| mil., explan. |
professional soldier (The policy of conscripting soldiers came to an official end on Friday after over 55 years in Germany and follows the practice of most NATO member states, the armies of which are composed exclusively of professional soldiers. 4uzhoj); military volunteer (wikipedia.org 4uzhoj); volunteer recruit (The Army has traditionally relied on volunteer recruits, the only exceptions to this being during the latter part of the First World War until 1919, and then again during the Second World War and for fifteen years after it until 1960, when conscription was enacted. 4uzhoj) |
