military service
noun /ˌmɪlətri ˈsɜːvɪs/
/ˌmɪləteri ˈsɜːrvɪs/
[uncountable]- a period during which young people train in the armed forces
- to be called up for military service
- She has to do her military service.
- the time somebody spends in the armed forces
- He's completed 30 years of active military service.