navy veteran
Ex-maritime service member
A navy veteran is someone who formerly served in a naval military force.
The term typically refers to those who completed their service honorably and returned to civilian life: My grandfather is a navy veteran who served in the Pacific.
In the United States, navy veterans may qualify for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- sailorSeafaring crew member
- shipmateFellow crew member
- sea legsAdjusted to ship motion
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
retired · military · fleet · seaman · dress whites · service · thank you for your service · war stories · destroyer · submarine · honorable · honorable discharge · enlisted · petty officer · deployment · carrier · warfare · medals
- Veteransvets, VA, retired soldier, ex-serviceman, combat vet
- sailorscaptain, sailor, seaman, mariner, skipper
navy veterancivilian
Non-military person
conscientious objector · draft dodger · pacifist · antimilitarist
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