Time spent serving in the armed forces, especially as a compulsory period for young people in some countries.
after her military service, the 27-year-old worked her way into government
Example sentencesExamples
- Jung was drafted for military service in the Vietnam War.
- Most children knew someone in military service: a parent, sibling, relative, or neighbor.
- After returning to France to do military service he settled on a literary career in Paris.
- In 1914 he volunteered for military service and served as a medical orderly in Flanders.
- He led a colourful life, seeing active military service during the war against Napoleon.
- He committed his thoughts and experiences to paper during his four years of military service as a volunteer artilleryman.
- Two and a half years of compulsory military service are required for males.
- The artist was called up to military service in 1940.
- His military service included time in the U.S. Army Infantry.
- Provisions were made for the maintenance of permanent cemeteries for Americans who died in military service.
- Refusal to perform military service may also be based on religious convictions.
- Mandatory military service for all men and women would change public opinion in this area dramatically.
- He did not enter military service until 1945 when the war ended.