noncombat

Examples

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• During peacetime and in noncombat situations, these ethical challenges are frequently less pressing because there is usually more time to weigh options.

  Academic text (2010)

• European Union members are considering a noncombat training mission to help the interim Malian government.

  Blog text (24)

• Figure 1 shows that combat and noncombat operations may occur simultaneously as part of the same mission.

  Academic text (1997)

• What occurred between 1980 and 1990 was a shift among black soldiers from combat to noncombat units.

  Academic text (1994)

• Some, such as the principles of objective, security, and unity of command, apply equally to combat and noncombat operations.

  Academic text (2000)

• At the same time, cadets' attitudes toward noncombat operations grew more negative the longer they had been at West Point.

  Academic text (1997)

• By early 1981, twelve hundred Pakistani noncombat forces and advisers were in Saudi Arabia with plans for as many as ten thousand more.

  Academic text (1990)

• In today's world, peacekeeping and other noncombat activities should be central to the military's functions.

  Academic text (2001)

• Many do believe, however, that the job of unarmed and negligibly trained diplomats working in combat zones is basically akin to the service of the other 80-85 percent of U.S. military personnel, who have noncombat functions, and that these diplomats should therefore be treated similarly by the U.S. government.

  Academic text (2009)

• In today's military, many operations focus on noncombat activities to support peacekeeping efforts.

Antonyms

C

combat

854 3.5

A fight between soldiers or armed groups in a war

How Active

front line

• Specialized

83 4.1

combat zone

9 5.5

rear

270 1.0

noncombat

1 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology