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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Representing Camp Pendleton and these service members is a true honor and hearing of this is tremendously upsetting.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
But most veterans who were stationed at Pearl Harbor and survived the attack are no longer alive, with estimates of fewer than 20 service members remaining.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Today, the branch boasts around 200,000 service members, about 170,000 active-duty and 33,000 reservists.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
But most veterans who were stationed at Pearl Harbor and survived the attack are no longer alive, with estimates of fewer than 20 service members remaining.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Today, the branch boasts around 200,000 service members, about 170,000 active-duty and 33,000 reservists.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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