part-time soldier
Civilian military member
A part-time soldier serves in a military reserve or national guard unit rather than as a full-time active duty member.
These soldiers maintain civilian jobs and lives while training periodically—typically one weekend per month plus annual exercises—and can be called to active service when needed: He worked as an accountant but was a part-time soldier in the Army Reserve.
- reservistPart-time military member
- army reserveSupplementary mobilizable ground forces
- militiaNon-professional armed force
- weekend warriorSporadic recreational exerciser
- national guardDomestic military reserve force
volunteer · auxiliary · irregular · enlisted · drill · summer camp · basic training · deployment · tour of duty · uniform · dress uniform · barracks · moonlighting · duty · reserves · territorial · cadet · muster
part-time soldiercareer soldier
Long-term military professional
professional soldier · active duty · regular army · lifer · conscript
part-time soldiercivilian
Non-military person
noncombatant · pacifist · conscientious objector · draft dodger
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