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military service

noun

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

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Germany has not had mandatory military service since 2011 when it was suspended, making service entirely voluntary. Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025 Since 2000, roughly 480,000 military service members have sustained traumatic brain injuries, according to the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center and RAND’s Invisible Wounds of War Project. Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025 The organization has been helping service members throughout their military service since 1941. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Our list includes athletes who received a commitment letter from an Ivy League school or a military service academy, but does not include players offered preferred walk-on status. Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 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 10 Dec. 2025.

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