Noun
military service -
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
armed service ,
service
personnel ,
force physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster" ; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale" ; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
armed forces ,
armed services ,
military ,
military machine ,
war machine the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region" ; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
ground forces ,
regular army ,
army a large number of people united for some specific purpose
naval forces ,
navy an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
coastguard a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters
marines members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea
airforce ,
air force the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
military service -
land tenure by service in the lord's army
