service member
noun
variants
or less commonly servicemember
plural service members also servicemembers
: a person who is a member of the armed forces
Once Federal Judge Martin Barash administered the oath of allegiance and spoke about their new responsibilities and privileges, he singled out each service member by name (the only new citizens offered this recognition), and the crowd responded with standing ovations.—
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SmithsonianFor three-quarters of a century, East Helena has proudly honored servicemembers with a monument in the heart of town. And now community leaders are looking for names of area veterans as they rebuild the monument with a new design.—Tom Kuglin
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The report also found that there were no significant outbreaks of COVID-19-like symptoms at Defense Department facilities after the athletes returned, although service members were not tested for COVID-19 or antibodies as testing was not available at that early stage of the pandemic.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The court is also expected to examine challenges to Trump's tariffs program, the termination of transgender service members from the U.S. military, and broad efforts to force private education institutions to discontinue diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
And the group of roughly 100 service members who returned before the executive order was signed won’t be able to reap the back pay benefits of joining up again.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January to reinstate with backpay service members who were dropped by the Biden administration.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The court is also expected to examine challenges to Trump's tariffs program, the termination of transgender service members from the U.S. military, and broad efforts to force private education institutions to discontinue diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2025
And the group of roughly 100 service members who returned before the executive order was signed won’t be able to reap the back pay benefits of joining up again.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January to reinstate with backpay service members who were dropped by the Biden administration.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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