military service
noun/ˌmɪlətri ˈsɜːvɪs/
/ˌmɪləteri ˈsɜːrvɪs/
[uncountable]- a period during which young people serve in the armed forces
- to be called up for military service
- She has to do her military service.
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- the time somebody spends in the armed forces
- He's completed 30 years of active military service.
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