’Amato had two young children with her husband, who was regularly deployed for military service. Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2025 Logan Hollarsmith of Tucson was on the Ohwayla, a vessel carrying civilians and military veterans aiming to deliver aid to Gaza, according to an Instagram post from Vets About Face, an organization of anti-war military service members. David Ulloa Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Then a young man named Seisaku (Takahiro Tamura), who has been away on military service, comes back to the village where his girlfriend, Oshina (Yuka Konno), awaits him. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for military service

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“Military service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/military%20service. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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