army personnel

Troops in uniform

Army personnel are the people who serve in an army—soldiers, officers, and support staff.

The term is administrative, appearing in military documents, news reports, and policy discussions: Army personnel were deployed to the region.

It encompasses everyone from combat troops to clerks and medics.

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private · enlisted ranks · survival training · battalion · sergeant · drill sergeant · colonel · brigadier · chain of command · platoon · reservist · active duty · tour of duty · uniform · dog tags · combat boots · corps · engineer

Categories
Opposites
military vs. civilian status

army personnelcivilians

Non-military population

civilian population · noncombatants · civil servants · civil society · ordinary citizens

military branch

army personnelair force personnel

Aviation branch service members

marines · airmen · navy personnel · naval personnel · naval forces

combatant vs. non-combatant role

army personnelnoncombatants

Those exempt from warfare

refugees · prisoners of war · humanitarian workers · medical personnel · aid workers

Family

army, personnel, armies, armed, arming, arms, armament, armaments, armory

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