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.—
Smithsonian
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
Tom KuglinExamples of service member in a Sentence
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Jared Schmitz was killed in action at then-Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 26, 2021, alongside 12 other American service members.
—Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Biden hosted a Fourth of July barbecue with active-duty service members Thursday afternoon, and another event in the evening with military and veteran families.
—Amy
b Wang, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The study comes as some branches of the military continue to struggle with recruiting new service members.
—Cameron Arcand | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
With a certificate of pardon, the service member will then have to apply to their respective military department’s board of corrections to have their military records corrected.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 30 June 2024
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Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Biden hosted a Fourth of July barbecue with active-duty service members Thursday afternoon, and another event in the evening with military and veteran families.
—Amy
b Wang, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
The study comes as some branches of the military continue to struggle with recruiting new service members.
—Cameron Arcand | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
With a certificate of pardon, the service member will then have to apply to their respective military department’s board of corrections to have their military records corrected.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 30 June 2024
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“Service member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20member. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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