Those who serve in a typical large ground or land force are soldiers, this branch is the army. Those who serve in seagoing forces are seamen or sailors, and their branch is a See more

Military personnel may be conscripted (recruited by compulsion under the law) or recruited by attracting civilians to join the armed forces. Most … See more

Recruits enter a binding contract of service, which may differ according to rank, military branch, and whether the employment is full-time See more

• Military recruitment
• Recruit training
• Women in the military
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Military personnel must be prepared to perform tasks that in civilian life would be highly unusual or absent. In particular, they must be … See more

While on duty, military personnel are normally required to wear a military uniform, normally showing their name, rank, and military branch. See more

• The dictionary definition of personnel at Wiktionary See more