as in to demilitarize
to release (someone or something) from military service
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty. Ships returned to port to be demobilized.
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The main contention with the legislation was a last-minute decision to remove a measure to allow troops to demobilize after 36 months.
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Mallory Moench, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Soldiers serving for more than 36 months were originally slated to be allowed to demobilize and return home, but the provision was removed from a draft law following an intervention by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, according to Ukrainian lawmakers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Liu Jie, the garrison’s commander, said the militia would assist the army in duties such as providing jobs to demobilized veterans or recruiting soldiers for the military.
—Laura He, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
The bill, for instance, leaves open the possibility of demobilizing troops after three years of service.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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Mallory Moench, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024
Soldiers serving for more than 36 months were originally slated to be allowed to demobilize and return home, but the provision was removed from a draft law following an intervention by Defense Minister Rustem Umerov and military commander Oleksandr Syrskyi, according to Ukrainian lawmakers.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Liu Jie, the garrison’s commander, said the militia would assist the army in duties such as providing jobs to demobilized veterans or recruiting soldiers for the military.
—Laura He, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
The bill, for instance, leaves open the possibility of demobilizing troops after three years of service.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2024
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