base
noun
a place where members of the military live and work
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noun
a small piece of metal that people in the military wear around their necks, marked with their name and number
noun
jobs such as cleaning rooms or cooking food that a soldier is given to do, sometimes as a punishment
noun
a room for soldiers who are working as guards, sometimes also used as a place for keeping military prisoners
noun
a fixed period of time that young people in some countries must spend in the military
verb
to put your hand to your head as a formal way of showing respect to someone, especially a senior officer in the military
noun
the process of removing someone from the U.S. military because of a serious mental problem
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
adjective
standard-issue equipment is the basic equipment that everyone in the military gets
noun
a rule in the military that must always be obeyed until another rule officially changes it
serving as a member of the military
a period of time when a group of soldiers or a government representative is sent to work somewhere
trained and ready to fight as an army
used by a soldier guarding a place for asking who is coming toward them
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