servicemember
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- noun
- /ˈsɜrvɪsˌmɛmbər/
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- The base held a ceremony for servicemembers returning from their deployment overseas.
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Blogger Beth Ford Roth was born into a military family and has covered issues important to servicemembers and their loved ones.
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Many states make it difficult for former servicemembers to find work in the private sector in fields such as nursing and truck driving, even though the military fully trained them in those occupations.
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If you are a military servicemember, you may be eligible for citizenship today.
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I would ask that you give the gift of time to us veterans and servicemembers: time.
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Do we really want to repeat the same mistake and not allow servicemembers' voices to be heard in Washington?
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If you're writing about military personal finance and helping servicemembers and veterans, then your efforts will come to their attention.
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Some people may not adequately understand the extent of a servicemember's rights, more often than not leading to misstatements about the military justice system.
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In many instances, the rights afforded to a servicemember are much broader than those applied to a defendant facing a trial in a civilian federal court.
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One belief has remained constant: Congress and the President continue to recognize the need for good order and discipline within the military structure and believe that every servicemember should be protected from discriminatory acts of superiors.
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Nonetheless, it underscores the key difference in prosecuting U.S. servicemembers in courts-martial and prosecuting terrorists in military commissions.
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Synonyms
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People who serve in the armed forces, like soldiers and sailors
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Etymology
The word servicemember is made from two parts: service (from serve, meaning 'to work for or help') and member (a 'person in a group' or 'part'). So a servicemember is literally someone who is a 'member' of the armed 'service', which is why it means a person who serves in the military or a uniformed force.