Army

Land-based troops

Army refers specifically to the United States Army, the land warfare branch of the U.S.

Armed Forces: He enlisted in the Army right out of high school, Army regulations.

When capitalized, it typically appears without an article in institutional contexts: Army policy, Army base. (Lowercase army is the general term for military ground forces.)

operations

airlift

Emergency transport by plane

institution

enlistment

Voluntary entry into service

GI · retired · decorated · pension · discharge · marines

support

VA

Veterans' federal department

  • VFWVeterans' fraternal organization
  • PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
  • memorialThing preserving remembrance

remembrance · homecoming · wounded · survivor · veteran

Categories
Opposites
military branch domain

Armynavy

Maritime military force

air force · naval forces · fleet · coast guard · cavalry

military vs. civilian status

Armycivilians

Non-military population

civilian population · citizenry · civil society · noncombatants · non-combatants

collective size/force

Armyindividual

One separate human being

skeleton crew · handful · squad · guerrilla

Phrases
Family

arm, alarm, armies, armory, armada, armament, armature, armyworm

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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