Military personnel who serve in an army or otherwise large land force are referred to as soldiers. Those who serve in a navy, coast guard, or other seagoing force are seamen or sailors. Naval infantry or marines are … 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 or part-time.
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• Military recruitment
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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 capable of injuring and killing other people, and of … 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