military personnel

/ˌmɪləˈtɛri ˌˈpʌrs(ə)nˌˈɛl/

Definitions of military personnel

1. noun

   someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
   synonyms: man, military man, serviceman

   types:

   air force officer, commander

   an officer in the airforce

   artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, machine gunner

   a serviceman in the artillery

   bluejacket, navy man, sailor, sailor boy

   a serviceman in the navy

   commando, ranger

   a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

   conscript, draftee, inductee

   someone who is drafted into military service

   enlisted person

   a serviceman who ranks below a commissioned officer

   Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier

   a member of the United States Marine Corps

   military officer, officer

   any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

   noncombatant

   a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)

   occupier

   a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country

   striper

   a serviceman who wears stripes on the uniform to indicate rank or years of service

   ex-serviceman, vet, veteran

   a person who has served in the armed forces

   veteran, veteran soldier

   a soldier who has seen considerable active service

   military volunteer, voluntary, volunteer

   (military) a person who freely enlists for service

   adjutant, aide, aide-de-camp

   an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer

   army officer

   an officer in the armed forces

   brass hat

   a high-ranking military officer

   chief of staff

   the senior officer of a service of the armed forces

   coastguardsman

   a member of a coastguard

   commandant, commander, commanding officer

   an officer in charge of a military unit

   commissioned officer

   a military officer holding a commission

   desk officer

   a military officer who is not assigned to active duty

   enlisted man

   a male enlisted person in the armed forces

   enlisted woman

   a female enlisted person in the armed forces

   executive officer

   the officer second in command

   inspector general

   a military officer responsible for investigations

   KP, kitchen police

   an enlisted person who is assigned to assist the cooks

   Legionnaire

   a member of the American Legion

   military adviser, military advisor

   a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation

   naval officer

   an officer in the navy

   Navy SEAL, SEAL

   a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare

   enlisted officer, noncom, noncommissioned officer

   a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel

   soldier

   an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

   striker

   someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

   submariner

   a member of the crew of a submarine

   warrant officer

   holds rank by virtue of a warrant

   Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Potemkin, Potyokin

   a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791)

   type of:

   skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker

   a worker who has acquired special skills
2. noun

   soldiers collectively
   synonyms: soldiery, troops

   types:

   friendly

   troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

   hostile

   troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

   cavalry, horse, horse cavalry

   troops trained to fight on horseback

   garrison

   the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place

   type of:

   force, personnel

   group of people willing to obey orders