regular army
Full-time military force
A regular army is a nation's permanent, professional military force, as distinct from reserves, militias, or troops raised only in wartime.
Regular soldiers serve continuously and are trained to higher standards than part-time forces: The regular army was reinforced by National Guard units.
The term emphasizes standing readiness rather than emergency mobilization.
- armed forcesNation's combined military services
- troopMobile group, organized
- serviceAid or maintenance
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- military serviceDuty in armed forces
infantry · garrison · corps · officer corps · drill sergeant · military discipline · active duty · tour of duty · boots on the ground · soldier · war machine · chain of command · expeditionary forces · ground forces · enlisted men · rank and file · host · military hierarchy
- Mexican WarZachary Taylor, Santa Anna, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, James K. Polk
- Mexican-American WarZachary Taylor, Santa Anna, James K. Polk, Polk, Buena Vista
regular armymilitia
Non-professional armed force
reserves · reserve forces · irregular forces · national guard · army reserves
regular armyinsurgents
Those fighting established authority
partisans · paramilitary forces · rebels · freedom fighters · resistance fighters
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