servicemembers
Armed forces members
Servicemembers are people serving in a country's armed forces—soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen.
The term is common in official and legal contexts: servicemembers and their families, benefits for active-duty servicemembers.
It's often written as two words (service members) with no change in meaning.
Organized military body
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- Coast GuardArmed service protecting waterways
- Space ForceMilitary branch for orbit
- National GuardState-level reserve military
joint forces · interservice · Pentagon · Department of Defense · military branches · armed forces · special operations · infantry
Former armed forces members
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- enlistedSigned up formally
- officersThose holding authority
reservists · guardsmen · personnel · deployment · combat · uniforms · ranks · battalion
Organized distribution of resources
- toursGuided sightseeing expeditions
- separationState of being apart
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- woundedHaving sustained harm
fallen · Purple Heart · casualties · missing in action · prisoners of war · trauma · resilience · reintegration
Veterans' federal department
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
housing allowance · commissary · education benefits · home loans · life insurance · retirement pay · dependent care · tuition assistance
Non-military person
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- job placementMatching workers to positions
- career changeMoving to different occupation
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
separation · adjustment · employment · resume · networking · entrepreneurship · certifications · workforce
Army
Organized military body
- Air ForceAerial military branch
- Coast GuardArmed service protecting waterways
- Space ForceMilitary branch for orbit
National Guard · joint forces · interservice · Pentagon · Department of Defense · military branches · armed forces · special operations · infantry · aviation
veterans
Former armed forces members
officers · reservists · guardsmen · personnel · deployment · combat · uniforms · ranks · battalion · regiment
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- toursGuided sightseeing expeditions
- separationState of being apart
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
wounded · fallen · Purple Heart · casualties · missing in action · prisoners of war · trauma · resilience · reintegration · homecoming
VA
Veterans' federal department
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
- GI BillVeteran education benefit
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
disability · housing allowance · commissary · education benefits · home loans · life insurance · retirement pay · dependent care · tuition assistance · compensation
civilian
Non-military person
- reintegrationRestoration to a group
- job placementMatching workers to positions
- career changeMoving to different occupation
discharge · separation · adjustment · employment · resume · networking · entrepreneurship · certifications · workforce · civilian life
- military personnelsoldiers, soldier, midshipmen, officers, troops
servicememberscivilians
Non-military population
civilian population · noncombatants · ordinary citizens · general public · civilian workforce
servicemembersnoncombatants
Those exempt from warfare
civilians · innocent bystanders · civilian casualties · refugees · displaced persons