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
Tom KuglinExamples of service member in a Sentence
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As far back as 1978, a federal watchdog agency called for the U.S. Department of Defense to end its policy of allowing service members accused of crimes to leave the military to avoid going to court.
—Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024
The identity of the service member will be released at least 24 hours following next-of-kin notifications, officials said on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
These assaults have caused well over a hundred casualties among U.S. service members.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The travel policy was used by service members or their dependents 12 times during that seven-month period at a cost of roughly $40,000, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Tuesday.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
In August 2021, ISIS-K carried out a deadly attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed more than 150 Afghan civilians and more than a dozen U.S. service members.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
Dozens were killed, including 13 U.S. service members.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
However, the review team did not take up numerous reports from survivors that after the explosion, militants opened fire on U.S. service members.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Officials also continue to discuss how to protect service members who will be operating three miles offshore of Gaza, where Hamas is believed to still operate.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
Vianna Davila, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2024
The identity of the service member will be released at least 24 hours following next-of-kin notifications, officials said on Friday.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2024
These assaults have caused well over a hundred casualties among U.S. service members.
—Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2024
The travel policy was used by service members or their dependents 12 times during that seven-month period at a cost of roughly $40,000, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said Tuesday.
—Tara Copp, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2024
In August 2021, ISIS-K carried out a deadly attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed more than 150 Afghan civilians and more than a dozen U.S. service members.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Mar. 2024
Dozens were killed, including 13 U.S. service members.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
However, the review team did not take up numerous reports from survivors that after the explosion, militants opened fire on U.S. service members.
—Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Officials also continue to discuss how to protect service members who will be operating three miles offshore of Gaza, where Hamas is believed to still operate.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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