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General words relating to army life

base

noun

a place where members of the military live and work

billet

verb

to put soldiers in a billet

bust

verb

to give someone in the military a lower rank as a punishment

detail

verb

to give someone a particular job, especially someone in the military

dog tag

noun

a small piece of metal that people in the military wear around their necks, marked with their name and number

fatigues

noun

jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment

fort

noun

a place where an army lives or trains

garrison

noun

the place that a group of soldiers are living in and defending

garrison

verb

to put soldiers in a place to live there and defend it

garrison

verb

to defend a place that you live in as a soldier

generalship

noun

the skills or position of an army general

guardroom

noun

a room for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners

irregular

adjective

irregular soldiers are not part of the official army of a country

mess

noun

a room where people have their meals in the military

mess hall

noun

a room where people in the military have their meals

national service

noun

a fixed period of time that young people in some countries must spend in the military

observation post

noun

a high position from which a soldier watches for enemy activity

picket

verb

to put soldiers in position to guard a place

post

noun

a place where a soldier or guard must remain in order to do their job

quarter

verb

to give soldiers a place to live temporarily

rank

verb

to outrank someone

regular

adjective

belonging to a professional army, or consisting of professional soldiers

salute

verb

to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the military

sarge

noun

used for talking to or about a sergeant in the military

Section Eight

noun

the process of removing someone from the U.S. military because of a serious mental problem

selective service

noun

the job of being in the military because the government tells you that you have to, or the system that the government uses to make this happen

service

adjective

relating to or belonging to the military

soldiering

noun

the work of a soldier

soldierly

adjective

typical of a good soldier

standard-issue

adjective

standard-issue equipment is the basic equipment that everyone in the military gets

standing order

noun

a rule in the military that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it

station

noun

a small military base

stores

noun

supplies of food and equipment used by an army

in uniform

serving as a member of the military

tour of duty

a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere

under arms

trained and ready to fight as an army

who goes there?

used by a soldier guarding a place for asking who is coming toward them

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