demobilisations
Military force reductions
Demobilisations are instances of demobilising—disbanding military forces or releasing them from active service after a war ends.
The term extends to winding down any large-scale organised effort: The demobilisations of wartime industries took years to complete.
British spelling; American English uses demobilizations.
Formal termination of group
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- troop reductionDecreasing military personnel numbers
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
mustering out · stand-down · drawdown · personnel cuts · disarmament · ceasefire
Former armed forces members
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
returnees · peacetime · recovery · readjustment · resettlement · rehabilitation · normalcy · war's end
disbandment
Formal termination of group
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- troop reductionDecreasing military personnel numbers
discharge · mustering out · stand-down · drawdown · personnel cuts · disarmament · ceasefire
veterans
Former armed forces members
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
repatriation · returnees · peacetime · recovery · readjustment · resettlement · rehabilitation · normalcy · war's end · aftermath
demobilisationsmobilisations
Organizing forces for action
conscriptions · call-ups · enlistments · activations · draft